Go Overboard on Your Boat Sound System!

Sound is in our bones.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2020
By: KICKER Marine Audio

Listening to the rumble of your boat’s engines is a joyful sound. Mixing that energy rush with your favorite tunes makes boating even more fun!

There are many options in sound systems, but ensuring your components are waterproof and ready for salt or fresh water is key to knowing your system is ready to rock when you are.

KICKER Marine Audio(R) is Real Marine™ ready for the water and sings your tunes with the best quality on the market. KICKER’s commitment to sound began in 1973 in the “12-Volt” world of car, truck, and powersports mobile audio. Musician Steve Irby was intent on creating his own sound system, hence his finely tuned ear created the ideal sound with a true bass that you can feel.

KICKER Marine Audio more recently brought its proven sound integrity to the marine environment. Located in Oklahoma, the brand initially appealed to many neighboring lake boats. Strong growth ensued into the pontoon market, then expanded to wake and surf boats. Now consumer demand has pulled KICKER rapidly into new spaces including fishing boats and cruisers, thanks in part to its reputation for strong, waterproof, and reliable product features and performance characteristics.

Tower systems, coaxials, subwoofers, amplifiers, receivers, head units, and remotes for operation and lighting are just part of the offering. However, KICKER Marine Audio has gone the extra mile with its behind the scenes attention to detail, ensuring that components and installation accessories are waterproof, durable, and problem-free. Sound aficionados will note the finer points on components like fuses, cables, coaxials, and subwoofers, which are both certified and compliant with stringent marine standards. KICKER tests all its components in salt, fog, weather, and UV for corrosion and moisture resistance and IP testing for debris and water ingress.

New products are being added to the line, including more wiring, AMP kits, RCA Interconnects and terminals, all designed from the start to be marine compliant.

KMTC9 and 11 Tower Speakers

Some of the most recent attention-getters are the KMTC 9” and 11” horn-loaded tower speakers, which have a variety of mounting options for “kicking” sound on any type of boat. KICKER Marine Audio’s can enclosures are tough, UV-treated, and come in black and white to suit your boat color scheme. That includes speaker grilles that have seven-color LED light—upgradeable to 20 colors—and 19 lighting modes with the KMLC remote. Both speakers have 1.4” titanium tweeters and meet or exceed ASTM, UV, salt/fog exposurestandards.

MSRP $1,179.95 and $1,379.95

KMC5-KMC2 Media Centers

Controlling your sound is easy with KICKER Marine Audio as well. New head units feature an anti-glare LCD screen for enhanced visibility—even in bright sunlight. The head units can fit round or square dash mounts and range from the top-of-the-line KMC5 240-watt, 6-channel media center that can power up to 12 speakers, to the basic, budget-friendly KMC2.

MSRP $349.95 / $179.95