kicker vs kenwood

[coolman91985 10+ year member]

i am trying to decide between two different setups which are:

Kicker ZX750.1 and ZX200.2

or

Kenwood KAC-9103D and KAC-6202

which would be best for sound quality and overall durability? should i go with kicker over kenwood?

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[MSW Danny 10+ year member]

kicker > kenwood

 

[sxkicker89 10+ year member]

kicker got to love them

 

[coolman91985 10+ year member]

any particular reasons for ur choices??

 

[Trez0r 10+ year member]

is this a seruious qeustion?

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I have never really been a fan of either, but if I had to choose id be Kicker. I for some reason dislike Kenwood to the fullest, IDK why...

 

[coolman91985 10+ year member]

is this a seruious qeustion?

obviously. i just need some advice from people that have used one or the other, or both. not someone asking stupid questions...

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

I hate Kenwood but the amps are good, from a SQ point of a view I would use the Kenwood. Kicker can drive hard but they dont have the best internals for SQ. I would go Cadence for SQ in the same price range Just my Opinion though. Just like A$$holes we all got one. What are you gonna be running?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

If the kenwoods are excelon, then I'd go with those. otherwise, kicker.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

I hate Kenwood but the amps are good, from a SQ point of a view I would use the Kenwood. Kicker can drive hard but they dont have the best internals for SQ. I would go Cadence for SQ in the same price range Just my Opinion though. Just like A$$holes we all got one. What are you gonna be running?

some assholes are shittier than others. not this time though. i agree.

 

[coolman91985 10+ year member]

either an RE SE12 or a Kicker 12L7 and a pair of infinity kappa 63.7i speakers.

another questions, can i run the kappas at 4ohms or do i have to run the mat 2ohms?

 

[coolman91985 10+ year member]

If the kenwoods are excelon, then I'd go with those. otherwise, kicker.

the 9103d is excelon but the other one isnt

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

I had the those exact 2 kicker amps in my wall install like this:

They were ok, I didn't really like the sound of the 200.2 (too focused on tweet volume, bad midbass SQ). But I'd still take them over the kenwood models you mentioned

 

[coolman91985 10+ year member]

nice setup man. since my infinity speakers are 2ohm and my others are 4ohm and i can run them off the same amp, i am goin to look around for a kicker 4 channel amp and go with kicker. thanks for all the replies.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Do you mean you gonna bridge that amp to run the fronts and the back together?

Your better off just running the fronts.