Sickest marine Subwoofer available???

[adamsjstt]

Is a marine sub necessary.?I was looking at the kicker L7. What's the difference between a L7 and a wetsounds XXX?

[ajholt7]

Is a marine sub necessary.?I was looking at the kicker L7. What's the difference between a L7 and a wetsounds XXX?

Not absolutely necessary. I have a kicker comp vr in mine. Sounds awesome!

[ds@earmark]

Adam,
You don't have to have a marine subwoofer in a fresh water area and many successfully use a car audio subwoofer in their boat. If you are in a salt water, brackish or corrosive environment (spring fed, old quarry, etc.) then a marine subwoofer is highly recommended. Non-insulated tinsel leads, foam surrounds, linen spiders and stamped steel baskets don't do well in coastal communities. If your subwoofer is going to get alot of direct exposure to UV then a rubber surround is really necessary. But if its more of a stealth install and completely shielded from sunlight then a heavy duty foam surround might hold up for the long term. A poly composite cone material is a must in any case for marine. It also helps to make sure your bilge is always empty when you put your boat up into storage especially when its stored in sunlight. Otherwise the sauna effect under a boat cover and within a storage locker will eat your stereo gear and particularly the electronics.

David
Earmark Marine

[philwsailz]

Is a marine sub necessary.?I was looking at the kicker L7. What's the difference between a L7 and a wetsounds XXX?

I can't tell you differences with any accuracy, but I can tell you that the L7 series of woofers, with their cast aluminum baskets, UV-stable rubber surrounds and sealed injection molded cones are by default very rugged and quite suitable for a typical marine environment. The L7 woofers share a lot of technology we use in our marine subwoofer, the KM10.

If you are considering the L7 and like how it sounds, go with it.


Phil
Kicker

[adamsjstt]

I can't tell you differences with any accuracy, but I can tell you that the L7 series of woofers, with their cast aluminum baskets, UV-stable rubber surrounds and sealed injection molded cones are by default very rugged and quite suitable for a typical marine environment. The L7 woofers share a lot of technology we use in our marine subwoofer, the KM10.

If you are considering the L7 and like how it sounds, go with it.


Phil
Kicker

Yes sir
1 kicker L7 with IX500.1 for power..........pending wifes approval

[Timmy!]

Yes sir
1 kicker L7 with IX500.1 for power..........pending wifes approval

You should go with the IX1000.1 since you are going with the L7.

[chpthril]

Yes sir
1 kicker L7 with IX500.1 for power..........pending wifes approval

L7 12"? yes, go with a 1K watts RMS v's 500 watts.

[adamsjstt]

L7 12"? yes, go with a 1K watts RMS v's 500 watts.

Even if I Port the box? Maybe ill go with a 10. I don't want the bass to out do the tower speakers

[Timmy!]

Yeah you do Your sub won't outdo the towers. The more sub you have, the better sound you will have for the rider.

[chpthril]

Even if I Port the box? Maybe ill go with a 10. I don't want the bass to out do the tower speakers

One thing to keep in mind, most stated amp ratings are delivered at 14.5V. How much time do we spend in our boats with the engine off and the battery at its static state. So, that 1000 watts rms will decrease with voltage. Also, the Kicker mono amps come with the bass control knob, os it's easy to dial back the bass depending on the music playing, etc. Dont overlook the DX1000.1. It will deliver 1000 watts rms to an L7 12' 2 ohm DVC.

[laserfish]

What would be the optimum sub for the Kicker 700.5 amp? Both no budget (me) and on a budget (wife).

[Timmy!]

I have a 10" comp vr with the dual 4 ohm voice coils wired in parallel and that amp is perfect for it.

[chpthril]

What would be the optimum sub for the Kicker 700.5 amp? Both no budget (me) and on a budget (wife).

Are you powering 4 or 6 in-boats on that 700.5?

A pair of Kicker KM10's hit real nice and they sound great with a variety of music types. You will want right around 2.0 cu/ft volume for a sealed enclosure.

A single KM10 will be a nice balance for most any type of music, but may be a little light on the bump if you like a lot of hip-hop/rap.

The CompVR-104 runs nicely on that amp in an infinite-baffle install.

The CompVR124 works well in a 1.2 cu/ft

The class-D chnl 5 of the 700.5 will deliver 210 watts rms with a 4 Ohm sub and 420 with a 2 Ohm sub. So if you want to search out side the Kicker stable, look for a single 4 Ohm coil sub with an RMS and peak rating that the 200 watts will fall some where in the middle or a 4 Ohm DVC sub that the 420 watt 2 Ohm rating will fall in between the sub's RMS and peak specs.

[laserfish]

The single 10 would probably fit the best in the space we have and I would prefer not to build a box. Looks like the CompVR series might be my best bet. Thanks

[Timmy!]

You definitely want a box for that Comp VR 10". The sound difference between having a box and not is amazing! My boat came with the sub from the factory and I was disappointed with the sound so I built a box for it and it sounds really good now.