BOSS Audio Systems D12F Phantom Series 12 Inch Car Subwoofer - 1000 Watts Max, Single 4 Ohm Voice Coil, Sold Individually, Hook Up To Amp

First off,This was a purchase for my girlfriend's car. I went with boss simply because of the best value on a budget. I personally would have gone with Pioneer because I have purchased from them for years. Just wanted to clear the air for those who may think this is an attack or something on Boss or Pioneer.I purchased this along with Boss Head unit and Riot amplifier. The subwoofer I noticed seems well constructed for the price. (owned better, owned worse; none of which cost only $30 bucks for this size and type)I did not build my own box for this, however I did look at the specs and matched with an appropriate sealed box. Both of which im still impressed with for the price. Played it first on a low wattage t-amp for less than $30 bucks. With this baby amp maxed out...probably sending 30W max to the sub. It was really bumping. Exactly what I needed. So I moved on to playing it on a heavier application: 200W home amp, again at most pushing maybe 90W to it. Sounded slightly better. Now, yesterday installed in a honda civic for my girlfriend, hooked up to boss riot 1100R mono amp. Her and I could not be happier with the sound. Hits hard enough the the entire trunk rattles barely. Perfect, can't find any faults.However, when being compared to the more expensive,(2x the price!) Pioneer TSSW series flat 10inch subwoofer, it gets beaten in tightness of bass, clarity of signal, and construction. It also has a lower RMS rating too, so less power is required to get the desired sound. Make no mistake though, Pioneer is clearly better, but for the price. I didn't expect it to come so close. Boss has come a long way....Probably better than Jensen, SSL, Pyle and Pyramid in this price range, which is what really matters. Not a reason to give it lower than 5 stars. Exceeded my expectations anyway.

These are some very impressive subs for the price. As I'm sure most of you know, BOSS overrates their RMS ratings on almost everything. I can't say if these are over-rated (they probably are, I honestly don't think they could handle 400w RMS each,) but I CAN tell you that I'm feeding them about 150-200watts RMS each (I have 2) and I'm getting strong, clean sound out of them. They're in a vented truck box and sound great! Especially for the price - quite impressed!! I've only had them about 3 weeks but so far so good! They hit like a quality low to medium power subwoofer. If you fry these by feeding them too much power, don't blame the sub, blame yourself!I was originally powering these with a BOSS AR1500M amp. The amp was just too underpowered - I'd guess it was putting out in the neighborhood of 150-175watts RMS. I stepped up to a BOSS AR2500M (which I'm guessing is putting out somewhere in the neighborhood of 300-400 watts RMS @ 2ohms) and they sound a LOT better. I highly recommend that amp btw - good quality amp, just understand that BOSS ratings are off. If you compare it to a competitors amp in the SAME PRICE RANGE, I can guarantee you the BOSS will out-perform. Do NOT use BOSS's published specs for purposes of comparison. You won't be happy. Take that information to heart about BOSS in general. In my experience with their speakers and amps, the quality itself has been fine, it's the specs that are completely wacko. Tuning of the system must therefore be done with careful caution.At the end of the day, these are an easy 5 star recommendation. If they for some reason go out in the next year, I'll update this review - too early to speak on behalf of lifespan/durability.

I ordered this to replace a 20 year old Rockford Fosgate subwoofer. I didn't need much punch, just something to add some bass to an SUV.I read the reviews, and was a bit nervous...especially the comment about this speaker not working well on rock/metal, which is what I listen to mostly.I bought this anyway due to the price. When I got it and installed it, I was immediately disappointed - it sounded like CRAP! I got worried that my little 80-Watt Rockford Fosgate Punch amp (also 20 years old) wasn't up to the task, and I would have to replace that as well. I put it off. Over the next 3 weeks, this subwoofer sounded better and better...it was getting broken in! Now it was sounding a little bit better than my old subwoofer, I was amazed!I read in the instruction manual about the perfect enclosure being a sealed 1 cubic foot box for this subwoofer. My enclosure/box was almost double that, and not sealed really well. I decided to get a box that was exactly 1 cubic foot in volume. THAT made all the difference! Now this thing sounds like a soundcheck at a Megadeth concert! Could not be happier!So, if you have any doubts about this cheap subwoofer, or that you might be underpowering it with a low power amp if you already bought it, fear not! In my SUV, this thing gives you a kick in the pants...you definitely FEEL the bass with this, even with an 80-watt amp!Hope this helps someone!