VIBE Optisound 8" Underseat active bass enclosure, Black, OPTISOUNDAUTO8A-V2 The Optisound range continues to advance what is possible from a compact bass solution with the OptiSound subwoofer enclosures. These super slim bass enclosures are designed to fit in even the smallest of spaces whilst still having the big bass presence that people have come to expect from VIBE. Small, sleek and lightweight, these enclosures will fit into any available space, behind a seat, under seat or tucked away in your luggage compartment. The OptiSound enclosures are perfect for those looking to add bass to their system but want a stealth install or don’t have the space to spare for a large enclosure. The labyrinth slot ported bass enclosure features VIBE Audio ’s anti-resonance bass support system (A.R.B.S.S.) to minimize vibrations and enclosure resonance and can deliver an incredible amount of fast, tight bass from such a compact unit. SET UP SECTION - TO REDUCE DISTORTION Gain Control Setting To correctly set the gain control of the amplifier to match that of the source (headunit) use the following setup routine Turn the gain control to minimum on the amplifier. On the headunit set all crossovers to flat and both bass and treble to zero. Turn up the source (headunit) to approx 3/4 volume. Very slowly turn up the gain on the amplifier until distortion can be heard in the subwoofer or until the volume reaches an uncomfortable listening level when this is reached turn down the gain control slightly. The gain control is now set. RUN IN PROCEDURE - TO PREVENT DAMAGE VIBE recommends that you follow the run in procedure for the subwoofer detailed below. When your subwoofer is used for the first time, naturally like most brand new items it is very stiff and rigid. It will take time for the moving parts of the subwoofer to loosen up before the subwoofer is ready to deliver it’s full potential. For the first 30 hours it is recommended that you play the subwoofer initally at low to medium volumes and gradually increase the volume as time progresses. As a guide if you listen to your subwoofer for one hour every day it will take a month to run in fully. VIBE Slick 6.5” Component speaker - 90/270 W, Black The new range of Vibe Slick speakers are the most efficient Vibe speaker to date. The woofer features a super lightweight paper composite cone and foam surround, a single layer spider and perfectly balanced voice coil. The secret weapon is the incredible range of tweeters, a 50mm tweeter on the 5.25″, 5″ x 7″ and 6.5″ models and a 40mm tweeter across the rest of the range. This provides an extended bandwidth and high level of efficiency. The component tweeter uses high end components and is one of the smallest on the market, but packs a huge punch, causing Car & Hifi magazine to call it a force to be reckoned with as it provides great detail and good spatiality.
J**S
Blown in 3 months
This sub blew after 3 months of moderate use with gain on mid.. May just be bad luck..I can tell you now it didn't blow from me having the gain set too high because:- The sound quality is pretty pants. It barely hits just under 80hz so hasn't filled the gap for lower end sound in my vehicle (which is what a sub should be for)- It played bass in the 175-280hz region bizarly loud compared to the rest of the audio spectrum which is incredibly annoying. For example, when playing a song it would sound perfect volume and then certain bass notes (usually 250hz sub approx) would be overpoweringly loud. Loudness is very much not consistent which to me is not good quality.- Non consistent loudness- No built in EQ so this couldn't be solved.- The bass notes that it did play were not punchy at all.Overall I wouldn't recommend based on my experience. Although was a very easy install with everything included.
C**X
Great powerful
Absolutely cracking piece of kit. Fits snugly in my hood stowage area on my classic car, really easy to wire up and easy to set to the right gain. Even though it is in an enclosed space (not enough to overheat!) the sound is incredible and I can hear my tunes even on the motorway with the top down! Very chuffed
C**S
Great price, great quality and easy to install!
Fitted this to my mk3 focus st and it sound really good!I didn’t want anything to shake the car or cause a nuisance, just want something to add a bit of depth to the inbuilt Sony stereo and this fits my needs perfectly.I have this attached to the left side of my boot and it’s overall footprint is really small, which is great! Wiring the subwoofer in was really easy also!Can’t recommend this enough! If you need something small and discreet without shaking your car to bits then this is for you :)
D**P
Quality vibe product
Great to use, simple to install as long as you can access the wiring from your current radio and run the battery cable.
D**L
Do not buy
Broken within 4 months and said it wasn’t under warrenty and are asking for £80 to fix it
J**R
Poor sound quality and very expansive
Very disappointed with this purchase. Poor sound quality. Subwoofer itself ratles a lot even with very minimal bass. Built quality is good and its slim as well but still doesn't fit in most cars underseat space. I've already returned mine but still not worth the hassle as its not cheap. Its expansive and in short not worth in any aspect.
H**K
GREAT sound!
Amazing sound. Fits under a peugeot partner passanger seat perfectly! Took some time to install but that was the vehicles fault not the sub.
K**
Great Item
Great Item - Very happy with it :)
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