Anyone here know anything about kicker subs...or any subs?

[Evilwayz249]

i want to get a system for my car and i was wonderin if anyone here knows anything about those square kicker subs.....im was gonna buy 2, 12 of the kickers then one of my buddies said that they are terrible....then like 2 weeks later a different buddy said that they were the best they had ever heard....damn, i really want them but if they sound like crap i dont want them....anyone know anything about these subs and if they are terrible can u tell me some subs that are amazing...thanks for the help

[GSteg]

this should be in the audio forum but anyways...they are great subs. they are good as the weakest link (or however you say it). these subs put out a lot of bass, but if you're a soudn quality guy, it might be ok. feed them a lot of power, put them in the right box, and you'll have some nice bass. how much money can you spend on subs/amp? i can help you look for some.

[PoisonFangs]

They are really nice subs and if in the right box and all the stuff is hooked up right, they are bitchin. Another kick ass sub is the Xtant Hexogon subs, oh my god they are nice.

[93Civicgurl]

Kicker subs really kick ***. My boyfriend has two 15 inch square kickers in his lightning. They sound really good, and have a lot of bass... but then again he has a 1200 watt amp pushing each

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

i'd go boston acoutics or JBL

audiobahn have good ones i know this cuz i had a friend with a 3000GT and four big ones packed in there the rear spoiler was unhinged from the bass FREAKING TYTE

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

Originally posted by NSX-R-SSJ20K
i'd go boston acoutics or JBL

audiobahn have good ones i know this cuz i had a friend with a 3000GT and four big ones packed in there the rear spoiler was unhinged from the bass FREAKING TYTE

yea kicker is good tho forgot to mention that altho i don't like the fact that they are square its like Wendy's if ya know what i mean

[95civicman]

yea what are you lookin for SQ or SPL? the l7's put out a lotta bass but lack a bit in SQ. if you want both and maybe a lil more bass then look in the 15" tempest subs at www.adireaudio.com . i've heard they are really good for the money. or if you loaded get a pair of w7's. has to be the best if not one of the best subs i've ever heard.

[GSteg]

Originally posted by 95civicman
yea what are you lookin for SQ or SPL? the l7's put out a lotta bass but lack a bit in SQ. if you want both and maybe a lil more bass then look in the 15" tempest subs at www.adireaudio.com . i've heard they are really good for the money. or if you loaded get a pair of w7's. has to be the best if not one of the best subs i've ever heard.

werd! i always suggest adire audio for people who don't need big brand names and want good sounding bass without ripping a hole in your wallet. these tempest may not be as loud as the 15" L7, but they will sure sound a whole lot better. the tempest is more comparable to the 12" L7 or the 15" L5. a tempest has the potential to reach over 150dB in a ported box.

if you got $2000 to shell out, adire audio has released specs on their Brahma Extreme 15". this sub is made for SPL only (first for adire audio) amazing sub, but you can get 4 brahma for that price

[black 00 civic dx]

sup fellas, i am building my system, previously i had a 90 olds 88 royale (straight g-ride,puercos loved it) but i had two ppi 10's sealed box with coustic (NOT POWER ACOUSTIK) COUSTIC 401se, and then 134,000 miles , olds took a dump, put it in friends red 88 prelude, got jacked a week later, but they left the screwdriver for me, how nice, but my 00 civic is getting two mtx 12's (6124 single coil) in tubes, with the biggest two channel coustic makes : 150w x 2 @ 4ohms and 300w x 2 @ 2 ohm stereo. and a lightning audio strike digi cap (1 farad) and 4 ga wires, if anyone likes/dislikes this stuff, lemme know if you got some somewhat founded opinions... i hope my shtuff sounds good but we'll see as im waiting on the amp and UPS .... audio impact lags... im off to sell daily news door2door, lates

ryan

[95civicman]

well you don't really need a farad cap with only 300 watts but if you really want one i think .5 farad would be food enough. i think that you should go with a jbl bp600.1. good and and puts out 600 watts RMS and around 1000 peak

[ci5ic]

Kickers are good.

But I like Cerwin Vega way better... Wish they had a local dealer near me...

[black 00 civic dx]

95civicman i know 1 farad is way too much but what the hell,b/c price difference was about 15 dollars, and cant have too much capacitance, my battery is a stock 410 cca , alternator is pushing ~60 amp max. i just remember the gauge lights dimming in my old car , determined never goign to happen again

ryan

[GSteg]

Originally posted by black 00 civic dx
95civicman i know 1 farad is way too much but what the hell,b/c price difference was about 15 dollars, and cant have too much capacitance, my battery is a stock 410 cca , alternator is pushing ~60 amp max. i just remember the gauge lights dimming in my old car , determined never goign to happen again

ryan

just for info, the .5farad cap usually discharges faster than a 1.0 farad. also, the 1.0 farad will take a tad bit longer to recharge. the .5 farad lightning audio cap is only $59.99

[PaulD]

Originally posted by GSteg


just for info, the .5farad cap usually discharges faster than a 1.0 farad. also, the 1.0 farad will take a tad bit longer to recharge.

The charge/discharge rate is tied to the ESR/ESL characteristics of the cap, not the size - the construction of the terminals has a lot more to do with it.

[black 00 civic dx]

everyone is ape crazy about these goldplated connections, science teachers at school said its just for corrosion resistance, not flow... anyone have anything else to say about that?