How to Recone a @KICKER-AUDIO L7X Subwoofer!!

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Комментарии : 162

@LivinLoudwithAndy Год назад

I didn’t have the guts to take mine apart already - glad you did 😅❤️👊🏼

@HifiVega Год назад

I’m not a smart man 😂

@kipplitz Год назад

😂❤

@bethanyhaskiell9116 Год назад

Kicker did an amazing job making it easy for even the dumbfounded to change out the cone,coil,and spider assembly I give Kicker a 10 out of 10

@HifiVega Год назад

Agreed

@poppynokc1977 Год назад

A very attractive selling point and super convenient. I'm buying one just for that in itself.

@wal Год назад

Yo that does look pretty simple! I'll refer the peeps to your vid once I get mine completed for this portion. Well done my homie!

@HifiVega Год назад

You da man dog!

@jstrahn Год назад

Great video! What an impressive subwoofer. Game changer for guys running the lanes.

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks! I was promised that it made music, so we shall see.

@eddisoncassius4994 Год назад

Really nice to see that they repair kit doing is so easy like this 12x9 Boston spl555 sub back in the day.. but it was just the coil... good one kicker

@TheSFFV Год назад

Let's go Hifi! That is the best subwoofer I have ever seen. So much thought and engineering. Best of all field servicable and can be customized. I would paint white with purple splatter.

@HifiVega Год назад

It’s got some big competition in its market, but I’m excited to do more testing!

@derekfreeman3562 Год назад

I think all premium subs should take a good look at what kicker has done here.. I absolutely love this design

@michigansoundwizard Год назад

Modular for sure. Kicker has built a very easy to repair system and it’s amazing quality as well. I repair their older model L7 woofers and this is way easier…lol Great product and great vlog.

@RJSDZNS Год назад

Holy crap! That's awesome!

@HifiVega Год назад

She’s beefy!

@JAM-ur8tj Год назад

Glad you did a video. I hope I never have to do this, but I'm definitely buying the recones just in case. For like 200 bucks your getting a brand new sub if you ever blow one. Too cool.

@HifiVega Год назад

If you stay ready you don’t have to get ready right?

@beerman9807 Год назад

That’s a good deal

@MadballBaby Год назад

You always bring Fire content keep up the great work I appreciate you and all you do and bring to all bass headz😎 Maryland showing ❤

@HifiVega Год назад

Appreciate you watching!

@MyBlowncobra Год назад

Love the content rob..you and derek are and have been doing cool fun stuff.same with andy.

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks man

@ernieficklin3593 Год назад

Great job Rob!

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks Ernie!

@Bassotronics Год назад

Awesome. I love subs that can be fixed easy. 👍🏻🔊👍🏻

@HifiVega Год назад

Me too

@kipplitz Год назад

Great job on the video!!

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks Kip!

@johnclark3067 Год назад

We miss you Kip!

@brucecobb7572 Год назад

Lovely video thankx👍🏾

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks for watching

@johnalenwork53 Год назад

Awesome video Brother Basshead!!!

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks homie!

@BericBuilds Год назад

Sweet!

@massivehertz3869 Год назад

I can't wait to get my hands on 2 15's when they come out.

@HifiVega Год назад

Gonna be killing it

@PShizzzle Год назад

Dope video bro! 🔊🔥🔥

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks man!

@TheMack23rd Год назад

Reminds me of my Boston Acoustics g3's.

@gbresaleking 3 месяца назад

A little harder to do than the previous generations but still a great idea, if drop ins were cheaper I think more sub companies should do this

@flaman78 Год назад

My man.

@mullinperformanceaudio5902 Год назад

Me: profusely stabbing myself with the alignment pins.

@HifiVega Год назад

Don’t get caught slippin

@johnclark3067 Год назад

Hold still while I practice my stabbin' - Futurama

@k3rst.romain577 Год назад

It's was about time they made kicker recone simple. Because it was a pain to recone the L7 or CVX subs

@Mr-N0body Год назад

wooow very easy

@joshholden8561 Год назад

Once the solo x has been out for a long time I'm sure this video will get a ton of views

@HifiVega Год назад

I think most people can do it simply from reading the manual, but if they’re like me they’ll enjoy a video version.

@willholt2443 17 дней назад

I have 2 older L7 15 the front of the cover where the s is got damaged and I blew one can i take the rubber and cover off the bad on and put it on the other one if need i can send pictures

@RyanBassForLife Год назад

The new Kicker Solo X is nice. I was wondering why they don't use any glue to hold the recone kit on the frame?

@HifiVega Год назад

This would be a great question to ask on Kicker unmasked live. I think the way it’s designed the mechanical attachment on the landing is more that sufficient for extreme amounts of power and it makes it field serviceable without waiting on glue to dry.

@firebirdude2 Год назад

@@HifiVega Bingo! No gluing means you're back up and running in 15-20 minutes. No longer is a blown sub the end of your day!

@edud8452 Год назад

Just like Image Dynamics subwoofers with that bolt in cone and coil.

@HifiVega Год назад

ID max?

@edud8452 Год назад

@HifiVega I believe so it's just not as refined as that kicker sub🤣

@stormyyoung6344 Год назад

Building another box I see can't wait to see the db test hop you burp it on about 5k

@HifiVega Год назад

Me excited to get it in the Trooper

@TheSara200424 Год назад

I never really wanted a subwoofer until I seen this solo x dammm that thing is amazing

@HifiVega Год назад

She’s a beast!

@firebirdude2 Год назад

7:40 Should have made a larger box. That might be ok for a regular 600W 12".... but not the L7X when going for numbers. Would be a nice daily bumper box though! Looks like solid construction too!

@HifiVega Год назад

This one is built to Kicker spec. I typically build mine using winisd, but so many people complain I’m not going by manufacturer specs that I stayed with the recommended enclosure for this one

@StonersGamingOfficial Год назад

Where can i find this speaker

@subdynoman Год назад

Lets hear more about this 150 db attempt 👍🔊🙉

@HifiVega Год назад

You will soon!

@Hammerback0 Год назад

I have an old 15” Kicker L3 (I believe it says L3) that’s locked up tight. A rebuild kit is made for it, but after researching its power handling capabilities, I decided not to try to fix it. I believe it’s rated @500 watts? Figure I’d just damage it if I fixed it.

@HifiVega Год назад

I didn’t know they had recone kits for those

@michigansoundwizard Год назад

I can repair that for you. Find me on Instagram.

@tonyjasper4721 Год назад

I wonder if they got ideals from orion hcca???

@HifiVega Год назад

The original solo x was field replaceable and it came out before the Orion Hcca subs

@evilinside5984 Год назад

By the way, what is the net cu. ft., port area, and port tune Hz, of this enclosure you built, for the soloX 12inch?

@HifiVega Год назад

I’ll be releasing a box build video, but it’s aligned with the recommended box specs.

@evilinside5984 Год назад

@@HifiVega So 3-cubes net, 45.5 sq. In of port area, tuned @ 31Hz, got it😉👌😁!?

@astro54541 Год назад

If they were all this simple, that would be dope…… Kudos Kicker 😂

@HifiVega Год назад

True dat!

@poppynokc1977 Год назад

That would be awesome if they made these for the older SOLO X.

@HifiVega Год назад

They did until the old mold fell apart about 10 years after the solo x was no longer in production

@poppynokc1977 Год назад

@@HifiVega dang it. That's crazy. 😞

@beerman9807 Год назад

I went to Kings last week and they had a recone for the original Solo X her in Houston

@poppynokc1977 Год назад

@@beerman9807 for which size, and how much was it?

@MyBlowncobra Год назад

I think it's a super cool driver.nice to see kick back in the game..but if we are honest..it's not in the zv6 and night shade and DC lvl5,6 or big Fi woofer world.this is in the world of the sundown x. Which is great. And a wonderful throw back woofer with wonderful upgrades...

@TheLawlessGang Год назад

i bet its louder than all those mentioned power isnt everything this thing gots more cone area and the performance is there

@HifiVega Год назад

Now that it’s out it’s gonna compete with those subs, so we shall see.

@cboyamg Год назад

Sadly as a former lead installer/ shop manager at an authorized kicker dealer for 10 years and a customer who used kicker for even longer I can say from experience you’ll need those recones often. Kicker subs just don’t last like the other brands I have used and more importantly currently use. I’ll avoid naming these brands to keep hate comments from the fanboys to a minimum

@HifiVega Год назад

I love hearing honest feedback from someone who has experience with the products. I hope that’s not the case with this one, but you never truly know until you’ve beat on it for a while

@cboyamg Год назад

@@HifiVega I don’t have any experience with these subs . I know kicker has gone a different route like bigger coil and what not so hopefully the issues of the past are just past issues. Better products means better competition in the market and as consumers that’s what’s in our best interests

@bearxbunny1835 Год назад

Does anyone know when the 15's will be out?!?!?! I am waiting on those but damn I can't wait too much longer lol

@HifiVega Год назад

I haven’t a clue 😬

@johnclark3067 Год назад

The 10's will be out next, then the 15's. 18's next year.

@jondoe6618 Год назад

Not even remotely am I a fan of kicker, BUT this design looks pretty solid, and easy to re-cone.

@HifiVega Год назад

I felt that door open! Wait until the warhorse amps drop 😉

@jondoe6618 Год назад

@@HifiVega yea. I already have soooo many amps collecting dust already. Heck I just bought a taramps 3k just cause it was on sale for 100$ lol. It’s sitting next to my jl 1000/1 again collecting dust.

@HifiVega Год назад

@@jondoe6618 story of my life lol

@jondoe6618 Год назад

@@HifiVega yup. Not a bad problem to have in my opinion. Keep up the great work!!

@PeterFeltersnatch852 Год назад

@@jondoe6618 you don't mind me asking where did you get it for 100. I need an amp for my 15

@girthquake9655 Год назад

Ummmm... Whats the specs of that box? Internal volume? Tune? Port area?

@HifiVega Год назад

You will know when the box build video drops! 😉

@ROBBG88 Год назад

I cant find these anywere i want 1 bad

@HifiVega Год назад

First shipment sold out quickly

@Bobcatspiritdude Год назад

I can't believe you already blew a brand new Solo X lol

@HifiVega Год назад

I didn’t I just wanted to make a video or the recone process

@wetdookie3808 Год назад

I heard these only produce square sound waves?

@HifiVega Год назад

That’s an old school myth! Had people telling me that in 2001

@johnclark3067 Год назад

If you play Bass Cube and cock your head to the side, will produce tetrahedral sound waves?

@asmack360 Год назад

I heard you could only make idiot kids?

@ck_lowman 10 месяцев назад

ayyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

@HifiVega 10 месяцев назад

Yoooooooooooooo

@evilinside5984 Год назад

To reach 150Db, i would suggest a taramps smart 5k, wired @ 1ohm, and barevids said the reg. Smart taramps is built with better internals, vs the bass smart amps. But if using a regular amp that does not account for rise, i would get a bigger amp, like a jp83, or a Surge audio 10k! Good luck with the 150Db, i cant wait to see it!

@HifiVega Год назад

Thanks!

@zerodqkov341 Год назад

You can reach it for sure, a friend of mine did it with Alphard DeafBounce 12 inch in Opel corsa that is his daily not an spl showcar

@evilinside5984 Год назад

@@zerodqkov341 Every vehicle can vary drasticly. I swaped my complete system from a car/trunk, to an suv, and lost 4Db, and the suv had Much better electrical, a 4Db loss=huge!

@evilinside5984 Год назад

@@zerodqkov341 Ive heard of a system clamping 500 watts on 1-12 inch ported, in a honda crx, doing a 150 Db, and ive seen a full size chevy suburban take 5,000 watts clamped, on 2-18s ported, to get a 150 Db!

@NoName-gk2sj Год назад

I have 2 12s of these Solo x subs with 2 cxa1800.1 .

@Kmsharper1 Год назад

So it’s basically twice as hard as the previous generation solo x. You gotta remove the whole thing from the box to recone it. Seems like they went backwards on this one.

@HifiVega Год назад

I never had the opportunity to recone a OG model

@asmack360 Год назад

Hater whiner complainer just like a woman make your own sub and put it on the market since you know it all

@rpgallagher7628 Год назад

It’s way rosier on the old one but the new one has a much much much tighter voicexoil gap. The gap on the OG solo x was Yuge

@chipburns4123 Год назад

Would be great if you could swap the cones without taking the sub out of the box.

@HifiVega Год назад

That would be wild!

@chipburns4123 Год назад

@@HifiVega yeah. I think thats how the JL W7’s are. If not its another brand.

@asmack360 Год назад

Some people are never satisfied. All these unsatisfied people how about you make your own sub and put it on the market. People just can’t stand kicker for whatever reason you know the solo x is a great product and the most innovative sub the game has seen in long long time period. So you nit pickers go pick out your favorite panties and drool over the L7X

@chipburns4123 Год назад

@@asmack360 I keep my standards pretty low so Im never disappointed 🤣

@chipburns4123 Год назад

You cant say easy peazy without saying lemon squeezy😂

@HifiVega Год назад

I restrained myself 😂

@scamchan Год назад

Well damn if people were not trying to blow them there would be no need to replace coils.

@HifiVega Год назад

These are more geared towards customers who do big builds or demo builds that are often pushed to their limits for competitions sake

@scamchan Год назад

@@HifiVega They probably could buy the whole sub as backup as well. since you have to take it out anyway.

@scottmiller3025 Год назад

They will just quit making the inserts, just like Boston acoustics did with their G5 series

@HifiVega Год назад

Kicker has a history of supporting lines long after the product is dead. They sold Solo X recones until the mold broke I believe it was around 10yrs after the solo x was discontinued

@tomcat5598 Год назад

But whyyyyyyy???

@HifiVega Год назад

Full send that’s why!

@mr.numbers6174 Год назад

People still buy kicker stuff??!😮

@HifiVega Год назад

Proudly!

@johnclark3067 Год назад

L7X is Kicker on steroids!

@annihilationindustries1990 Год назад

glad they copied orion

@beerman9807 Год назад

Is that a bad thing ?

@annihilationindustries1990 Год назад

I mean the Hcca is a great sub except for the lead issues so no not really but im glad this sub doesnt cost 1500$ like a w7 13.5

@HifiVega Год назад

The original solo x was field replaceable and out before that orion subwoofer

@annihilationindustries1990 Год назад

@@HifiVega awesome to know , I learn new things everyday

@JoseGarcia-me2zt Год назад

I’m tired of hearing about this subwoofer

@donjaun540 Год назад

Very nice video. How much would you sell a unsed 18 kicker solo. I was thinking $1500 plus shipping. Please let me know what you think. Oh it is a dual 4.

@HifiVega Год назад

I have no idea of the current market value on those

@michigansoundwizard Год назад

That sounds about right for an unused Solo X to the right buyer who knows the true value of it. Very nice.

@deontay79ify Год назад

When is box video coming? Can I ask ya to get vid now? I need to build a box for mine. And want to do the same

@HifiVega Год назад

It’ll probably be 2 Sundays from now

@deontay79ify Год назад

@@HifiVega holy shit. Ok

@donjaun540 Год назад

Are for spl or sq❓

@HifiVega Год назад

At this point I can’t say how they sound because I haven’t listened to it critically, but I will do so in a future video. As far SPL they certainly fit that niche