Customer Ratings & Reviews

Solid Compact Sub

I have this in my Tacoma and it was small enough to fit where the factory amp and sub was perfectly. It is a solid performing speaker, compared to the JL Micro 8 I have in my other vehicle, this Kicker 8 is hands down a better value for your money! I do wish it came with a speaker grill attached though.

Decent little sub

I already had alpine 6x9's and 6.5's installed in my ext cab Tacoma, so this sub didn't add as much bass as I wanted. But, it made the bass much clearer. It sounds great for rock music, but comes up a little short for hip hop or other styles with a lot of sub bass. Great quality for the price. It's perfect if you want something stealthy to add a little bass to a stock sound system.

perfect for my installation

great product if you have limited space. Dont let small look fool you, if set up properly can put out deep bass. using two of these with sony xm1s.

right size right price

Big sound out of a little box, fits great behind the seat of a regular cab pick up truck.

Good deal and fit

Fits in a very tight space in my 02 911 and adds great bass to the shortcomings of the factory stereo. I did have to mount it horizontally which makes it somewhat prone to popping at super load levels like any other speaker (that's just physics). It doesn't pop at these high levels when mounted vertically. Easily handles 200W RMS as advertised (I actually measured it with a VOM). I feel like I made a good purchase with this and it saved me the time of having to make a custom enclosure since it fit perfectly behind my rear seats. It won't shake the neighbor's windows, but supplies more than enough bass for my small interior.

Good little sub

Perfect if you don't have a lot of space and need to hear a little bit of bass. I put it in my boat and it was perfect for what I needed.

Small Sub Big Sound

Having a Mini Van does not mean that I have a ton kicker just the opposite, I drive a Honda Odyssey with a fold down 3rd row seat (folds flat into the floor) And if you want to keep functionality then you need to get creative and creative I got with the small Kicker, my local install shop recommended this unit for its foot print and it's sound but like most Install shops you will pay a premium hence why I went to Sonix new unit cheap price and super big sound and when I say big sound I mean big enough to fill up the van and not make it sound tinny (think submarine with echo) But full and rich bringing Life to my music even from the stock system although long gone is the stock system and replaced with a new Pioneer the bass is still the same hard and Impressive/ word of note have a good amp to drive the kicker don't be timid the RMS is 200 (continuous power)

Great for what it is designed for.

I have 2 of these in my 05 dakota. Great for Metal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country. If you want booming deep bass, this is not for you. They are very compact to fit in tight spaces. They are MUCH better than those very thin compact subs with the built in amps. Had one of those and sent it back, waste of money. For what they are, I am happy and a great price. Have them amped @ 200 watts each.

shocking

I have the prior model. If anything like that one it is the most amazing set of pancake 8's ever. They are surprisingly clean and clear, especially if you know how to phase, i.e. tune your system.I have very limited space in Tundra. Two of these with recommended wattage and you will not be disappointed. Not for a contest, but everyone will know you have bumps if you want them to. Friend has nice 10" set up w/full size enclosure. We both marvel at what i have in these.

Very good to round out the sound

I managed to stuff this under the passenger seat of a Ford Focus with some finesse and I'm happy overall with its performance. If you listen to rap music or anything with long low bass notes then this definitely isn't going to be something you want. It's great for rock or music with a lot of drums as it will really fill in what your door speakers miss out on. Running on a 4 channel Autotek amp with two channels going to the door speakers and it was very easy to setup just be sure to leave the bass boost all the way down. Seems very well built and solid for its size.

I replaced a Sound Ordinance powered 8" thing and the sound is at least double the quality and volume if not more.

Great Sub

This thing is still kicking strong sounds so loud and makes my car sound way more full

Pleased

I bought this particular sub/box combo because just about nothing seemed like it would fit without building a custom box. This sub fits pretty good behind the seat of a 93 toyota pickup even with the humpidy dumpidy floorboard back there. Was very pleased with the sound of this sub too. I'm pushing mine with a Kicker Amp maybe 3 to 400 watt RMS. I had to turn down this little guy alot in order for it to sound good in my little truck. Plenty! of punch for its size. This was no surprise... I have had two 10" kicker subs that sounded alot better than most 12's. If your tight on room, and want good sound without spending stupid amounts of money, buy one of these, you won't be dissapointed, unless your audio equipment is hooked up incorrectly. lol!

Perfect

This unit was perfect for my 2013 Toyota Tundra Double Cab. I fit under rear seat and sounds great.

Amazing little sub and enclosure!

It sounds amazing for what it is. I'm really blown away that it can produce so much bass from such a small package. The bass is very tight, clean, and not sloppy at all. It is obviously not earth shattering bass but it is only an 8" sub in a tiny enclosure. That being said it is very impressive how much bass they managed to get out of this. It is more of a sound quality sub than a loud sub. My components get very low and sound great but when I turn off sub now it is amazing how much low end I was missing. Nearly every comment I have seen about this subwoofer has talked about the break-in period so it will get better as well.

I have a 2010 Subaru Forester and it fits under the passenger seat. I'm powering it with 2 channels bridged on a 4 channel amp. The amp is rated 320 watts RMS bridged and I turned down the gain to 200 watts RMS. It seems like it wants more power but i will wait until it is broke in.

Good sub.

This is a good sub. I have it in my 09 versa sedan, which is a sub compact car. It makes good bass, nobody can hear you coming, but it does its job very good considering its size. I am using it off of my factory headunit, so I am sure once that is replaced it will sound better. But for now, like I said, for an 8", its really not that bad. But for about $20-30 more, invest into something a little bigger, my suggestion.