Just Added Kicker KMT6

I know these are nowhere near the high end HLCD's but I just put a pair on my tower pushed by a kicker 550 3 channel amp. I could hear it fine at 70 feet and really loud when surfing. For someone on a budget they seem to work great.

I put the same on this spring and I am not complaining at all.

Perfectly fine for me.

I've been blown away by them... not much that can beat them that I'm aware of until you hit the $700+ systems.

I have the old version of that with Dx60 speakers and they are awesome... 4 of them is crystal clear at 80ft.

Kicker didn't have a predecessor to the KMT6.. Sounds like you have the LoudLiquid Outlaws... they have 4 DX60's in them - Great setup for the money but very different to the KMT6...

For those one an even smaller budget than the KMT6, the KM6000 offers another uber cheap option with fair results..

How much power are you guys running to your kmt6?

I am running about 100-120 watt RMS. Anyone running 150+ RMS with good results?

I got my KMT6's for $189 and the amp for $69 both brand new, gotta love Ebay and online stereo shops. I thought that was uber cheap.

I paid $189 as well from HookonTronics. That was back in January-February but lately they have been more expensive.

My outlaws are wired so they're at 2ohms
I have a sony 660w amp powering the 4 of them, but only through 2 channels

Matt,

I installed a set and pushing around 175w RMS to them and they really scream.

Cant beat the quality, sound, volume for the price.

I have the KMT6 I ordered through my work. For the money, the beat anything thats out there IMO. I have the kicker 350.4 bridged to run 175w RMS to each speaker pod.

Mid bass is great and at 75ft, the rider can hear really clear. At 175w RMS, theres not much distortion near max but getting a EQ will definitely clear up the signal.

Recommended! I have it in my I/O Sea Ray.

I have a question...I have two of them on mine with a 350.4 kicker amp right now and love them! but I need to change the amp because I need the 350.4 for my truck, I have a 350.2 that I want to run them. I know it'll be less power but my question is how should I wire them to get the max power out of it? its rated at 175x2 at 2 ohms but I know these are 4 ohms speakers...its 350x1 at 4 ohms...can I wire them in a series or something?

RidinNSippi,

For a better choice, you need to go with the Kicker zx450.2, or get another zx350.4 for the truck.

I have these sitting at home waiting for the boat to get out of the shop. I am glad to hear all of the positive reviews.

I am very interested in getting these, what size tower will they fit. My tower has a diameter of 2" will they fit it?

They have machined aluminum clamps with nylon inserts. They have multiple sizes, so there is a set of inserts for a 2 inch tower diameter.

matt was that 189 for the pair or each?

mike, I understand that I would be better to get one of those, the problem is I already have a 350.2 so if you had to use a 350.2 how would you wire them?

they were 189 for the pair, great deal

Ridin,

You have 2 speakers and a 2 channel amp, only one way to wire it correctly......on speaker pod per chnl, no parallel, no series wiring. They will get around 110w each, a little under powered, but will sound ok.

Why do you need to 350.4 in the truck?

I have a few questions. I just bought these speakers today and I hope they get here by the weekend so I can try them out. I was running klipsch KHO-7 indoor outdoor speakers but I think I over drove them because after each trip they would sound worse and more grainy. I want to make sure I don't destroy these speakers so I need to make sure my amp is set up right. I have a rockford fosgate P400-4 amp to power them and a clarion cmd4 deck. It has 6ch/2V RCA Output with 2 channels for sub and 4 for speakers. Should I just run 2 channels to the amp or 4. Also I am guessing I would have the speakers wired to where one tower speaker is being powered by the rear channel with the + wire on lft and - on rt channel, and the other speaker powered by the front channel. And then after that how do I know where to set my gain and other adjustments. Also if I wanted to paint these white, would it turn out okay with spray paint or should I have them powder coated somewhere?

Has anyone bought covers for these yet, and if so how did they fit and where did you get them. Want to get a pair to help keep them clean. Also hoped i could leave them on all the time, not sure how that will affect the sound.

erling,

The P400.4 will push them at 200W x 2 in bridge mode (make it a 2 chnl amp). The amp will run a little hotter/work a little harder, as these speakers ohm out closer to 3ohms, then using a 2 chnl amp, but you should be ok.

Whether or not you need to run 1 or 2 sets of RCA's (front and rear chnl) to the amp will depend on if the amp has an internal pass through and how you want to configure the system. I use the Kicker amps because I can run both amp chnls with 1 set of cable and this allows me to config the system to fad from tower to cabin at the head unit. If the R/F will not pass through, use a set of splitters.

Do a search for gain setting, lots of great info already posted

anyone have pics of them on their boat?

07 Tige 20V

Rob, I would hit up speakersox.com and see if they will make you some. I have had some on my speakers for 2 years and they still look fantastic.

95' SeaRay Ski Ray Spitfire 190.

Nice picture of the Sea Ray Matt. I haven't seen too many of those around.

those look pretty nice.... might have to get a pair. how far do they hang off the tower?

thanks voon. Ski Ray's seem to be sparce. When I was originally in the market I looked long and hard for info on them and came up short. They are built damn well though, but are def more of ski boat, but I had it loaded with around 1200lbs and the wake was really nice. Not amazing, but it had a really smooth ramp feel and was very easy to ride.

Heres another pic of them hanging down.

According to Kicker's site, they are 9" tall, but I measured mine off the tower and they were around 11", so I guess their measurement was without mounts. Mine are under powered at 70W, but I love them. I just can't justify $800-$1800 for a set of tower speakers.... Not when something like the Kicker's were available. Here some pics on an '03 FCT. I do want to get the mounts powdercoated this winter, cause it's killing me to have everything but the mounts black. Other that that I give them a thumbs up.










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how does the mid bass sound on these?

I've got them running off a Phoenix Gold Tantrum 300.2.

I'm sure at 3 ohms it is driving them at close to 150 watts each as the old Tantrum amps were typically very underrated. I got the amp used off ebay so I do not have the birth sheet.

They sound very good no matter the cost. They are clear and have pretty good midbass as well.

I paid $189 through Hookedontronics as well and am very pleased with the sound. Looks wise they are not head turners but they are not ugly either.

How loud are these compared to other HLCD speakers? I have only heard Wetsounds and a custom HLCD setup. Are these anywhere as loud as Wetsounds or NVS?

not a HLCD setup but $$$ to volume I would say its a better investment

Nick, thanks for clearing that up. I was under the impression that these were some new, lower priced, HLCD style speakers.

I have done 4 6.5" cans, 4 6x9's in a box, and now I am going to save up some $$$ and get WetSounds or something similar.

anyone have a link to where they sell them. never seen em before, sounds like quite the deal. the hookedontronics price shows $250...

Scott,

www.sendmeapmillsellyousome.com

I'm a Kicker dealer/installer, if you can get them for $250 a pair, get them, as thats cheaper than I pay.

(Message edited by chpthril on July 26, 2008)

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$169 there

It isn't really clear, im guessing the price is for a pair of units, correct? each with 2 speakers in the enclosure?

ebay has them for 240 plus 25 shipping for a pair, new in box.

How much do the speakers weigh, per pod?

Also, has anyone confirmed that the cartronix price is for two pods? Or what is currently the cheapest place to buy them? Thanks!

The shipping weight is 32 lbs. I ordered some last week after reading this thread and tried them out this weekend. All I can say is deafening. I could clearly here the music whale wakeboarding with the volume only turned half up. I am very happy with my purchase, I only wish they came in white. My ears are still ringing this morning. These things are awesome. I also love that they come with adapters so they will fit on just about any size tower.

Jason Long, where did you get those black sleeves to cover the wires and protect them?

I believe you can only buy them in pairs. I was worried about that at first but, all the ones I found were in pairs. I just ordered speakersox for them, i will post up pics when I get them on.

I thought these were hlcd's...what's the difference in these and hlcd's then? pardon my ignorance if this has already been said ...

el1070, I picked the wire loom up at a local electronics store and then put heat shrink tubing on the freyed ends where I cut it. Unfortunately they have since closed, but I have seen it before. I'm not sure of the actual name, but I would think you could look up wire loom and might come across it.

The name of the wrap on the wires is Techflex or Expandable sleeveing.

It comes in different sizes and you can find lengths or rolls on eBay.

I have it on my bundle of wires as well.

Here is a pick with speakersox on.

damn those look sweet with the speakersox. I am gonna have to pick some of those up to replace my cans this winter.

Did they make them custom for you ? And do they fit nice and tight like mine do ?

RidinNsippi - They are HLCD's

Brit, The KMT6 are not a HLCD. They are a horn loaded tweeter.

From Kickers site. Dual 6.5-inch midrange drivers flanking a unique exponential-horn-loaded, titanium-dome tweeter

RidinNsipin,

A compression driver is a high frequency driver that uses compression. The magnet and diaphragm in a compession driver are usually very large. And the hole where the sound is released is small. Thus the theory of compression. They are more effcient than a typical tweeter. Which is why they are used in pro audio and now many pro audio based tower speakers.


Hope that helps.

Tim
Wet Sounds

No I got them from the speakersox site. I emailed them and they told me how to order them. I believe they will be shown on the site soon.

Tim - My mistake, you are of course correct! I wondered why the wet sounds were able to be so much louder when shown the same power... IT makes sense now! Thanks for clearing that up....

Hey Rob, how much were the speakersox? Were you able to use them while you were driving?

got them for 59 plus ship and tax. Havent had them on the water yet, but they are suppossed to be able to leave them on.

Thanks guys for all the awesome posts i was seriously considering putting these on my DIY tower that I am about to purchase to go on my 182 crownline before summers out. Again thanks for all the info and satisfied posts and cheaper than 299 websites haha

I just ordered a set from the cartronics and a pioneer amp from etronics. Whole setup for about 310$ .

Hopefully it shows up.

haven't set them up, but its all here, and looks good! what a smokin deal, even if they are just decent -

just for a reference, i had mine running off of a 350.4 and needed it for something else but i have a 350.2 that ive been using. i had them hooked up with just each one of them running off of its own channel. however, i just found my manual for them (couldnt find it for a while)...anyway. this is directly from the manual.

/i{"Modern high performance speakers have a lower Working Independance than what used to be available. The Kicker KMT6 speakers are rated at four ohms and work with any source unit or amplifier designed to operate at a four ohm load. if you want to use two KMT6 speakers on each channel of you source unit or amplifier wire the speakers in a series. see figure 4. this will improve the sound quality, lower the total harmonic distortion and lessen the thermal load at the source unit or amplifier, as it will be a six ohm load. this may prevent an amplifier from shutting down due to over-current protection cicuitry."}

I wired mine into a series, on the 350.2 today and you can definitely tell a difference as far as sq. they sound alot better and are actually louder and more clear when riding. anybody know how many watts that is running them? I am running them bridged in a series.