About the Kicker DS525
You love listening to epic, soul-shaking tunes in your ride, but your factory speakers make every song sound like a 60's garage band. Replace those worn-out speakers with some Kicker DS Series models, and get the performance and reliability you deserve.
The DS525 5-1/4" 2-way speakers use stiff polypropylene cones supported by heavy-duty polyester foam surrounds. The 1/2" balanced dome tweeter belts out the high-frequency details, giving your music energy and ambiance. Don't suffer with bad sound in your car — you'll be amazed at the difference some new speakers can make.
Product highlights:
- 2-way 5-1/4" speakers (pair)
- polypropylene woofer cone with polyester foam surround
- 1/2" polyether imide (PEI) film balanced dome tweeter
- power range: 6-35 watts RMS (70 watts peak power)
- frequency response: 45-20,000 Hz
- sensitivity: 90 dB
- top-mount depth: 1-13/16"
- warranty: 1 year
- MFR # 11DS525
What's in the box:
- Two 5-1/4" Coaxial speakers
- 2 Speaker grilles
- Two 12" Lengths of speaker wire (tinned wire on one end and 0.205" + 0.110" female quick slides on the other)
- 4 Red plastic butt connectors
- Eight 1" Self-tapping screws
- 8 Speed clips
- Owner's Manual (English/ Spanish/ German/ French)
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Features & specs
General | ||
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Speaker Size | ||
Design | 2-way | |
Tweeter Design | 1/2" Balanced Dome | |
Impedance (Ohms) | 4 | |
Tweeter Composition | PEI (Polyetherimide) | |
Woofer Composition | Polypropylene | |
Woofer Surround | Polyester foam | |
Parts Warranty | 1 Year | |
Labor Warranty | 1 Year | |
Specifications | ||
Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) | 90 | |
Sensitivity at 2.83 volts | N/A | |
Frequency Response | 45 - 20k Hz | |
Minimum RMS Wattage | 6 | |
Maximum RMS Wattage | 35 | |
Peak Power Handling (Watts) | 70 | |
Top-mount Depth (Inches) | 1 13/16 | |
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) | 2 1/16 | |
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) | 4 9/16 | |
Mounting Height (Inches) | 0.479 | |
Frame Width | 5.097 | |
Frame Length | 5.097 |
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Features
Polypropylene Woofer Cones: The Kicker DS-series speakers feature durable polypropylene woofer cones for power and control. Polypropylene woofers are also resistant to moisture and high temperature extremes found in automotive applications.
Ribbed Polyester Foam Surrounds: The ribbed polyester foam surrounds allow extended cone excursion for additional bass output and higher SPL.
1/2" PEI Balanced-dome Tweeters: The 1/2" PEI balanced-dome tweeters provide a smooth high frequency response with quick, detailed and spatially-correct imaging. PEI is an acronym for polyetherimide. The tweeters have strong neodymium magnets for higher power handling.
The Kicker DS525 replaces these items
Kicker 07DS5250
- Polypropylene woofer with ribbed polyfoam surround
- 1/2" PEN balanced-dome tweeter
- 6-35 watts RMS power range
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I bought these along with the Kicker DS 35 to replace the Bose speakers in an '06 Corvette Convertible - left the Bose door speakers in however. The mids/high are very good and the bass was much more pronounced than the flimsy paper Bose. Very pleased with this purchase.
richp5 from Anaheim Hills, CA