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<blockquote data-quote="Larry Morgan" data-source="post: 2942386" data-attributes="member: 4676"><p>Eh, I wouldn't say "completely misinformed". Out of date, yeah, probably. I was in the car audio game quite awhile. I remember the 3/8" thick cones with 1" heavy foam surrounds and spiders so stiff you could barely move it by hand. All so the motor assembly could handle 2kW, or whatever was more than the next competitor out there. Kicker is one of the few that actually does care about sound quality some. They actually dose out the glue they use to keep all the moving assemblies a consistent weight, vs a lot of others who just want it to not come apart. And I made a few come apart too. </p><p></p><p>But you won't see subs from car audio manufacturers in pro audio setups. Or stage setups. Or even home setups (usually). And there's a reason. The car audio subs have made tradeoffs for being in a car, in a sub-optimal enclosure, and a market that largely just wants things "as loud as frig" (my words of course). </p><p></p><p>Do some of them sound pretty good. I bet so. Do they sound as good as drivers designed for audio quality first, loudness second. I doubt it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Morgan, post: 2942386, member: 4676"] Eh, I wouldn't say "completely misinformed". Out of date, yeah, probably. I was in the car audio game quite awhile. I remember the 3/8" thick cones with 1" heavy foam surrounds and spiders so stiff you could barely move it by hand. All so the motor assembly could handle 2kW, or whatever was more than the next competitor out there. Kicker is one of the few that actually does care about sound quality some. They actually dose out the glue they use to keep all the moving assemblies a consistent weight, vs a lot of others who just want it to not come apart. And I made a few come apart too. But you won't see subs from car audio manufacturers in pro audio setups. Or stage setups. Or even home setups (usually). And there's a reason. The car audio subs have made tradeoffs for being in a car, in a sub-optimal enclosure, and a market that largely just wants things "as loud as frig" (my words of course). Do some of them sound pretty good. I bet so. Do they sound as good as drivers designed for audio quality first, loudness second. I doubt it. [/QUOTE]
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