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Kicker vs infinity?

 

Anonymous
 
Posted on   
i work at a place that gives me very good deals on kicker and infinity, so i can pretty much get 2 of their top of the line for under $300.

The question is, which is better, i listen to mainly rock, some getting pretty heavy, and rarely any rap.

Kicker s12X or infinity Kappa Perfect12DVQ?
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 457
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
get the infinity's
 

dustin pettit
Silver Member
Username: Cenus

Hicksville, Ohio Usa

Post Number: 433
Registered: Jan-05
Posted on   
what kicker sub is that, im thinking its the old round solo's but im not sure, but imo i would go kicker buts thats just because all the infinity stuff ive ever seen was complete junk.
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 459
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
i think this is the infinity subwoofer
Upload
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 460
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
400 watts rms for $444.95 MSRP
i'm not sure about the s12x though
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 461
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
is the s12x the Kicker 12" Solo-X?
 

dustin pettit
Silver Member
Username: Cenus

Hicksville, Ohio Usa

Post Number: 434
Registered: Jan-05
Posted on   
that much for that sub, damn i would get some re sub or somthing a lot better than that for that much money.
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 463
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
that's kinda the point i was gettin at! lol
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 464
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
for $255 more you could have 5x the power handling with a Treo SSX:-)
 

dustin pettit
Silver Member
Username: Cenus

Hicksville, Ohio Usa

Post Number: 435
Registered: Jan-05
Posted on   
or get re se which is 600 watts rms i think, save some money to by a bigger amp and have a lot better system.
 

Anonymous
 
Posted on   
i get each the infinitys and kicker at about 80% off, so i can have a 3 or 4 grand sytem for about 600 bucks
 

dustin pettit
Silver Member
Username: Cenus

Hicksville, Ohio Usa

Post Number: 437
Registered: Jan-05
Posted on   
well is that kicker the solo'x "the square design" or is it the old solo's that are round.
 

Anonymous
 
Posted on   
brand new square ones, 2500 rms and 5000 peak watt
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 466
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
DO NOT BUY THEM!!!!
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 467
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
i'm not going to get into it, but if those are the only brands you can get for cheap, then go with the Infinity:-)
 

MazdaMan
Silver Member
Username: A3forme

Post Number: 355
Registered: Sep-04
Posted on   
S12D is the old round Solo's. Someplace I saw online still has then "Brand New"
 

Quick Shot 4ever
Silver Member
Username: Quickshot

Charlotte, North Carolina U.S.

Post Number: 137
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
hey man all those infinity subs are pretty good and reliable....thye have some of the best SQ for the price and especially when you get them 80% you should buy them...only porblem is that their an SQ sub so they dont get too loud
 

now york jones
New member
Username: Speedemon57

Post Number: 1
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
on their website it says the infinity kappa perfect12DVQ reach 92db and on the kicker website says the solox s12x reaches only 87.7, wouldnt that make the infinitys louder

the manufacturer websites for the subs are
http://www.kicker.com/05/05kicker.html
click subwoofers, solo x, specs, then s12x

http://www.infinitysystems.com/caraudio/product.aspx?ProdId='KAPPA+PERFECT12DVQ'&Ser=KPE&Cat=SUB
 

ron
Silver Member
Username: Zero43

Kyle, TX USA

Post Number: 118
Registered: May-05
Posted on   
thats the sensitivity not spl their talking about All that rating is is an efficiency rating
 

Mike Murphy
Bronze Member
Username: Mrmbq

Portland, OR USA

Post Number: 12
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
That Infinity Kappa Perfect subwoofer is a great sounding speaker...especially if you listen to rock. If sound quality is what you want, the Kappa Perfect is the way to go...just make sure to get the right kind of enclosure and the correct amount of power.
 

Ryan
Silver Member
Username: Riebread77

Post Number: 534
Registered: Jun-05
Posted on   
dude you work for circuit city right? yea my boy is getting me the discount off of the infinity perfect components...the deals are sick...if you get the infinity subwoofers...you have to get 2-3 subwoofer...if you get the kicker solo x...get one...honestly if you get a discount on kicker stuff...I'd get 1 10" kicker solox and put an sx1250.1 on each voice coil..that'll pound like no tomorrow...the infinity subs have good SQ but don't get loud at all..it'll require 3 subs to get pretty loud...1 10" would be sufficient from the solo x and probably pound as hard as 3 infinity 12s...getting the 10" solox will help with SQ too as it'll respond faster...many people have infinity subs...how people do you know with a solox setup???...i'd go SOLOX
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 479
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
No one can say it better that GlassWolf so
quote:

Sensitivity ratings are given in decibels per watt at one meter, or db/Wm. So, with an input of one watt (usually white noise), a speaker with a sensitivity of 90 db/Wm will produce 90 decibels of sound at a distance of one meter. A sensitivity of 90 is considered average, with ratings of 87 and below considered low sensitivity and above 93 considered high sensitivity. To increase the volume by 3 db, you must double the power. So, using the example above, to make 93 db you would need two watts, and to make 96 decibels, four watts.
 

MuddyWaters
Silver Member
Username: Basshead86

Ocala, FL USA

Post Number: 480
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
forgot the first part
quote:

Speaker sensitivity is a specification provided by all manufacturers of high-quality speakers. The sensitivity rating has no relation to sound quality, as some of the very best speakers have low ratings. Sensitivity ratings simply tell you how much sound a speaker will produce for a given power input.
 

Ryan
Silver Member
Username: Riebread77

Post Number: 537
Registered: Jun-05
Posted on   
what you are say is that the infinity will be louder than the kicker solo x which is obviously wrong...

You have to be careful when looking at reference efficiency (sensitivity). You can make a speaker really efficient by designing the voice coil to fit entirely in the magnetic gap. This would likely yield a sensitivity of 104 or so. This speaker may work very well if powered by a low powered amplifier because of the high efficiency but would not be able to produce high SPL at low frequencies because it would have a very small xmax. Actually, if the voice coil length was the same as the height of the magnetic gap, it would have no (zero) xmax.
 

John Bennett
Bronze Member
Username: John8x12

Post Number: 63
Registered: Aug-05
Posted on   
I have Infinity Kappa Perfect 12"'s and I hit 150 db with awesome sound quality. Of course I have 8 of them with 3000 watts pushing them...
 

Infinity Addict
Silver Member
Username: Infinity_addict

Santa Rosa, California USA

Post Number: 106
Registered: Jul-05
Posted on   
dang john, lotsa money!

i have two 12DVQs in a sealed enclosure in a 4dr wagon powered by the REF1211a (round 400 RMS each, just what they need). i got friends that work at circuitcity... :-)
anyways, they sound great and do get pretty loud, then again, i havent been metered, but round 40hz, it hz. (not unbearable but it'll make ya cringe)
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