I have the Kicker CompVT 12 w/the box from Kicker from 2007. They still make the speaker, it's the round slim mount, but I don't think they've made that enclosure in sometime. It's a thin enclosure like what you have. It was designed to fire into the back of the drivers seat in a pickup w/no rear seat. The speaker is mounted to the leftside of the box, facing forward, so it's right behind the seat. If mounted this way, TONS OF BASS! Is it like a 12 in a big box? No. But it works great in the rear of a pickup. However, if you can't mount it so it is basically muffled by the seat, it won't sound good. I've seen videos where people put that enclosure in the open in a hatch. Not what it was designed for. In my S-10 that i originally had the box in, it was perfect because it mounted correctly. But since I bought a Ranger years ago and moved it into that truck, it's not as good because even in the short cab, the Ranger has rear speakers that protrude from the back of the cab, making it impossible to keep the sub firing directly into the back of the seat. It's 8 inches inwards, so it kinda fires behind the hollow arm rest. That's just not the same as a solid seat. Also, although the steel in the Ranger is much higher quality, the steel in the S-10 was thicker and didn't rattle. Any sub in a Ranger will rattle that cab like crazy, so it's hard to get precise bass like in the S-10. But, like your Kicker, it still pounds. I think yours is a great design, firing down into the floor. That should keep the rattling to a minimum. Even just putting a sub in a cube box on the passenger seat of a Ranger will rattle the cab. So, it's hard to adjust mine high enough now to get the full bass it previously had. Kicker makes good subs for these slim line applications. And they last forever! Like I said, I've been running mine since 2007!
I have the CVT in my wifes truck and that one bags as well. How is yours still holding up? we just recently aquired a Honda accord that i will putting one of those in lord willing.
@Beth-El I've been jamming it for almost 17 years, and it still plays like new. Very durable. Just make sure you hook it up to a good amplifier and don't try to pound it to death in an attempt to make it sound like it's in a huge box. It's a slim line, and it does great in that application.
I can see that being very cost effective. If you have the money, i always recommend the JL TW3. It's like not a full shallow mount and I've always felt it hits very hard.
SQ of the TW3 is superior by far. however, shallow subs don't really play down to lowest freq's in small boxes. that's the only drawback. have you heard the Hertz mille or the AudioMobile EVO's ? all of them are fantastic subs. i have a TW3 in 2 vehicles. @RedfalconX
Should hit nice and hard being a 12 inch. Nothing like one 12 inch in a well thought out box. This one made by the Kicker engineers should be on point. It sounds like it is. 👍
i can tell the difference however they sound similar but i can tell the bass is better with the L7T because i listen to the same music in both so i can feel how one responds to different sounds but if u were to listen to them by itself you would enjoy the sound the same with either. If you haven't heard the L7T before you probably won't miss anything and for the money and the application the CVT is a great speaker.
Yooo I was thinking the same thing but 2 of these would be over kill for my alternator but I have thought about it. Who knows though maybe I just might.
@@Beth-El you should be fine! I have 1700 watts running from stock battery and alt for two years now seems to be good. And my battery is 3 years old as well.
@@jimjones3287 Naw my alt is good I get zero demming when its cranked and battery charges just fine. I literally have zero issues not even the battery is showing signs of takin a crap! But when my alt and battery take a dump I'll just upgrade! Until then, ima run it! My alt is 220 amps. My audio system would use a little less then 150 amps max and that's if I'm full volume playing a sine wave. I 'm not really sure how many amps Im pulling when i listening to system lol Maybe I should test it! Actually Yeah I probably should haha!
@@nitpickinmobiledetailing1889 oh really, I thought I might be doing to much. Good to know though. I wonder if can just bridge or would I need to get another amp? What do u think?
The box doesn't move around at all but I also move by box around depending on what I'm doing for the day or week so I wouldn't secure them in one spot. When u get the two please tag me or something so I can see how that works out. I'm sure it will sound phenomenal but ure going to have to have a nice amp to push em.
Hey question for you hows the sub holding up ive been reading reviews alot of people say they blow in a couple months just trying to see if that may be true
I've not had any issues with any kicker sub I've had that I didn't cause on my own like damage from objects hitting it. People could be over powering the sub through ignorance 🤷🏾 but so far so good on my end with this L7t
Man give me an advice because in Australia it sh*t cost 520 bucks so I am between buy this and break savings or get an Alpine SBR-S8D4.2 R-Series 8” that is half the price of this but is vented, you reckon it worth its price for what it cost me here or go for the alpine ?
yeah no shallow speaker is going to come close to a deep speaker they just hit way harder! BUT kicker shallow squares are good for sure. you should add 3 more and stack them 2 and 2 lol! I would : )
Dude my JL TW3 with a custom built ported box gets low AF. The tw3 is astonishing. I compared it to an older kicker L5 with the same RMS(400 watts) and the JL blew it away in every aspect. The box fits to the back of my civic trunk and I still have around 85% trunk space...
@@kiezersosay49 whats the lowest frequency it can reach? the kicker L7T's can only go as low as 25hz and the box needs to be built to that spec as well.
@@nitpickinmobiledetailing1889 the specs read at 22...it gets low enough for me and I like heavy hitting shi-t. I ended up having 2 boxes built. The 1st was ported or big enough to fill up the all the limited space I have(it was a lack of communication or my part...) but they did feel bad so they really took there time to make the 2nd box as perfect as possible. It's truck wedge shaped to fit the to the back of my civics trunk and a floating port next to the sub in the front. It's tuned at 31.5 and everyone in the shop wanted to hear a demo cuz of all the time put into it. We were all impressed.
@@kennyholmgren4455 you know I think it may be... it's not just about wattage, frequency response, X-max ect... with JL you know you're getting top notch sound and there products LAST. Iv had my TW3 for about 3½-4 years now and it still sounds crystal clear. My JL JX500.1 monoblock amp is still kicking ass too and I bought it new in 2012(which is discontinued, but now they have the JD500.1 which is the same but smaller) it's Fn horrible when subs or an amp blow/burn out, but with JLs you can take solace in knowing they'll last YEARS. I mentioned in my response to the other dude that I had a ported box custom built for the tw3 and my car...and by a shop who was an authorized JL dealer. They usually say "you get base or space"(trunk space) but the tw3 is a marvel of car audio gear.
how about the round sub compare with this square sub? which one makes a deeper boom ? anyone compare them before? I saw both of them are onsale, and the 12 inch can fit perfect in my trunk, maybe I should order both and compare then keep the one I like.
you know the square sub hits harder but hearing them alone on a drive the music is just as enjoyable but the solobaric does hit harder. im also running a 800 watt amp on it whereas the other one has a 400 watt amp.
Got an 06 f150 lariat comes with a sub stock. Wanting to get either 2 10s comp c or one of these and keep some under seat space. Any recommendations???
The sound in the second video really displays what my cellphone couldn't pick up because I think my palm was in the way of the mic while recording this one.
i didn't feel too comfortable drilling through the firewall and having to go up under the dash to find the wire that far, knees was not having it lol. but that would be a much cleaner install doing it that way and safer. The cable is most definitely out the way of being pinched unless someone forced out of the crevice i place it into with a tool.
the video didnt really do the sub justice cause i think my palm was covering the mic port. I may re record the video with my cam corder old school since i have an external boom mic on it.
@@rodneydubois7093 nah, i dont have any experience with drilling through firewalls nor did i have the knees to do too much new maneuvers given the space i had to work with.
My second video is up with better sound showing more of the amount of bass this thing can produce (recorded with boom mic) ua-cam.com/video/SBsgCk3WfW4/v-deo.html
Great Video, I purchased both the box and the Amp. Sounds good and not having to worry about the speaker getting damaged is a bonus. Q50S
Nice, I been contemplating what would having two of them be like lol...
Have it, yes it doesn't take up much room but you will love the base it adds, way better than stock.
Thanks for the video man! I've been looking to downsize from a 13w7 and this is exactly what I was looking. What Kenwood model is that?
it’s a 9707s, glad it helped
I have the Kicker CompVT 12 w/the box from Kicker from 2007. They still make the speaker, it's the round slim mount, but I don't think they've made that enclosure in sometime. It's a thin enclosure like what you have. It was designed to fire into the back of the drivers seat in a pickup w/no rear seat. The speaker is mounted to the leftside of the box, facing forward, so it's right behind the seat. If mounted this way, TONS OF BASS! Is it like a 12 in a big box? No. But it works great in the rear of a pickup. However, if you can't mount it so it is basically muffled by the seat, it won't sound good. I've seen videos where people put that enclosure in the open in a hatch. Not what it was designed for. In my S-10 that i originally had the box in, it was perfect because it mounted correctly. But since I bought a Ranger years ago and moved it into that truck, it's not as good because even in the short cab, the Ranger has rear speakers that protrude from the back of the cab, making it impossible to keep the sub firing directly into the back of the seat. It's 8 inches inwards, so it kinda fires behind the hollow arm rest. That's just not the same as a solid seat. Also, although the steel in the Ranger is much higher quality, the steel in the S-10 was thicker and didn't rattle. Any sub in a Ranger will rattle that cab like crazy, so it's hard to get precise bass like in the S-10. But, like your Kicker, it still pounds. I think yours is a great design, firing down into the floor. That should keep the rattling to a minimum. Even just putting a sub in a cube box on the passenger seat of a Ranger will rattle the cab. So, it's hard to adjust mine high enough now to get the full bass it previously had. Kicker makes good subs for these slim line applications. And they last forever! Like I said, I've been running mine since 2007!
I have the CVT in my wifes truck and that one bags as well. How is yours still holding up? we just recently aquired a Honda accord that i will putting one of those in lord willing.
@Beth-El I've been jamming it for almost 17 years, and it still plays like new. Very durable. Just make sure you hook it up to a good amplifier and don't try to pound it to death in an attempt to make it sound like it's in a huge box. It's a slim line, and it does great in that application.
I can see that being very cost effective. If you have the money, i always recommend the JL TW3. It's like not a full shallow mount and I've always felt it hits very hard.
Do u have a video with it by chance?
SQ of the TW3 is superior by far. however, shallow subs don't really play down to lowest freq's in small boxes. that's the only drawback. have you heard the Hertz mille or the AudioMobile EVO's ?
all of them are fantastic subs. i have a TW3 in 2 vehicles. @RedfalconX
This is exactly what I need ! How much did everything cost total ?
oh on the amp and the sub probably about 5something like 347 for the sub and like 180 something for the amp if i recall correctly
Can you make a video with it up and banging from outside the vehicle with the hatch and doors closed
Try this video and start at the 9:25 minute mark.
ua-cam.com/video/SBsgCk3WfW4/v-deo.html
Running the cable thru the door like that eventually causes a short opening and closing the door 🚪 pinches the wire
Should hit nice and hard being a 12 inch. Nothing like one 12 inch in a well thought out box.
This one made by the Kicker engineers should be on point. It sounds like it is. 👍
Yeah it's still holding strong, we'll made and sounds great.
Does the L7T or the CVTDF sub/box sound better or are they about the same? Seems like you'd be the perfect person to ask since you own both.
i can tell the difference however they sound similar but i can tell the bass is better with the L7T because i listen to the same music in both so i can feel how one responds to different sounds but if u were to listen to them by itself you would enjoy the sound the same with either. If you haven't heard the L7T before you probably won't miss anything and for the money and the application the CVT is a great speaker.
@@Beth-El Thanks for the response 👍
Looks like you got room for another
Yooo I was thinking the same thing but 2 of these would be over kill for my alternator but I have thought about it. Who knows though maybe I just might.
@@Beth-El you should be fine! I have 1700 watts running from stock battery and alt for two years now seems to be good. And my battery is 3 years old as well.
@@nitpickinmobiledetailing1889 your alt is probably close to death
@@jimjones3287 Naw my alt is good I get zero demming when its cranked and battery charges just fine. I literally have zero issues not even the battery is showing signs of takin a crap! But when my alt and battery take a dump I'll just upgrade! Until then, ima run it! My alt is 220 amps. My audio system would use a little less then 150 amps max and that's if I'm full volume playing a sine wave. I 'm not really sure how many amps Im pulling when i listening to system lol Maybe I should test it! Actually Yeah I probably should haha!
@@nitpickinmobiledetailing1889 oh really, I thought I might be doing to much. Good to know though. I wonder if can just bridge or would I need to get another amp? What do u think?
Niceee. How they holding up?
Did you screw the box down or secure it? I'm looking at getting 2 of these for my ford edge. Was told if fastened down they get real crisp hits
The box doesn't move around at all but I also move by box around depending on what I'm doing for the day or week so I wouldn't secure them in one spot. When u get the two please tag me or something so I can see how that works out. I'm sure it will sound phenomenal but ure going to have to have a nice amp to push em.
Just put two L7’s in my traverse, kicker is a good product.
Do you have two of these? i'd love to see a video on someone pushing two of these in their trunk
do u have a video i'd love to see that
I've got 2 10's in my f150. Same subs, on 800 watt amp.
Hey question for you hows the sub holding up ive been reading reviews alot of people say they blow in a couple months just trying to see if that may be true
I've not had any issues with any kicker sub I've had that I didn't cause on my own like damage from objects hitting it. People could be over powering the sub through ignorance 🤷🏾 but so far so good on my end with this L7t
@@Beth-El thanks
Man give me an advice because in Australia it sh*t cost 520 bucks so I am between buy this and break savings or get an Alpine SBR-S8D4.2 R-Series 8” that is half the price of this but is vented, you reckon it worth its price for what it cost me here or go for the alpine ?
Alpine type r's bump and sound clean!
yeah no shallow speaker is going to come close to a deep speaker they just hit way harder! BUT kicker shallow squares are good for sure. you should add 3 more and stack them 2 and 2 lol! I would : )
Dude my JL TW3 with a custom built ported box gets low AF. The tw3 is astonishing. I compared it to an older kicker L5 with the same RMS(400 watts) and the JL blew it away in every aspect. The box fits to the back of my civic trunk and I still have around 85% trunk space...
@@kiezersosay49 whats the lowest frequency it can reach? the kicker L7T's can only go as low as 25hz and the box needs to be built to that spec as well.
@@kiezersosay49is the tw3 worth the extra 200 compared to the L7T in your opinion?
@@nitpickinmobiledetailing1889 the specs read at 22...it gets low enough for me and I like heavy hitting shi-t. I ended up having 2 boxes built. The 1st was ported or big enough to fill up the all the limited space I have(it was a lack of communication or my part...) but they did feel bad so they really took there time to make the 2nd box as perfect as possible. It's truck wedge shaped to fit the to the back of my civics trunk and a floating port next to the sub in the front. It's tuned at 31.5 and everyone in the shop wanted to hear a demo cuz of all the time put into it. We were all impressed.
@@kennyholmgren4455 you know I think it may be... it's not just about wattage, frequency response, X-max ect... with JL you know you're getting top notch sound and there products LAST. Iv had my TW3 for about 3½-4 years now and it still sounds crystal clear. My JL JX500.1 monoblock amp is still kicking ass too and I bought it new in 2012(which is discontinued, but now they have the JD500.1 which is the same but smaller) it's Fn horrible when subs or an amp blow/burn out, but with JLs you can take solace in knowing they'll last YEARS. I mentioned in my response to the other dude that I had a ported box custom built for the tw3 and my car...and by a shop who was an authorized JL dealer. They usually say "you get base or space"(trunk space) but the tw3 is a marvel of car audio gear.
Where you get the box from ?
You went through firewall?
Did you install yourself?
Do i need 2 amps one for the sub and one for the front speakers?
Nope just the one amp
Can you give dimension of the box? Thanks!
What sizr amp is that? I couldnt see the numbers.. i know its a cxa though
800
how about the round sub compare with this square sub? which one makes a deeper boom ? anyone compare them before? I saw both of them are onsale, and the 12 inch can fit perfect in my trunk, maybe I should order both and compare then keep the one I like.
you know the square sub hits harder but hearing them alone on a drive the music is just as enjoyable but the solobaric does hit harder. im also running a 800 watt amp on it whereas the other one has a 400 watt amp.
A 10in solo, has as much surface as a 12in round sub
Damn the speaker woke the kids up?😂
Lol
Got an 06 f150 lariat comes with a sub stock. Wanting to get either 2 10s comp c or one of these and keep some under seat space. Any recommendations???
2 L7Ts.
Excellent review bro.
Thanks
The sound in the second video really displays what my cellphone couldn't pick up because I think my palm was in the way of the mic while recording this one.
How much were these?
Whats the amp? how much will tis setup cost?
380 for the sub and about 254 for the 800w amp and wires may run u 100 depending on which kind u get?
Thank you @@Beth-El
Where did you set your gain on the AMP?
I have a video up showing that, sorry for the delay.
How many watts are you pushing to the L7 kicker
I'm using the kicker CXA800.1
i'll put up a video and show my settings on the amp
How many watts is that amp bro?
800 watts rms 1200 peak
What type of radio is that?
Kenwood ddx9707s
Is this 500w rms?
1200 Peak & 600RMS
What's the model number on the enclosure
Kicker 49L7TDF102
Where did u get the box and sub
Comes as one complete unit on Amazon.
@@Beth-El thanks bro
Nice bro no lie
Thanks, the cool thing about these is a person if they need even more base could pick up another one and have em side by side.
Awesome 🤩
Run your power wire through firewall....hazard one pinch and you got sparks and burnt carpet
i didn't feel too comfortable drilling through the firewall and having to go up under the dash to find the wire that far, knees was not having it lol. but that would be a much cleaner install doing it that way and safer. The cable is most definitely out the way of being pinched unless someone forced out of the crevice i place it into with a tool.
@@Beth-El more than half the time you don’t even have to drill through the firewall. There’s normally already empty holes and grommets
gonna be perfect for a convertible coupe!
I need advice G
Did you settle on your decision, I dunno why I'm just now seeing this comment smh.
2ohm o 4ohm.
Jensen great head unit? Wtf
I just got that one
Hi, how does it sound?
Jensen “a great head unit” is where I stopped watching
man i'm always playing king Kong
the video didnt really do the sub justice cause i think my palm was covering the mic port. I may re record the video with my cam corder old school since i have an external boom mic on it.
It looks like you didn't go through the firewall with the battery line
@@rodneydubois7093 nah, i dont have any experience with drilling through firewalls nor did i have the knees to do too much new maneuvers given the space i had to work with.
My second video is up with better sound showing more of the amount of bass this thing can produce (recorded with boom mic)
ua-cam.com/video/SBsgCk3WfW4/v-deo.html
Baby bass
Something like it. Bumps really good but in comparison to a 15+ or two 12s then yeah but she can definitely hold her own
I stopped watching after I seen the power wire in the door jamb 😂😂
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Best shallow sub goes to JL audio's 12" microsub+
How much are they?