Pioneer TS-WX010A Under-Seat Subwoofer – 160W Max, Pre-Loaded, Built-in Amp for Easy Bass Upgrade, Enclosure Included, Amp Included, High-Level Input, Works with Most Factory or aftermarket radios

Honestly I was pretty blown away by the strength of this guy. I have an extended cab Tacoma so I don’t have a whole lot of cabin to fill up, I just recently upgraded my door speakers and tweeters but was missing a lot of low end, and space is a premium. That being said, I didn’t need to rattle the windows off, nor did I need it to play loud enough to have parties in parking lots. For my application it checked all those boxes. It was dead simple to wire in, there are five wires. Power and ground, left and right speakers, and the subwoofer to head unit remote. For power, I got a set of nilight fuse taps, wired that directly to the yellow power wire. I tapped into an unused switched-on fuse. I checked with an automotive probe light to see which ones were always hot, and which were switched, I didn’t want the sub to be an extra drain on the battery (although this speaker seems to be pretty low drain). I preferred this to wiring directly to the battery, that’s always a hike to route it from the battery through the firewall. This was much easier and much quicker. Or lazier, but hey, took me about an hour start to finishFor the speakers, I got two RCA male to bare wire, two ten foot lengths. I vampire tapped them to the positive and negative wires for the rear right and rear left speakers. For the ground, I wrapped the black wire around the self tapping screw I used to mount the Pioneer TS to the floor under the passenger seat. And for the blue subwoofer remote wire, I didn’t have the wire on my head unit any more because I didn’t see a subwoofer in my future, so I just vampire tapped it into the yellow wire right behind the sub. Then I hid all those wires. When I fired it up I had the volume on 1 and it was too much bass. I immediately dialed back the frequency and gain. Frequency is about 1/2 and gain is about 1/3, that gives me a nice rounded sound until about 60% of max volume, then for the remaining 40% it’s pretty thumpy, but the windows don’t rattle and it doesn’t feel cheap. Great purchase, worth every penny, easy install, fits right under my seats, only takes up half the space under my seat actually, and it sounds great.

This thing is exactly what my music was missing. After upgrading the head unit and all the speakers, the music was missing bass. This sub provides just the right amount. Not window rattling, chest and head vibrating, just good low end sound. Adult bass as it has been called. I have a 05 silverado, this unit causes no lights to flicker or dim even at high volume. I have leds everywhere, and if you know old trucks, upgrading stereos stuff and lights can cause issues. I haven't had a single problem. Installing super straight forward. My aftermarket headunit has rcas built in, hooked the main power to the battery, drilled a hole for the ground, and connected the amp turn on to the power antenna wire coming off the stereo. Easy. I would definitely recommend and would most certainly buy it again.

I bought the 8" Pioneer TS-WX130DA (now superseded with the newer Pioneer TS-WX140DA?) a few years ago & I thought it was already compact enough, but this Pioneer TS-WX010A is WAY smaller & lighter. I was already impressed with the sound quality of the 8" Pioneer TS-WX130DA, but this tiny TS-WX010A can somehow put out the same amount of bass even with its smaller 6-5/8" woofer. I have the TS-WX010A installed underneath the driver seat in a 2020 Hyundai Elantra. The larger Pioneer TS-WX130DA had just barely fit under the driver seat (I almost considered putting it in the trunk); I had to make a small thin wooden platform to level it, so that it could sit above the AC/heating air ducts. I also had to make sure I didn't lower the seat too far, else risk crushing the TS-WX130DA. This is not an issue with the tiny TS-WX010A because it easily fits ON the floor to the left of the air ducts (not on top), so it causes no possible obstruction with the seat height. One positive about the Pioneer TS-WX130DA is having a separate controller (TS-WX010A hertz/gain can only be adjusted on the amp), plus its larger 8" woofer allows for car trunk installs; although I imagine the TS-WX010A might perform ok in the trunk too. However, I found that once I set desired settings on the Pioneer TS-WX130DA, I never touched the controls again. So, I actually prefer no separate controller for ease of installation & less wiring, which makes for a much cleaner look. I should also mention for the Pioneer TS-WX130DA, if you don't have the controller plugged in, it will not work, which is a weak point because if anything happens to it, the whole TS-WX130DA is rendered useless. I found a few reviews complaining that the TS-WX010A was not much louder than their factory speakers. I would bet this is because those users had a factory sound system & had the setting on speaker level input. I tapped into the Elantra speaker wires too, but their output was so low, I had to put the TS-WX010A gain on maximum. I too would have complained like the other negative reviewers. But, I switched the setting to RCA inputs & then the true sound quality came out. I have the gain set to almost half and crossed over at around 80 db. The bass is very impressive, especially for a speaker of this small size. I think most people will find it unbelievable. One last thing to note. The user manual never mentions anything about speaker sensing to turn on the TS-WX010A. AI search said it was actually a feature if using speaker level inputs, but it didn't work for me. Either the speaker level input was too low, or it truly does not support speaker sensing. My older Pioneer TS-WX130DA did support this; I even had it set to RCA inputs & never had the blue remote wire connected. So, I tapped into one of the fuses in the Elantra that only outputs 12v with the key turned on the first click. I went this route vs the more tedious option of pulling the radio out & seeing if it even has a remote turn-on output. And like the Pioneer TS-WX130DA, the yellow constant 12v on the TS-WX010A also just taps into another fuse in the Elantra that always outputs 12v even with car off. Both amps have less than 5A max current, so it's pretty safe to tap into power from one of the15A fuses over spending all the unnecessary work of running a wire directly to the car battery. Like the TS-WX130DA, the yellow power wire on the TS-WX010A also looks like a thin 18awg, so it clearly does not require that much to power the super-efficient onboard amp.

Good bass in a small package. Worth the sale price of 129. Install is easy enough. Needed to add a line output converter and RCA cables that it didn't come with.

If you have enough seat space to fit the 8" model or larger get that. If you want a compact subwoofer for your trunk get something else. If you have 6.5" or 6x9" speakers with good deadening maybe skip this. If space is very limited, and still refuse get something bigger. You have arrived. Previously I had an 8" sub then an 8" powered sub, but wanted the trunk space and factory look without doing any fabrication on my old Toyota. This was the only sub that would fit under my seat. This tissue box has more than enough bass to fill the low end especially if you have smaller speakers. It has a surprising amount of thump as long as you maintain expectations. Since it hides under the passenger seat you can't tell there's a sub. If want some bass and don't have or want to give up space this is a nice option.

The subwoofer is compact but for my purposes has surprisingly good bass. I keep it powered to a middle setting and it is loud enough for me. The unit was small enough to fit under the driver’s seat of my car and the supplied cables were able to reach the head unit. Installing the powered subwoofer was easy but required me to remove the seat and cut two small holes in the carpet to mount the mounting bracket with the threaded posts to hold the subwoofer down. The main power wire is thin but I believe adequate for the power needs of the amp without issues. There is no hum or ground loop that I can hear. Also I do not hear any rattling of the subwoofer due to the way it was mounted. I would imagine a 10” subwoofer would be far louder but that was not what I was looking for. I am pleased with this purchase and I have had zero issues with it since it was installed several months ago.

Solo aumento un 10% el bass de el sonido de agencia de mi Ford Ranger Esperaba más de pionner por la mitad de precio hace medio año compré un Rockville 12 " subwoofer activo y fácilmente tiene %500 más potencia que este pionner . :'(

Great little compact sub. I like that it is all in one design with minimal experience to install

Montato sotto il sedile di un alfa 159, funziona benissimo. Non fa tremare i vetri, ma è esattamente quello che cercavo, qualcosa di estremamente compatto (visto il poco spazio nella mia macchina) e con un ottima qualità. Riempie perfettamente le basse frequenze che non riuscivo ad ascoltare con l'impianto originale. Anche se le casse di serie non sono perfette, la scena che si crea in macchina con questo piccolo upgrade merita tanto. Ps. il subwoofer consuma poca corrente, difatti il cavo di alimentazione è abbastanza piccolo, per quanto mi riguarda è un esagerazione attaccarlo alla batteria, io l'ho cablato ad una fusibiliera sottochiave che avevo installato in precedenza.

Great compact sub, easy to fit with limited knowledge. Fits well in a Suzuki Jimny

perfect

Tengo un Kwid carro pequeño, y le va perfecto tengo suficiente para un excelente sonido envolvente aun con vidrios abajo y en movimiento, cabe recalcar que tengo una taramps tl 500 que le da señal a unas bocinas 4" Cerwin vega que las use como reemplazo de las de fabrica, estos junto con el subwoofer me entrega mas de lo que quise simplemente espectacular sonido

For the price and size, this little amp puts out a surprising amount of "thump". Fit well in my Ford Bronco under the seat and didn't interfere with the rear air duct or the floor mat.