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Kicker Patent-Pending Warhorse Revolutionizes Traditional Amplification

STILLWATER, USA - Unless you're serious about your car stereo - really serious - then don't read any further.

Simply put, it's like nothing that's ever been seen before in mobile audio. KICKER engineers have spent years in the electronics lab laboring to create the ultimate competition piece. What they emerged with was the future in high-end amplification, an undeniable breakthrough in car-audio technology that will leave the mobile electronics industry in awe.

Introducing the WX10000.1, KICKER's ultimate power play in car audio.

Code name Warhorse, the WX10000.1 Signal-Modulated Subwoofer Amplifier is a massive marvel - more than 10,000* true watts surging to dual-voice-coil subwoofers with the highest power-handling capabilities. Recommended for use with KICKER SoloX Subwoofers, the Warhorse easily summons enough juice to be dangerous, so a complete understanding of the owner's manual is vital prior to installation.

It's big, stepping in at just short of a yard long, a foot-and-a-half wide, and weighing nearly 67 pounds. It's bad, producing more than 10,000 watts while requiring the services of eight 12-volt batteries and two 200-ampere alternators. And it's more than any one can handle (actually, KICKER recommends that two installers grab drills and mount this monster.).

Without doubt, the Warhorse has the size and power, but it also houses a secret under its enormous shroud. The WX10000.1 revolutionizes traditional amplification with its signal-modulated, ultra-high-efficiency design. It amplifies audio signal directly to DVC subwoofers from the patent-pending, signal-modulated power supply, rather than relying on help from amplification circuits found in traditional Class D or Class A/B designs. This results in efficiency ratings unheard of in mobile audio - 90-percent efficiency at a 2-ohm load at full power!

Warhorse's features are groundbreaking. Four custom planar transformers that handle 5,000 watts each and help boost efficiency, the latest Texas Instruments® industrial-grade DSP for controlling signal processing and protection circuitry, heavy-duty, solid-copper bus bars for maximizing current capabilities, 50-ampere AndersonTM speaker connectors that provide specific safeguards against extremely high voltage signal... nothing was overlooked in the four-year design process.

Add to that the seemingly regular but innovative signal-processing features found in all KICKER amplifiers, only they're not so regular on the Warhorse. A 24dB/octave, 50-200Hz low-pass crossover, a 24dB/octave, 20-60Hz high-pass subsonic crossover, a KICKEQTM bass boost 0-18dB at 40Hz, input gain control, remote bass level control, adjustable limiter control... KICKER's managed to cover a lot of ground. But then again, the Warhorse physically provides a lot of ground to cover.

Available separately is the Warhorse Control Module, which allows the user to access the full range of operational possibilities available on the Warhorse Amplifier, and all from a remote location.

KICKER audio systems and SoundGate integration products, divisions of Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc., are available for the mobile and home audio aftermarket at authorized dealers worldwide, and also through selected Original Equipment Manufacturers. Consumers needing more information on KICKER, SoundGate, or Livin' Loud® may call the Consumer Information Line at 1-800-256-5425 or visit brand websites at www.kicker.com or www.soundgate.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
* - powered at 2 Ohms, 14.4 volts

KICKER WX-Series Mono Channel Amplifier Specifications

Mono-Channel Model (at 14.4V)                                                    WX10000.1

Power (watts), Signal-Modulated 2 Ohm mono                            10,000 x 1

Frequency Response (Hz)                                                              20-200, +0/-1dB

Input Sensitivity                                                                               170mV-5V

Signal-to-Noise Ratio                                                                      >95dB, a-weighted, re:  rated power

Low-Pass Crossover                                                                       24dB/octave, variable 50-200Hz

High-Pass Subsonic Crossover                                                     24dB/octave, variable 20-60Hz

KICKEQTM Bass Boost                                                                      Variable to +18dB, centered at 40Hz

Dimensions H x W x L (in., cm)                                                      3-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 35,

                                                                                                           9.6 x 45 x 88.8

Weight (lbs., kg)                                                                              66.8, 30.3

Warhouse Control Module                                                             Available separately

MSRP                                                                                                $9,999.95

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