Pioneer 8" Shallow Mount Subwoofer

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Are you planning on keeping the stock amp?

I have the JBL Synthesis system so it sounds ok for now. But the ultimate goal is a full audio upgrade. So for now I'm doing my research. Just looking for components that fit. Since the price isn't bad I might try and do a quick swap and see how it sounds. But eventually everything will get changed.
 
Its a decent upgrade if youre not bass heavy like me. I would suggest you to save up some good amount of money for amp and front component speaker, maybe some dynaudio or morel with a big midbass driver, also deadend your doors to make it better.
 
Its a decent upgrade if youre not bass heavy like me. I would suggest you to save up some good amount of money for amp and front component speaker, maybe some dynaudio or morel with a big midbass driver, also deadend your doors to make it better.

I am a musician/music lover and would love to drop in a kickass system. But my bank account ain't havin it right now. Not sure ANY 8" sub is gonna blow the doors off but I wouldn't mind trying! :drummer:
 
I am a musician/music lover and would love to drop in a kickass system. But my bank account ain't havin it right now. Not sure ANY 8" sub is gonna blow the doors off but I wouldn't mind trying! :drummer:

The amp is gonna be the weak point. It won't push out any more wattage to a different sub, so I'm afraid if you put the Pioneer in there with the stock amp, you aren't gonna notice much difference in the sound. Plus, with an FS of 65hz, I don't think you'll be getting that "kick" that you're looking for either.

I think you're best bet is to save a little more money, buy a decent amp and a little better spec'd 8" sub. You should easily be able to get by with $150 or less and still blow the stock sub and amp out of the water!
 
So did you ever do this? I am looking for a drop in replacement to keep the stock amp. I don't need anything thats overkill. Just want it to work.
 
I bought one and decided it just wasn't gonna fill the cabin with sound enough for me(shallow mounts just don't produce deep bass) so I ended up selling it to a member on here...I am doing a full audio gut and replacement of the jbl system with polks audio seperates, 5ch amp, head unit sub ect...I don't want a box taking up my cargo space so am building one to fit in the factory location. there's some amazing 8" subs that will blow your mind but not that will fit in the factory enclosure, not to mention the abs enclosures just don't have great abdcoustics. I made a post recently gauging interest in a template that would make it simple for you to build your own enclosure to then specs needed for the sub you chose. you'd need mdf or Baltic birch if you can afford it, wood glue, flush trim router bit and router and that's basically it. the template will be aluminum and allow you to stick to your enclosure material and run the roller bearing of the flush trim bit along the template for a perfectly uniform cut every time. here is a pic, cut and stack as many layers as you need to gain the depth and volume needed for your sub..in the last picture of the enclosure installed its shown with as simple beauty panel that fits over the enclosure and is held on with double sided tape...that is a single 10" but I'll be using the 8" sub in the last 2 pictures. this will also allow you to choose between sealed and ported depending on sub choice and port tuning(if you have enough volume)
I will hopefully be starting in a week or so waiting on my first cnc template..

a little off topic from the pioneer but thought id just throw it out there as an idea if you or anyone would like a bit more bass and more full sound without taking up all your cargo area.
 

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Has anyone heard anything about this Pioneer sub? Looks to be a good replacement for the stock sub. Shallow mount (2-5/8" mount depth) and 2 ohm dual voice coils. It's a newer model so I couldn't find any reviews. Thought one of the experts here might already know about it!

TS-SW2002D2 - <b>NEW!</b> - 8" Shallow-Mount Subwoofer with 600 Watts Max. Power | Pioneer Electronics USA

Back in September I installed one of those subs in my truck. It is in a factory JBL enclosure and powered by a JL JX500/1D. It sounds better than a factory sub that comes with the JBL system but it's still a sub in a plastic box. I found the sub on Amazon for around $70 and the amp came from one of my buddy's for $50.

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