Amazon.com Product Review
From the indisputable leader in car audio comes its loudest and most innovative stereo system available for your Zune media player: the KICKER ZK500--designed to be the loudest digital portable system available. For nearly 30 years, KICKER has set the standard in its industry as the dominant car audio brand by producing high-performance equipment that guarantees unbeatable sound quality and hard-hitting bass. Now, KICKER busts out of the car and into the home with the bumping KICKER ZK500 Stereo System for Zune.
Maximum volume for your Zune. View larger. |
Stereo RCA output and 1/8-inch auxiliary input in back. View larger. |
Infrared remote for navigating your music and controlling the ZK500. |
More Power One of KICKER's most powerful MP3 docking stations on the market, the zK500 lets you get more out of your Zune than ever before. Bass and treble adjustment allow users to enjoy their music the way they want. The big, bumping speakers, 5-inch woofers, and 40-watt stereo amplifiers deliver the kind of crisp, powerful sound you expect from a KICKER product. KICKER's patent-pending 6-inch square reflex subwoofer delivers a dynamic bass response unmatched by other MP3 docking stations.
Full-Featured Remote Equipped for any setting, the ZK500 includes a credit-card-size infrared remote, allowing you to navigate with ease through the stereo system menu. The innovative remote lets you adjust the stereo system's bass, treble, and auxiliary-in options, as well as the Zune menu directories. Select standby mode to continue charging your MP3 player even when it's powered down.
Auxiliary Input: A mini-jack input also lets you connect additional media to the stereo system, including other MP3 and compact-disc players, as well as desktop and laptop computers, or satellite radio. With adapters fit for all Zune models, the ZK500 delivers a complete entertainment experience.
What's in the Box KICKER ZK500 iPod Speaker Dock (Black), remote control, Zune adapters, manual.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(168 customer reviews) 75 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Awesome Product!!!!,
June 13, 2008 Joshua Timothy (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kicker ZK500 Zune Speaker Dock (Black) (Electronics)
I just purchased the zkicker 500 and have had it for a week. It is an amazing product. The sound is extremely clear and crisp, better than anything else I own. Don't worry about turning this one up. At volume level 16/40 It shakes the pictures on my wall. Even at higher volumes there is no distortion. Bass is clean, it puts outs out a lot of bass. Not as much as your 15" sub in your car, but enough. I have never seen a boombox so small that puts out this much sound. It has +-9 on the base and treble settings to make it do what you want with your music. The remote fully controls the zune very accurately. It connects to your entertainment system through componant video. It displays movies great and adds to your sound system. When I watch movies I hook it up to get a larger range of sound. I recomend this product. I would even recomend this product even if you don't have a zune, it has auxillary input for any sound device. It is worth every penny!
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48 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Good sound - erased my Zune Twice,
July 14, 2009 J. Veteran "tabletlover" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kicker ZK500 Zune Speaker Dock (Black) (Electronics)
Kicker ZK500 Zune Speaker Dock (Black)
I've owned the Kicker for two months now. I'd give it 3 stars.
Pros: Great Sound, Lightweight, Decent Footprint
Cons: Erased my Zune twice now
One thing you do not want to do with this device is get frustrated with the remote and start pushing the buttons on the Zune while it is connected to the base of the Kicker. This can format the drive on the Zune. All your music/podcasts are deleted. Interstingly, the background art is not.
This is really more of an annoyance than a disaster. You have to reconnect to your PC and re-synchronize. The Zune software on the PC seems to be a little confused as to why your Zune is suddenly empty. My work around is to say 'erase all content' then 'forget this device' followed by quick disconnect and reconnect to your PC...Read more
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A must have,
August 24, 2008 Donald Carter (New Hyde Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kicker ZK500 Zune Speaker Dock (Black) (Electronics)
Very Nice product that blows the competition out of the water!Nice bass, decent Volume levels and well constructed. All music types I have played thru this were simply great. Get it and be happy!
Now, My only knock and why I did not give it 5 stars is the remote.....flat, bubble keys are not as responsive as you would want and if My experience with this type are an indicator, you better by a second one....the bubble-type keys have a tendency to crack with age.
