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Kicker iKick iK500 | zKick zK500 | Stereo System For MP3 Players

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:32:03 +0000

Kicker has always been a leader in the car audio industry, but they now offer a great new product for every that loves to listen to the Ipods and Zune in their homes. The iKick and zKick’s bass and treble are adjustable, and does come with a remote making it very easy to use. The new Kicker system comes with 2 5″ full ranges speakers, 2 3/4 tweeters and a 6 inch square reflex subwoofer. A mini jack input lets you connect the Ipod or Zune to the stereo system, including other MP3 and CD players. The iK500 and zK500 also will work this desktop and laptop computers and satellite radios.I don’t have any picture to post as of yet, as soon as I get some I will update this post with them. Let me know what you think about the new iK500 and zK500.

iK500 and zK500 Specs

Speaker Design: 2-Way Full-Range
Woofer Size: 5″
Tweeter size: 3/4
Square reflex subwoofer: 6″
Power supply: 22 volts, 2.7 ampere
Height x Width x Depth: 8.5″ x 19.2″ x 8.4″
Weight: 9.2lbs

Kicker SS Series SS65.2 Review

admin — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:06:01 +0000

Lets go ahead and take a look at the Kicker SS Series SS65.2. Kicker never seems to stop putting out great products and they have done it again with the Kicker SS Series SS65.2. I got my first pair of Kicker SS Series SS65.2 about a week ago for reviewing and I was very impressed by the sound that it could put out, especially that it only needs 100 watts to produce.

After driving around with them for about a week now I really don’t have anything bad to say about them. They were very easy to install which is a big plus for a lot of people that are not very experienced in doing installation. The Kicker SS Series SS65.2 gives you a lot of options for the install as well. You have the ability to mount the tweeter as a coaxial or separately and if you are planning to mount the tweeter separately you have the choice of surface or flush. The Kicker SS Series SS65.2 has a removable mid bass phase plug, which is something that you do not see to often. The Kicker SS Series SS65.2 has a great frequency response in my opinion. After my review of the Kicker SS Series SS65.2 component speakers, I would recommend them, they are a little bit pricey but I thing they are worth the money.

Kicker SS Series SS65.2 Information And Specs

Separate or Integrated Coaxial Tweeter Mounting
Removable Mid bass Phase Plug
Tri-Tech™ Woven Carbon-Poly Sandwich Mid bass Cones
Rohacell® Cone Core
Cast Aluminum Mid bass Baskets
Copper Shorting Rings
Injection Molded, Variable Thickness Surrounds
30mm (1 3/16″) Tetoron® Dome Tweeters
Dual Magnet Tweeter Assemblies
Tweeter Enclosures with Vented Magnet Channels and Dispersion Plugs
Audiophile Crossovers with Cast Aluminum Housings
Variable Tweeter Attenuation
Integrated Illuminated Tweeter Protection Circuits
Surface or Flush Tweeter Mounting Hardware
Hard Plastic Protective Case with Open-Cell Foam Padding
Size: 6 1/2
Sensitivity: 87 dB
Frequency Response: 40-22,000 Hz
Recommended RMS Power: 100W
Peak Power Handling: 200W
Impedance: 4 ohms

Kicker SX1250.1 Amplifier Review and Information

admin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:41:44 +0000

Kicker car amplifier reviews. Well i guess it is time to start looking at some serious class D subwoofer amps. The Kicker SX1250.1 is a excellent subwoofer amp. there are a lot of different factor to look at when choosing a subwoofer amp. One thing that I think is very imprtant when choosing a amplifier is what ohm is the amp stable at. when buying a subwoofer amp I would never buy any thing that is not at least 1 ohm stable or lower. This shows that it is a high qulity amp. Now back to the reason that i am review this amplifier. My friend Scott has 2 Kicker 06S15L5-2, and really wanted them to slam hard.

You may want to keep in mind that Scott is a huge Kicker fan and so we went to look at some kicker amplifiers to push his amplifiers. I recommended the Kicker SX1250.1 if you have 2 dual voice coil subwoofers and a one ohm stable amp it is very easy to wire them to be at a 1 ohm load so that you can push them hard. Well after running all the wires for the Kicker SX1250.1 and setting up the amplifier it was time to take the civic for a test drive. With the two 15’s in a ported box and the Kicker SX1250.1 pushing them they slammed extremely hard. Now whats most important is that Scott was very happy with the bass that he was getting out of the subs. if you are looking for a subwoofer amplifier in the 1250 watts range i would highly recommend the Kicker SX1250.1.

Kicker SX1250 1 Features

Audiophile components throughout
Double-sided glass epoxy circuit boards with large copper traces
Oversized Litz wound toroidal transformers for improved efficiency
Large TO-218 bipolar output devices for higher current capacity and reduced resistance
Triple Darlington output device configuration for lower distortion and excellent sound quality
Custom-wrapped HFQ electrolytic capacitors for maximum bass impact
Precision tolerance metal film resistors and poly film capacitors in the audio signal path
Isolated dual power supplies
Fan cooled
Remote level control
Custom-tooled oversized power and speaker output terminals
Preamp Signal Transfer (PAST) output RCA lack
Soft muting circuit controlled by the DSP
Soft start turn-on circuit for deduced startup load
Removable cast aluminum EndKaps
In / Out strapping ports
1-ohm load optimized
Requires external 150A fuse

Kicker 06S15L5 Kicker Solo-Baric L5 15″ Subwoofer

admin — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:00:18 +0000

Kicker car subwoofer reviews. I am currently putting together my next SPL competition car and I have selected the Kicker L5 15″ to use as subwoofers. I have been a large fan of Kicker Solo-Barics for a long time and its come time to use them again. They have a great new look with the new cover plate that also happens to add some protection for the subwoofer as well. Here are some of the reasons that i have chosen this sub. Power handling of 750 watts RMS.

The 15″ L5 also has a great frequency response of 18-100kHz. Also the subwoofer does not need a lot of air space if used in a sealed box. My plan is to use 6 Kicker L5 15″ subs and between all 6 i will only need to have at least 9 cubic feel of air space. Not bad at all for 6 15’s. This will give me the ability to have some real serious bass and they are not that expensive. I have found them around the internet for as cheap as 190.00 a piece. Now i know not every one is going to put 6 of these in there car or truck, but if you are look to add some nice bass to your car audio system and don’t have a lot of money or air space I would recommend you to give a good look at the Kicker 06S15L5.

Kicker 06S15L5-2 Features and Specs

Power Handling Watts Peak (RMS): 1500 (750)
Frequency Response: 18-100kHz
Sensitivity: 88.8db
Resonance Frequency: 24.0Hz
Nominal Impedance: Dual 2 ohm or 4 ohm
Total Q-Factor [Qts]: 0.428
Equivalent Volume [Vas], ft3 (L): 7.92 (224.36)
Outer Frame Dimension, in (cm): 15-5/8″ (39.7)
Mounting Depth, in (cm): 8-12″ (21.6)
Patented square woofer technology
Ultra-rigid SoloKon with constant back bracing
T-cut top plate for wider magnetic field, increased thermal efficiency
Progressive-roll, poly-cotton spider
Spring loaded terminals
Voice-coil wire to 428 degrees F
Rear foam gasket on stamped-steel basket with perimeter venting
Min Sealed Box Volume(cubic feet): 1.5
Min Vented Box Volume(cubic feet): 3