Since the JL speakers have silk dome tweeters, they are going to be rich, warm, and balanced and more focused on sound quality. If you want other people to hear your music, go with Rockford. If you just need it to sound good to you, on your boat, JL will probably sound better.

If you have 35-45W RMS, the Kicker will be a better option than the Rockford Fosgate M1. If you have 75-100 watts of RMS power from your amplifier, the Rockford Fosgate M1 will be a better option.

Kicker doesn't offer anything close. If you have the money for $400 speakers, and you want the best, stop reading and buy the M6 speakers. If you are having trouble deciding between Kicker and the JL M3, you get what you pay for. The Kicker speakers are less expensive, but the JL speakers sound better.

After heavy testing with different types of music at different EQ levels I can safely say the JBL handles bass much better than the Kicker KS, even though the KS has a wider frequency band and to my ears seem to have the crisper sound over a broader range of music, the GX seems to beat the bass from the KS by having a ...