Pioneer TS-WX130DA Compact Active Subwoofer

Recently upgraded the stereo and the front door speakers in my Falcon wagon and also my Mitsubishi express van. No separate amp, speakers just running off the new head units.But I knew my front speakers, especially the 4 inch ones in the van, were not up to playing the deep frequencies, so looked for a way to get a fuller sound. Found this, and installed into both vehicles. Under the passenger seat in the Falcon, bit if Velcro to prevent it moving around. Between the two seats on the floor in the van, screwed to the floor.Huge difference. I don't want massive booming bass, but simply music the way the author intended. So I adjust the gain less than half way.I set the low pass crossover, using the remote, at 85 Hz in the Falcon (good quality 5x7 door speakers), ... MoreRecently upgraded the stereo and the front door speakers in my Falcon wagon and also my Mitsubishi express van. No separate amp, speakers just running off the new head units.But I knew my front speakers, especially the 4 inch ones in the van, were not up to playing the deep frequencies, so looked for a way to get a fuller sound. Found this, and installed into both vehicles. Under the passenger seat in the Falcon, bit if Velcro to prevent it moving around. Between the two seats on the floor in the van, screwed to the floor.Huge difference. I don't want massive booming bass, but simply music the way the author intended. So I adjust the gain less than half way.I set the low pass crossover, using the remote, at 85 Hz in the Falcon (good quality 5x7 door speakers), and at around 110 in the van, due to the small front speakers. In this case do not set a LPF on your head unit, but use the remote only. High pass for the speakers can be set on your head unit, I have those values a bit higher, to allow for some overlap.My only gripe is that the remote and its cable are quite bulky and I'd much prefer not to use it, but that would affect the frequency response of the subwoofer. For some reason the frequency curve in best when the remote is plugged in.

The controller is really what sets this thing apart.The ability to actively adjust the gain and frequency is a game changer.Excellent build quality, very impressive sound considering the size. I would highly recommend getting this on sale. At the time of purchase I paid $229 which I think is an absolute steal for the quality, it's not a cheapy and that is very apparent when you get your hands on it.FYI you need to buy a stereo RCA cable as it does not come with one!

I bought this to install in my commodore ute, and I gotta say, for such a compact little unit it kicks out a really clear, warm bass tone and plenty of punch. Don't expect this thing to kick you in the chest like say, a 10" or 12" sub, but if you're looking to add some low-end to your car's sound profile without blowing your eardrums apart, this little guy does the job just nicely.My only suggestion is to also grab some inline low and high pass filters to split the sound more appropriately to clean up the sound profile since these subs have no built in LPF. Harrison labs makes these really handy RCA inline LPFs and HPFs that go inline with your speakers, and all you do is simply split off your audio from your RCA leads, install pair of HPFs on the leads going into ... MoreI bought this to install in my commodore ute, and I gotta say, for such a compact little unit it kicks out a really clear, warm bass tone and plenty of punch. Don't expect this thing to kick you in the chest like say, a 10" or 12" sub, but if you're looking to add some low-end to your car's sound profile without blowing your eardrums apart, this little guy does the job just nicely.My only suggestion is to also grab some inline low and high pass filters to split the sound more appropriately to clean up the sound profile since these subs have no built in LPF. Harrison labs makes these really handy RCA inline LPFs and HPFs that go inline with your speakers, and all you do is simply split off your audio from your RCA leads, install pair of HPFs on the leads going into your speaker amp, and a pair of LPFs going into your subs. These subs have a max frequency response of 200Hz, so use their 200Hz ones in both HPF and LPF.I would also suggest adding some velcro to the base to stop them flying around the floor, although in my case they sit nicely between the seats.I'm planning on getting a second sub to go under the driver's seat. You'd best believe it's going to be another one of these. Good show, Pioneer!