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Amazon.com Product Description The KQ5 slices the spectrum into five bands with variable center frequencies. Cut/boost is 12dB, and output is a strong 7 volts. Two sets of inputs allow line switching, and front/rear outputs have fader control. There's even a knob that lets you control bass boost on most KICKER amps right from your dash.
Five bands of 12dB cut or boost. Click to enlarge. |
View control diagram. Click to enlarge. |
Five Bands of EQ The equalizer portion of the Kicker KQ5 has five bands carefully placed across the audible spectrum to allow you to boost or cut specific frequencies and fine-tune your system's performance. Each band has a control which moves its center frequency up and down to precisely target the portion of the music you wish to control. Each band also has a control that allows you to boost or cut information at the chosen frequency up to 12dB.
Dual Input Capability The KQ5 features two different inputs, for use with just about any kind of units normally found in a car stereo system: video, video game, minidisc, portable CD, factory radio or aftermarket stereos. This allows the use of two source units in a system. Separate gain controls allow for level matching of both source units in order to prevent hearing or speaker damage.
Remote Bass Level Controller If you are using a Kicker amplifier that has a Remote Bass Level Control jack, the amplifier can be controlled from the KQ5.
Input/Output Clipping LEDs Visual indicators to aid in setting input gain and output level controls.
Dual Illumination Colors Set the illumination switch on the rear of the chassis for green or amber lighting to match your vehicle's dashboard or to fit your personal taste (EQ slider lights are always red).
What's in the Box Kicker 03KQ5 5-Band Parametric Equalizer, Mounting Hardware, User's Manual
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(2 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent for fine-tuning the sound, variable center frequency, two inputs.,
April 8, 2012 DiscriminaTor "iHuman" (world) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kicker 03KQ5 5-Band Parametric Equalizer (Electronics)
After installing nearly a $1000 worth of Infinity Kappa amp and speakers in my Mazda 3, I still wasn't happy with the sound. Unfortunately I kept factory head-unit (complete junk), which didn't help.
So instead of ripping out and replacing the head unit, I decided to add parametric equalizer to get a better control of the sound.
My main criteria was the ability to choose the center frequency for each gain/cut level knob.
Most parametric equalizer have pre-set frequency for each knob or worse yet values like "low", "mid", "high" instead of actual frequency values. Kicker KQ5 was one of the few EQs I found to do just that- for each of the 5 bands, a user can select the actual frequency that will be boosted/cut. Now I can make precise adjustments to my liking.
A huge added benefit of KQ5 is two inputs, which allowed me to connect my iPod directly to the EQ, thus bypassing the head-unit (and its crappy amp) altogether. The resulted in much better low-end...Read more
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
crummy eq,
April 28, 2011 jeff251 - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kicker 03KQ5 5-Band Parametric Equalizer (Electronics)
this eq is garbage i had one 2 years it quit working one me my first issue i had with it with engine noise going through the rca which the eq been in 2 different cars so both cars i had a issue with engine noise then my volume nob broke and so did the fader and the fader is right behind the volume and in the 2nd car it started clipping allot which i know which it did not had to do with the head unit cause i have that same head unit as long as i had the eq and it did not do that in the first car and not to mention they do sub input by phone cord so you have to get a kicker crossover so i replaced it with a different brand eq and crossover which is better and the engine noise went away so i do not recommend buying this and i know another few people who had the same issue
