Kia Soul Rear Speaker Size
The Kia Soul rear location accommodates a 6.5 inch speaker size across all listed model years. Compatible speaker types for the rear position include midbass and full-range units. These specifications cover the 2010 to 2013 model range.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2011 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
| 2010 | Midbass / Full-Range | 6.5 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Midbass | A driver tuned for upper bass and lower midrange, roughly from 80 Hz to 500 Hz. It has longer cone travel than a full-range unit, which supports stronger bass in doors and panels. |
| Full-Range | A single driver that reproduces bass through treble without a separate crossover network. It is the simplest replacement option and is common in factory audio systems. |
Additional Notes
- The rear speaker location in the Kia Soul accommodates a 6.5 inch driver across the 2010 through 2013 model years.
- A 6.5 inch speaker occupies a mid-sized mounting footprint, requiring a baffle or door panel cutout large enough to seat the basket diameter while leaving sufficient depth clearance for the magnet assembly behind the mounting surface.
- The rear placement of a 6.5 inch driver positions the speaker at a distance from the front listening plane, which affects the stereo imaging and time-alignment relationship between front and rear channels.
- In a rear door or rear deck installation, the 6.5 inch cone area produces adequate low-midrange output to support the acoustic balance of the cabin without requiring a dedicated subwoofer for midbass reinforcement.
- The midbass type is a driver designed to handle the lower portion of the midrange frequency band, generally covering roughly 80 Hz to 500 Hz, with cone mass and surround compliance tuned to reproduce male vocals, lower string fundamentals, and kick drum body rather than high-frequency detail.
- A midbass driver in the rear location of the Kia Soul would reinforce low-mid energy from behind the occupants, contributing warmth and punch to the overall cabin sound field.
- The full-range type is a driver engineered to reproduce a wide portion of the audible spectrum from a single cone, typically spanning from the upper bass region through the presence and sometimes lower treble frequencies, often incorporating a small whizzer cone to extend high-frequency dispersion.
- A full-range speaker installed in the Kia Soul rear position handles both midrange and upper-frequency content from a single driver, eliminating the need for a passive crossover network at that location.
- The 6.5 inch diameter is a standard automotive speaker size, meaning the mounting hole diameter, bolt circle, and mounting depth follow widely shared dimensional conventions used when fitting replacement drivers into the factory-cut opening.
- Rear speaker locations in hatchback-style vehicles such as the Soul are typically positioned lower in the door panel or along the rear side panels, which influences the vertical dispersion angle of the driver relative to seated ear level.