# Stillwater Designs, Inc. - KICKER

> KICKER is the consumer-audio brand of Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc., a privately held Stillwater, Oklahoma company that designs and distributes subwoofers, amplifiers, speakers, loaded enclosures, signal processors and vehicle-specific systems for cars, trucks, boats and powersports. Its durable advantage is not simply loudness: it repeatedly packages specialist audio engineering into products that ordinary customers and installers can fit into awkward, hostile spaces.

- **Founded:** 1973
- **Headquarters:** Stillwater, United States
- **Founders:** Steve Irby (Founder, President and CEO)
- **Team size:** Nearly 200 people according to KICKER's company history; supplied company data lists 150 employees.
- **Products:** Original KICKER, Solo-Baric and SoloX subwoofers, Loaded enclosures, Amplifiers and KEY smart integration, Marine audio
- **Notable:** Created the Original KICKER, described by the company as the first full-range enclosure designed specifically for cars and trucks., Popularized prebuilt loaded enclosures so thoroughly that similar boxes were often generically called Kicker boxes., Developed the Solo-Baric L7 square subwoofer and received multiple patents around its distinctive construction and design.

## Products & services

- **Original KICKER** — A ready-made full-range speaker enclosure designed to fit behind a pickup-truck seat; it established the KICKER car-audio brand.
- **Solo-Baric and SoloX subwoofers** — Compact-box and high-output subwoofer families, including KICKER's recognizable square-cone designs.
- **Loaded enclosures** — Prebuilt boxes with matched subwoofers that reduce fabrication and installation work for dealers and consumers.
- **Amplifiers and KEY smart integration** — Vehicle amplifiers, processors and line-output conversion; KEY products automate equalization and time alignment for factory-radio integration.
- **Marine audio** — Weather-resistant speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers, tower systems, media centers and lighting controls built for boats and docks.
- **Powersports and vehicle-specific systems** — Fit-specific audio kits and components for trucks, motorcycles, side-by-sides and other constrained vehicles.
- **SoloXS and HS12** — SEMA 2025 introductions spanning competition subwoofers up to 4,000 watts RMS and a compact 12-inch powered under-seat subwoofer.

## Achievements

- Created the Original KICKER, described by the company as the first full-range enclosure designed specifically for cars and trucks.
- Popularized prebuilt loaded enclosures so thoroughly that similar boxes were often generically called Kicker boxes.
- Developed the Solo-Baric L7 square subwoofer and received multiple patents around its distinctive construction and design.
- Earned CES Innovation recognition for L7 generations, including the 2015 L7 and 2021 SoloX L7X.
- Won a 2022 SEMA Global Media Award for the SoloX L7X.
- Reached more than 50 years in business while remaining headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Built a distribution footprint spanning roughly 50 countries and more than 3,200 U.S. and international dealer relationships reported by the company.

## Latest updates

- **2026** — KICKER renewed its work with the Oklahoma State University Wake Team, equipping a new Axis T235 with M-Class marine audio and an MSLC lighting controller.
- **2025-11** — At SEMA 2025, KICKER showed SoloXS L7XS competition subwoofers, the HS12 Hideaway powered subwoofer, vehicle-specific Tacoma and Jeep enclosures, powersports speakers and lighting controls.
- **2024-07** — KICKER supported the Great Lakes Boat Building School's first SURGE marine-career event for high-school students.
- **2024** — KICKER introduced premium M-Class marine speaker systems aimed at clearer, weather-resistant sound for higher-end boats.
- **2023** — The company marked its 50th anniversary and released a commemorative Competition Gold subwoofer.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kicker.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kickeraudio
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KICKERaudio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KICKERAudio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kickeraudio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICKERaudio

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Last updated: 2026-08-21