As an installer and someone who has been actively involved in car audio for over 10 years, here is some advice. Everyone is going to push there own favorite brand at you and whatever you choose/like is wrong. As long as you are happy with whatever you have, it is a good sub. Kicker is a decent brand, although not as good as it used to be 10 yrs ago. That is also my opinion and others would prob disagree with me. As long as you stick with a reputable brand and make sure it is installed properly, you will be just fine. If you have the desire, get as good of equipment as you can afford, and don't ever let anyone tell you you can't do something. I was told I couldn't put a sub in my headliner........guess what I did!