Kia Soul EV Center Dash Speaker Size
The Kia Soul EV center dash location accommodates a 4 inch speaker size. Compatible types for the audio system include midrange units. The specifications cover the 2015 to 2016 model years.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Midrange | 4 |
| 2015 | Midrange | 4 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Midrange | A driver for the middle of the audible range, typically from about 300 Hz to 5,000 Hz, where vocals and most instruments sit. It is often paired with a tweeter and a woofer. |
Additional Notes
- The center dash location in the Kia Soul EV is a shallow, centrally positioned mounting point on the dashboard fascia, typically constrained by limited depth and a narrow baffle surface.
- A 4-inch driver in the center dash position must fit within the shallow cavity behind the dashboard panel, where mounting depth is generally more restricted than in door or rear deck locations.
- The 4-inch diameter corresponds to a cone area suited to upper-midrange and lower presence frequencies, roughly spanning 500 Hz to 5 kHz, which aligns with vocal intelligibility and instrument body reproduction.
- The center dash position places the speaker nearest to the windshield and closest to the horizontal ear plane of front-seat occupants, giving a centrally imaged sound stage for frequencies in the midrange band.
- The Kia Soul EV center dash speaker for the 2015 and 2016 model years accepts a 4-inch midrange driver, establishing a direct compatibility requirement between physical diameter and driver type for both listed years.
- A midrange driver is a transducer engineered to handle a band of frequencies between bass and treble, typically without a tweeter's high-frequency extension or a woofer's low-frequency excursion, and is voiced for clarity in the speech intelligibility range.
- In a center dash location, a midrange driver contributes to the phantom center image of a stereo or multi-channel audio system, anchoring dialogue and lead vocal content between the left and right channels.
- The 4-inch form factor limits excursion capability, which means low-frequency extension below approximately 150 to 200 Hz is generally not the acoustic function of a driver in the center dash role.
- Mounting a midrange-type driver in the center dash rather than a full-range unit reflects the acoustic division of the frequency spectrum across multiple speaker positions within the vehicle's cabin.