Kicker S12D8

Price Paid:  $0.00

Strengths:
good looks small enclosure

Weaknesses:
price distortion

Summary:
i would not recomend these subs to anyone unless u listen to music at low levels. I had one in my Olds Cutlass it pounded hard but made an excessive amount of cone noise or distortion. it only pounded hard on rap(Eminem,Dre,Ludacris). It was bad because i listen to a little bit of everything (rock,rap,country),so i need a sub that performs well in all areas, the Kicker did not. my rockfords blew this thing out of the water in every area.

Similar Products Used:
2 Rockford Fosgate Punch Z's Micaudio 12's

Price Paid:  $400.00 from local authorized ret

Strengths:
- able to hit EXTREMELY low notes (the kind that make your heart feel funny) - excellent construction - the small box is always a plus

Weaknesses:
- limited usability (meaning, they MUST be in a small box and they MUST have a big power supply, forgot about them otherwise) - no mid-bass to speak of (though you shouldn''t be expecting much). One note on this; my 2000 GT has (had?) the Mach 460 audio system which includes a funky plastic ported enclosure for the rear Kappa 52.1i''s. They produce more mid-bass than I need in this configuration, which is why I added the Kicker R13''s).

Summary:
I have two 8-ohm 12" Solo''s running on an Infinity Beta Digital 300, wired parallel, in a 2000 Ford Mustang GT coupe. Also, I paid $200 a piece for them new. Here''s the rest of the system: Kenwood KDC-8017 CD/MP3 Kenwood KGC-9044 full-DIN EQ Two sets of Infinity Kappa 52.1i 5.25" Two sets of Kicker R13 tweets for high-freq fill-in Two Profile Clarus CL440 (50w x 4) for powering the 52.1i''s and R13''s A 1-farad Lightning Audio cap Space is at a premium in my 2000 GT, so I needed a pair of small-box subs. I knew the Solo''s were talked about as GREAT small-box subs, and I managed to locate a pair of them, brand-new, being sold at a discount because the new square models were already available. In my .85^3ft sealed box, the two Solo''s sound INCREDIBLE. The Infinity Beta Digital 300 feeds 1000w x 1 mono, so each sub should be getting 500w, close to their max RMS rating. I''m not gonna make up any stupid BS stories about blowing the windows out of houses a mile away, but suffice it to say, these 12''s were a very very good investment. Feed em the power they need and they''ll rock your world!

Similar Products Used:
- Kicker Comp 12''s (circa 1996): awesome subs, still alive and kicking well in my friend''s 95 Eclipse - Kicker Comp 15: a nice sub, but one was not enough. Now serving time as a component of anoth

Price Paid:  $200.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1999 VW Golf

Strengths:
These subs bump. And I mean BUMP! They can handle lots of power too, which means even more bumpage (LOL). They look cool too. But honestly, I think Kronik Audio subs look the best.

Weaknesses:
Don't sound crisp and clear and loud without max power to the subs. Costly if bought new.

Summary:
I bought these two 12" solo-baric with enclosure for $200 at a salvage yard. Some jack-@$$ wrecked his car and totalled it and just left his system in there. So the owner of the salvage yard sold them for $200 cash. Talk about a good deal eh? Now about the subs, these subs are terrific in my car. The bass is clear and crisp. Currently I have a Rockford Fosgate 800.2 amp powering them with a 24v audiobahn lightning cap helping it out. At the time I thought the price of the amp was exspensive ($600) but now I know I would do it again, this amp works great. Powering my mids and highs is a $550 Sony Xplod head-unit with sub controls. It works very nice and the mechanical fold-down face is the $hit.

Similar Products Used:
Single 10" Eclipse w/ Boss 400Watt amp with angled enclosure. Haha, Solo-baric blows this out of the water.

Price Paid:  $250.00

Strengths:
If you like Bass , Lots of It .. Then get these and a big amp

Weaknesses:
Get ready to fork out some money for a good amp.. These subs are power hungry and doesn't really sound good without the power

Summary:
These subs kick A@@ .. I was running them off a orion extreme 800 and these subs just hit..Low and Hard..

Similar Products Used:
jl audio 12w6 ( 3 of them ) ,,, Fosgate punch dvc ...

Price Paid:  $225.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1990 Ranger

Strengths:
I have a pair of 8 inch solos in a little truck. The space is limited but the speakers fit just great. The quality of sound is amasing when powered correctly. They do require a ton of power but it is worth the sound that is coming from two 8 inch subs. They sound like two 10 inch kicker comps but is much more durrable and requires a lot less space.

Weaknesses:
I have them currently running off of a 240 watt Precision Power amp, but they need more power. Solos are "meant" to be played at max power to get max performance. If not they don't produce the quality of sound they should.

Summary:
Solos are a high quality speaker if powered right. They produce all ranges of precise bass. If you are going to spend the buck for the speaker, spend the buck for the amp. I am saving for a SX50 Kicker amp. It produces 375 watts @ 2 ohms mono(perfect for my speakers). Kicker also sells a very wide range of add-ons for amps to perfect the sound you are looking for, unlike other brands. The speaker itself is very versitile for all types of bass, wether the hard hitting or the smooth rumble. Kicker also has a very informative website!

Similar Products Used:
two 10 inch MTX -got ripped off but it was a favor- all in all, sounded like crap.