Customer Ratings & Reviews

Mounting Depth is NEEDED

One thing that NEEDS to be in the description is the MOUNTING DEPTH of the box. This is CRUCIAL for determining which speakers will actually fit in the box. Once I received the box, I estimated the mounting depth to be somewhere like 5.5" for the sub. So this does limit certain models of subwoofers, but the one I chose fit perfect. I also enjoyed that this box came with poly-fill. Sounds great with my Alpine SWE-12.

Single 12" Subwoofer Angled Truck or Hatchback Box Enclosure

it is as discribed , well built and speaker fit well. it was a good price and had no defects.

belva 12" subwoofer enclosure

excellent subwoofer enclosure for my 12" sub. The quality of the materials and the solid feel of the box exceeded my expectations

Awesome Enclosure

Didn't expect a insulated enclosure...Everything fit prefect and the quality was far more than i thought i was gonna get. Gotta get another one when i add a new deck to my van.....Great speed in shipping too.

Excellent Product!

This box is very well built, great size, and is completely air tight. I've never had a box that was cotton lined and let me tell you it makes a difference. Great product I would highly recomend!

A Super super happy man!!!

I bought this Single 12" Subwoofer Angled Truck or Hatchback Box Enclosure a few days ago. So I cant explain how much happy I'm listening my music with this box, I'm an immigrant from Colombia who like to listen music such as Salsa, Reggueton, Merengue a real Latin guy. The sound is something so crazy (Perfect Sound - Space) in my car, Now I'm able to move all the toys of my son in my 2010 Toyota Matrix. If you want to have a good space & sound this is the box for you. Don't be scary for the size of this box. ;) I'm a happy Colombian.

Nice Box

I purchased this box to put a Hifonics HFX12D4 in. The box is well made and falls within specs for the sub. The carpeting, cutout, poly fill and terminals are high quality. I added about 5 oz of polyfill to make the sub think the box is bigger. The box also has a small footprint and fits easily in the trunk of my Yukon. This combo is matches up well and is highly recommended. Plus, the pairing offers a great value if you want strong bass on a budget. Sonic did a great job with the shipping :)

speakers box review

Great box. Good waight,shape and easy to install a speaker to. Looks great in black. Recommended for any impact car or truck. Sturdy box no vibration.

Good Product for the Price

Good construction but it really flexes from my Rockford P3 shallows so I had to reinforce it with resin and fiberglass

good product

I have no complaints this product is great i would recommend This to anyone looking for easy Setup .

Great seller

I advise!! Fast shipping!! I received my amp perfect!!

Simply Awesome

When I saw this amp and read up on it I had to have it. It's a lot of bang for the buck. Setup is scary simple. The digital circuitry and class D design is clean and second to none. I have this paired with a JBL P1224 in a ported box and it is much louder than I expected. Very nice.

JBL MS A5001

This Amp is beautifully designed, easy to use and set up! I have it running one 10" JL W1 in a small sealed enclosure in my 2014 4runner. Power is clean and plenty of it. I highly recommend it for its design, flexibility, and clean power!

Great Deal

I Purchased for my fully restored 1994 BMW 325 ic because it was the only Double Din that I could use in my car without cutting into the HAVC system. Of course it does not have DVD or CD capability which is fine since you can load all the music, movies and videos on USB or SD card and play through the system. I am using a 32 Gig SD card. Very happy with sound and picture quality, Yes there are some draw backs straight out of the box, Their Video stinks therefore I did some research and downloaded and installed [ROOT] Framaroot 1.9.3 and Asteroid Tweaker this allowed me to fix some short comings in the system, This allowed me to install MX Player and Pandora. There are a few other things I intend to install but I have all I really need for my car.
My biggest problem with the system is there needs to be 2 SD card capacity or direct load onto the system for Maps. If I need to travel and need maps I have to change SD cards. I haven't been able to keep the volume at a consistent level when switching from device to device example going from Sirius radio to the turner the volume difference from one to the other is substantial.
Overall I had rather have this system over any other Double Din on the market as it has more potential to personalize to your own needs and preferences.

Works great.

I bought this speaker box for a mustang but I ended up with it in my extended cab f150. I raised the rear seat up 2 inches and put in a alpine sub. This box hits hard and it is sturdy. It also looks nice in my truck.

Serious power, I love the amp for the value

I paired this with two 10" GTO JBL 528 subs wired in parallel, 4 ohm, and it hits so freaking hard, my jeep bounces! Seriously, this is a great amp for the cost. I also own JL Audio and can't tell the difference.

Great Value!

I am satisfied with the speed of delivery and the price of the goods.

Best head unit on the market for tech addicts like me!

I recommend the Parrot Asteroid to anyone who loves Android. It's fully customizable and is basically like having a really nice tablet as a head unit. Parrot may not be as well known as Kenwood or Pioneer but this product could be a game changer for them. Stop reading this and just buy one already!

P.S. You won't find it anywhere else for cheaper~

Very good In-Dash 6.2 "AM / FM / USB Car Stereo Receiver w / GPS Navigation, Web Apps and A2DP Hands-Free Bluetooth

Excellent technology, high quality, quicker shipping to Russia, easy installation.

Nice Amplifier!

I am using this for a pair of Pioneer TS-W260S4 subwoofers and a Kenwood Excelon 998 in a 2003 F-150.

This was a huge improvement over the OEM installation, and I am really enjoying the punch that these deliver!

The installation and setup of the amplifier went well enough without any major issues.

Parrott Astroid

Received my Astroid from Sonic in a very timely fashion, The delivery time was very fast. The receiver is great and has more functions than you should probably have access too in a car. Unfortunately, the first device I received was not functioning properly. ( Not Sonic's Fault) Dealing with Parrott SUCKS. The customer service is lacking, After about 4 phone calls and 8 hours on the phone A new system was sent to me and it work amazingly.

Overall the system is really cool. There are some considerations. There is no Disc player, so you do have to take that into consideration. If I'm not using the tuner, I have music loaded to a thumb drive that carries about 18 hours of music. The hands-free is great, Internet connectivity is also great however can be a distraction. There are some apps in the market and hopefully more will appear but for now your limited to a very few, Facebook and email are included. You can download your own pictures and run them as wallpaper or a slide show. The sound is customizable and very clear. Over all it is a good product that is recommendable if you can live with a few shortcomings. Hopefully those will be resolved as the system is further developed.

great little amp

The shipping was fast and packaged appropriately. The only minor inssue I ran into during installation was the remote input. The input had a 1.5 hex instead of 2.5, so the supplied Allen wrench wouldn't fit. I would suggest reading the book a couple of times b4 setup. I have it pushing a Fi Audio X10 in a 1.3 ported enclosure tuned at 33hz. It sounds better than when I had the kicker zx750.1 pushing it. I'll have to update this review once I have it for awhile to give opinion on durability.

Do your research!

Easy install due to the shallow depth.

The only app that works and you don't have to pay for is tune in.
No pandora no I heart radio

When I got the unit, it didn't have the sd card with the "included gps - I go primo". So, I had to contact parrot to get it.

I would NOT reccommend this product!

Only android car stereo on the market, but it's a solid first entry.
Apps are well developed, and if you have the know how, you can easily customize further.

Needs a faster / more responsive CPU and then it will be near perfect.

Cant imagine driving without the Parrot Smart Asteroid

Awesome features

Purchased this amp for the features. Upon arrival, it did not work. I hooked up my Kicker and completely forgot about it. Sonic has a great warranty, so I sent it back- even after the warranty had expired. They gave me another even, so I hooked it up and mounted it on the box, as my box has an amp rack. I blew the screen. It still works great but I can't change anything on the amp as I cant see what I am doing without the digital display. Shame on me for that one!

Great Concept - Average Execution

I really want to love the Parrot Asteroid Smart (PAS). I think this is the first head unit I've ever purchased that is a work in progress. In the past I have purchased Alpine and Kenwood decks. Usually what you get out of the box is it. The PAS however is being updated constantly! I've only had it a couple weeks and it's already had two updates. It's a little rough in some areas.

There are very few apps for this unit as it is Android based but does not have the Google Play store, it uses it's own store front with apps. On top of that the apps are buggy. Waze for example has voice input as a option, but does not use the PAS built in mic. So it sits there waiting for a command without any way of actually doing so. That's one example but the list goes on! Many of the features don't do anything if you check the box, like using GPS for night mode. Before the last update the equalizer wouldn't take effect until you launched the equalizer app, flat eq until then (very annoying).

Pros
-Good sound quality (6v out w/sub)
-Great potential if you root and install play store.
-Price for a unit with built in navigation.
-Bluetooth phone calls are clear (when working)
-Sleek look, not buttons on face
CONS
-Very unpolished old version of android
-Every app I've used has bugs
-Slow boot
-No satellite radio or HD tuner
-Most features work intermittently like mic, equalizer, fade, Bluetooth etc...

jbl ms-a5001

Awesome amp for the money. Pushing 2 rockford fosgate p1. Sounds amazing.

A class of its own

Disclaimer: I am a computer scientist and also an unapologetic geek, meaning that I have the necessary computing background and I just love to hack computing systems. Please keep this in mind throughout the review.

Out of the box the Asteroid Smart is a good media player and navigation head unit. The included Music app features a good tuner and a good media player. The audio FX adjustments are intuitive and effective. The sound quality is very good. The included iGO software is nothing to write home about but ultimately does its job. TomTom is available on the Asteroid Market as a paid app and is supposed to be much better (though I have not tried it). Torque is also available on the Asteroid market and works very well. Other than this the Asteroid Market offers a very limited choice of apps. Pairing a mobile phone works as it should and enables the usual goodies such as tethered Internet access and hands free calling.

Most of these features however can be had at a lower cost. The Asteroid Smart should be better than this, as it is after all a full-blown computer (which is what attracted me in the first place), and indeed it is. Here are the steps to make it awesome:

1. Ground the parking brake lead.
2. Root the device.
3. Side load Google Service Framework and Google Play.
4. Use Google Play to install almost any app you desire.

I strongly believe that this is how this head unit is meant to be used. It is pointless to have a computer and use it as a simple head unit! The rest of my review will therefore address the unit after the above steps have been performed.

Most apps on Google Play and other markets install and run just fine. One notable exception is Google Maps (the current Google Play version does not run on Android 2.3), but I side-loaded an older version which works fine. I am by now happy as a pig in a pig stye running various apps including Google Maps and Osmand (navigation), the stock player, Poweramp, Subsonic, and Tunein Radio (music), Torque (real-time and diagnostic vehicle data), Acar (maintenance management and assorted vehicle information), Oi Notepad (jotting down quick notes by keyboard or verbally), as well as assorted tools including Calculator, Unit converter, and my favourite launcher (ssFlicker). I have yet to try alternate launchers and live papers (the latter requires yet another side-load), but both are possible.

In all this is a full blown Android device and is very good at it. Given its location (in a vehicle) it is somehow awkward to connect to it via ADB but an SSH server will serve such a purpose equally well.

The unit is somehow slow but is very robust and perfectly usable. The two biggest downsides are the limited amount of RAM (only 512 MB) and the dated operating system (Android 2.3), though so far most apps are quite happy with both.

I already mentioned that iGO comes bundled with the unit. It is not the greatest navigation app, but it adds some value to the package. Except that said added value disappears as soon as one runs out of space on the included, tiny 8 GB SD card. Indeed, iGO is linked to the supplied SD card, and becomes unusable once this card is replaced. Oh well, is is not that much of a loss for me, as I am happier with 64 GB worth of SD card than the iGO app.

I would love to have a unit with 1 GB of RAM or more and running Android 4.*. Problem is, such a unit does not exist! This is so far the only purely Android head unit. I highly recommend such an awesome device; a class of its own indeed.

Good service

Good product. Sonicelectronix's was the best price. Recommended, but make sure you get the product for your region, or SD card and the navi maps will not work.

Good product

Pros
- updates just like a phone.
- sound quality is good
- easy install
- menus and controls are nice
- from when I start my truck I can have a USB stick playing, in about 12 seconds
- lots of outputs in the back

Cons
- glare
- doesn't tilt

great amp

This amp is great easy to use and set up nothin bad to say about it

I am delighted with the purchase!

The device simply .... 10 out of 10!

Nice, fast, but...

Get it wery fast for Russia
Parrot is wery cool, but it is wery hard to install it by yourself.

System Crashed after 2 months - No customer service

I was very excited about it first. One day i plugged in a another USB Drive.
It crashed , endless loop ( it just keeps restarting ) i tried everything ... even hard reset ... nothing. Send an email to customer service, no reply.
I took the radio overseas ... CSR told me to call France and they will take care of it. CSR is france does not reply either. I have been trying in the last 3 days but no luck. I have been told by customer service rep that this is a hardware problem almost stuck with it :( !!. Go ahead and buy it if you like.

By Tarek on May 13, 2015 Verified purchase

pundits in the back of a 2013 legacy

I've found this amp is very well put together. The digital face is a nice touch. But don't think you can get this and not know how to work it.. you still need to know how to tune an amp.. this one just makes it easy.

By devin on April 18, 2015 Verified purchase

Thouroughly Impressed

I was not sure what to expect and went out on a limb and am glad i did. This head unit is amazing! I am an installer and have seen and had various head units in the past and none performed like this one. The features are more than i could put here and if you are an audiophile like me the options for tuning your equipment is extensive. I would only really have two complaints and that is the OS being a bit older yet still very versatile and the length of time it takes the headunit to boot. Aside from that this one gets a 10 from me.

Magnifique

I love this Amp. very simple to setup with the digital screen et great sound quality with its DSP treatment.
I love JBL for the sound quality.
I attached this amp; with a pair of JBL CS1214 and they are playing very clean.

I LOVE IT!!

I purchased this amplifier to power two RF P3 10inch, dual 2 ohm subs. It does an excellent job at this but I love it soooo much, I'm getting one more and upgrading to two 12inch T1 dual 4 ohm subs. This amp is extremely easy to set up considering the amount technology packed into it. There are almost all usable crossover frequencies available, lo pass and hi pass. Good job Harmon Kardon on an excellent product!!! I've used it for two weeks now so my 5 star durability is a bit subjective...

Fits good

Good quality and size for what I needed. Box is made good. Not cheap.

Great speakers I ever own

I been searching for a really good set of component speakers. I've heard a lot of great speakers too like the dls reference series, rainbow audio sl, and dream line that I got in stalled in my last car. They sound amazing but I wanted to be different plus I wanted to do it on a budget so I look up and jbl ms-62c got a lot great reviews . I got them install a few days ago and boy let me tell you it's amazing!!! I got it hooked up to my head unit only (kenwood ddx790) and it's awesome. Was afraid that the tweeter will be to harsh for my taste but it actually sound pretty smooth. The best part of it is the mid bass, mid bass sounds so good I can listen to it out my sub playing. I will be powering up later with a massive audio nx4 so I'll update my review when installed.

Sounds phenomenal!!!!

Got these to replace my cerwin vega vmax 6.5 components because the tweeters are a little harsh. These Jbl components sound incredibly awesome, they dont get as loud as the vegas but the sound quality is fantastic. Driver and tweeter build are good and the crossover is well made as well. The tweeters were a bit tricky to get into the cup holders but once they were in they looked flawless!! In all they were a good addition to my system.

Single 12" Subwoofer Angled Truck or Hatchback Box Enclosure

universal box its great for regular cab pickups would recommend

By Anonymous on July 20, 2018 Verified purchase

Versatile!

Separate input/ouput level adjustments, digital crossover (no guessing!), subsonic filter with variable frequency & slope, defeatable crossover (on hpf & lpf), variable slope on lpf (same as hpf), automatic turn-on, underrated power, wireless bass remote... What's not to like?? Perhaps the only things I could find is not being 1 ohm stable for those that need it & some had issues with the wireless bass remote staying connected, but other than that this is probably the most versatile mono amp on the market and especially at this discounted price level. These will be missed when they're completely gone from the market.

Bargain

this amp puts out over 700 rms @ 2 ohms...make sure your woofer can handle that much!!!

JBL MS-62C

GREAT sounding components. For the price, you cannot go wrong.

Great component set!

Installed these speakers in well sealed doors, tweeters in pillars. Hooked them up and was blown away! If you told me these were a $500 set, i would believe you. Great sound quality, crisp pure, clean sound. I have these running active crossed at 3.15k being fed about 80w rms. Sounds amazing! Best comp set for the money right now!

Great Value from SE and Seriously Well-Built

Currently have these comps mounted in well-deadened doors. First powered them with a Rockford P8004 and now have them getting juice from an Eclipse 36501. They accept the power much more willingly from the Eclipse amp and will play around with bridging them on the four channels of the Eclipse when more wiring arrives.

The woofers in this set can seriously produce some good midbass, but are very install-dependent. Without the doors properly deadened, you won't be getting the midbass clarity these speakers are so good at producing. Have noticed that, even without a sub, these constantly help point out new parts of the doors to deaden. You could legitimately use these without subwoofers if you're just looking for well-rounded sound.

The tweeters, despite being metal domes, are respectably laid-back. They are not shrill or sibilant which has been my experience with other metal domes in the past. This might also have to do with the crossover points JBL chose in the passive crossovers as it seems the woofers carry most of the sonics and the tweeters just close it out from about 2.5KHz up. Also, I like the fact that JBL included both surface-mount and angle-mount cups that are easy to work with and not made of cheap plastic. The tweeter is easily removable from either housing as well if you need shallow mounting.

I have not yet run these active, but am considering doing so in the not-so-distant future. Have been very impressed running them passive and they are meticulous at reproducing live instruments well. Drummers or fans of accurately reproduced drums will see the benefits of this more than anyone else as they know how difficult it is to get cymbals right on car audio speakers. Additionally, all guitar and bass work is well-presented. You can clearly hear individual picks and strums and bass riffs are easily distinguished.

In short, this was a very worthwhile purchase and I would easily recommend this set to anyone, regardless of budget. They are serious contenders in the sub-200 (heck, even the sub-300) market.

Highly Recommend!

After months of research I decided to get these new JBL's, to replace the factory Bose set up in my tahoe. Since I was doing a complete install I wanted to get something that would sound good for all types of music. I have always like JBL produces and did a lot of comparing on several different sites. I was looking at these as well as CDT's, Sundown Audio, and Hertz. After reading, listening to, and asking tons of questions i couldnt be happier with my decision! These JBL's sound amazing! They are crystal clear, and stay that way from low level to full tilt, no matter what im listening to. I have quite a wide range of music taste, from dudstep, old school rap, rock, metal, you name it and I listen to it. I have been extremely happy with these and are powering them with a JL 300/4, and they are quite happy with this and could take more if I ever decided to upgrade my amp. I also replaced the rear door speakers with JBL P662, also running off the JL amp. They fill in quite nicely and are nice a clear as well. These JBL's are a super deal, and from what I could find, the best bang for the buck and I could'nt be happier! I would recommend these to anyone...

Great Easy Features!

Powerful Amp for its size. It is really simple to use and has great features! Where was this 10 years ago? The reproduction is great, sound quality and did I mention the features! You can't go wrong with this amp for its price, power and features. It's not a SPL monster but a middle of the road every day type amp. As with any JBL product...its loud and clear!

High end Mids and Highs for Mid range pricing.

After much debate and thought on what mids to use for the main front sound stage,.. these were recommended over and over. I finally gave them a shot and looked them over (I encourage you to go to Amazon, car audio forums, etc and find a bad review on these).

I am pleasantly pleased that they are everything people said they were.

The strongest quality of these JBL's is their Mid range power -- I can see these speakers being used in setups that don't have any subs and sound phenomenal.. I have them Crossedover at 100hz,.. and when I turn my sub off the music doesn't sound weird like it's a bunch of treble and weak lows.. these carry and imo do a little "Sub" duty on their own. Great for overlap between sub and mids.

Make sure they fit, but they have nothing that is overtly larger than other speakers in this category. The tweeters are 1" and provide several mounting options, brackets, flush ring options, etc.

The Crossovers are designed well and have three jumper settings to pull back the "brightness" on the tweeters if you don't like them at the default levels.. Which is a nice touch. (I left mine at max).

Great box

It looks and sounds great i would buy this again it was shipped in a very short time

Best value

I recommend this little amp because is so powerful and easy to install any were and the setup so fast and tucking about the sound is great but don't take it from me get one and then you can just for you self A1 little amp

By adalberto on April 12, 2015 Verified purchase

Best 6.5 components for the price, and probably for ANY price

Put these in my /08 350Z, running off 100W/ch amp. Sound is nothing short of incredible. Read about these on one of the big car audio forums, some really detailed reviews there, and the guys there (who are real audiophiles) absolutely RAVED about these speakers.

Best sounding speakers I have personally ever owned, and I have owned MANY.

You will not regret this purchase!

I just finished installing these today and, although I have not started any tuning, I am EXTREMELY, impressed! I have not heard such clear and loud music from a system that I can remember.

I pulled the trigger on these comps after doing TONS of research. They are getting rave reviews and selling out at places at a high rate. JBL hit a homerun with this components and they are not only a great set for the price, they are a great set PERIOD.

I am running them with the supplied crossover but plan on going to an active setup in a little while, just to see if there is much of a difference. They are rated at 80 watts rms but I have them a getting a little more than that with the gains adjusted accordingly (I rarely ever crank it).

What I was astonished the most about these was how life like vocal tracks sound, you can hear their breaths and articulations, its great. Gives my music a whole new dimension. Get these while they are still in stock!

WELL BUILT

First, I purchased a similar box from another company and the box rattled badly. This box from Sonic, was cheaper in price and much better built. Great box at a great value. I would recommend this product!

By Steve on January 16, 2020 Verified purchase

Simply the best!

Don't second guess yourself with this component set, I bought both the JBL MS-62C (FRONT) and the JBL MS-52C (REAR) got both sets for less than $250.00 on sale (thanks Sonic). Let me just say these speakers will set your ride apart from the rest. There is not one person who has gotten in my car and not fell in love with the high fidelity of my audio system. I mean it sounds like a freaking concert in there. The mid bass is great, I have mine crossed over at 80hz on up and my subs @ 80hz on down. For metal based tweeters they are not harsh at all, in fact I would say they are about as close to a soft dome tweeter as a metal based tweeter can be, the sound is simply incredible. I have 80w rms going to all 4 doors with a 60/40 fade to the front to give the illusion of rear fill. In the end I estimate that I've spent a little over 2 grand on my system counting everything from head unit to speaker wire and that includes doing the Big 3 and extra battery in the back. I done all the install myself (a lot of nights without sleep) but in the end it sounds like a 5k-10k dollar system. The secret is to do ALOT of research, ask ALOT of questions and buy the brands that you do choose to run, from the cheapest most
reputable place you can trust. Shop wisely and be very patient. Now that I've taken up too much of your time with this review, go install something, lol.

Not Bad!

I got this box to fit in my 2013 nissan cube. Placed a 12' JL Audio w1 in it. Sounds good for a sealed box. Just got to adjust the amp. Sealed boxes tend to want more power!

truly amazing

I've owned many amps by orion hcca jl audio memphis audio kicker and even a JBL gt series back in the 90's. First I am impressed with how compact this amp is. The digital read out and being able to perfectly dial the hz in and signal is something I've never seen before and truly comes threw when dialing in your preferred sound. I have it hooked up at 4ohms to 2 12 gto single 4ohm subs in vented box. I can not believe the sound 250w per sub this amp produces. Just incredible. This is by far one of the amps I've ever owned. Top notch two thumbs up I can't imagine it getting any louder and only have it hooked up with a factory radio. But when I get a aftermarket head unit and run it at 2 ohm it will probably be the best overall system I ever owned JBl out did themselves here. For a amp this impressive under 200 you'll be a fool to even look at anything else. Hats off Harmon. Thanks sonic electronix for such a great deal.

JBL

the jbl Ms 12 are a great starting subwoofer and can handle a lot of power. the amp I had couldn't keep up with two of these they were running about 1200 watts at 4 ohm and hit pretty hard

Solid Box for the price

Fit perfectly under the rear seat of my GMC. Nice quality and solid build for the price.

By John on January 26, 2018 Verified purchase

Excellent shipping execution!

I think this product was an excellent value and it shipped quick and arrived in mint condition, despite my concern about the handling given the weight. I wanted a vented enclosure but carelessly selected the wrong model and didn't realize it until it arrived but it sounded really good for only providing 1/3 of the internal volume needed for optimum performance. None the less I recommend it.

Works great with my two JBL 1214's

I put this amplifier in my Camaro Powering two twelve inch subs. It has more than enough power to fill the car, but don't expect to be able to hear your music two blocks away. It is easy to set up and has a very useful suite of features. Overall excellent quality and good price. It doesn't look flashy, but I don't need it to. Would definitely recommend for use with JBL's 1400 watt subs

Cheap

Works great for what i need it for and best of all it fit behind the seat of my single cab truck

By Zach on November 9, 2017 Verified purchase

very nice

This box is built very structurally sound. Looks great as well even has insulation inside very nice product

Did okay at first, then not so good

I bought a pair of these looking for just a nice clean setup. I hooked them up at 2 ohms to my old kicker zx1000 and they did okay. Keeping in mind they may be seeing about half power for the first 2 weeks,and after 50 hours freeair with maybe 100 rms to each sub. Were the subs broke in? Yes. I tuned and clamped this setup to push 800 rms. Now they say 450rms a piece. Really JBL? First the Infinity Kappas sound like crap now these. I guess they sold out like most company's. The subs sound horrible on real lows struggle very sloppy, CANT BELIEVE THIS

Well made, not expensive.

I like this little box having a small car and needing the space this was the perfect addition.

By Russell on March 18, 2021 Verified purchase

Great little box

I'm really liking these boxes so far. I have a single cab 07 colorado and I have two of these boxes sitting behind the seats while maintaining plenty of room to be comfortable driving(I'm 6'5"). They sound great with the speakers i have paired with them, Sundown LCS 12's.
The mounting depth of those speaker are 6 1/2 inches in case anyone was wondering and yes, they fit like a charm.
Build quality is great, also. I liked that they it came with pre installed filler material.
The speaker terminals are also nice, but they do not come with speaker leads for inside the box so keep that in mind when ordering.
10/10 would recommend for anyone with size constraints.

By Anonymous on April 27, 2019 Verified purchase

Nice Product

I would recommend this box, pay attention to air space and the size. Great quality but I ended up having to build a custom box to fit under my 1500 back seat.

It's a box

That is well built. Can't complain. Works well with the shallow MB Quart that it holds.

Pretty Good Subs

These subs were recommended to me by a SonicElectronix employee on the phone. I gave it some thought and decided to go with these, only because JBL products are used in my home studio so I assume the sound quality is very good. This is supposed to be an upgrade from the do-it-yourself Crunch subwoofer + box I got a couple years ago (and that was a pretty good set-up, actually.)

These subs are pretty good for the price. I have them amped up to a Belva BB2000D which gives the sub nearly 600 watts rms, although JBL states this sub can do 450 watts rms. Needless to say, they can definitely take the power.

The only issue I have with these subs is that...they're in a sealed enclosure. So this subwoofer absolutely SLAMS on certain frequencies (roughly 60-80-ish Hz) and anything below that sweetzone, the bass kinda rolls-off. Also, sometimes the subwoofer sounds like it is struggling to hit very quickly, which is odd since I was under the impression that sealed sub boxes give tighter bass response.

So I honestly can't say whether that's an issue with the enclosure or just a limitation of the subwoofer itself. I need to put this sub into a properly tuned ported box to truly gauge its performance. So until then, I gotta give this sub a 7 out of 10.

For those who want to go with great sound quality and are on a budget, these are good for the money; they put out good volume and can hit most low notes. BUT if you can afford something better - please buy better. Personally, I have NVX speakers working like slaves in my ride, so I'll be saving up for the NVX x-series subwoofer to complete the package and enjoy sweet blissful bass. But until then - JBL was a descent choice.

I wanted some decent bass...

I got some pretty awesome bass and a ton more power than I was expecting. Have had 0 issues, and have maxxed this thing out for 2-3 hour drives. It never stutters, it always hits hard, and remains clear. Definitely glad I went with this. If you're considering a 500 watt amp, this is it for the money.

Great value

good price for a pair a single 12" subwoofer angle truck

By alfonso on March 5, 2017 Verified purchase

What a deal!!

I was considering purchasing this amp for the full $399.99 retail price several months ago. I waited and SonicElectronix had it for (cheaper) so I jumped on it immediately and I'm glad I did. This is a compact amp that will fit just about anywhere you would want to install it. It features some great tuning features and a lot of power. If anything the power is underrated on this unit rather than overstated like so many amps on the market today. The high-level input adapters are appreciated since I installed it off the rear speakers. The remote turn-on feature is nice because I don't have a dedicated remote turn-on line from my factory radio.

I did have an issue with a loose connection internally in the amp. I sent it back to SonicElectronix and am awaiting the replacement.

By Michael on July 21, 2015 Verified purchase

Good Sounding Subs

Bought 2 of these and stuck them in a vented box. sound is great. hits hard on a PA ac2500.1m amp wired at 2Ohm. worth the money

Underwhelmed

When I received the subwoofer something seemed off about the quality. The holes where the basket meets the cone were misaligned.... Odd for a new subwoofer, but not too major of a problem. After being broken in after a couple weeks the dust cap just came off. Not a big problem either but seriously wtf jbl?
Honestly it's a decent sub for the money, but I wish I just spent more and got a better sub.

UNIQUE FLASHY AND NICE BUT..........

its nice to have endless options, real world power over manufacturer, nice looks, small, stays cold, but ive had a few and emailed harmon they are know for memory issues digital setting don't always stay. also the soft start on it doesn't work well. still has a pop other amps don't in my car. also in high level it takes an eternity to turn on after radios on. sound is decent thanks to options. basically i think there are better amps if you can deal without the nice flashy looks. my kicker cx600.1 sounds 1000 time better turns on instantly has no pops and put out same power.

By Melissa on July 20, 2015 Verified purchase

Awesome amp, HUGE BANG for the buck !!

This was the first JBL amp I have ever bought. After a few months of "thinking" about it and reading several reviews, I decided to take the plunge. I am NOT in ANY way disappointed. Both the power of the amp, and sound quality (if you tune it the way they recommend) are both impressive. Installation was easy, tuning was easy to do, although I felt the step by step instructions were mildly vague in a couple of areas, taken a moment to look things over they were easy enough to figure out. I do intend to buy at least one more of these and a 5 channel JBL amp for my Suburban. (once I convince my wife that is...lol) I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this amp...no doubts at all. Also, Sonic, as always, shipped fast and free....Thanks guys!

By Andrew on July 17, 2015 Verified purchase

great product...great price...fast shipping

this sub is as good as any in its price range and even alot more. classic JBL quality, both in build and sound. hard to beat at this price. sonicelectronix offered great price, easy ordering and very fast standard shipping.

JBL MS 12SD2

Good Speaker For The Money. Good S.Q. Good Power Handling Capability. Overall A Good Speaker.

Amazing product!

Well made and fits behind my seat perfectly as well as it’s very well sealed!

A lot of power in a small package!!!

First off it should be noted that I am a HUGE car stereo fanatic and usually only deal with HIGH end and competition level equipment like JL Audio, Rockford Fosgate, Creacendo Audio, DC Audio, Sundown Audio etc. etc and so naturally I was skeptical about this amp at first but when I saw the price drop on Sonic and based on other reviews along with Sonics own dyno test of the amp Im glad I purchased it. Its very small but packs a huge punch. I currently have it installed in a 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid with 2 12" JL Audio 12TW1 Subwoofers in a sealed JL enclosure @ 2ohms and this little amp really hits hard. I am really impressed with the features of the amp and being able to change the curves on the fly is a plus. The fact that the amp has both high and low level inputs means I dont need to put a high-to-low, just run the feed from the factory sub right into the JBL and its done. The calibration CD it comes with makes level matching a sinch. The only negative this product gets is the fact that it DOESNT come with the wireless bass knob... And you can forget about finding it online too.... I searched for 2 weeks and finally found it on Amazon UK but at a hefty price tag (80$). It was worth it though as this remote is wireless which means NO WIRES TO RUN. It paired easily with the amp and really makes a difference as it doesnt asjust the gain like alot of other remotes but actually changes the sub curve... Did I meantion its wireless?? I would definately recommend this amp to anyone looking for some big bass in a small package without the big price tag. JBL is a name you can trust. By the way the amo is rated at 500 watts but youre easily getting over 900 watts @ 2ohms. Im happy and i plan on getting the 4 channel when I get the chance.

Amazingg

Got these speakers last week and hooked them up instantly. After a week break in they sound awesome, handle alot of power and have great tonal characteristics. Tweeters are a bit bright when you run them at 0db but put them at -3db and they balance off nicely. The only problem i've found is that the passives are extremely difficult to open when you have to make adjustments. Great set to throw amplifier power behind. Highly recommend it!!!!

awesome speakers,,great pricing..& fast secure shipping..

these subs are great ,jbl has always been a well known brand & now i know why ,,these subs are very clear ,& hit hard.

great

Yes it is a great speaker to have you need to have one

Good stuff

No complaints here, works perfect for the last several months.

Great product!

Great wires, great quality, speedy delivery! Thanks for a great, reliable product.

Nice Kit for an even Nicer Price

This kit was all I needed for a complete, clean amp install. I especially likes the firewall grommet. High quality wires at an affordable price, what more could I ask for?

Worth the price

The sound good. Can't really complain for what they cost.
I bought 2 for a enclosed box. After like a week the center JBL plastic cap popped off... No big deal really. Didn't change the sound so I just gorilla super glued it back on and it hasn't come off since. In all reality, you get what you pay for. That being said though I'm still happy with the performance.

JBL ms-a5001

I'm using this little amp in a Jeep Wrangler jk 4 door. It fits nicely under the passenger seat for a clean look. I'm using it to push a single 12w6v2 in a slot ported box. It matches well with the sub. It has just enough power to push it to its limit. I'm really happy with this purchase. Great price, and fast shipping.

High Quality Kit

Bought this for a JL G1300, this kit is a true gauge kit, it is high quality in every aspect, i would definately buy another and i may for my truck.

EFX reVoPAK8 Great Value!

Excellent product, good quality, price and shipment, complete, quick installation.

Great

Product is exactly what I asked for. No problems installing.

Great Product

Easy to use and setup. Hi/Low Level converter wasn't needed for installation. Clean power and does a great job powering 12". The wireless bass knob is neat feature, but a bit quirky.

By SS on November 30, 2015 Verified purchase

Best amp ever owned

Plain and simple the looks the simplicity the features the DSp the power everything is amazing and perfect I love this amp I own 3 it's worth every penny and it will never be beat louder and way cleaner than my kicker cx1200.1 pushes my soundqubed hds312 to the max way way way under rated power

By charles on September 27, 2015 Verified purchase

EFX reVoPAK8 by Scosche

Great amp kit, good quality and price, fast shipping.

Jbl ms-5001

Amazing amp and clean sounding amp! I like the fact that there's an output level adjustment and a separate input adjustment. Also, there is no bass boost +1.

Amazing.

Did exactly what I needed. Enough wire to comfortably be able to move my sub around if needed.

clean easy sexy perfect

clean insane settings just awesome onf of the niceset easiet amps yuoull ever own!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Works but not for long

Bought this amp, I found it very difficult to set up, even following the instructions... it worked well and after about 8 months the screen stopped displaying. I didn’t pay attention to it as it still worked well. Traded in my car and I was unable to set it up without the screen working. Paperweight now.

Awesome severely under rated amp.

Small footprint, easy to setup, lots of settings, and capable of around 300RMS over rated pushing a 2 ohm load. The 4-channel version is notorious for issues, but this mono version seems solidly built.

By Anonymous on October 7, 2018 Verified purchase

great amp

Great amp..clean..stays cool 2 ohm..Harmon Kardon..design..WARNING..digital input level locks in after one try..so get it right..if you change head unit..it will have to have the same inpedense output..read the book..use the CD..

Quality Product

Wow! About all I can say about my recent experiences with Sonic Electronix and JBL. I am running 2 JBL GT5-15's 2 MS A5001 JBL monoblock amps, one on each sub. Signal coming off of the stock head unit in a 2000 Toy Camry. The amps are barely idling and the subs are still tight as the day I bought them. Taking it easy on them until they break in, but judging by the quality of the speaker and it taking some time to break in, I can tell this system is going to last. The bass response of the subs is tight and powerful the amps are clean and efficient. Once again Sonic and JBL exceed expected standards in quality product product cost and always great customer service. Thank you Sonic JBL

Great Product and Great Service

I searched for months for the perfect amp. I was looking for sound quality and value. This amp is a ridiculous value. Forget about alpine. They're great amps but they don't touch the value here. This thing is super sophisticated and it's rated at 500 watts but it puts out closer to 850 clean watts. I don't have a super duty charging system so I needed something efficient and this is definitely efficient. JBL far exceeded my expectations. Especially for the price. By the way it's CEA rated.

love it

this is not a amp that will blow out a window... but wow does this thing sound great... its very small and the sq is incredible for the price... it is not the loudest amp ive had but its the smallest and best sounding

By 3vilpanda on September 27, 2015 Verified purchase

Just as good as my other Class D sub amps..

This amplifier is such a little gem. Its ultra compact and puts out just as much power as my JL Audio amps, and in my opinion.. sound better! Its stronger.. hits harder and you can dial in the frequencies very easily. Great buy!

By Anonymous on February 12, 2019 Verified purchase

WOW

THIS THING WAS AWESOME INSANE AMOUNT OF SETTINGS CLEAN EASY TO USE SO BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT WISH IT STILL WAS MADE

Great product

Great price little dated but still performs rather nicely🤔on a pair of dated 10 inch CVs!

Easy to Use Crossover Points but thats all.

I've owned this amp for two years, I recently upgraded to a hifonics brx 1600.1D.

Pros: Easy to set the Gain
Digital Crossover Points
Compact Size

Cons: hi-level inputs known to fail
Wireless bass knobs never paired correctly

Failed after two years, with an error code of 04! JBL and Sonic Support have no idea what this code means and with no resolve I moved to a Hifonics BRX 1600.1D -- Problem Solved

Twice as nice.

I recently purchased 2 of the JBL MS-A5001 digitally processed amps. I am running one each on JBL GR5-15" subs in two sealed single enclosures. The bass is so deep warm rich tight and clean from the processing in these amps. Still pushing everything with a stock head unit in a 2000 TOY Camry. Plenty of output room left on the Amps. Run them for hours and they are hardly warm let alone get hot. Sonic once again provides quality products with the best prices.

Great JBL MS-5001 Amp & Great Service from Sonic Electronix

first I want to point out that Sonic Electronic made unfortunate problem I had worth having because of there customer service! A few months back I bought a JBL MS-5001 amp and the very first time I turned it on after the install the amp made some RCA input noises? so I called Sonic for a RA (return authorization) number and boxed up the Amp and had it ready to ship, Well I went on a two week vacation and when I came home and seen the box still where i left it I realized that I forgot to take the Amp to UPS before I left, I was worried that it would now have to be repaired and not just replaced since now it is past the 30 day return policy, I felt that Sonic went out of there way to help me by going a head and sending me a brand new one anyway..... The JBL MS-5001 is even better than I had hoped it would be running a single 4 ohm DVC 12" Sub at 2 ohms and does not even get warm after pounding that 12 all day.... very happy ...