trolley, the one i tagged is sick.. clean crisp.. add very little?? youve obviously never heard one of these things! letalone 2 bridged! id swap my boot setup for one anyday

heres one review..

Fusion Reactor 8" Super Slim Active Subwoofer (RE-SS18)
Wow Sight & Sound - $269.00 on sale (normally $299.00)

Features:
- Very solid Aluminium Enclosure (330x245x78)
- 8" Polycone Woofer (4ohm)
- Monoblock 100WRMS 4ohm Amplifier
- Line & Speaker Level Inputs
- Dual 15A Socketed Fuses (Parallel Config)
- Large 8GA Terminals for Power Input
- Multi-pin Plug for Speaker Level Input
- Gold Plated RCA Sockets for Line Level Input
- Gold Plated RCA Sockets for Line Level Output
- Remote Level Control
- 40-120Hz Low Pass Filter
- Gain Control
- 0-12db 45Hz Bass Boost
- Phase Shift Selector

Pros:
- Mid-priced but one is quite capable by itself
- Good Low-End Enhancement
- Nice smooth lows but can also be punchy
- No Mobile Phone Interference
- No Cabinet or Grille Noises
- Can handle complex lows without fault
- Once level set only limited adjustment required (remote makes it easy)
- Fits like a glove in the 'well' under the ZRE front seats (see pics)

Cons:
- Can produce true 'sub' freqs but can't go all the way
- Can distort when being driven hard

Details:
I only purchased one of these because I had a demo in-store and thought it was good enough by itself. Difficult auditioning a low-powered small sub in a huge open shop but from what I could tell it seemed OK. Got it home, ripped it apart and found it to be quite different. The 8" driver had a single 4ohm voice coil connected to a very decent looking amp PCB. This is in a completely different class to the Jaycar subs as it contained a quality amp containing all the same general componentry found in most standard car amps. They had just cut it down to the essentials and squished a shallow driver into the same box. Good design, solid as hell and looks good too although I think I might paint the grille black as I like my equipment to be as dull & boring as it can be ... love the Stealth look.
Putting it all back together and connecting up the power wiring was a breeze thanks to the chunky 8GA screw-down terminals. I used the speaker line inputs (via the supplied fine yet perfectly acceptable little plug-in adaptor) to keep the comparison fair & accurate plus used the same test CD I used on the Jaycar subs too. The Fusion sub had a few extra features including a 'Bass Boost' (@ 45Hz) as well as a gain control plus it also came supplied with a wired level controller to mount somewhere up-front for easy adjustment on the fly (although you don't have to connect this). After tuning it up for about 60 seconds and being quite happy with what I was hearing I took it out for a test drive. All I can say is WOW ... but I'll continue going on about it anwyay :P
This thing crapped all over the two Jaycar subs running together. It was reaching down to all the low freqs and it didn't seem to get flustered in any way when things got a bit 'technical' and complex. Stopping only once to tune it a bit further and pull the crossover frequency down to about 60Hz I went through more tracks and it just kept getting better and better. At mid-high volumes it still held itself together well and added that essential kick to most types of music. It even doofed a bit when playing dance music ! Very impressive. It treated smooth lows really nicely (sounding nice & caramelly) but did start struggling when they got super-low when the wick was turned up. It didn't make any of its own noises and perfectly complemented the Corollas stock audio equipment without just adding the dreaded 'cardboard' sound as the Jaycar subs did.
Still no alternative to a 'real' boxed sub in the boot of course but the Fusion exceeded my expectations and I can't wait to add a 2nd unit to see how a pair of them sound together.

Summary & Score:
Amazing sub for its class and at a decent price plus fits so perfectly under the ZREs front seats. I doubt it could compete with a standard boxed sub of the same value but very decent nevertheless. Will definitely buy a 2nd unit and run both together to allow better handling of those true sub freqs. So, if you're after an inexpensive way of enhancing your stock car audio system with the added benefit of the occasional bit of punchy doof then the Fusion is the go for sure. Overall Score is 8/10.


Pretty sure the lads made it clear he didnt want a rear sub.. are you deaf or just stupid?

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