The innovative KICKER Z-Series Speaker-Level Signal Cable Adapter (model name ZISL) simplifies the installation process and is the latest implement from KICKER to be considered a “must-have” among an audio installer’s tools of the trade.

The half-meter-long, 2-channel ZISL adapter seamlessly connects left-and-right speaker wires running from a source unit’s high-level outputs to an amplifier’s RCA inputs, using its own RCA connectors…

Kicker introduced a true high-performance subwoofer with a reduced mounting depth a few years back, and it was met with immediate success. Who wouldn’t want a subwoofer that pounds insanely from the slimmest locations? The next generation of Kicker CompVT Subwoofer slides into door panels and other tight fits in 2010.

Four options are available that deliver real KICKER bass and take serious power. The 12-inch CVT12 and 10-inch CVT10 easily handle 400 watts RMS (800w peak) without hesitation, and if you want to go even smaller, an 8- or 6.5-inch option hammers from the slimmest locations…

KICKER today announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the new KICKER Hideaway™ Compact Powered Subwoofer System for vehicles. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 35 product categories.

The new-for-2011 KICKER Hideaway Compact Powered Subwoofer delivers surprising low frequency output from a remarkably small enclosure, setting a new standard in mobile plug-and-play bass performance and convenience in a vehicle…

Sony is expanding its mobile audio lineup with two amplifiers, two lines of subwoofers and a new line of speakers here at the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) annual trade show.

Providing explosive power and sound, Sony’s new XM-ZZR3301 and XM-ZR704 amps complement any car audio system.

The sleekly designed XM-ZZR3301 Mono Class-D amplifier drives power at low frequencies, making it ideal for subwoofer connections. Rated power is 330 x 1 at 4-Ohms and 600W x 1 at 2-Ohms, while the maximum power output is 1,100 watts.

The versatile XM-ZR704 amp is a multi-channel amplifier with the ability to run four, three or two channel operation…

Pioneer Electronics Inc. today introduced three new high-efficiency “GM Digital” series Class-D amplifiers, the 4-channel GM-D9500F and the monoblock GM-D8500M and GM-D7500M. Inherent to Class-D amplifier design are vastly improved electrical and thermal efficiencies, allowing the amplifiers to produce the same power output as conventional amplifiers more than double their physical size. The new Pioneer GM Digital series Class-D amplifiers feature dynamic, balanced sound quality combined with high power output, all in an extremely compact chassis…

JVC Mobile Entertainment, creator of the World's Smallest Digital Amplifier*, has introduced three new high-end class digital amplifiers into its 2008 Arsenal Series product line.

JVC Mobile's new KS-AR8000 series amps offer superior, natural sound in a compact size due to the introduction of JVC’s own floating isolated structure IC. The floating isolated structure offers simple, high-speed and efficient noise reduction from inside the amp, so just one analog feedback is required to get high-quality sound in a wider frequency range…

Kenwood USA Corporation announced the introduction of a third model within the Kenwood Excelon Reference Fit mobile power amplifier line.

The XR-5S ($600 suggested retail price) is Kenwood’s only five-channel power amplifier and the industry’s most powerful five-channel amplifier for its size, delivering 80 watts (RMS) at 4 ohms with another 350 watts (RMS) x 1. Thanks to digital amplifier technology, the XR-5S has an extremely small chassis and allows for installation in very small spaces without any sacrifice in power or audio performance…