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<blockquote data-quote="n8skow" data-source="post: 7753294" data-attributes="member: 610656"><p>Rebadging woofers? Care to elaborate?</p><p></p><p>As far as innovation - Stillwater Designs is largely credited with creating the car audio market we know today. I vaguely remember when home stereo setups were being installed in cars back in the 80's (before I was driving) - but nobody was making dedicated aftermarket gear back then. MTX, Kicker, and JL were all pioneers in that regard and built the 12-volt audio market from the ground up.</p><p></p><p>Some innovations you seem to have missed (aka, a brief stroll down memory lane at Kicker):</p><p></p><p>* 1980, the first full-range speaker box set designed solely for the car</p><p></p><p>* late 90's/early 2000's, the solobaric woofer line - big bass from tiny boxes, featuring inverted structural domes and one-piece extended poles as well as deep bumped back plates for enhanced excursion (some of the best sq woofers I can remember)</p><p></p><p>*1999, the square L7's which you've already pointed out</p><p></p><p>* 2003ish, adoption of Class-D amps in the 12-volt market. I'm not actually sure who was first, but walking into several car audio dealers back in early 2000's - Kicker was the only mainstream company I recall offering these for awhile (before they really caught on, though the technology has been around since the 50's).</p><p></p><p>* 2004, introduction of the soloX line - featuring field replaceable soft parts (without having to remove the motor from the enclosure)</p><p></p><p>* 2007, new amplifier topology used in the Warhorse (up to 93% efficiency, with a push-pull signal design and elimination of output stage).</p><p></p><p>* 2010ish?, the iKick line of iPod docks - I've yet to see anyone else that's built a stand-alone/portable iPod doc built with the same amount of balls these things have.</p><p></p><p>More recently, I would cite the PX lineup (rocking the stereo on your mower/golf cart/motorbike), as well as the earbuds that have been around a few years now... not many manufacturers as dedicated to surrounding you with your tunes no matter where you go... maybe with the exception of Sony - and I don't think they have a marine line... =P</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n8skow, post: 7753294, member: 610656"] Rebadging woofers? Care to elaborate? As far as innovation - Stillwater Designs is largely credited with creating the car audio market we know today. I vaguely remember when home stereo setups were being installed in cars back in the 80's (before I was driving) - but nobody was making dedicated aftermarket gear back then. MTX, Kicker, and JL were all pioneers in that regard and built the 12-volt audio market from the ground up. Some innovations you seem to have missed (aka, a brief stroll down memory lane at Kicker): * 1980, the first full-range speaker box set designed solely for the car * late 90's/early 2000's, the solobaric woofer line - big bass from tiny boxes, featuring inverted structural domes and one-piece extended poles as well as deep bumped back plates for enhanced excursion (some of the best sq woofers I can remember) *1999, the square L7's which you've already pointed out * 2003ish, adoption of Class-D amps in the 12-volt market. I'm not actually sure who was first, but walking into several car audio dealers back in early 2000's - Kicker was the only mainstream company I recall offering these for awhile (before they really caught on, though the technology has been around since the 50's). * 2004, introduction of the soloX line - featuring field replaceable soft parts (without having to remove the motor from the enclosure) * 2007, new amplifier topology used in the Warhorse (up to 93% efficiency, with a push-pull signal design and elimination of output stage). * 2010ish?, the iKick line of iPod docks - I've yet to see anyone else that's built a stand-alone/portable iPod doc built with the same amount of balls these things have. More recently, I would cite the PX lineup (rocking the stereo on your mower/golf cart/motorbike), as well as the earbuds that have been around a few years now... not many manufacturers as dedicated to surrounding you with your tunes no matter where you go... maybe with the exception of Sony - and I don't think they have a marine line... =P [/QUOTE]
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