SANFORD, ME (07.15.2021) – Monday, January 4th, marked a ‘soft opening’ of the new Sanford Sound store in Sanford, ME. “We had a remarkably good day with people in the store and making sales. We still have a lot to do but all is coming together and we are excited,” Owner Jack Bogard related.
The new Sanford Sound location totals 8,000 square feet with a 2 level layout. The ground floor features showroom areas for Car and Home Audio, meeting room, office space plus customer waiting room and break area. The full basement area is set up for a large installation bay area, extensive fabrication shop plus large storage areas. Floors on both levels were steam cleaned and resurfaced.
In the showroom area there are raised areas to spotlight demo vehicles. The Sanford Sound RZR 900 is spotlighted and decked with Memphis Audio. “Since acquiring the RZR 900 as a demo vehicle our Powersports sales increased at least three fold. Another favorite is the Classic Sanford Sound Gremlin,” Bogard stated.
In a Facebook post Bogard thanked the many people who helped make the new location a reality. “I sincerely want to thank my incredible employees Andrew, Kevin, Matt and Nate. Also the almost endless volunteers that came to help. Duane Caron, Mark Therrien, Steve Vincent, Eric and Sam Cheney,Trevor Brown, Brian and Brandon Carroll, Kelly O’Malley, Scott, Cherry, Bailey and Noah Chretien, Celeste, Denise and Keith Clark, Trina, Terry Moore, Jeremy Desrochers, Randy Hall, Bill Pickering, Chad and Devin Boone from Memphis Audio, Bill French from JL Audio and Colette Beaudoin from Alpine.”
Continuing, “A huge thanks to my wife Christine and my kids Ashley and Ryan, Alissa and Trevor. You are forever in my heart. It truly warms my heart having seen everyone working together to hep me build this store. There is still a ways to go but thanks to each one of you we were able to open up on Monday, January 4th.”
Sanford Sound has been ‘The Place’ for Home AV and Car Audio products in Sanford and the surrounding area for over 25 years.
Watch for more as Sanford Sound continues to finish out the company’s new location.
SHREVEPORT, LA (07.13.2021) – WTF…Win This Friday. So far 135 12volt retailers have won cool prizes on the weekly Spin-To-Win Wheel.
With the 12volt Jammin’ N July initiative the 12volt Spin-To-Win will add another dimension. JBL has provided a MT6HLB Tower X Marine Speaker system with a $799. MSRP. During the balance of July plus August 12volt retailers may enter to with this JBL prize. When a JBL Marine installation is completed at your store make an Instagram post and #12voltspin_jbl. It’s that easy for your store to have an opportunity to win the JBL MT6HLB prize. There will be a drawing for the JBL Tower X Marine speaker on Wednesday, September 1st.
The JBL contest is an extension of the regular 12volt Spin-To-Win which includes these 12volt brands Kicker, NavAtlas, SiriusXM, Accele, PowerBass, CRUX, DS18, SoundStream, AIS, JBL, Kenwood, Power Acoustik, JVC and ZZ-2. 12volt News $100. cash awards have spaces on the 12volt Spin-To-Wheel for a winning 12volt retailer. Past winners of the 12volt Spin-To-Win include…Stereo & Video Center-Tyler TX, The Outlaw Garage-Franklin TN, Exotic Sounds-West Palm Beach FL, Endless Possibilities-Aurora IL., Go Auto Sound in Union City NJ, Al&Ed’s South Bay CA, No Limitz Car Audio in Upland CA, Neil’s Specialty-Eureka CA, Sturgess Customs-Lexington SC, Audio By Art-San Antonio TX, SMS Car Audio in Marreo LA and Sweet Wheelz in Mississauga Ontario Canada, Cartronics in Biscayne FL, The CarAudio Shop in St Louis MO, Exotic Sounds in West Palm Beach FL, High North Customs in Grand Prairie Alberta Canada and AMS Audio in Bakersfield CA, Team QRT in Abbeyville LA and California Sound in Fontana CA and Jackie Cooper Electronics, Oklahoma City OK, MARS Audio-Orlando FL, All American Audio in Nutley NJ, Proline Car Stereo in Brooklyn NY, Custom Shop Miami, Tunes and Tint in Lakeland FL.
The check is in the mail to Alan Withers at California Audio for the 12volt News prize on the 12volt Spin-To-Win 135.
Other winners include Mobile Concepts Inc in Mokena IL, Seismic Auto Sound in Concord CA, Brooklyn Car Audio in Brooklyn NY, Audio Solutions in Florence MS, Enhanced Customs in Largo FL, Rayco Auto Clinic, Audio Design in San Jose CA, Go Bass Mode in Florida, Avenue Sound in Freeport NY, Audio Plus in Riverview FL, Stereo Zone in Whittier CA, In-Phase Car Audio in Omaha NE, AutoLife Group, N&H Electronics, SK Customs, Land & Sea, The Audio One, NC Custom Shop,Tint World Orlando, Ricky Smith’s Audio, VIP Custom Woks, Mobile Audio Concepts, Audio Lad, Sound Sensations, Dave’s Stereo, Stereo Design, Badlands Customs, Custom Audio-Erie PA, Voltz Autosports-Bridgeport CT, Infinity Sound and Security-Kissimmee, Autosport Plus-Canton OH, Stereo City Pros in Carmichael CA, Devine Concepts in Naples FL, The Sound Shop in Indian Trail NC, Extreme Performance Audio in Fresno CA, Audio Depot in Arlington TX, Audio Security in Houston TX, Earmark Car Audio and Marine in Lewisville TX, Audio Jam in Bear DE, Stereo City Ontario, Ontario CA, Audio By Art, San Antonio TX, Code Zero Customs in Tulsa OK, Ken’s Car Tunes in Mobile AL, Soundz Plus in Naperville IL, Markland Designs in Lithonia GA, Electronics Plus in Salinas CA, Xtreme Autosports in Santa Clarita CA, Superior Audio Sounds in San Angelo TX and Model Electronics in Ramsey NJ, Texas Dreamz Customs in Spring TX.
Great to see that Christopher at CG Car Audio in Kissimmee FL received his SiriusXM Tuner as the 12volt Spin-To-Win Winner 134 on July 2nd.
Previous winners include Wired Electronics in Linden NJ and Intense Car Audio in OKC, OK, Underground Auto in Sarasota FL, Car Toys Tulsa in Tulsa OK, Real Audio in Erie PA, Go Autosound in Union NJ, DFM Stereo in Ukiah CA, Impact Tint and Audio in Tyler TX, Mobile Sound Systems in Arlington TX, Redline Audio and Performance In Spindale NC, Car Audio Land in San Diego CA, Audio X Custom Car Audio in Florence AL, River Oaks Car Stereo in Houston TX, American Radio Orlando in Sanford FL, Illustrious Customs in Woodbridge VA, Remote Start Pros in Lawrence MA, HiPro Audio in Victoria TX, AudioPlanetNY in Huntington Station NY, Endless Possibilities in Aurora IL, Audio Finesse in Santa Monica, Drive Customs in San Luis Obispo CA, Custom Works, Noblesville IN, AtoZ Detail in West Haven CT, Cars 843 in Charleston SC, CarTunes Atlanta in Atlanta GA, Mobile Concepts in Garwood NJ, Duke’s Car Stereo in Flint MI, Infinity Auto Sound, King Car Audio in Norwalk CT, PopTronics in Baltimore MD, Sanford Sound in Sanford ME, Angelvip2474 in Draper UT, Dynamic Car Audio in Baltimore MD, Hi-Pro Audio in Victoria TX, Car Stereo Max in Houston, Pro Audio Center in Richland MS, Rhodes Off-Roads in Farmington MO, Model Electronics in Ramsey NJ, Class A Sounds in Athens OH. Just Audio Video in North Providence RI, CT_Custom in Philadelphia, Audio Solutions in Florence MS and The Audio Shop RC in Rapid City SD, DG Motorsportz in High Point NC, ST Mobile in Texarkana TX, AR Custom OC in Orange CA, Temecula Mobile Sound in Temecula CA, Unique Auto Sound in Lindenhurst NY, D’s Garage in Corona CA and DS2 Mobile Solutionz in Tomball TX and C G Car Audio in Kissimmee FL and California Audio in West Valley City UT. Congratulations to all.
WTF… Where’s the Fun. On the next spin of the 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel… on Friday, July 16th.
STILLWATER, OK (07.14.2021) – KICKER Audio is honored to announce that Elite Distributor Alliance has awarded parent company Stillwater Designs as Vendor-of-the-Year 2020 (Best Supplier-in-a-Storm). The EDA ultimately created the unique sub-headline on the award to recognize the brand’s contribution to the 12-volt industry during a tumultuous year.
“With KICKER, there was never a serious disruption of business,” said Josh Eatherly, president of the EDA. “There was an obvious go-to-market strategy in place way before the pandemic, to have enough product (and a) sale-able price, and it carried through. We wanted to recognize that this was a significant event that happened. This was a supplier that went above and beyond.”
The EDA consists of 11 partner distributors, servicing mobile-audio retailers across the country. Its stated mission is to “collectively seek to improve the business of EDA distributors, vendors and retailers by striving to create a more organized and predictable business environment,” per its website. KICKER is among 11 mobile-electronics manufacturers that work with the EDA.
“We have continually heard that KICKER is doing an outstanding job of supplying product through this challenging time, and this award confirmed that,” said KICKER President and founder Steve Irby, who attended the award ceremony. “We were also honored to hear that several dealers had told their distributors that KICKER literally kept them in business through this difficult time.”
Irby also acknowledged KICKER’s West-Coast warehouse as being instrumental in allocating product into the supply chain.
MESA, AZ (07.14.2021) – MSC Rocks the Desert seminars kicked off this past weekend at their Mesa Arizona facility. The inaugural training titled “DSP Live and Re-plugged” was attended by dealers from across the U.S. The dealers were immersed in DSP tuning techniques utilizing the Audiotec Fischer DSP PC tool software that operates all BRAX, Helix and Match DSP Product. Live demonstrations were done showing the power of the ‘Real Center’ algorithm, OEM signal testing including how to identify the presence of all-pass filters in OEM audio systems and the decision-making processes with regards to system design and how to best integrate to modern vehicles.
Larry Penn, MSC President, conducting a classroom session with 10 of the dealers from across the US who journeyed to Mesa AZ.
MSC was giving In-vehicle Technology Demonstrations as well as teaching everyone about system design as well as rolling out their latest offering “Systems By MSC.”
Dealers flew in from all over the country to take part.
Larry Penn, president of MSC- “The whole goal of this weekend’s training was not only to educate our dealers but show them in real time how to properly use the automated tuning software and microphone to achieve a great sounding audio system in a reasonable amount of time with a repeatable, straight forward process.”
Top Row: From Left to Right: Nichols Gabriel (The Car Audio Shop, Austin Tx), Miguel Vega (Titan Motoring, Nashville Tn), Raul Palacious (Audiomasters, Austin Tx), Matthew Shepard (Premier Car Audio, Ann Arbor Mi), Eddie Gomez (520 Car Audio, Casa Grande, Az), Zach Evans (AutoFx, Tacoma Wa), Russ Brayall (Pollygar,, Orange County ca), Kenny Albertini (Soudelux, Chula Vista Ca), Mike Belair(AudioLab car stereo, Laguna Hills Ca), Justin Weiss (PDA Road Gear, Littleton Co), Jim and Justin (Streamline Audio, Vancouver Wa). Bottom Row: From Left to Right: Team MSC Chris Van Ry, Jason Digos, Larry Penn and Matthew Delgado
Not only were these MSC dealers given 2 days of knowledge and techniques that they will use daily in their stores, but they were also treated to unique dinner experience at Steak and Stone in Mesa, AZ and a live music performance from Justin Hopkins who was a contestant on the Voice.
The MSC ‘Rock the Desert’ seminars, at the company’s Mesa AZ facility, included live demo and listening sessions.
New products like the Match UP10DSP, M5.4DSP, BLAM Signature 8” woofers and Helix K 8W were introduced as well as the new “Systems By MSC” brand was launched. This unique vehicle specific engineered audio solution was a hit among dealers.
“The MSC Culture is built on providing an exceptional experience for our dealers and end user consumers. These training events are our way of sharing our culture to help take our dealers to the next level”, said Larry Penn.
MSC has pledged to continue these in depth training sessions and has already confirmed up coming dates. July 17th-18th(no availability) September 11-12, September 18-19, and October 16-17. If you would like to enroll in one of these sessions contact MSC at (480) 372-2929 or email sales@msc-america.com. Space is limited.
SANTA CLARA, CA (07.14.2021) – Based on its recent analysis of the North American telematics market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Sirius XM Connected Vehicles Service, Inc.(SiriusXM CV) with the 2020 North American Company of the Year Award in the Telematics Industry. The company’s end-to-end connected vehicle platform provides safety, security and convenience services, such as the new, advanced automatic crash notification (ACN+), enhanced roadside assistance, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, and integration with smart home devices. The transformative ACN+ solution, in collaboration with the RapidSOS emergency response data platform, supports auto manufacturers and their drivers by digitally sharing vehicle and crash data with 911 responders immediately following an emergency incident.
“SiriusXM CV’s revolutionary ACN+ technology transmits critical data to 911 non-verbally, which makes the quality and reliability of the information far more accurate than from competing solutions. Uniquely, the information can be sent to the 911 dispatcher irrespective of the technology used at the receiving 911 center,” said Suhas Gurumurthy, Best Practices Industry Analyst. “Another interesting feature of the solution is that it allows subscribers to securely share critical health information with first responders through their linked medical profile. For example, if the driver has a preexisting medical condition and is unable to communicate that information themselves, the solution shares this medical information, along with vehicle and additional driver information, with first responders.”
Today SiriusXM CV provides safety, security and convenience services for more than 12 million active vehicles on the road and is always looking for new ways to expand its customer base and portfolio. In 2018, SiriusXM acquired PayTollo®, a mobile payment platform for toll roads and bridges and this business is now operationally part of SiriusXM CV. The PayTollo platform uses a GPS toll recognition technology algorithm that eliminates the need for transponders and notifies drivers of each cost in real time. In 2019, SiriusXM CV collaborated with Visa to launch an in-vehicle payment solution, transforming the vehicle into a ‘hub’ that provides real-time, convenient transactional services to drivers and passengers.
SiriusXM CV delivers a seamless, in-vehicle eCommerce platform that offers voice and interactive services, benefiting both customers and merchants. The company employs a digital wallet with tokenization that increases security across the eCommerce ecosystem. As part of the digital wallet feature, the platform leverages the user profile, including the customer’s purchase history, loyalty programs, and favorite merchants based on vehicle location, to deliver a more personalized experience for the customer. In addition, customers can reserve and pay for parking without searching for a payment kiosk and locate nearby restaurants based on their preferred routes. Significantly, these leading-edge technologies in safety and convenience services can be tailored to the customer’s unique requirements.
“SiriusXM CV has led the market with continued innovation across its multiple connected vehicle services in response to consumer and industry demand,” noted Gurumurthy. “Its strategic solutions provide constant support throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle, ensuring a comprehensive and personalized in-vehicle experience for drivers and constant customer relationships and business for automotive original equipment manufacturers.”
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
HALTOM CITY, TX (07.13.2021) – The North Texas Shootout took place at the American Legion in Haltom City on Sunday July 11th. USACi and dB Drag Racing competitions, with Boomin’Audio, filled the lanes with competitors.
Local retailer Voodoo Customs hosted the event. Fred Montana, Voodoo Customs owner related, “We had an awesome event with over 75 competitors in with lanes with USACi plus dB Drag Racing and Boomin’ Audio. Our business at Voodoo Customs has been strong and we feel that showcasing enthusiasts at sound-off events will keep business rolling. Chet handled the USACi lanes while Andy and Jeffrey were behind the meter for dB Drag Racing Boomin’ Audio competitors.”
Andy Teuscher assembling Boomin’ Audio trophies on Saturday afternoon.
Boomin’ Audio’s Andy Teuscher traveled in from Utah to work the lanes with Jeffrey Fernandez. “I came in a day early and worked on putting together over 40 Boomin’ Audio trophies for the event. We utilized an area at the Crossfire HQ in Irving that is only about 20 miles from Haltom City where the event took place,” Teuscher related.
The weather on Sunday was warm in the morning as Andy and Jeffrey set up the tent at the American Legion. As they placed the trophies, set up the meter and got the lanes ready for the dB Drag Racing Boomin’ Audio competitors the thermometer quickly rose into the mid 90’s.
On Sunday morning Jeffrey Fernandez (L) and Andy Teuscher had all set up to officiate the Boomin’ Audio Audio dBDrag competition.
Jeffrey and Andy presented first timer Boomin’ decals. Shane Chandler (C) received Boomin’ 160 decal while Simon Fletcher (L) and Donnie Keller (R) received Boomin’ 150 decals in the lanes.
Continuing, Teuscher offered, “We had over 3 dozen through the lanes by the end of the day and several were first time competitors. In addition we had 2 competitors that received Boomin’ 150 decals and one competitor who received a Boomin’ 160 decal.”
“Voodoo Customs is planning more Sound-Off events in the coming months as we continue to created excitement for car audio products,” Montana stated.
“I feel a huge impact was made at the North Texas Shootout and I am excited that Boomin’ Audio is expanding dB Drag Racing into the Texas area with the help of many people who support sound-offs,” Teuscher concluded from his office back in Utah Monday morning, July 12th.
LANSING, MI (07.13.2021) – Electronic Outlet is preparing for the company’s 50th Anniversary event this weekend.
John Pavlik pictured by the CRUX display wall.
Owner John Pavlik stated, “It’s been quite a 50 year journey. We have big plans for this weekend. Staying on top of the latest in-vehicle connectivity products is very important today. The CRUX wireless Apple Car interface brings new sales opportunities for today’s consumers who spend so much time on their smartphones while in the car. As part of our promotion this weekend we will have a working demo of the new CRUX product in my new Dodge RAM truck.”
The CRUX display wall is filled with interfaces and accessories to meet the needs of today’s on the go consumers.
Electronic Outlet in Lancing MI, founded in 1971 by John Pavlik, is set to celebrate 50-Year Anniversary.
Electronic Outlet offers a complete line of the latest car audio, remote car starters, alarms, alcohol interlock systems, and back up cameras plus window tinting, and custom headlights and tail light tinting. Marine and motorcycle audio completes the company’s product offerings.
The 12voltSTP Tool was utilized for the images posted in this article.
Watch for more on the Electronic Outlet 50-Year Anniversary promotion.
DIAMOND BAR, CA (07.13.2021) – The year 2020 was a roller coaster, with COVID-19 and the response to it creating an unprecedented and unpredictable disruption throughout the U.S. economy. Still, the specialty-equipment industry showed resilience with industry retail sales climbing from $46.2 billion to a new high of $47.89 billion in the U.S., according to the new 2021 SEMA Market Report.
The report provides an overview on the state of the U.S. specialty-equipment market and examines how consumers and businesses adapted to the pandemic, along with how much was spent, and where, on specialty-automotive parts and accessories in 2020.
While the industry was certainly affected by the pandemic, some businesses were spared from full lockdowns as auto parts were considered an essential business in some areas. Even amid the disruption of the pandemic, many of the industry’s companies reported record sales in 2020 as enthusiasts spent money on their cars instead of other pursuits that were unavailable during the lockdown. Forty-eight percent of enthusiasts did more online shopping for parts in 2020 than in 2019, and 40% of enthusiasts spent more time working on their vehicle.
The specialty-equipment industry showed resilience with industry retail sales climbing to a new high of $47.89 billion in the U.S., according to the 2021 SEMA Market Report.
Filled with data on market sizing by parts category and vehicle segment, purchasing channels, and types of consumer, the new report contains key findings such as:
Forty percent of enthusiast consumers modify their vehicle to stand out vs. 28% of non-enthusiasts. Sixty percent of specialty-equipment consumers are under the age of 40. Young drivers continue to be an important and engaged part of the industry and often buy more involved performance parts or accessories and make heavier modifications to their vehicles.
Forty-three percent of accessorizors turn to search engines and review websites when looking for parts information, while 41% look to manufacturer’s websites and 36% to retail websites.
Just over 50% of dollars spent in 2020 went through online channels. However, even with social-distancing measures in place, many consumers still preferred brick-and-mortar retailers for their aftermarket parts purchases.
Pickups remained the biggest vehicle segment for the specialty-equipment market, accounting for 28% of all dollars spent, followed by CUVs at 16%.
For more data on the size and scope of opportunity available in the automotive specialty-equipment market, download the 2021 SEMA Market Report for free today at www.sema.org/research.
WILDWOODS, NJ (07.12.2021) – The NJ Jeep Invasion drew literally thousands of Jeeps and Jeepers to the Wildwoods Beach on the New Jersey shore July 9th thru 11th. The entire Jeep only event is on the sand just a couple hundred feet from the Atlantic Ocean and right next to the 2 mile long Wildwood iconic Boardwalk. There were 2 full days of Jeep access and over 75 vendors representing top companies showcasing aftermarket products for Jeeps.
The NJ Jeep Invasion stretched for well over a mile along The Atlantic Ocean shore with rows and rows of Jeepers like this image.
In addition attendees could run the obstacle course on the beach set up by Rausch Creek Off Road Park.
12volt companies Alpine and DS18, along with 12volt Marketing Group vendors AAMP Global Brands plus MB Quart had booths set up. 717 Car Audio, from Mountville PA also partnered with 12volt Marketing Group’s Frankie Mark. Alpine partnered with Proline Car Stereo in their company’s booth.
Frankie Mark (3rd L), 12volt Marketing Group, is pictured with a Stinger Off Road Team during set up in front of a great custom sand castle they arranged.
The Stinger Off Road Team was getting a lot of action at the event on Saturday.
Frankie Mark stated “The Jeep vehicle is so hot in the marketplace. Being on site at this huge Jeep only event was a grat opportunity to work with key partners, connect with Jeepers and drive business.
The Stinger Off Road Team was on site with a tent setup with installation and drew attention with a very creative Stinger Off Road sand castle. The Stinger Heigh 10 is a very hot multimedia unit for Jeepers.
This image shows the 717 Car Audio setup underway. Storms rolled in that night and destroyed the MB Quart tent.
The stormy weather move-in night destroyed the MB Quart tent that 717 had transported as part of their huge booth setup that included a 40+ trailer that features amazing graphics on the full custom vinyl wrap. 717 was fully staffed with sales and installation personnel. A large inventory of Jeep related MB Quart inventory and other supplies were transported in the large trailer also.
DS18 showed all on the beach ‘We Like It Loud’ with the new DS18 Exotica and other demo vehicles.
DS18 drew a big crowd with multiple tents and demo vehicles. Rob Ferro, Mr DS18, was on site with the new DS18 Exotica that drew the attention of Jeepers every minute of the event. Everything about the Exotica speaks loud! The custom graphic wrap leads right into the DS18 tag line ‘We Like It Loud’. Ferro hauled a trailer from Miami with demo vehicles.
This image shows the great Alpine setup with Proline Car Stereo early in the day.
Alpine was on site with key retailer Proline Car Stereo from Brooklyn NY. The Proline staff hauled a large inventory and supplies in a U-Haul truck to support activities at the event. Alpine staff was on site with company Jeep demo vehicles to showcase the latest products to the thousands of Jeepers on the beach at Wildwoods.
Stay tuned for more as we plan to highlight the 717 Car Audio experience to the 2021 NJ Jeep Invasion.
STILLWATER, OK (07.12.2021) – KICKER has developed the KMA-Series Marine Amplifiers for 2021, made to be as versatile as they are affordable. Featuring even higher power ratings than its predecessors, these five new models of amplifiers are now shipping and ready for purchase at Authorized KICKER Dealers in-store and online. Introduced to the world on the KICKER UnMASKED! Live show in October, KMA Marine Amplifiers retail in a price range from $179.95-$449.95. KMA Amplifiers are also available at http://www.kicker.com.
Continuing to research the products most requested by boaters, KICKER created the full-range, six-channel KMA600.6 to power up to three independent full-range zones simultaneously. This 600-watt-plus amp provides an easy way to get the perfect volume levels on the deck, in the water, or inside the cabin at the same time.
The 800-watt KMA800.1 subwoofer amplifier comes with a remote bass-level controller, and a fixed 25dB subsonic filter that ensures improved subwoofer performance by actively filtering out damaging ultra-low frequencies during playback. KMA800.1 represents KICKER’s only true marine mono-channel amp.
A pair of four-channel amps and a stereo amp round out the lineup, perfect for adding extra intensity to a large boat system. The amplifiers are also equipped with the KickEQ 6dB of variable bass boost, as well as a 12dB crossover.
Every KICKER KMA-Series Amplifier comes with a host of Real Marine features: weather-ready speaker terminals, stainless-steel hardware, gasket-sealed input connectors, conformal-coated circuit boards and ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council) / NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association)-compliant power connections. KICKER only designs and builds USCG (U.S. Coast Guard) and ABYC-compliant, marine-accessory products. KICKER Marine Audio products undergo rigorous testing to ensure they meet or exceed marine-industry standards for UV exposure as well as humidity and salt-water exposure.
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