Features:

  • Frequency Response: 60Hz - 20,000Hz
  • Impedance: 4 ohms
  • Woofer: Water Resistant PP Cone
  • Tweeter: 1" Balanced Dome Tweeter
  • Mounting Depth: 2-7/16"
Kenwood Amp

I originally bought a used (and rather old) SPL amplifier to power my Bazooka DVC-8028 Dual Voice Coil Sub and not being able to find any documentation on the amp (and I looked all over the net - like I said, it was old) I was unsure how much it was putting out, but found out that it was putting out more than I need and more than the 400 watts (RMS) that my Bazooka is rated and ended up blowing the tube. So, I bought this amp, which puts out 500 watts in bridged mode and turned the gain down to about 2/3rds and it's a perfect fit for the purpose. Plenty of other adjustments on the amp makes sure you get bass any way you want it. And it runs cool and delivers clean sound.

Great Speakers!

I have eight (8) speakers this size in my motor yacht. The speakers are powered by an Alpine 50W, four (4) channel amplifier. Because the power from 4 channels must be shared with 8 speakers, the amp. is only pushing 25Watts to each speaker. Since these Kenwoods 50Watt speakers, I was worried that there wouldn't be enough power to let the Kenwoods sing. Fortunately, they are singing just fine. I haven't even tried anything near full volume; they're that loud and clear. Not only do these Kenwoods sound excellent, but they look great. They appear very rugged and durable. The only flaw is that the face plate must be aligned with the screw holes. This means that you cannot rotate the faceplate, independently from the screw holes. When using existing screw holes from prior speakers, the faceplate with the Kenwood name may be crooked. The solution is to drill new screw holes or live with a crooked faceplate. However, even that won't work if, like in my situation, the existing speaker wires that connect to the speaker are too short to run to the bottom of the Kenwood (where the two power terminals are located). The existing speaker wires barely made it out from the cutout. Hence, extending them by cutting and splicing additional wire would have meant a lot of extra disassembly to get to the wire from behind the bulkhead. As a result, I installed the speaker upside down. A rotating faceplate would have allowed me to rotate the faceplate so the Kenwood name was properly oriented. Nevertheless, these Kenwoods sound just as good upside down!

Average guy opinion - Awesome!

Look, I do not know high, lows, mid range or anything of that. I’m just a regular guy who bought a boat and wanted to upgrade his speakers. So after 2 months of googling “best marine speakers” and reading reviews I decided on these. Installed them today and what a difference! Even with the old clarion deck powering them! I know when speakers sound good or bad. So if you’re looking for an average joe option these are awesome! Even at high volume. I’m ordering another pair for the bow right after I write this review. Also they look amazing! Install took me about 10 min.

outstanding value

great price.... the sound quality is okay..... i have been thru a few sets of the over the years. these usually last me around 1 year, but i play my music as loud as possible and these get salt water splashed on them at least twice a month all year long.. i say its a perfect speaker for the price point and the abuse i put them thru. if you want hi fidelity clear sounds, maybe you should listen to your home stereo. if you want to fish in the salt water and blast Pantera on #11 these are for you.

Good. Clean. FUN!

This amp is the revised version of the 8104D. If you read those reviews, you will see mixed reviews... on the good.. they praise the power and sound quality... on the bad they complain about overheating issues. I just installed this amp today... cant tell you extensive reasearch type info but I have a JL 500/1 to compare to. This amp says 500 watts just like my JL but for the stereo noobs out there... these are NOT in the same class... JL is higher end audiophile quality while this kenwood was made for budget-minded people who still want quality. This amp pushed my JL 12w6v2 just fine but I had a hard time getting the gain just right... I was getting distortion at higher volumes but it may have been due to my MP3 player being up too high. This amp did not make my car lights dim like the JL does and I dont have a capacitor either. I rode around for about 4 hours bumping the system with the JL sub in for about 2 hrs and it never cut out or seemed to overheat at all. The amp is fairly simple to set up... took me 2 hrs from start to finish and I had to run all the wiring in my GFs car. Overall great quality and for the price... I dont know if there are others that can compare... Highly recommended for someone on a budget(like most of us these days) who still wants to get a little more out of their system without breaking the bank.

Great Purchase!!!!

These are pretty Darn good for the price, actually would have paid a little more. The first set has lasted through 2 seasons so far, decided to add more with this purchase... There seems to be a lot of questions about cutting a hole in the fiberglass. We used a 5" regular hole saw, used masking tape on the fiberglass, and it was a perfect hole, no problems.... I did have to hand sand the hole to make it fit, but it's perfect. I don't think we would have been happy making the hole any bigger. You just have to spend a tiny bit of time sanding the hole to make them fit. Great bass, and sound... Very happy, and we are picky.....

Nice Amp

This amp works well. We installed it with a pair of 12" subs, added a capacitor, and it does what it is advertised to do. It hits hard, sounds good and hopefully will prove to be reliable. We've only had it installed for two weeks now. It wasn't to difficult to install and wire up. If you are viewing the picture on this Amazon site, the two mounting holes that you can see are a little difficult to work with if you are mounting in a tight place. They are recessed so deep that you can't get your fingers in there to get your screw through the hole and start them in to your mounting surface. The only other problem I had was when I installed the capacitor, I had to put two power wires on the lug to the amp, which is not designed for that. It was a little difficult to get the screw to tighten up. If by chance you strip out the screw, the hole goes all the way through, so you can get your own small bolt, nut and washers, and replace the screw with that. You can actually tighten it better that way. Once I get it all mounted and wired, it fired right up and with a few adjustments to the low pass filter and input sensitivity, it was thumping! We noticed it does run pretty warm so we're considering putting a fan on it because the trunk has limited air flow. If you are looking for a good mono amp to drive a set of subs, this is a good buy.

Very nice speakers for the money. Full sound.

Perform great! Very nice speakers when paired with my Fusion RA-55. Cranks plenty loud when sitting on the water. Can't hear it a whole lot when going full throttle, but you rarely can with any boat setup. No amp hooked up in my Grady-White. Good range and nice lows - surprisingly full sound. Large magnet on the back, and a nice construction. I was thinking about dropping the extra money on the Fusion 6.5" speakers, but I am very satisfied with these for the money. Can't speak to how well they hold up when exposed to the elements yet.

Party boat

My 2008 pontoon speakers got too old for the volume I wanted. So I checked all brands and I came up with these Kenwood speakers. Riding the bayous with soft smooth jazz was soooooo clear and relaying. Once we put on the Rock n Roll, R&B. still loud and clear. Worth the money and time installing . BUY THEM

Great Sounding Speakers

Have these being powered by bluetooth amp, JBL GTR-102 100W x 2 Car Amplifier. Really powers these speakers, great bass and highs. Blends in nicely with my white diamond tuck interior in my 1932 Chevy Coupe.

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