Customer Ratings & Reviews

Hit Hard!!!!!!

I bought 2 of these subs and they hit hard. I have them hooked up to a Planet Audio 1900 watt max mono block amp(1400rms@1ohms/1000rms@2ohms). I'm running the amp and speakers on 2ohms. I don't even have the amp turned up half way. I had them in a Bbox vented box and it blew the box apart. Great buy for the money.

nice box

i got 2 SWS12D2 wired in 2 ohms powered by a ZXR1800.1D and the box does its job easy to wire looks nice in my trunk very loud lots of bass.

Not a bad box

A bit bigger than i expected. Does the job well.

bad

Doesn't do anything near rate rms... only had 500 clean watts going to it and it blew within 24hrs during its low volume break in period..

So Far So Good for my Planet Audio AC12D

Great sub so far! I Bought this Sub woofer 3 months ago no issues what so ever, still non today. Also, LOL No way this thing will Ever handle 1800 or it's 800 RMS Like it claims. Because I'm running it on a 400 Watt Amplifier & That's almost to much for it with Gain Matched & set correctly. I usually like to deal with Kicker, JL Audio & DD's Subs, but this was something quick and cheap I wanted for a daily driver so far sounds amazing. When you first install it, it's not as loud because "like all sub woofers they go though a Break In period", if you're good with car Audio you'll know what Exactly I'm talking about. Just make sure you set you Gains good with a good Amplifier that has True RMS Rating's marked on it I'm sure you'll be Surprised. I have this Sub in a 2FT Cubic Box in the back of my 90 Ford bronco running off the Left Channel of my Cheapo (VM Audio 1000 Watt Amplifier Class AB RMS is 800) it sounds very good for being 40 bucks. Reason i have it running off one channel and not bridged is because the Sub woofer is 2 Ohms and my Amp is only 4 Ohms Bridged and 2 Ohms per channel. So I had no choice other why's I'd burn up my amp.

awesome

I bought this speaker because one of my others blew. I'm now gonna buy another. They hit hard!

sounds good

i bought this sub on a very tight budget and wish i would have bought a pair sooner. this sub hits hard and sounds good, one of the better subs I've owned

Does its job

Nice box. Sturdy big and heavy. does its job. Have my two NVX VCW 124

Doing the job

It's true when people say the box makes the subs.i have two p3 d4 dvc 12's and the crappy prefab that I had them in was being pushed apart, in a literal sense. I bought this box and now it's clean bass and the box is holding.

Cheap

I purchased this product and installed them. They didn't last no more than 10 minutes. Clearly the sub's are overrated. I put the SPL 3400 mono on them. It was the RMS it said they needed for both. Now I can't use them anymore. I won't recommend these sub's to anyone. Waste of money.

Great Price! Subs Hit Hard!

These subs hit hard. Can be mounted in a truck box, I have a 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab with a Boss Amp and they pound, I've had them a couple of months with no issues and running about 500 watts RMS to each of them. They are clean sounding and honestly, hit as hard as the JL w3's I had before. $40 a woofer, great deal, better than paying $150 a woofer.

decent sub

For the money there is no better designed sub hands down pay attention to the rms rating and you won't be disappointed

Great subs for great price

These are great subwoofers for a good price, they were my first subs, but definitely wont be my last! Easy to install, and they bump

I'm extremely happy with this product!

I haven't had these for too long but so far I am extremely please with this subwoofer. It was affordable as heck and for the price I couldn't be more happier with the complete setup, just recently bought another car, can't wait to put the other sub in the Genesis!

Good product

fast shipping good build works well and feels solid. only complaint I had was the corner of the box was smashed but not a huge deal.

By Anonymous on October 2, 2018 Verified purchase

Bass

This sub has been the best sub I have ever bought I would so tell my bass friends and family to buy this sub pounds very good

Not rated as it says!

Its a nice looking sub, i was pounding my truck for about 3 day intill the coil over heated!! So their for its not a 900 rms i was only runing a 900 rms amp and it made it go bad. My audiobahn are only 800 peak power and only rated at 400 rms and they seem like they want more, and i got them hooked on a planet audio ac2600 amp!
Over all this speaker is OK if you run it with a amp of 350rms max that way it want blow or over heat the coil!!!

good box

Makes my 2 pioneer champion series 600 rms 12's sound like thunder! Hits harder than my 4 kicker comp vr's in a sealed box that is powered by the same kicker 1600.1 amp!

Does what it is supposed to

If you need a box built quick and dirty to hold subs, then this is for you. Not the best built, not the best carpeted, not the best mdf, but hey, its a sub $100 woofer box. Works as intended for me, corner came dented in during shipping, carpet very thin, but it does hold subs, which is what i needed.

Great

I got this for two 12 inch Kenwoods and they sound amazing in this box, I originally had them in a under seat truck box that was sealed and now they sound much louder and just as crisp.

By Anonymous on July 14, 2019 Verified purchase

Great sub, even if you wire it wrong

So as it turns out, I'm a HUGE moron and have been wiring my subs wrong. Single sub's havn't been bad, but I got two of these and wired them way wrong. I simply didn't understand... Doing the math on it, I had my dual subs wired in a way that brough the resistance to 1 ohm. These subs aren't rated for that... Neither is my 3000w amp. SO I had them wired in 1ohm, bridged on a 3000w 4ohm amp... They lasted a good 3 months like this, until they blew, and hit so hard my whole apartment hated me! (deal with it).

In the end. I got a lot more out of these subs than I was expecting, especially for wiring them wrong. Now it makes sense why my amp kept popping fuses... I've upgraded to Rockford T2's, and i'll see if the amp still performs after I rewire them correctly. Glad I caught this!

VERY impressed with these subs. Bought in a 4 pack. Other two were on a 500w amp.. so they're still healthy. Will rewire correctly and increase to 1000w. Definitely would buy some again.

Best bang for the buck

This box deliveres no doubt about it! Well built, carpet is of good quality, looks good! There isn't a better box for the money, will be ordering another, and definitely recommend this box, to anyone looking for some serious deep bass!

It's what I wanted

The box is pretty big with good thickness of wood it's a great box.

By Pedro on November 4, 2016 Verified purchase

OUTSTANDING SUBWOOFER

did lots of reviews on this sub before i bought them....have them hooked up to a power acoustic 6000d amp running 4 ohms was running 1 ohm . running them at 1 ohm they are pure monsters but we all know that 1 ohm dont last.....any one wanting a great sub for the money these are them

By steve on June 30, 2015 Verified purchase

you get what you pay for.

I bought this sub thinking I would run it in my ported box in the trunk of my Challenger for some extra bass. I hooked it up to a planet audio amp I bought from sonic electronics as well. The amp has held up pretty well except it has fried two 12 inch speakers. This AC12D and also a JLW3V0 as well. The Ac12d lasted 4 days before it got stuck, definitely not what I expected. It sounded pretty good up to that point but I won't purchase it again. They are best suited for low power amps or maybe I just got a lemon.

(502) 4 12s on 5k

I'm from Louisville KY and let me tell u this..After breaking in my new AC12D yeah 4 of them on planet audio 5k everything is shaking my mirror fell off and u cant keep a lighter lit in my car I put them in a 81 g body cutlass supreme...CAN U SAY BEAT..good speakers and wonderful amp I must say...

By Chuck on January 18, 2016 Verified purchase

Nice for the price

Once broken in, speaker has great bass quality. RMS is not what is rated but nice sub for price.

kick azz subs

I heard these at a local electronics store and they pounded pretty good running off a Hifonics mono block amp not sure of the wattage rating and they reproduced fairly clean and accurate bass notes even in the low 808 kick drum frequencies . Then I put some good ole rock and roll to them and it had pretty decent tight bass notes. For the money you cant beat this sub then again... You still get what you pay for so fair warning. I was looking at the jl audio w3's and I don't have the budget for those so I got 4 of these. They look sleek and sexy and sound pretty decent for the money. Pretty loud too !!!

Happy Husband

I would highly recommend this product. It was a gift for my husband who loves his music loud. He loves it other than the little damage in one of the corners which we assume happened during shipping/delivery. Price is reasonable and lives up to its description.

By Karen T. on February 11, 2022 Verified purchase

Just got a pair

Just Bought a pair of these now i do admit i wouldn't over power these, For a budget build i would use these but on a real note. I have seen some of the reviews on here any sub can blow on a big amp not in the right box are to much bass knob every sub has to be broken in and a 24 hour period it can take a week to a month some time to break a sub in. These i would give a week to break in. Fist week i will put them on a small powered amp like a 500 to 600 watt amp on a 4 ohm load then week after put them on a 1000 watt for a week then after that put them on my big boy amp my 4000.1 on a 4 ohm load

Beats hard and low

I bought these subs because of the price I have them on a Massive audio E2 1600.2 only running about 400 RMS at 2 ohms in a custom down firing box in my volvo v70 and they have the doors and roof shaking I would recommend them to anyone looking for deep bass on a budget

By Anonymous on March 6, 2019 Verified purchase

Okay for the Money.

It works fine, adjustment with bass knob is almost nonexistant. Emailed Boss audio who make Planet Audio they sent a new one out immediately. Didn't fix the issue so it must be that it doesn't have much of a adjustment.

Amp is seriously overrated power wise. I wasn't looking for some powerhouse amp but i did expect just a bit more from this.

It looks good at night with what lights up and is a decent looking amp.

Install isn't that great as they have a real deep and narrow screw hole to put mounting screws in and most of my bits didn't fit. had to make something up to screw it to trim piece. Also the phillips screw terminals for wiring are a joke. Stripped out and still loose. Replaced them with what i had laying around and it still wasn't great.

By Brandon on December 18, 2015 Verified purchase

Sound great

I had 6 of these in a sealed box in the back of my trailblazer. Pushing them with a planet audio 5000. They hit great.

It was a gift for my dad and when I gave it to him he couldn’t stop smiling. He loved the gift and was ready to install it the same day. Came great size, perfect no damages.

By Mya on January 22, 2023 Verified purchase

Great budget subwoofer

I'm in love with this subwoofer. I power it with the planet audio anarchy 1500.1 amp, which is slightly overpowered, but turned down the bass and this thing still impresses me.

Pros:
High RMS rating
DVC
Price!!!
Frequency response. Very deep bass with this one

Cons:
I didn't buy two =D

Do not even think about trying to put 900 watt rms to one of these.

These are ok if you just look at the price and wgat the sub offers but you would be luck to get more than 400 watts going through one of these without the cone trying to jump out of the frame and your voice coil slamming against the back plate. Keep it in the 200-300 watt rms range and you'll be ok but i dont get why they would try to say this thing can handle anything close to 900 watts.

AC12D

This sub is working great so far with a sealed box. No issues or distortion, only had it a few months but it's worth it in budget terms. Pros so far is price and value and no cons yet so far. I would recommend this sub for systems with not too much power involved coming from the amp(s).

By Robert on May 6, 2022 Verified purchase

Planet Audio AC12D

These subs are a great value for the money. Paired them with the Planet Audio AC4000.1D amplifier @ 1ohm. Perfect pairing. Sounds much better than the Boss subs I got as a reward from my work. They're not Rockford Fosgate or JL Audio, but if they last a year or more, they'll be well worth it. I'll give them 5 stars for the initial performance.

By Philip on April 22, 2020 Verified purchase

Atrend 12DQV

A decent prefab box. Came as described and works fine with my 2 alpine type S 12"s but I've only been using it for a coupe weeks and honestly is probably just temporary until I get time to build a box of my own.

Good speaker

A good speaker for the price. In my opinion they are better subwoofers than brands like; dual, Pyle, boss, ect. They sound good and handle a decent amount of power. At 40 bucks you can't go wrong

couldnt be happier

box is solid, legit structure. I put 2 pioneer TS-W3003D4 in the box and they sound crazy loud. the subs were only $80, saw great reviews, thought they were overhyped but those subs are legit. I had to 15 in Kicker solobarics in a sealed box and this system is equally as loud off of less power. yeah I know what you're thinking, who would put those subs in a sealed box but that's all I had room for in an 03 eclipse. Still this box with those subs and a Hifonics Brutus BRX1600.1D will not disappoint, I promise you

By Cal on May 2, 2016 Verified purchase

Kick ass subs

Don't listen to the negative reviews. Bought two of these with the 4000-watt mono 1-ohm stable amp planet audio offers. System hits hard. Leave your "gain" control down and it will last a long time with great-sounding music.

Great

This boxed replaced my the sealed box i had in my truck, and its great. My subs are hitting way better and the low notes sound deeper. Its a great buy for the price.

Just what I needed!

This box is perfect for my set up. Air space was correct. As always sonic had the best price, and fast shipping.

By cody on February 23, 2016 Verified purchase

Good starter subs

It's a monster at 2 oh but sound better at 4 but takes a lot more power

Love then

These subs are the best , especially for the price. I bought 4 , but ended up only using 2. I built a box to spec and hit freaking awesome. My son has already knocked his rear mirror off and busted windshield, i think i may have over done it for his first system and vehicle. I have them paired up on the 5000 watt mono amp running at 1 ohm.

amazing

amazing box, period . got it on a dual kicker comp, gives amazing sound, doesn't vibrate as well.

By Anonymous on August 30, 2018 Verified purchase

It bumps

I own 2 (1 as a back up) and These things SOUND GREAT for the price, yeah any flagship sub would sound just a tad better, but for 70$ ITS AWESOME, I definitely recommend these for beginners since they can handle good power and are cheap

Awesome amp

This amp is awesome I have 1 Memphis audio 15 br series and this thing get down it never over Heats

By JAUNIE on January 30, 2020 Verified purchase

High Power

Great power. Has a 1250W rms 18 inch sub bumping hard enough to flex the back glass of my truck. 12v and Ground terminals should be way bigger. Other than that. Great amp for the price.

Great sound

This amp is awesome. It powers my 2 12s without any issues. And for the price you cannot beat it.
Next is to see how it pushes 2 15 P3s????

By christopher on December 18, 2019 Verified purchase

Plenty of power

I recommend this amp to anybody that needs a lot of power I have it hooked up to a ds18 12 in 4000 Watt competition woofer and I have it in an extended cab GMC truck and I'm hitting in the high 140s and when the real deep bass hits it makes my roof fluctuate 3in. If you get this amp I recommend that you upgrade your power source because it draws a lot of power

Great value

I would total recommend the Planet Audio PL4000.1D to any bass head I'm digging the power this throws out on my 3 12 inch subs. Don't have no complaints on this item! Thank you Sonic Electronics I'll be buying more items from yall when I can.

By ShaeLene on March 26, 2017 Verified purchase

great amp

easy to install and that about all folks good by now.

Good amp

It powered my 15” kicker sub pretty easily clean bass good amp

By Anonymous on July 24, 2019 Verified purchase

Planet Audio PL4000.1D

This is a great amp for a good price I like how it has my four 12s sounding.

Great anp

Puts out good sound with awesome bass behind it and I’m a huge fan of planet audio

Amp worth!

This amp did what I was wanting it pushed power out that wouldn't believe for it being fair priced very good amp!

By Zachary on March 28, 2020 Verified purchase

Excelente

Es un buen amp en el pasado ya abia tenido planet audio y no me a defraudado claro noson 4000 wt pero si son 1200 w rms efectivos por tan solo $140 lo tengo con 2 l7 12 estupendo

Amplifier

Bon amplificateur , livraison en 1 semaine en Polynésie française, assez satisfait du rendue puissant qualité prix $ 107.95

By YANNICK on October 2, 2021 Verified purchase

Awesome

Highly recommend it sound's great.will use it for many years.warranty helps.
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By Anonymous on August 29, 2018 Verified purchase

Decent box

It does more that what I expected and it gets extremely low. Second time I’ve ordered this box

By Clarence on March 9, 2026 Verified purchase

High performance

I’ve had the same dual 12” Polk Audio Db 1240s in the same box for probably the last 15-20yrs and have had to periodically repair it with wood glue and screws throughout that time. This recently got to a point where the box became irreparable because I had done it so much and needed to get a new box with a similar dimension to the current one I had and decided on this one. I have never heard my subs sound so crisp, clear and full since switching them out. The bass is incredibly powerful and the range they can hit is much broader. I wish I had bought a box like this sooner but I have it now. It did have a couple scuffed up spots like other recipients have mentioned but it’s not a huge deal as the cheap price makes up for it. Still highly recommend

By J on March 8, 2026 Verified purchase