What makes Kicker so bad?

[Haunz 10+ year member]

The only part that relies on the speaker (that makes a hill of beans) is that the motor is sufficient for the soft parts of the sub.

I do not agree with this statement one bit....

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

1. stamped steel baskets

2. plastic cones

3. can't recone them

4. tacky styling

A few reasons why I will never run a kicker sub. I've also seen enough of them with build quality problems to turn me away.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

i just hate when people think they are the shit when they have a P.O.S system

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

Iv never owned kicker myself but the LOUDEST subwoofer system I have ever heard was 2 L7 15s on a 2500.1 in a tahoe. Sitting in a kmart parking lot watching the store windows flex an inch. However it sounded like ***

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

1. stamped steel baskets2. plastic cones

3. can't recone them

4. tacky styling

A few reasons why I will never run a kicker sub. I've also seen enough of them with build quality problems to turn me away.

kicker recone kit - Google Search

Kicker L7 basket stamped? - Google Search

Your list is flawed, (1) and (3). And number (4) of your list is just an opinion, lol. Then you admit you have NEVER run them, probably not the best person to be responding to this thread ........................you think? Just pointing out the facts bro.

 

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

I am a SQ guy. Not sure if you are OP, but the squares are very ehh for this purpose...

Speaker cones are generally round because a circle is a rather rigid shape, which is why 6x9s are more prone to distortion than their circular equivalents. The square cone is less rigid and more prone to distortion and while it does give you more cone area per sub, the resulting sound is sloppy and inaccurate in my listening opinion. If you want DEEBEEZ then they will work. yoochooz. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

1. stamped steel baskets

So you'd never run about 98% of companies out there? As much as you want to believe, practically everyone uses the same stamped baskets.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

So you'd never run about 98% of companies out there? As much as you want to believe, practically everyone uses the same stamped baskets.

Shhhh, don't tell anyone...........................wouldn't want the underground nuthuggers knowing that their brands sell-out in some areas too.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Kinda like the basket an IA 21 uses is the same exact one as a.......................................PYLE 21, lol.

 

[memphisguy87 10+ year member]

NUTHUGGERS made me hate kicker!

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

I do not agree with this statement one bit....

Taking my statement out of context completely changes what I said...

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

Your list is flawed, (1) and (3). And number (4) of your list is just an opinion, lol. Then you admit you have NEVER run them, probably not the best person to be responding to this thread ........................you think? Just pointing out the facts bro.

I don't have to have had them in my own install to know what they are about, son... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

And the last time I checked the baskets are stamped steel, and the only model you can get recone kits for is the solo-x.

Nice try though... you think? Just pointing out the facts bro.

Hey smarty pants.. why don't you take a guess at how many kicker subs with lifted spiders, surrounds, or bad solder joints I've repaired ?

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

Shhhh, don't tell anyone...........................wouldn't want the underground nuthuggers knowing that their brands sell-out in some areas too.

Oops, guess I'll conveniently disappear and not another word will be spoken about underground lovers and their precious 'hand tooled' :uhoh:baskets

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

I don't have to have had them in my own install to know what they are about, son... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif
And the last time I checked the baskets are stamped steel, and the only model you can get recone kits for is the solo-x.

Nice try though... you think? Just pointing out the facts bro.

Hey smarty pants.. why don't you take a guess at how many kicker subs with lifted spiders, surrounds, or bad solder joints I've repaired ?

Beyond say, Jacob, give me 1 company that has actually gone to the drawing board and spend time/money designing a truly new sub. Oh that's right, only Kicker (squares) They made a brand new template for that 'stamped' basket (which btw stamped steel will hold up much better than any woofer in the world's cone, tinsel leads, or VC) so its a mute point anyways.

Guess how many Kicker products I've had fail over the years? I'll actually answer mine: 0

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

I don't have to have had them in my own install to know what they are about, son... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif
And the last time I checked the baskets are stamped steel, and the only model you can get recone kits for is the solo-x.

Nice try though... you think? Just pointing out the facts bro.

Hey smarty pants.. why don't you take a guess at how many kicker subs with lifted spiders, surrounds, or bad solder joints I've repaired ?

Then you are wrong.............L7 has a die cast basket and you can get kicker sub recones. Again, (1) and (3) of your list. So the last time you checked.....................was wrong son.