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I have never went the sub woofer route and I have always held self powered sub woofers in low regard. Over 30 years of owning a 1979 MGB there have been about 5 major car audio revisions but never a sub woofer. I do not like booming bass or listen to rap. Since the Kenwood KSC-SW11 looked like an easy fit behind the drivers seat I gave it a try.

Love it. The Kenwood BT955HD Center Unit has sub woofer out pre amps and can configure the crossovers. Front door speakers are 6 1/2 Polk MM6501, when the HPF is set to 100Hz the mids become much clearer, I set the rear deck Polk M691 HPF to 80Hz.

Major low cost improvement, bass is clean and tight and blends correctly with the other speakers, mid range no longer has that muddy sound from trying to produce bass that it can not. Who knew?

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After reading dozens reviews I decided to purchase the unit as it was one of the few that would fit under the seat of my '87 Toyota MR2 replacing the clapped out stocker. I was really surprised at the sound of this compact unit. No, it won't rattle the windows of the next car over but, it POUNDS in my little car! It really more than fills in the missing bass as a result of the small speakers in the stock locations. It was easy to install and once I adjusted the head unit (Sony CDX-GT360MP) and the sub controls it was phenominal. Way more than expected. Those few negative reviews must have had faulty units or not set up correctly. I would recomend this unit to anyone who needs a compact, effective subwoofer.

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Easy install. came with most the wires and connectors you'll need. small and compact. fits under driver seat. good sound with a little adjustment of head unit and settings on remote control. Only reason i didn't give 5 stars is lacks some refinement when it comes to good deep bass, but I'm spoiled having had a good Boston system before.

I recommend this to anyone looking to add a little punch to an SUV, but doesn't want to give up any trunk space.

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I wanted to add some low-end to my FR-S without sacrificing the already small amount of space I have in the "backseat" and trunk. This was the smallest sub I could find and I'm glad to see that after I got through installing it that it sounds great.

The sub fit perfectly under the driver's seat. I can even drop the seat all the way low and it won't catch. That's awesome, since the sub is completely invisible and doesn't take up any of my usable space!

Sound-wise, it will add a noticeable amount of low-end without become obnoxious. This isn't a window rattling unit, but it does fill a void that exists with the stock stereo. It blends in well with the stock soundstage and isn't overpowering.

It's easy to get your exact settings dialed in with the remote control. I adjusted the volume on my head unit and then adjusted the frequency and volume to get the sound to really blend in. Just for fun, I bumped up the radio's subwoofer output and turned the sub all the way up. The results were a really muddy, overblown bass that just didn't sound good. When you dial it back and keep from pushing it completely, the bass is natural and really seems to fit in.

This is exactly the kind of sub that I wanted for my car. The only thing I had to buy along with this sub were some RCA cables since my head unit had pre-outs. Everything else I needed for install came included!

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I bought the Kenwood KSC-SW11 to add some bottom end to my Honda Civic aftermarket audio system, without sacrificing boot space. This unit fits perfectly under the front passenger seat without intruding into rear passenger footwell, and completely out of sight. Came with most of the wiring needed, except for an RCA splitter which was needed to split the Sub-woofer out terminal from my head unit. While the subwoofer did add some low end oomph, it does not hit teh real low frequencies that you can feel my guess is that it goes as low as 40Hz, and that is it. Turned up enough, it does rattle the rear view mirrors, but distortion kicks in pretty early.

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Compact size fits under front passenger seat of my 2009 Honda Civic.

Okay performance at medium sound levels adds some low end punch.

Nice Looking blue illuminated remote control.

Well built looks & feels solid.

Cons:

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Does not hit real low frequencies

Distorts easily if power is cranked up.

Overall, if you are looking for adding a little low end punch to a decent sounding system, and are looking for something that will fit under the passenger seat of a compact sedan, this is a value for money option. However, if you are looking for serious thumping bass, you will be disappointed.