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KICKER® Ships New Premium Line of Amplifiers Nationwide

KICKER® introduces the long-awaited LX-Series Power Amplifiers, anticipated as the perfect marriage of SQL design and high-power output, utilizing feedback from the industry to deliver the most requested features while maintaining the highest performance possible. LX-Series Premium Amplifiers are currently available for purchase at Authorized KICKER Dealers in-store and online. Introduced to the world on the KICKER UnMASKED! Live™ streamed show, LX Premium Amps will retail from $449.99-$899.99 and will also be available for purchase online at www.kicker.com.

Designed in-house from the ground up at KICKER World Headquarters in Stillwater, Okla., the LX-Series is made up of seven flexible models: four monoblock amplifiers ranging from 850W to 3000W, a 4-channel full-range stereo amplifier, and a 5-channel amplifier and 7-channel amplifier each with its own subwoofer section. All come with KICKER’s FIT+™ technology, accepting low- and high-level signals up to 40V, with full differential inputs created to eliminate noise for crystal-clear sound. All subwoofer channels are 1-Ohm stable and ship with a feature-laden remote bass control (LXRC). All multi-channel amplifiers are bridgeable and come with a hard-wired, deep-diving LX Control Center (LXCC). All amplifiers feature a choice of turn-on modes and comprehensive protections for thermal, circuit, voltage stability, ensuring reliable performance.

All three multi-channel models feature the encompassing LXCC for fine-tuning and diagnostic display. Users can dial in or view DSP-controlled options like gain trim, LED output clip indication, selectable crossover type, slopes, and variable frequency ranges, and KickEQ+™ parametric bass boost on those full-range amps with sub sections. It also includes left-channel time delay on stereo channels, and phase control on sub channels.

The six amps with mono channels come with the LXRC, providing dynamic fingertip dash direction of bass level. It features SHOCwave2.0™ (Sub-Harmonic Octave Creation), KICKER’s 2nd-gen digital bass restoration algorithm that recovers lost, low-bass frequencies vital to your music selections. It also displays battery voltage in a fuel-gauge-style readout, control of its RGB LED brightness, and output clipping indication.

KICKER Performance Audio products, a division of Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc.®, are available for the mobile and home audio aftermarket at authorized retailers worldwide, and as Original Equipment for boat and automobile manufacturers. Consumers seeking more information on KICKER or Livin’ Loud® may call the Consumer Information Line at 1-800-256-5425 or visit the brand website at www.kicker.com. Consumers can follow KICKER socially at Facebook.com/kickeraudio, X.com/kickeraudio, Instagram.com/kickeraudio, or Pinterest.com/kickeraudio, and use the hashtags #kickeraudio and #livinloud.

KICKER LX-Series Mono Amplifiers Specifications

Model                                                                 LX3000.1                   LX1650.1                   LX1250.1                                                                             LX850.1

Power (watts/ch) 1 Ohm mono                      3000×1                       1650×1                       1250×1                                                                             850×1

Power (watts/ch) 4 Ohm mono                      1100×1                       550×1                         400×1                                                                             300×1

*Dynamic Power (watts)                                  3800                           2200                           1600                                                                             1100

Dimensions (in, cm)

     all models 2-3/8H x 8-7/16W x …L)         12-5/8                         9-7/16                         9-7/16                                                                             9-7/16

     all models 6H x 21.4W x …L)                   32                                24                                24                                                                             24

Same for all Models

Frequency Response (Hz, +0/-1dB)                                           10-160

Signal to Noise Ratio (dB; a-weighted, re: rated power)         >95

Signal to Noise Ratio (dB; ref: 1W output)                                >75

Input Sensitivity                                                                             low level 125mV-5V; high level 1V-40V

Variable Electronic Crossover                                                     low-pass; 24dB/octave LR, variable 40-160Hz

Variable Subsonic Filter                                                               hi-pass; 24dB/octave LR, variable 10-80Hz

KickEQ+™ Parametric Bass                                                        0-6dB, variable center 20-80Hz, variable bandwidth 1-5

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KICKER LX-Series Multi-Channel Amplifiers Specifications

Model                                                             LX1300.7 7-Ch.                              LX1200.5 5-Ch.                                                                        LX500.4 4-Ch.

Power (watts/ch) 1 Ohm mono                  700×1                                                700×1                                                                        –

Power (watts/ch) 4 Ohm mono                  300×1                                                300×1                                                                        –

Power (watts/ch) 2 Ohm stereo                 150×4 (amp1-2); 65×2 (amp3)      175×4                                                                        225×4

Power (watts/ch) 4 Ohm stereo                 125×4 (amp1-2); 65×2 (amp3)      125×4                                                                        125×4

Power (watts/ch) 4 Ohm bridged mono    250×2 (amp1-2); 130×1 (amp3)    350×2                                                                        450×2

*Dynamic Power (watts)                              1500                                                  1500                                                                        1100

Dimensions (in, cm)

     all models 2-3/8H x 8-7/16W x …L)     12-5/8                                               12-5/8                                                                        9-7/16

     all models 6H x 21.4W x …L)               32                                                      32                                                                        24

Same for all Models

Frequency Response (Hz, +0/-1dB)                                           Full Range 20-20k; LX.7 / LX.5 sub 10-160

Signal to Noise Ratio (dB; a-weighted, re: rated power)         >95

Signal to Noise Ratio (dB; ref: 1W output)                                >75

Input Sensitivity                                                                             low level 125mV-5V; high level 1V-40V

Variable Electronic Crossover                                                     24dB/octave LR

                                                                                                            (amp1 all models) off/HP/LP/BP; var HP 20-5kHz, var LP 40-5kHz;

                                                                                                            (amp2 all models) off/HP/LP/BP; var HP 20-5kHz, var LP 40-5kHz;

                                                                                                            (amp3 LX.7 only) off/HP/LP/BP; var HP 20-5kHz, var LP 40-5kHz;

                                                                                                            (sub LX.7 / LX.5) var LP 40-160Hz

Selectable Crossover Topology                                                  12, 18, 24dB/octave BW; 12, 24dB/octave LR

Variable Subsonic Filter (LX.7 / LX.5 sub ch)                           hi-pass; 24dB/octave LR, variable 10-80Hz

KickEQ+™ Parametric Bass (LX.7 / LX.5 sub ch)                   0-6dB, variable center 20-80Hz, variable bandwidth 1-5

*KICKER Dynamic Power test @14.4v, @ <10% THD+N, Audio Precision® APx500 analyzer. See www.kicker.com/amp-power-testing for details.

Audio Precision is a registered trademark of Audio Precision, Inc.

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