MEET KICKER’S NEW 180W 4 CHANNEL FULL-RANGE SMART AMPLIFIER

This is a piece of the future, right here, right now. It is about that acknowledgement that in an OEM car system, (the stuff that comes with the car when you buy it) to make it sound better, an amplifier upgrade is the best thing you can do. It is more cost effective even than changing all the speakers, as it is less labour. THIS option involves fitting a defeat button, so that the owner can marvel at what the device is doing. Because this amplifier has ears of its own. Yes, it comes with a microphone that needs installing, too.

 

 

 

 

This microphone is used by the on-board DSP (Digital Signal Processor) which effectively operates a forty band digital parametric equaliser, crossover and digital delay line and makes OEM speakers really wake up. Priced at £230 less a penny, it will need pro fitting.. learn more here.

 This is the stuff lifted from their page…

 

“The biggest advance – in the smallest package.
Introducing the KEY smart amplifier and audio processor in one.

Don’t just make your system louder – make it clearer. Make it better…

Press the selector, and the microphone goes to work. The KEY uses a powerful internal computer to deliver dramatic improvements in realism and soundstage. A massive 40-band equalizer improves tonality. A 24dB crossover re-defines the capabilities of each speaker. Time alignment delivers unheard realism.

The concert quality of your factory stereo is revealed! What would take hours for a professional to achieve happens in a matter of minutes. All automatically. All with the press of a single button.

In addition to an unbelievable sound quality, the KEY180.4 delivers 180 watts of pumpin’ power to your factory speakers. At KICKER, we know power and clarity always go hand-in-hand.

Measuring less than eight inches long and only two inches high, the KEY180.4 fits nearly anywhere. Mount it behind your radio, under the seat, or in your trunk with ease.

The KEY180.4 is one of the first amps fully compatible with newer vehicles using start-stop systems. The amplifier also features FIT2™ (Fail-Safe Integration Technology), providing compatibility with nearly every stock and aftermarket radio on the road today.

If the temperature reaches the threshold, the KEY180.4’s dynamic power-management algorithms kick into gear! Instead of hearing the amplifier’s volume “pumping” or blowing a fuse – KEY technology engages a nearly inaudible limiter/compressor, applied only to the peaks of the music for as little as milliseconds at a time. The amplifier quickly cools, which deactivates the compressor. Music returns to its full dynamic range without a moment’s interruption!”

 

That reads like a revelatory product. And with the ON/OFF button, that is something we can hear working on video, with luck.

Watch this space.

 

 

FEATURES

– 180 Watts Of Power (45×4)
– Auto EQ Microphone With Selector Switch Included
– Compatible with Start/Stop Vehicle Technology
– FIT2 Technology Included
– Turn On Via Remote 12v Signal Or DC Offset
– Auto 40-Band Equalizer
– Bi-Amp Capability (Defeatable)
– Auto Compressor (Defeatable)
– Kicker EQ Preset (Defeatable)
– Auto Time Alignment (Defeatable)
– Auto Gain Adjustment
– Auto Speaker Size Detection
– 24dB Crossovers
– 60/180/120Hz High Pass Filter (Defeatable)