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arc audio vs. kicker?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: March 29, 2024 at 2:06 AM


Topic: arc audio vs. kicker?

Posted By: jt824
Subject: arc audio vs. kicker?
Date Posted: March 30, 2006 at 7:23 PM

Which company makes a better sub-amp?????




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Posted By: boardinbum
Date Posted: March 30, 2006 at 10:17 PM
Arc Audio




Posted By: Silvrefox
Date Posted: March 30, 2006 at 11:48 PM
I'm a Kicker guy myself. Arc makes nice stuff, but you get that 2500.1 with plenty o' juice (and I do mean plenty) and it'll make your wipers bounce with 6's.
Well, maybe I exaggerate a bit, but try'er out.

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BOOSH!!




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: March 31, 2006 at 2:01 AM

That's 1 for Arc Audio

and 1 for Kicker





Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: March 31, 2006 at 2:14 AM
If it helps, I have an Arc amp and have been very pleased.  In fact I did run into a problem with it, which I had to send it back for warranty repair.  They were very quick in fixing it and getting it back to me.  I was very impressed with them.




Posted By: pulp06
Date Posted: April 01, 2006 at 10:10 PM
Kicker would be my choice
This year they are coming out with a 10,000 watt amp to power their 18"

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12" Kicker L7
800w mono pioneer premier
pioneer deck/speakers




Posted By: menace2sobriety
Date Posted: April 02, 2006 at 3:36 AM
go with arc. least i would, kicker is good stuff too. i have a small arc amp, the 2050 it kicks like mule with tens. now its used on my door speakers and sounds sweet. and very conservitive on power rating.

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Posted By: mr.audiophile
Date Posted: April 02, 2006 at 6:48 AM
KIcker's a good brand. My first amp was a kicker zr1000 pushing two mtx 10's. It hit hard. One of the best amps I ever owned. Sad thing is, somebody wanted it more then me and five fingered it.

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Checkout my self installed system. Just click on my homepage.




Posted By: pmh61
Date Posted: April 02, 2006 at 11:09 AM
Well after just looking at kickers website at five this morning i wouldn't want to brag to much about liking them. OMG they are now in the business of Heart shaped subs and they are pink netooooooooooooooooo.




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 1:18 PM

Well I decided to give the Arc Audio a shot.  I am going to have the following installed:  (1) Arc 15D2 being pushed by the Arc 1500 XXK and (2) Arc 12D4 being pushed by the Arc 2500 XXK.

This is going on my 26' Crownline Deck Boat.  The installer say's that my boat will rock!!!! 

For high's I already have (8) Mephis 6X9' co-axials and (8) Memphis 6-1/2 co-axials. 

I will advise of how it turns out.....





Posted By: jquest03
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 6:40 PM
Just wandering how you plan on powering all of this?   I couldnt find a boat alternator higher than 150amps.  Please tell me if u know of any ways to get around this?  And how many batteries are you using?




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 7:13 PM
I have (4) Odesey 2150 AGM batteries (the big boys).  Plus I have the Honda 3000 EU generator with a ac to dc converter.  I normally run the system with the boat off.  I checked with alternators.com or something like that and they make a Delco alternator that puts out 140 amps but the guy is checking to see if it will be compatible with my 5.7GXI Volvo-Penta engine.  That will be better than the 65 amp alternator I have now....




Posted By: jquest03
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 7:47 PM
i really want to hear this boat.  I live right next to a lake and im trying to put a boat together for myself.  Where are you putting your subs? and amps?




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 8:41 PM
I have what is called a galley.......sink/cooler.  Well I took the cooler out and have a huge space behind it.  There I am putting the 15.  on the other side is a ski locker under the seat.  That space is going to hold the (2) 12"'s.  I have a storage compartment in front of the steering wheel/control center.  I have the amps mounted in that spot




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 8:43 PM
What Lake are you near?




Posted By: jquest03
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 9:45 PM

Geist Resevoir...Indianapolis, IN





Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 10:02 PM
I near Lake Havasu, AZ....quite a ways from you




Posted By: boardinbum
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 3:05 AM
That's not the best idea... Running two different sizes of subs. I'm not sure about the whole cancelation issue in a boat, but really, having a 15 and two 12's, i think, will ultimately be useless [and sound like poop]. I'd just stick with the two 12's or two 15's.




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: April 07, 2006 at 6:59 PM
thanks for your input......




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: May 11, 2006 at 12:34 PM
I finally had my system completed with ARC Audio amps and ARC Audio subs.  The system sounds great.  One thing that I did learn was the boxes that were orignally built for the (2) Kicker L7's were poor quality.  When the installer took out the old speaker box he identified several flaws the box had.  So I imagine the Kicker L7 would have sounded even better with a good quality sealed box.  Anyway, the old system measured 125 on the SPL meter, now I am hitting 140.




Posted By: jt824
Date Posted: May 11, 2006 at 6:43 PM
Forgot to add that the boat is an open air enviroment





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