Rockville RVB10.1A 10 Inch 500W Active Powered Car Subwoofer+Sub Enclosure Box, Black

I've given this sub a pretty good run thru now, and it is a great SUB for the money. Adds some very nice lows for that car audio system that doesn't have enough HZs down at the low end. Save yourself some time and have someone run your 12v line PROFESSIONALLY. I looked at doing mine, and was a nightmare on a Toyota Sienna. I paired this with a Sony MEX N5300bt, and really sounds nice. People that said their SUB smelled is a joke. Maybe they have their port blocked and the amp is overheating, or they started running the SUB at 100 volume and nearly blowing it out. Takes 90 hours for a SUB to get broken in, and not BROKEN. At 30 volume on my Sony this system is loud. If money is tight, this is a great budget SUB.UPDATE: 08-14-2024, This may be an idea for some of you that are not a fan of all the bright blue colors that scream HERE I AM. Don't get me wrong I like the bright blue, but not in CA! A little less obvious is much better. So here's what I did for super cheap. I took off the useless bright blue ring around 10" woofer that does nothing but call attention to it. It doesn't protect 90% of the woofer at all. So here's the reprint from that review.Grill review: I spent a lot of time looking at every possible grill ever made to fit my 10" Rockville subwoofer for the car. WHY? The Rockville cover is literally a bright blue ring around the outside of the sub's cone and not protecting the center at all. My other problem, the 10incher is mounted on the outside of the enclosure, and makes fitting a 10" grill a nightmare. The original blue ring, it doesn't even really fit very well anyway. Also, I had no idea how far the excursion was going out to hit a grill that was too shallow. This is a good tip for all of you looking for grills, oversize it!? So I bought 12" grill on AMZ to solve all the problems. The cover comes in an envelope and is somewhat subject to getting bent, no biggy. You get 4 mounting brackets and screws. I did a few quick measurements. I didn't have my drill and decided to go forward anyway. Luckily all four screws went in by hand in minutes, and the grill looks super good too. I partially left the old 4 screws in to reinforce the backing of the metal grill. Now no one can see in the car for bright blue anything. All that bright blue is a horrible idea, in theft mania CA.Try this out. Hope it helps. BTW, the sub is broken in now and sounds very very good.

Sounds okay. Over heats quickly. Whatever wood that was used to makes the box smells like 💩 so whenever the bass hits, after about 5 minutes my whole vehicle smells like 💩. It's great...

When I first installed this subwoofer I have to admit I was underwhelmed by the performance. It added bass, but not what I hoped for. Naturally there was a break-in period, though, where it was necessary to work it in over the first couple of weeks. Much like a baseball glove it was stiff from the factory and required some time to become flexible enough to produce the base one would want.After a couple weeks of increasing performance I can happily say it is more than adequate to push the low end of my music. I have an aftermarket head unit and 4 3-way's in the doors powered by a 4 channel kenwood that handle mids and highs nicely. This thing delivers very confidently, the low end I was missing. I often find myself turning it down as it overpowers the amplified speakers in the car. At this point I couldn't be happier with my purchase (especially at the pricepoint), as it delivers solid low-end bass that rattles the neighborhood (but not the speaker). It is well built in a solid enclosure so the only thing you hear is crisply reproduced bass and no vibrations or clipping - all out of the box. I plan on giving this to my son and adding a 2 or 3 sub arrangement myself, but if I didn't upgrade I would have no complaints running this unit. I listen to lots of rap/hip-hop and it is perfect for that sort of reproduction. I hadn't heard much about rockville before this so I was weary, but wouldn't gladly recommend their products in the future.

Just what I needed for a compact powered sub.

This subwoofer surprised me with its sound as well as its smell. I have it in a 2012 F-150 crew cab. I ran 4 gauge from battery to a enclosed bus bar and 8 gauge to the amp. Hits perfect for me. I can feel it in my chest and in my tailbone. Easy to tune. The only 2 complaints that I have are the adjustment knobs and the god awful smell. The knobs are some of if not the cheapest I've ever seen on an electronic device but usable. The smell though, good god. It's terrible. My wife and 12 year old son noticed it immediately. I'm going to keep it. but come on Rockville. I'm not sure who you use for QC but they need to be employed elsewhere. Would have given 5 star if not for the smell and knobs.