I was gonna save for some kicker comp vr's or even comps...
then i read this
http://www.carsound.com/cgi-bin/ubbc...&f=18&t=002146
now, i could also buy an mtx for the same price...but they looked cheap and the kickers i heard were great to me...
whats the deal with kicker? i always thought they were great for the price!


[Modified by JOMO, 10:17 AM 3/20/2003]

 

Kickers are fine, and if that's what you like then go with them. 90% of what you read, or hear is opinionated bull. Go with what makes you happy. Kicker's warranty service is pretty badass too.

 

JL audio.. all the way.

 

It's my understanding that Kicker used to be great, and still is pretty good, but have shifted more towards quantity over quality, much like Infinity's line of home speakers.

Good speakers none the less.

 

thats what i was afraid of, just like FRAM oil filters...
i hear you top shotta, but im just wondering cause i havent heard the majority of the competition so...

any more comments?

 

i had a 12L5 in a 2ft^3 sealed box with 600 watts and it was really nice. pretty loud, dang clean.

 

what about solobaric's?

 

the only other kickers ive heard is 4 10" comps in a fiberglass box. i was really dissapointed with those. but im sure it was the placement and angle of the enclosure. they were taking up the rear hatch of an eclipse and pointed straight up.

 

im thinking of hifonics subs instead...
ever heard any?
i like to be different

 

kicker rox

 

Care to elaborate?

 

 

I like the kicker resolution components.....the make good amps, but theyre pricey.

 

Jl makes a very nice sounding set of coaxles and components in their "XR" line up. I highly recomend these.

 

i think hes asking about woofers.

 

i just installed 2 12'' solobarics with the kicker 800.2 and its pretty loud. too me its more than i need. it can be so loud that it will vibrate your whole body, car, and home. all for the price of 600 installed. that how much i paid for everything.

 

Man, I push Kicker car audio EVERY DAY. (Nu Wave audio / Radioshack Franchise, Lewisburg TN) I can tell you that before I started working there, I bought a 500SS from this girl who claimed that she bought it stolen.

I called Kicker, and asked them for an estimate. Lorie Boyer looked up the serial number, and decided to warranty it for me. This amp was 3 years old!!!!!!!! I did write a small disclaimer on the letter that I included with the amp. Regardless, I found out that the amp was NOT stolen, and it was fixed for free 3 years after it was sold new!!! If that isn't custoimer service, I don't know what is...
Kip Litsey was at the Db Drag finals here in Nashville TN 2 years back, and I talked to him for about 15 minutes about the L7's, and even though he was really busy he stopped to talk with me. I was really impressed with his tech info, and "why square". This was INCREDIBLE!!!
I am definitley a Kicker fan to the end...

Thanks, Lorie!!! you are still the #1 Kicker employee in my book!!!

JM2CW!!!
Scott AKA CRNeXt

 

ok
so....you would recomend kicker then huh?

 

I got an 12" L7 that I'm going to hook up next week. I'll let you know what I think of kicker then.

 

geez al, i cant wait

 

sold my alpine type r 12" and mrd300, lookin to get the same L7....what sub are you using to power it btw, and what hu?

 

I got a alpine cdm 9803 head unit and a Lanzar opti 800d. Lanzars are supposed to be cheap quality with the exception of the optidrive series. It puts out about 900 rms. So I'm going to give it a shot and try the amp out since it's so cheap($139 on ebay). Also, my L7 is in a sealed box that I got for free. When I get some extra cash, I'm going to get a ported box for sure.

 

I don't really think it matters if we like them or not. Personally I can' stand Kicker. Especially the Solobarics. Don't like them. Yes I know they do pretty good for SPL. It only matters what you think. Listen to them and some other brands. If you like them then get them. That is all I can really say. I can sit here and tell you about them all day and all this but that does not matter. What matters is YOUR opinion of them. You are buying them not me. Get what you want. Not what we tell you.

 

Kickers are fine as long as the box is built well. I've heard a solo-baric 12 POUND in a ported box custom built for it. For some reason they sound pretty bad in sealed boxes (all Kickers that is) but in the right ported box they are some mean freakin' subs. Personally I'd go with JL but if you are set on picking up some kickers just make sure you've got a good box (I recomend getting one built to spec for it).

 

mine in a large sealed sounded a lot better than my 2 jl 10w6's ever did. a lot louder, of course deaper and just as clean.