Marine Audio Journal
Six Fusion Stereos, One Confusing Model Chart: Here's the Actual Difference
MS-RA70, RA210, SRX400, RA670, RA770, RA800. The names alone don't tell you what you're actually paying for at each step up.
What $815.75 Actually Buys You in a DS18 Marine Audio System
Not a "starting at" price with fine print. Here's a real 4-speaker, 2-zone DS18 system, every part named, every price added up, that you could order right now.
63 Pounds of Power or 34 Pounds of Refinement: Two Flagship Tower Speakers
Kicker's flagship tower speaker rates 300W RMS and weighs as much as a small subwoofer box. JL Audio's flagship weighs half that and leans on driver engineering instead of raw power handling.
Told Kicker "Doesn't Do Garmin"? Here's the Real Answer
Two shops told a Garmin boat owner to switch to Fusion for chartplotter integration. Both Kicker and Fusion actually support it, at very different price points and feature sets.
The Most Power Per Channel of Any 4-Channel Amp Kicker Makes
The KXMA500.4 and KMA600.4 both top out well under 100W per channel at 4-ohm. The KXMA800.4 doesn't, and that's the whole reason to pay more for it.
The $40 Knob That Saves You From Climbing Back to the Amp
Every mono sub amp has a gain knob buried somewhere hard to reach. This wired remote moves that adjustment to the dash instead.