Pioneer TS-SW2002D2 8-inch Shallow-Mount Subwoofer with 600 Watts Max Power

Bought this sub for my Hyundai Ioniq EV with Infinity NOT SO premium audio. As you can see in the pic attached of the factory sub and the pioneer sub I got from Gibby's Electronics. I had to bend a few a couple of edges on the sub to fit into the factory box and used clear silicone to seal up any opening that might let air out of the box. Subwoofer sound really amazing and I was really surprised how the factory amp which only pumps 45watts rms was able to get the sub to shake and and move any free standing object in the car. I used a tone generator app to check different low frequencies and omg the tiny 8inches pioneer sub over performed with a factory installed amp. I can't imagine what the performance will be like in an aftermarket amp.

Absolutely sensational little sub. Well worth the money

I just installed this speaker in my 2004 4runner with the JBL sound system as a replacement for the existing 8", 2ohm, dual voice sub, which as many will note tends to blow and produce a horrifying rattle somewhere into the life of the car. Mine just blew at around 180K miles on the vehicle so I consider myself lucky as some note that they lost theirs much earlier. I am pretty handy and decided to take this project on myself and it ended up being fairly straightforward though I will note a few things here that may be helpful to others. 1. Removing the existing subwoofer cover panel -I took a major shortcut here and haven't regretted it yet, though I'm sure some would scoff at my methods. I would like to note that my car is fairly beat up, with significant cosmetic damage around the car. As well, I use it as a work vehicle for contracting so it definitely has its fair share of battle scars. That being said I decided instead of going through the lengthy process of removing half the interior of the car to get to this panel, I simply jimmied the cover off with a 3/4" beater chisel and viola, the thing was off in under 5 minutes. I ended up breaking some internal brackets and plastic anchors, but, as I said, since my car is already uniformly worn in, it doesn't bother me in the least. I'll report that I was able to even get the cover back on without any additional hardware, even with the damage I did to get it off. 2. Removing the existing (popped) subwoofer speaker -After removing the screws the existing sub did not just fall out. It was kind of stuck on with the existing foam mount which I had to scrape up a bit and ultimately pry out. As a newbie to car audio I tiptoed around this for a while but realized all that was holding it on was aged adhesive and foam. A thin flathead screwdriver did the trick. Watch your fingers. -I popped the two wiring harnesses off of the existing speaker without doing damage but ran into some confusion on polarity (read on). That being said, I did mark the existing configuration with painters tape to remind me which was wired for + on both pairs of the wires. 3. Determining Polarity for the new speaker -The Pioneer sub is clearly marked with black (-) and red (+) push-lock terminals for both of the two voice channels on the speaker. However I was confused about which orientation to attach the speaker wires from the JBL sound-system, since I was getting a multimeter readout for an opposite of what I expected relating to polarity. With some research I discovered that dual voice subs are wired either in parallel or in series, and so, contrary to my multimeter tests and assignments of polarity from the amp, I was not going to be putting the hot and negative wires direct to the hot and negative terminals on the new sub. Instead, I was transferring the existing wiring configuring EXACTLY as it was wired to the old speaker, preserving, I assume, some type of internal parallel or series wiring hidden within the bundles of wires and amp configuration. Because I'm not an expert, I didn't really have an alternative, and since I wasn't replacing the amp, I hoped it would work. 4. Anchoring new speaker -I applied the foam tape to the rear of the pioneer with the wiring inserted into the terminals securely, pulling each one against the terminal to make sure they were in solid. -Marked which holes were for the Pioneer faceplate only on the actual amp flange -Predilled all holes on the pioneer speaker flange through into the plastic mounting bay in the 4runner -Screwed in with my own panhead screws into the holes which were not marked for the faceplate, securing the speaker to the car. (I realize this step is not entirely necessary but I figured it wouldn't hurt to have extra connections from the speaker directly from the flange, with the faceplate going on top for added connection. If you don't know what I mean, you will see when you open the package and check out the speaker flange and the faceplate. -Affixed faceplate to Pioneer speaker and screwed in the provided black metal screws 5. Results -I have only tested this once, but I was very pleased with the results. It seemed like the existing JBL system and amp were powering the Pioneer replacement fine. I tested the sub with the cover off to make sure the of the obvious--that it was getting driven. It was, and then I ran it through some bass-heavy stuff that sounded really good. No more rattle. -Will have to test further to make sure it is good long term -Even though I didnt replace the amp, I can EQ the sub at least loosely from an aftermarket head-unit if I want to feel the bass more or less through the sub. 6. Conclusion -Sub feels good. It has that substantial feeling of something that is well made: heavy, solid. Went in fine. As of now I would definitely recommend this replacement for someone who isn't willing or able to go forward with a more substantial replacement as this was completely drop-in ready, as far as I can tell. -Would be happy to hear feedback if anyone thinks I did anything wrong or could improve the install.

The subwoofer produce solid and good bass, installation was easy due to the compact design, a good replacement for the attached photo subwoofer.

Good sound quality and frequency range. Not at all loud, but I didn't buy an 8" low-wattage sub expecting it to be loud. It really balances the sound from my otherwise inexpensive sound system. I paired this with the Pioneer brand box that is recommended on the Amazon product page and a small Kenwood amp which was really the only amp on Amazon small enough not to overpower this speaker. I do not recommend using it with any kind of high-powered amp as it would be very easy to overpower and blow such a small speaker. Don't buy this speaker if you're going for decibels, it's absolutely the wrong choice for that. But for a full range of sound it's great. This is the right speaker if you want a natural-sounding system that doesn't take up a lot of space in the vehicle. With the compact box and amp, it fits under the back seat of my van in a spot otherwise too small to have much practical use. It's around half a cubic foot altogether. It makes for balanced sound on jazz and rock, although I'm not quite sure it's that great for rap/hip-hop - it feels a little lacking in "punch" when I listen to Hamilton, which is really as close as I come to real rap in my listening habits. But even for that track it contributes to a very pleasant and natural listening experience.