kicker vs rockford

When you think of car audio you think of a couple of big names and Kicker and Rockford Fosgate are huge. The kicker was the first to use a solo baric and also was the first to use a square as a shape for more cone area.Kicker has made many amps and has come along way but by far the largest amp they have made is the Warhorse, and the is a 10000 watt amp at 2 ohms at 14.4 volt which will run 14500 watts at 16 volts.
 Rockford has made a name for itself in car audio for building quality car audio componets. Rockford fosgate was the first to use Titanium in there cones with the T series. The T1 has been understated and uses between 500-1000 watts of clean watts and produces an impressive amount of SQ or SPL from so few of watts. Rockford watts are now being used as a measurement in wattage. Some people say they have 5000 watts or 4500 rockford watts which has many more stipulations. Rockford does make a tk15 which is a hybrid 15,000 watt amp and stores power when not being used and is a worlds first.

Subwoofer size

Many people believe bigger is always better but i have come to know that thats not always true. I have found that a Venom series II 8 inch woofer is a BEAST.(my profile pic) This 8 inch woofer can handle a mind boggling 5000 watts rms, and thats the same as a kicker solo x 18 or a Treo XCT. The differences in sizes can change the sound outcome such as an 18 will hit or produce lower notes then an 8 inch but it varies heavily on the box tuning and size.
In my personal opinion the 12 inch subwoofer is the best versitile size made, and my reseason for saying so is that they will cover a nice low note but also mid and higher bass notes. The Stereo scene is vast and many people have different views but one thing stays the same, and that is everyone who enjoyes a good stereo has common ground..... well atleast until someone starts talking about brands

Reply to jake

Sorry to not explain the terms used the term efficiency means how well the subwoofer or componet uses the power provided or being able to get "louder" on a lower wattage. The voice coil of a subwoofer is the part that takes the power from the amp through the tencil leads and powers the subwoofer and comes in different impedences that is measured in ohms and most commonly you will find a dual 2 or dual 4 coil configuration but they also come in single coil configurations and they come in 2 and 4 but in home stereo and one brand 8 ohm. A decibel is a unit of measure that measaure sound. hope this helps

Solo x vs. Jl w7

The kicker solo x comes in a 12 or 18 inch and the watts range from 2500 rms wattage which would be a constant running wattage and a peak power of 5000 watts, or you can get an 18 inch solo x and the handle 5000 watt rms and 10,000 watt peak. The solo x is a great spl (sound pressure level) subwoofer but due to its lack a flat voice coil it doesnt produce a great SQ (sound quality). If youd like a large amount of brute force sound this would be a great single woofer set up. The solo x has a large magnet structure and this makes it very difficult to mount. The solo x 18 that i owned was 112 pounds and i had the dual two ohm cone the subwoofer was so large it made it difficult to move or mount. if you purchased the 18 from a dealer it would be around $1500.

The JL w7subwoofer comes in a 8,10,12,13 inch cone and most popular is the 13. The JL w7 13 uses 500-1500 watt rms and 3000 watt peak. This sub is highly under rated and can easily push 2000 watts daily with little to no damage to the subwoofer. The subwoofer is amazing for SQ because of its huge flat voice coil and dual 1.5 ohm coils. The JL has a very high efficiency and doesnt take much to get to a higher DB (decibel). The w7 weighs roughly around 78 pounds for a 13 inch woofer it uses a large neodenium magnet. The JL can be purchased for around 750. Personally i have seen a solo x 12 go against a jl w7 at 1000 watts each and the w7 was 2 decibel louder and had better SQ then the solo x. My choice would be for the JL at a 13 but the solo x for the 18 just because of the ahhh factor and brute force.

Not melting down a system

This blog will YES also let you know how to not blow up your stereo and many ways to blow it up. As Edison made the light bulb he said that he found a million ways to not make a light bulb but only one to make one.

Intro

This will be a blog about the Pros and cons of the highest ranking car audio subs and amps. This blog will be based on opinon and facts, but will also have many test done in the duration.