Glad you made the clarifications about who this is for. Feel like a lot of the basshead community doesn’t realize that not everyone wants to beat the block down. Some just want a simple upgrade like this and that’s perfectly fine too! Bass is bass!
Seriously tho. They will say kickers suck because they cant handle power and then recommend some 2000 watt sub when they are not remotely comparable. Not everyone wants to go all out with 1000s of watts and have to upgrade the alternator, wiring, etc
@@kevinmontoya7318 something like that though, it’s been like 15 years. I bought a 10” Kicker for like half of what best buy was selling it for. My cousin use to work at Best Buy and got crazy discounts on home and Car audio. I remember he got me $100 cables for $5. Some discounts ranged from 5% to 95% off. If you know somebody at best buy, would be worth a shot.
It's not a prefab. The enclosure is specific for those subwoofers made by the manufacturer. Either way 140 plus decibels is awesome considering back in the day 150 decibels was the goal range with multiple subs.
Yep but you get USA quality design and engineering and an American in Oklahoma who answers the phone when you call. Most of all they have a high moral fiber.
And if you get the comp q or L7 with a kicker kxa2400.1 it's much more like a Lexus. Last forever and keeps the competition always scratching there heads....lol
Damn bro getting stuff sent from kicker! I love the honesty about who this is for. This is way better then going to your local store and them throwing some 10s in a random box. I currently have some 18 year old kicker comps that still work great.
Everything I’ve had that was kicker has been absolutely excellent. The quality and consistency is always there. They were the first sub brand I ever had in high school and they were great. I’ve tried many brands and enjoyed them. I always find myself going back to kicker products because there’s just something about them that I really enjoy. I got a 15” solobaric L7 a few years ago and it’s still working great. When I was younger it was my dream sub. I custom built a box in my 05 grand am and did a big custom amp rack where the rear seat used to be. I put all my skill into it and my knowledge I learned over the years and holy smokes it’s stupid loud and all my speakers in my custom door panels I built are kicker ks series and it’s just so loud and clear. With the box and overall setup I built, it sounds good on about anything. It gets really low my tuning was supposed to be 30hz but I added more layers to the baffle for a final tuning of 29hz. It’s the dumbest single sub setup I’ve ever heard. When people hear it they think I’ve got multiple subs but I just built the box well. 5.89cuft after displacement from bracing and sub itself tuned to 29hz. No back seat just custom built system.
Yep you’re right kickers do go forever my first set up was 2 10” comps in the prefab that I got in 2006 and they still going strong to this day. I have since then upgraded to 2 12” comp R’s But I still use the 2 10”s in my second vehicle until I can get another pear of 12 Comp R or even a quad Box from kicker.
I used to bump 2 10 in ccx. Bumped them for 5 years everyday sold.them for all most as much as I paid. Got the new 12 comp r got 3 of them in a loaded box in my house. Little disappointed in the performance. I've actually gone to skar audio and so far they kill it. Just ordered 4500 watt mobo amp that I get to open on xmas cant wait
Its so funny how obsessed people are with fanboy brand loving and fanboy brand hate its hilarious they dont understand that in the correct box most subs will sound good And another thing is people think they need 10,000watts to get loud lol The average guy doesn't need more than 500 watts to have a decent system And if you can't get loud with a CLEAN 1000watts then your doing something wrong 🤦🏽♂️
First to watch! 7:25 Not to confuse Midbass (midrange bass) (100Hz - 500hz) with “Mid-Bass”. (45 - 65Hz.) When a company sells a midbass driver, they are referring to any speaker that’s efficient between 50Hz to 500Hz. They are also known as “Woofers” not “Subwoofers”. In fact, a well-balanced audio system should be able to play bass without the need of a subwoofer. The subwoofer should be only there to help aid the woofer in producing very low frequencies. This practice is usually done for home audio and PA audio systems. But the majority of the car audio guys uses a subwoofer as their main driver to replace the “woofer” and then expect their midranges to be playing high Bass frequencies. Lol And of coarse, the enclosure plays a vital role in the performance too. 4th order and 6th orders can play very low and very high frequencies. But remember, there are dozens of enclosures types and each has its pros and cons. An enclosure that works in your vehicle with a certain frequency response will not necessarily work in somebody else’s vehicle the same way due to many factors. But anyway I’m just trying to prove a point. No harm intended. 👍🏻
New to the bass scene, I'm running dual 12 CompRs loaded on an Excelon 5ch amp with 4 Excelon 6x9s. I wanted something loud enough to drown out anyone else's music but not be heard from a half-mile away. I'll jam anything from hip-hop and screw to country and rock. Everyday I turn my car on, I'm attending a personal concert. Best money I've spent for a personal birthday gift.
I've had 2 kicker comp s 12 inch for 6 years now, being beat and abused heavily. Just upgraded from a kicker 300 watt amp to a sundown 600 watt. Set the kicker amp on top of my box and forgot. Cranked it up, and the kicker amp decided to give me one last present lol. The bass knocked the amp off the top of the box and broke a small hole in the cone. Pissed off, I cranked the system up and started smelling burning rubber. Immediately turned everything off, and went to check my subs. Luckily didn't ruin them, but clipped them badly. Let them relax for a bit, turned the gain down a small bit and let them ride out. Still going strong, and thinking it's about time to retire them for a new set to really push the amp now. Been such a great set of subs and sad to retire them, but they have done their job and impressed me beyond belief lol
I've been putting subs in my rides for over 20years now.im running x12's now, I've had everything in between. I would recommend and personally use that kicker setup in a daily ride any time. Great video great stuff 👍
About 20 years ago I had two of the OG Kicker Comp 10's (the ones from the '90's with paper cones) in a large sealed box in the back of an Integra and man that system was loud and clean... probably not that loud by today's standards but as far as actually hearing every detail of the bass in a song loud and clear those subs were awesome. Didn't need a ton of power either, I ran a few different amps on them but they did best on only like 300 watts.
I love kicker! I have 2 comp q 12s best subs I’ve had. I love kicker because there are not made from cookie cutter parts and They last a long time and sound great and get loud.
Love your positivity and ability to explain things in an understandable manner yet still provide good technical info. You really helped me in my decision. Cheers and keep the videos coming!
I know a lot of people give kicker a lot of flak. But I have been going with kicker for 16 years. I had two kicker CVRs 16 years ago. I would throw golf clubs in my trunk and those subs would bang off my golf bag and other random objectors in the car and never once took damage. I then went to kicker CVXs and was involved in a big accident. ! CVX survived after taking the full brunt of the force. I now have a new kicker CVXs with 1200rms amp and its nice. Just put a kicker comp r in a shallow box under my rear truck seat. Sounds great for what I need. They are pretty good at playing good frequency ranges.
One thing I love about audio systems specifically home audio systems is you learn a lot about subwoofers it’s ironic to see people say oh sub placement in a room doesn’t matter In a house, it’s like oh yes it does and where I have my Klipsch R-12SW 12 inch active subwoofer gives the best output for my room while not overpowering the 5 main speakers and the 2 atmos speakers above my bed which even in a car subwoofer placement and the amount of subwoofers can make or break a system!
Bro no doubt kicker makes a damn fine product i have a comp R 12 dvc and it is plenty i do have a few svc 12s that i plan on doing some experiments with and also thanx for ur channel
I got my wife a loaded kicker box with a single CompC 12 at 2ohm being pushed by a kicker DXA250.1, its a very small sytem but bumps pretty good you would have thought it was a system twice its power. Kicker is the way to go for entry level.
Nice I been running 2 -12" Kicker CVR'S In one of my setups on a Kicker ZX 750.1 and birth certificate said rated power was 932watts for 12 years and they still doing what they do. Also have 2 Comp Q 12's in another setup in a single cab F-150 on my channel 👍🏾👍🏾💥💥
Kicker only makes good quality amplifiers and speakers. Perfect for someone that wants to add bass and not go to a contest. Yes they also make mids and highs. They don't over rate their amplifiers like 90% of the companies are doing today. If you buy an amplifier from kicker that says it's 300 watts you're going to get 300 watts or more.
My brother had 2 of these but they were 15s and it impressed me with how clean and loud it was. Custom box though not no prefab. Also I think doing a single 15 test would be better than a single 12 in that big cabin and most of everyone can fit a single 15 in the vehicle.
Sensitivity 94 👌 that's some of the highest ratings I've hears of for sub woofers....no kicker amps have a similar technology as Fosgate in the way that they produce the same power during ohm rise they kinda fight impedance rise
The Comp Rs are great subs. I had a 12 that I tried and tried to hate and bash, ya knows cuz it’s kicker lol but when it out performed some other high end and competition brands I could do nothing but respect it. Like any other brand Kickers higher end subs and amps are top notch. You buy the Walmart junk then you are buying their lowest and cheapest items they offer
Your killing it bro keep up the great work you and several other youtube bassheads are the reason I started my channel 👍🏽 thanks for the motivation 💪🏾💪🏾
Imo if you're gonna go with a prefab box, the kicker loaded enclosures are the best way to do it. If you look at the total cost of box and sub, you're just not gonna beat the performance
@@Aerodynamicz1 ain't no way bruh. skar definitely has it better, better box, better tune, better woofer, better rms, better price, and better spl. kicker is stuck in the 90s using 300w subwoofers. you're basically paying for the name nowadays
dont ever compare cookie cutter skar to kicker, cant beat kicker best bang for your buck best efficency dont need thousands of watts to get loud and without kicker there wouldnt be no damn skar
I had the 12 version of these boxes and sound way batter if you cover the port and make it sealed. The bass will be deeper but will still be just as loud as the ported.
Ive literally never had any issues with kicker at all. I did a build in a 2018 f150 with 4 Q class L7 8s under the rear seat and out of all these subs Ive done truck builds with they have much better sound quality and can easily keep up in spl with higher power 8s since they are certainly more efficient. 8s Ive built spec boxes for that the QL78s are louder than: Sundown SA v1.5 & v3 8s, Soundqubed HDS2.1 8s, CT Strato 8s. Higher power 8s the QL78 can easily keep up in spl with: CT Meso 8, SSA F8L 8, Sundown X8s. The Q class are totally different than the solo baric, much stiffer suspension and more motor force, they hit alot tighter and louder and are low end monsters.
Bro that was awesome ! I hope those were some solo l7 in that box! This is a huge help for people who are first starting or getting back in the bass game, especially the old heads who grew up with kicker Rockford cerwin vega etc and want to compare new and old brands ! I def gotta get in on that ct sounds giveaway, that would be insane in my new car ! Keep up the rad videos man, also can’t wait to see some cheap subs go up in flames 🔥
I run two ten inch caliber... home made housings... max 550 watts each... 1000 watts amp and it kicks the whole block down... its mindblowing... and its running for 14 years now...
I just bought this same enclosure compr 10 enclosure, a lot of guys said it’s not powerful but if you’re not a crazy bass head it’s decent sub with a lot of power gives me headaches and I don’t have it all the way up. I’m running it on JL/JD1000 mono amp. Decent product
I had 2 kicker comp r the old ones that have the ohm switch on them they bang a little messed up my trunk the switch wouldn't open it I was on vacation couldn't get my stuff out of the truck lol now I have a cable to pull if it happens again also the terminal burned up on the speaker quit working that's the system that started me on the journey to a better system I've been buying and building my system for 8 months
They are very nice speakers in there class only reason the terminal burnt up is because the guy who I bought them off of jammed a screw driver in it because the button was stuck they lasted for quite awhile tho
I have those in 12s with a kicker 600 Amp in an expedition. Sounds pretty good. Thinking about getting an 800 or 1000 watt Amp to see how much louder it can go and see if it's a big difference
My homeboy has the single 12" square L7 in a ported loaded enclosure, in a 2007 Trailblazer. And it bangs. Hooked up to a CXA800.1 @ 1ohm. lows are decent, but fall apart below 28,29hz which is fine, because most his favorite songs don't get that low. I will be upgrading his mids n highs this spring/summer with a RF p400x4 and Kicker KS components and coaxials.
I was in my late teens during the glory days of car audio in the late 80s early 90s. This enclosure would have been considered top of the line back then. So it’s kind of funny how the majority of folks who hate on Kicker probably won’t even alive back then. Car audio today has no character and is built on the one single idea that everybody needs 8 to 16 Chinese built subwoofers with six 5000 watt Amps jammed into a Tahoe blasting some stupid ass rap song (s). I don’t get it
What u get I don't get either..u were living a different era....I'm from the 90" bro...but I love music in general... everything change even we do...it call OLD.....so I let them enjoy there time cuz we enjoy ours...nice video parker..
Stupid ass rap SONGS IS VERRY OFFENSIVE I'm not gonna go to deep with it and tell you what you sound like BECOUSE I lik this chanel AND IM THAT GUY WITH 415INCH SUBS IN MY YUKON AND I PLAY STUPID ASS RAP MUSIC JUST LIKE 90%OF THE WORLD. but this kicker system is great for my lady's car it's a nice system I will buy it I'm a big fan of kicker larger subs and amps
no but in all reality, the reason why many hate kicker is due to their prices. you're just not getting the same amount for the price, sure they may be made In the US with global materials but it has all become commercialized so the love and or effort isn't there anymore, it's just as if they were made overseas. I would compare kicker to mtx, pyramid and lanzar, old school icons and troopers, but they never grew out of the 90s with their 300w subwoofers, that's why they end up getting a bad rep. kicker just has their prices too high for what the modern Era has to offer. that being said, they still suck with their high tune, which is probably the only way they'll ever get loud. I'd recommend kenwood over kicker as a beginner setup or an everyday setup for a non-basshead.
Not a huge fan of Kicker but I've never personally owned them either. I will say that a 140db for a dual 10 factory box is excellent in my opinion. You may have just caused me to buy a Kicker factory loaded box. Definitely going 12s or 15s though. Great review!
Ive got 2 10 inch Comp Q round woofers in my dodge ram. They hit really hard honestly. Get down to 24hz which is super impressive. Everyone bashes on kicker but its hard to hate them when they literally just dont stop beating. I also got them for $100 each new (retail for like $230) so 700w rms subs for $100 is a no brainer.
@@imrf I used to work for best buy and they offer a Kicker accommodation that gives you access to Kickers VIP site. All the product was 60% off. It was stocked separately from their normal website though so sometimes it took a while to get the product. But its brand new straight from kicker. Make a friend with someone at best buy and use their accommodation 😂 I used it for so many of my friends. Amps, speakers, headphones, anything they sell was on that site for 60% off
Keep up the awesome content Parker! Loving the reviews. Gotta love the Kicker Prefab enclosures, they def. Put in a lot of research and development in their products. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a great setup ready to go without having to do any fabrication.
And my L7 15” is in a 9 cu ft ported box and it’s tuned to 25hz and it definitely will surprise people. I haven’t got to meter it but I’d bet it’d do pretty decent
@@erikbritz8095 and there’s always that duche that acts like he knows everything and thinks he’s the almighty chosen one thats just the shit. Obviously you have no clue about cabin pressure, boxes, and power bc you can break windows with any size sub just depending on the enclosure and power.
@@garymiller652 😂😂😂 what where did i act like that?🤔 i just pointed out the typical kicker fanboy i just have a decent setup go enjoy your window destroyer 😂
@@garymiller652 when did i act like i know anything i just said lol there always has to be that guy who claims he breaks windows with kickers 😂 and the irony is amazing here plus like i said on my other comment google a bit there is $100 to $150 8 inch subs thats louder then these kickers and like i said these kickers are good for a starter system but its nuts that sundown etc. Is that much better. No smart guy shit your imagining it 😂
@@erikbritz8095 once again I literally said a 8” sub could blow out a window and get stupid loud depending on the cabin, enclosure and power. Never stated that these kickers in the video were good at all. And yeah of course if you spend a grand per sub it’s gonna be better lol fuck it better be better. Not saying sundown sucked or kicker was the shit or anything just again stated what my system does
I had the single 12 in their loaded enclosure when I started and it banged for what it was. I put it behind my seat and I actually wanted a second one.
Kicker gets a bit of a bad knock but they can handle a lot of pounding.. I started with pioneer and ended up with Kicker when I was younger and they were always decent.. never blew up one until I just for the heck of it hooked 3 comp 12's to my star 🌟 power 5000k and smoked them out after a few days and they took a ton of abuse 😅 it's just fun to see 👀 if they can do it and for the price they are definitely reliable
Kno im late w this, but ive had these 2 12's for 2yrs..paired w 1200watt kicker class D mono..shit is rite on time..fits perfect in my chrysler 300..like they were made 4 that car
Bought a brand new single CompR 12 in the prefab box last year and it sucked. Hit every mid imaginable but the lows sounded pitiful. I started wondering if it was a woofer instead of a subwoofer. Took it back asap. Went to 2 12” Alpine Type S; sounded lovely. Sold them for space and got a single Skar SVR 12 in prefab box and it SLAMS. Skar > Kicker imo.
I tried that single 12 CompR enclosure too and I agree, hit 45hz real nice but dropped off FAST after that. Returned it the next day. Threw a separate CompR in an enclosure and sounded much better. Can’t argue the quality of their box though, just wish it was tuned lower
Some of us out here would love to see sub reviews that show some music with fast snappy bass. Rap type "music" just doesn't do it for the diehard metalhead. So often these type of boxes (ported/vented) start out fine then start to flutter or get muddy. Just a thought😎
I have 2 of these in my Pontiac G5 in a different box with a 1000w Rockford Fosgate amp and these sound nice. Definitely recommend for someone on a small budget. You can get these in the kicker box and the kicker 800w amp at best Buy for $500ish
Sorry but for the money I think I'd rather buy (as much as I hate to admit this as I don't like them) a SKAR Audio evl pkg with their loaded enclosures vs these kicker prefabs now don't get me wrong I owned the older version of this with the huge aero port on the side and they are built well they use the bolts and anchors into the super thin mdf but they're just tuned to high and cannot handle a lot of power for any length of time... I had a kicker 1200.1 on em and it blew the woofers then I replaced them and it blew em again so I gave up and went with upgraded cvx in the box and I was happy with it for a beginner setup but then a buddy of mine gave me a badass custom box he had built for two sundown X12's and believe it or not I put those same Kicker CVX in the better box and wow wow wowww what a massive improvement so these kicker boxes are made to be compact and sound "decent" not necessarily to get the max potential from the woofers... If I could suggest to anyone before buying one of these, I'd recommend buying a pair of say NVX VCW 12'S and then just build your own box you'd be many levels ahead of the guy who just grabs off the shelf type stuff and throws in his trunk... lol just my 2 cents
I can see you really like having a sub up firing why just wondering, I'm asking because every sub I've ever heard that was facing up always sounded terrible even if it's a really good hitting sub they've just never sounded good, you can't really hear the bass
I bought these loaded kicker exactly the same ones the comp r but the 12”inch ones an i blew them with my rockford fosgate t600.1 with in a couple days they couldnt even handle the t600.1
I have a single 12in comp R running at 1ohm at 500 t0 550 rms and it rocks good price at 100 bucks each mine is in a sealed basic box I built and it really sounds great when I was younger I had a vw bug with 4 15" kicker solobarics and a precision power 2300 when they were top of the line and it shook the shit out of that bug they stole the car out of the driveway to steal all the stereo stuff out of it as it was built in the car that was the last big set up I had
There was this one guy running 2 of those prefab boxes but the 12” version in the backseat of his Camry and that thing bumped louder then some people’s blowthru’s 😂😂
Look at you Parker moving on up you have got kicker looking at you now that's a big company been around longer than me and you both and I'm 44 years old so keep up a good work 🤗 by the way I've had some kicker products too they will surprise you if you know what you're doing maybe you can do a kicker build with The Best L7X when these subs come out.
That box is actually perfectly designed for this subs.. it’s in the upper end of the volume range tuned pretty good which is soooo soooo rare for a prefab. Factory or otherwise.. ok in my defense before thiis goes the above is based on the 12” version.. I’ve not looked at the 10” and played with the 10’s in software.. I would imagine as good as the dual 12 box is designed for the comp R’s they did the same for the 10’s. Imop the dual 12 box is one of the best bargains buys out there for what you get in return.. Ok after seeing this I’m pretty disappointed based on how these dual 10’s did compared to when you tested the single 12 in your old box.. something is off.. would’ve expected much better. Appears this box isn’t as good as first thought.. although based on the late meters software says this is a good box.. real world it’s clearly way too small
Comparing loudness and sound quality with the Kicker Comp R prefab setup and the factory Skar SDR-setup Will kicker Comp R's sound better and louder than a Skar SDR- setup ? Or will the Skar SDR- win overall ?
I wouldn't call that a custom system my dude only cause there's so many other dudes out there that will run the same thing I would say cool to run but not custom 👍 love ya buddy keep it up
Kicker does make some good drivers. I’m a no on the prefab, but for someone who can’t sacrifice a little time and effort to create a build, then an install will work adequately. Price point is a little high in my opinion, but that’s a different conversation.
I mean you’re not wrong, a custom build will always do better, but when you factor in a custom box already costing more than the subs in the loaded enclosure then it’s definitely not expensive tbh. Like I got my 3.25cuft enclosure for like $575 and was quoted around $400-450 for a 2.25cuft box
Glad you made the clarifications about who this is for. Feel like a lot of the basshead community doesn’t realize that not everyone wants to beat the block down. Some just want a simple upgrade like this and that’s perfectly fine too! Bass is bass!
Seriously tho. They will say kickers suck because they cant handle power and then recommend some 2000 watt sub when they are not remotely comparable. Not everyone wants to go all out with 1000s of watts and have to upgrade the alternator, wiring, etc
If you're going for 2 subs you might as well have your system bump. Why use up all that trunk space for a basic setup. You're already going big.
@@kevinmontoya7318 I just go downtown and pay 50% off on wholesale
@@DanielGuzman83 see, then that's worth it.
@@kevinmontoya7318 something like that though, it’s been like 15 years. I bought a 10” Kicker for like half of what best buy was selling it for. My cousin use to work at Best Buy and got crazy discounts on home and Car audio. I remember he got me $100 cables for $5. Some discounts ranged from 5% to 95% off. If you know somebody at best buy, would be worth a shot.
140+ out of 2 10's in a prefab is pretty impressive to me. I used to love my 12' comps back in the day on a 1200W Fosgate. Old-school
@@CajunReaper95 I was about to say that this enclosures made by manufacturers are spec to get the best out of the drivers
It's not a prefab. The enclosure is specific for those subwoofers made by the manufacturer. Either way 140 plus decibels is awesome considering back in the day 150 decibels was the goal range with multiple subs.
If it's like the single sub unit, they dimension it for middle of the road. 1.75-2.25 recommended cf for each sub, and that one sat right over 2.
Kickers are the Toyota Camry of subwoofers, they get the job done and they last for ever.
Yep but you get USA quality design and engineering and an American in Oklahoma who answers the phone when you call. Most of all they have a high moral fiber.
Thats a good analogy, funny 😄 but good
Bs they don't hit hard and cant handle much power
@@nickolasvaughn667 your not supposed to over power them or any speaker actually. Kickers are good speakers, they always have been
And if you get the comp q or L7 with a kicker kxa2400.1 it's much more like a Lexus. Last forever and keeps the competition always scratching there heads....lol
Damn bro getting stuff sent from kicker! I love the honesty about who this is for. This is way better then going to your local store and them throwing some 10s in a random box. I currently have some 18 year old kicker comps that still work great.
I am a big fan of the CompR.
Everything I’ve had that was kicker has been absolutely excellent. The quality and consistency is always there. They were the first sub brand I ever had in high school and they were great. I’ve tried many brands and enjoyed them. I always find myself going back to kicker products because there’s just something about them that I really enjoy. I got a 15” solobaric L7 a few years ago and it’s still working great. When I was younger it was my dream sub. I custom built a box in my 05 grand am and did a big custom amp rack where the rear seat used to be. I put all my skill into it and my knowledge I learned over the years and holy smokes it’s stupid loud and all my speakers in my custom door panels I built are kicker ks series and it’s just so loud and clear. With the box and overall setup I built, it sounds good on about anything. It gets really low my tuning was supposed to be 30hz but I added more layers to the baffle for a final tuning of 29hz. It’s the dumbest single sub setup I’ve ever heard. When people hear it they think I’ve got multiple subs but I just built the box well. 5.89cuft after displacement from bracing and sub itself tuned to 29hz. No back seat just custom built system.
Video of thr build?
People that don't know will hate on a good brand. Like I see some are doing here.
Yep you’re right kickers do go forever my first set up was 2 10” comps in the prefab that I got in 2006 and they still going strong to this day. I have since then upgraded to 2 12” comp R’s But I still use the 2 10”s in my second vehicle until I can get another pear of 12 Comp R or even a quad Box from kicker.
The black comps bro? I still have my 03 04 kicker comp vr 12 the completely black one and still have my 05 06 tan kicker cvr they are still kickin lol
I used to bump 2 10 in ccx. Bumped them for 5 years everyday sold.them for all most as much as I paid. Got the new 12 comp r got 3 of them in a loaded box in my house. Little disappointed in the performance. I've actually gone to skar audio and so far they kill it. Just ordered 4500 watt mobo amp that I get to open on xmas cant wait
Its so funny how obsessed people are with fanboy brand loving and fanboy brand hate its hilarious they dont understand that in the correct box most subs will sound good And another thing is people think they need 10,000watts to get loud lol The average guy doesn't need more than 500 watts to have a decent system And if you can't get loud with a CLEAN 1000watts then your doing something wrong 🤦🏽♂️
Over 140 dB in a large cabin, with a 2x10" prefab is an incredible score. Not bad at all for the price
First to watch!
7:25 Not to confuse Midbass (midrange bass) (100Hz - 500hz) with “Mid-Bass”.
(45 - 65Hz.)
When a company sells a midbass driver, they are referring to any speaker that’s efficient between 50Hz to 500Hz. They are also known as “Woofers” not “Subwoofers”.
In fact, a well-balanced audio system should be able to play bass without the need of a subwoofer. The subwoofer should be only there to help aid the woofer in producing very low frequencies. This practice is usually done for home audio and PA audio systems. But the majority of the car audio guys uses a subwoofer as their main driver to replace the “woofer” and then expect their midranges to be playing high Bass frequencies. Lol
And of coarse, the enclosure plays a vital role in the performance too.
4th order and 6th orders can play very low and very high frequencies. But remember, there are dozens of enclosures types and each has its pros and cons. An enclosure that works in your vehicle with a certain frequency response will not necessarily work in somebody else’s vehicle the same way due to many factors.
But anyway I’m just trying to prove a point. No harm intended. 👍🏻
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New to the bass scene, I'm running dual 12 CompRs loaded on an Excelon 5ch amp with 4 Excelon 6x9s. I wanted something loud enough to drown out anyone else's music but not be heard from a half-mile away. I'll jam anything from hip-hop and screw to country and rock. Everyday I turn my car on, I'm attending a personal concert. Best money I've spent for a personal birthday gift.
I've had 2 kicker comp s 12 inch for 6 years now, being beat and abused heavily. Just upgraded from a kicker 300 watt amp to a sundown 600 watt. Set the kicker amp on top of my box and forgot. Cranked it up, and the kicker amp decided to give me one last present lol. The bass knocked the amp off the top of the box and broke a small hole in the cone. Pissed off, I cranked the system up and started smelling burning rubber. Immediately turned everything off, and went to check my subs. Luckily didn't ruin them, but clipped them badly. Let them relax for a bit, turned the gain down a small bit and let them ride out. Still going strong, and thinking it's about time to retire them for a new set to really push the amp now. Been such a great set of subs and sad to retire them, but they have done their job and impressed me beyond belief lol
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I've been putting subs in my rides for over 20years now.im running x12's now, I've had everything in between. I would recommend and personally use that kicker setup in a daily ride any time. Great video great stuff 👍
About 20 years ago I had two of the OG Kicker Comp 10's (the ones from the '90's with paper cones) in a large sealed box in the back of an Integra and man that system was loud and clean... probably not that loud by today's standards but as far as actually hearing every detail of the bass in a song loud and clear those subs were awesome. Didn't need a ton of power either, I ran a few different amps on them but they did best on only like 300 watts.
In 80's and 90's Kicker never made paper cone's back then either. Just the dust cap's
Brings back great memories
2 kicker 10s is how i was introduced to bass as a kid. Love them!
Call me impressed. Back in the day I was happy to hit 142 with a Digital Designs 15 and a 2000 watt amp. So 141 out of 2 prefab 10's is awesome.
Those would make some decent midbass door speakers crossover between 40hz-300hz
I love kicker! I have 2 comp q 12s best subs I’ve had. I love kicker because there are not made from cookie cutter parts and They last a long time and sound great and get loud.
Love your positivity and ability to explain things in an understandable manner yet still provide good technical info. You really helped me in my decision. Cheers and keep the videos coming!
I know a lot of people give kicker a lot of flak. But I have been going with kicker for 16 years. I had two kicker CVRs 16 years ago. I would throw golf clubs in my trunk and those subs would bang off my golf bag and other random objectors in the car and never once took damage. I then went to kicker CVXs and was involved in a big accident. ! CVX survived after taking the full brunt of the force. I now have a new kicker CVXs with 1200rms amp and its nice. Just put a kicker comp r in a shallow box under my rear truck seat. Sounds great for what I need. They are pretty good at playing good frequency ranges.
One thing I love about audio systems specifically home audio systems is you learn a lot about subwoofers it’s ironic to see people say oh sub placement in a room doesn’t matter In a house, it’s like oh yes it does and where I have my Klipsch R-12SW 12 inch active subwoofer gives the best output for my room while not overpowering the 5 main speakers and the 2 atmos speakers above my bed which even in a car subwoofer placement and the amount of subwoofers can make or break a system!
Those bang in a truck. I done a install with the kicker 800.1
I would love to see the Loaded L7 12s on a spl meter. I can’t find videos of that anywhere!
Bro no doubt kicker makes a damn fine product i have a comp R 12 dvc and it is plenty i do have a few svc 12s that i plan on doing some experiments with and also thanx for ur channel
Great Christmas Gift. It will last way beyond Christmas and can still be re-gifted when you outgrow them.
I got my wife a loaded kicker box with a single CompC 12 at 2ohm being pushed by a kicker DXA250.1, its a very small sytem but bumps pretty good you would have thought it was a system twice its power. Kicker is the way to go for entry level.
Nice I been running 2 -12" Kicker CVR'S In one of my setups on a Kicker ZX 750.1 and birth certificate said rated power was 932watts for 12 years and they still doing what they do. Also have 2 Comp Q 12's in another setup in a single cab F-150 on my channel 👍🏾👍🏾💥💥
Kicker only makes good quality amplifiers and speakers.
Perfect for someone that wants to add bass and not go to a contest. Yes they also make mids and highs. They don't over rate their amplifiers like 90% of the companies are doing today. If you buy an amplifier from kicker that says it's 300 watts you're going to get 300 watts or more.
I have had my Two kicker 12s L7 Q series for a little over a year and they beat down ths block i love them
My brother had 2 of these but they were 15s and it impressed me with how clean and loud it was. Custom box though not no prefab.
Also I think doing a single 15 test would be better than a single 12 in that big cabin and most of everyone can fit a single 15 in the vehicle.
hopefully you could make a video on the dual 12s just to see the difference between the 10s and 12s
Sensitivity 94 👌 that's some of the highest ratings I've hears of for sub woofers....no kicker amps have a similar technology as Fosgate in the way that they produce the same power during ohm rise they kinda fight impedance rise
The Comp Rs are great subs. I had a 12 that I tried and tried to hate and bash, ya knows cuz it’s kicker lol but when it out performed some other high end and competition brands I could do nothing but respect it. Like any other brand Kickers higher end subs and amps are top notch. You buy the Walmart junk then you are buying their lowest and cheapest items they offer
I have the comp r 12s and I love them
I use to have mtx terminator 12s and the kickers put those to shame
You've creating you a good you tube channel, I knew you would succeed from the beginning of your channel, great videos.👍
I appreciate that Billy!!
Love the video. I ran 2 comp 10s back in 94 in a sealed enclosure and it was good. I remember they were rated to 25 hertz back then. Keep on bassin
Your killing it bro keep up the great work you and several other youtube bassheads are the reason I started my channel 👍🏽 thanks for the motivation 💪🏾💪🏾
Good, clean looking setup. Should be plenty enough for the average music listener.
Imo if you're gonna go with a prefab box, the kicker loaded enclosures are the best way to do it.
If you look at the total cost of box and sub, you're just not gonna beat the performance
I think Skar preloaded prefabs are better. The single 15 EVL is a beast. Dual 12 EVLs also.
Skar has better pre fabs. Kicker has better quality woofers for longevity and sql.
Third the skar boxes. I hooked up a jbl sub in a skar 12 box the other day for someone and it sounded really really good for a prefab box
@@Aerodynamicz1 ain't no way bruh. skar definitely has it better, better box, better tune, better woofer, better rms, better price, and better spl. kicker is stuck in the 90s using 300w subwoofers. you're basically paying for the name nowadays
dont ever compare cookie cutter skar to kicker, cant beat kicker best bang for your buck best efficency dont need thousands of watts to get loud and without kicker there wouldnt be no damn skar
I had the 12 version of these boxes and sound way batter if you cover the port and make it sealed. The bass will be deeper but will still be just as loud as the ported.
Ive literally never had any issues with kicker at all. I did a build in a 2018 f150 with 4 Q class L7 8s under the rear seat and out of all these subs Ive done truck builds with they have much better sound quality and can easily keep up in spl with higher power 8s since they are certainly more efficient. 8s Ive built spec boxes for that the QL78s are louder than: Sundown SA v1.5 & v3 8s, Soundqubed HDS2.1 8s, CT Strato 8s. Higher power 8s the QL78 can easily keep up in spl with: CT Meso 8, SSA F8L 8, Sundown X8s. The Q class are totally different than the solo baric, much stiffer suspension and more motor force, they hit alot tighter and louder and are low end monsters.
I absolutely love my compQ 12 I got in my trunk. Hits stupid low and clean for a single 12. Amazes me every single day I hop in the car tbh
Bro that was awesome ! I hope those were some solo l7 in that box! This is a huge help for people who are first starting or getting back in the bass game, especially the old heads who grew up with kicker Rockford cerwin vega etc and want to compare new and old brands ! I def gotta get in on that ct sounds giveaway, that would be insane in my new car ! Keep up the rad videos man, also can’t wait to see some cheap subs go up in flames 🔥
I run two ten inch caliber... home made housings... max 550 watts each... 1000 watts amp and it kicks the whole block down... its mindblowing... and its running for 14 years now...
Kicker should send you the 4x12 square sub box the review! With the 2400w Kicker Amp! I’m running the Kicker Amp on one G2 Sub! Banger!
That things cool
I just bought this same enclosure compr 10 enclosure, a lot of guys said it’s not powerful but if you’re not a crazy bass head it’s decent sub with a lot of power gives me headaches and I don’t have it all the way up. I’m running it on JL/JD1000 mono amp. Decent product
i used to hate on kicker till i heard that exact box it’s hard hitting they are built tough but still personally rather other brands for more power
I had 2 kicker comp r the old ones that have the ohm switch on them they bang a little messed up my trunk the switch wouldn't open it I was on vacation couldn't get my stuff out of the truck lol now I have a cable to pull if it happens again also the terminal burned up on the speaker quit working that's the system that started me on the journey to a better system I've been buying and building my system for 8 months
They are very nice speakers in there class only reason the terminal burnt up is because the guy who I bought them off of jammed a screw driver in it because the button was stuck they lasted for quite awhile tho
They are really nice boxes. I dig the rounded over edges.
Kicker was what got me into car audio 2 comp 12 in a sealed box those were the days
I have those in 12s with a kicker 600 Amp in an expedition. Sounds pretty good. Thinking about getting an 800 or 1000 watt Amp to see how much louder it can go and see if it's a big difference
My homeboy has the single 12" square L7 in a ported loaded enclosure, in a 2007 Trailblazer. And it bangs. Hooked up to a CXA800.1 @ 1ohm. lows are decent, but fall apart below 28,29hz which is fine, because most his favorite songs don't get that low. I will be upgrading his mids n highs this spring/summer with a RF p400x4 and Kicker KS components and coaxials.
I was in my late teens during the glory days of car audio in the late 80s early 90s. This enclosure would have been considered top of the line back then. So it’s kind of funny how the majority of folks who hate on Kicker probably won’t even alive back then. Car audio today has no character and is built on the one single idea that everybody needs 8 to 16 Chinese built subwoofers with six 5000 watt Amps jammed into a Tahoe blasting some stupid ass rap song (s). I don’t get it
What u get I don't get either..u were living a different era....I'm from the 90" bro...but I love music in general... everything change even we do...it call OLD.....so I let them enjoy there time cuz we enjoy ours...nice video parker..
Stupid ass rap SONGS IS VERRY OFFENSIVE I'm not gonna go to deep with it and tell you what you sound like BECOUSE I lik this chanel AND IM THAT GUY WITH 415INCH SUBS IN MY YUKON AND I PLAY STUPID ASS RAP MUSIC JUST LIKE 90%OF THE WORLD. but this kicker system is great for my lady's car it's a nice system I will buy it I'm a big fan of kicker larger subs and amps
Lol 'the glory days of car audio' yet 2 10's was impressive? How does that compute
suck on it bro, I'll take my 5k and blast the shi out of 3 6 mafia.
no but in all reality, the reason why many hate kicker is due to their prices. you're just not getting the same amount for the price, sure they may be made In the US with global materials but it has all become commercialized so the love and or effort isn't there anymore, it's just as if they were made overseas. I would compare kicker to mtx, pyramid and lanzar, old school icons and troopers, but they never grew out of the 90s with their 300w subwoofers, that's why they end up getting a bad rep. kicker just has their prices too high for what the modern Era has to offer.
that being said, they still suck with their high tune, which is probably the only way they'll ever get loud. I'd recommend kenwood over kicker as a beginner setup or an everyday setup for a non-basshead.
not bad....I'd love to see them in a better box...that's a vid I'd waych
Those 2 comp r's in the prefab were my first setup ever
Very cool!! My 2nd setup was two of the regular comps
It took me 3 months to break my kickers in after they sounded great.
Thanks Kip!
Not a huge fan of Kicker but I've never personally owned them either. I will say that a 140db for a dual 10 factory box is excellent in my opinion. You may have just caused me to buy a Kicker factory loaded box. Definitely going 12s or 15s though. Great review!
Ive got 2 10 inch Comp Q round woofers in my dodge ram. They hit really hard honestly. Get down to 24hz which is super impressive. Everyone bashes on kicker but its hard to hate them when they literally just dont stop beating. I also got them for $100 each new (retail for like $230) so 700w rms subs for $100 is a no brainer.
$100 each, man what a steal! I'd love to get my hands on even 1 of them for that price. lol
@@imrf I used to work for best buy and they offer a Kicker accommodation that gives you access to Kickers VIP site. All the product was 60% off. It was stocked separately from their normal website though so sometimes it took a while to get the product. But its brand new straight from kicker. Make a friend with someone at best buy and use their accommodation 😂 I used it for so many of my friends. Amps, speakers, headphones, anything they sell was on that site for 60% off
Keep up the awesome content Parker! Loving the reviews. Gotta love the Kicker Prefab enclosures, they def. Put in a lot of research and development in their products. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a great setup ready to go without having to do any fabrication.
I still love my 12 inch audiopipe 4 stack!!!! In a ground shaker 2.70 cubic feet box! Pounding 💪🏾!
picked the 12s up at best buy for 520 after tx
I just bought one of this.. but the 12" version... can't wait to finish my dual am install.
And my L7 15” is in a 9 cu ft ported box and it’s tuned to 25hz and it definitely will surprise people. I haven’t got to meter it but I’d bet it’d do pretty decent
🤣 always has to be a kicker guy claiming he broke windows 😂😂😂
@@erikbritz8095 and there’s always that duche that acts like he knows everything and thinks he’s the almighty chosen one thats just the shit. Obviously you have no clue about cabin pressure, boxes, and power bc you can break windows with any size sub just depending on the enclosure and power.
@@garymiller652 😂😂😂 what where did i act like that?🤔 i just pointed out the typical kicker fanboy i just have a decent setup go enjoy your window destroyer 😂
@@garymiller652 when did i act like i know anything i just said lol there always has to be that guy who claims he breaks windows with kickers 😂 and the irony is amazing here plus like i said on my other comment google a bit there is $100 to $150 8 inch subs thats louder then these kickers and like i said these kickers are good for a starter system but its nuts that sundown etc. Is that much better. No smart guy shit your imagining it 😂
@@erikbritz8095 once again I literally said a 8” sub could blow out a window and get stupid loud depending on the cabin, enclosure and power. Never stated that these kickers in the video were good at all. And yeah of course if you spend a grand per sub it’s gonna be better lol fuck it better be better. Not saying sundown sucked or kicker was the shit or anything just again stated what my system does
Got the kicker quad box, full tilt for several hours a day on a 4K, got it when it first came out. Couldn’t be happier. They don’t even get warm
I really want to try one out!
Parker The Basshead if Shipping didn’t cost a fortune I would literally send it to you for a video😂
If only they made compq pre built boxes.
That’s what I’m saying. Don’t know why they haven’t. At least one single Q Class 10
I had the single 12 in their loaded enclosure when I started and it banged for what it was. I put it behind my seat and I actually wanted a second one.
Got the 12 version of these with a Kicker KX 800.1 amp. Just wanted something simple with a little more kick than factory and it sounds great.
Kicker gets a bit of a bad knock but they can handle a lot of pounding.. I started with pioneer and ended up with Kicker when I was younger and they were always decent.. never blew up one until I just for the heck of it hooked 3 comp 12's to my star 🌟 power 5000k and smoked them out after a few days and they took a ton of abuse 😅 it's just fun to see 👀 if they can do it and for the price they are definitely reliable
you really gotta try the l7s dual preloaded or the l7q class preloaded they are impressive
Kno im late w this, but ive had these 2 12's for 2yrs..paired w 1200watt kicker class D mono..shit is rite on time..fits perfect in my chrysler 300..like they were made 4 that car
Old skool kickers were the shit though as well as the solo barics
Nice review. Bought my single 10” CompR from your Kicker subs video series Serving me very well.
Bought a brand new single CompR 12 in the prefab box last year and it sucked. Hit every mid imaginable but the lows sounded pitiful. I started wondering if it was a woofer instead of a subwoofer. Took it back asap. Went to 2 12” Alpine Type S; sounded lovely. Sold them for space and got a single Skar SVR 12 in prefab box and it SLAMS. Skar > Kicker imo.
I tried that single 12 CompR enclosure too and I agree, hit 45hz real nice but dropped off FAST after that. Returned it the next day. Threw a separate CompR in an enclosure and sounded much better. Can’t argue the quality of their box though, just wish it was tuned lower
@@natskar wow glad it wasn’t just me then.
Love these test video's Parker we need more SPL kick testing for future video's.🚘🔊🎶
Kicker is okay. Massive Audio is where it's at
I got 2 massive toro x 10"s and they get down
where it's at? yein know?
Some of us out here would love to see sub reviews that show some music with fast snappy bass. Rap type "music" just doesn't do it for the diehard metalhead. So often these type of boxes (ported/vented) start out fine then start to flutter or get muddy. Just a thought😎
You right. I still have a pair of 12 in Kicker impulse in a sealed box from 04 that I haven't killed
I just want to say thank you, Kip over at kicker for doing this for Parker. 🔊🔊❤️
Kicker For Life 😎
My Comp R 12's in a Kicker prefab slaps on the Kicker CS800 amp
man honestly i dont understand how you only have 44k subs. great content and reviews here brother. thanks for the sweet vids!!!
I got a comp q 15, I am beyond impressed. 4.6 cf slot port box. Quality subs that last. Been beating hard for 6 months.
Thanks for sharing Parker, I hope the video does well. I think it will.
I just bought 2 of those baby, can't wait to hear them
You should to a kicker l7 next...love your videos bro
I have 2 of these in my Pontiac G5 in a different box with a 1000w Rockford Fosgate amp and these sound nice. Definitely recommend for someone on a small budget. You can get these in the kicker box and the kicker 800w amp at best
Buy for $500ish
I had these at one point. They never got low and loud. Just mid bass loud
Sorry but for the money I think I'd rather buy (as much as I hate to admit this as I don't like them) a SKAR Audio evl pkg with their loaded enclosures vs these kicker prefabs now don't get me wrong I owned the older version of this with the huge aero port on the side and they are built well they use the bolts and anchors into the super thin mdf but they're just tuned to high and cannot handle a lot of power for any length of time... I had a kicker 1200.1 on em and it blew the woofers then I replaced them and it blew em again so I gave up and went with upgraded cvx in the box and I was happy with it for a beginner setup but then a buddy of mine gave me a badass custom box he had built for two sundown X12's and believe it or not I put those same Kicker CVX in the better box and wow wow wowww what a massive improvement so these kicker boxes are made to be compact and sound "decent" not necessarily to get the max potential from the woofers... If I could suggest to anyone before buying one of these, I'd recommend buying a pair of say NVX VCW 12'S and then just build your own box you'd be many levels ahead of the guy who just grabs off the shelf type stuff and throws in his trunk... lol just my 2 cents
Yep they’re awesome I have the comp r 12’s on an autotek mean machine 4,000 watt 1 ohm stable
I can see you really like having a sub up firing why just wondering, I'm asking because every sub I've ever heard that was facing up always sounded terrible even if it's a really good hitting sub they've just never sounded good, you can't really hear the bass
I bought these loaded kicker exactly the same ones the comp r but the 12”inch ones an i blew them with my rockford fosgate t600.1 with in a couple days they couldnt even handle the t600.1
I hear you! I bought some cvx 10s and they blew within 10 minutes on rated power! After that I never looked at kicker again.
Those go good into a smaller vehicle
I have a single 12in comp R running at 1ohm at 500 t0 550 rms and it rocks good price at 100 bucks each mine is in a sealed basic box I built and it really sounds great when I was younger I had a vw bug with 4 15" kicker solobarics and a precision power 2300 when they were top of the line and it shook the shit out of that bug they stole the car out of the driveway to steal all the stereo stuff out of it as it was built in the car that was the last big set up I had
140 db ain't bad in that big of a space at all for their "in the middle sub"💯
Awesome as usual. 5:10 Remember to look at the camera and not the screen so you're not looking off to the side.
For lower power and spl subs those are great subs
There was this one guy running 2 of those prefab boxes but the 12” version in the backseat of his Camry and that thing bumped louder then some people’s blowthru’s 😂😂
Look at you Parker moving on up you have got kicker looking at you now that's a big company been around longer than me and you both and I'm 44 years old so keep up a good work 🤗 by the way I've had some kicker products too they will surprise you if you know what you're doing maybe you can do a kicker build with The Best L7X when these subs come out.
That box is actually perfectly designed for this subs.. it’s in the upper end of the volume range tuned pretty good which is soooo soooo rare for a prefab. Factory or otherwise.. ok in my defense before thiis goes the above is based on the 12” version.. I’ve not looked at the 10” and played with the 10’s in software.. I would imagine as good as the dual 12 box is designed for the comp R’s they did the same for the 10’s.
Imop the dual 12 box is one of the best bargains buys out there for what you get in return..
Ok after seeing this I’m pretty disappointed based on how these dual 10’s did compared to when you tested the single 12 in your old box.. something is off.. would’ve expected much better. Appears this box isn’t as good as first thought.. although based on the late meters software says this is a good box.. real world it’s clearly way too small
Comparing loudness and sound quality with the Kicker Comp R prefab setup and the factory Skar SDR-setup
Will kicker Comp R's sound better and louder than a Skar SDR- setup ? Or will the Skar SDR- win overall ?
I wouldn't call that a custom system my dude only cause there's so many other dudes out there that will run the same thing I would say cool to run but not custom 👍 love ya buddy keep it up
Kicker does make some good drivers. I’m a no on the prefab, but for someone who can’t sacrifice a little time and effort to create a build, then an install will work adequately. Price point is a little high in my opinion, but that’s a different conversation.
I mean you’re not wrong, a custom build will always do better, but when you factor in a custom box already costing more than the subs in the loaded enclosure then it’s definitely not expensive tbh. Like I got my 3.25cuft enclosure for like $575 and was quoted around $400-450 for a 2.25cuft box