KICKER46HS10 Hideaway Compact Powered Subwoofer, 10-Inch

I’ve waited a year to write this review! This is the second one I have bought, extremely easy to install with little knowledge! Feels super heavy duty while providing amazing bass! Having an easy bass controller makes it nice for when people don’t want it I can just turn it down or off! My old one lasted 3 years and this one is 5x better! Great value for the money!

I have been thinking of the best way to describe this product, but I think everyone else has pretty much said it. It fills in the missing bass for the factory system. It's that simple. It creates the balanced system that should come standard. It would also be dependent on install location and the type of vehicle. If you put it under the drivers seat, it will be more prevalent than if you install it in the trunk. I did a ton of research on this before buying and I am satisfied with the purchase.That being said, I installed it in a 2024 Telluride with the Harmon Kardon system. Had no low end so this was desperately needed. I installed in the hidden trunk compartment in the floor. I can still use most of that compartment for storage. It was a simple install that took about 3 hours. I ran the high inputs from the existing sub thinking that system already had that signal filtered for lows only. I was correct. All I had to do was remove a few of the plastic pieces in the truck well and a screw to pop the rear of the side panel out. That's all you need to do to access the sub wiring. It's a dual voice coil so there are 2 channels. Tapped into that wire at the connector by inserting 4 small blade connectors in the back side of the harness. You can cut the wires, but I wanted to be able to return everything to factory if needed.After that, I grounded the amp to the inside well where the jack goes as there is already a hole there designed to ground the tow package. Then ran the power, remote, and volume control to the front. It was pretty simple and I didn't have to remove any trim. The wires are small an can be pushed up under fairly easily. There was one screw for the large side piece trim under the 3rd row. I used a stubby screwdriver to get it so I didn't have to take out the seats. Attached the remote wire to the ACC fuse with a fuse tap and attached the power wire to the battery. Put the volume control under the steering wheel. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!I have the gain at 3/4, the bass boost about the same, and the crossover at 70hz. The volume knob is at 50% so on those songs where I want more, I have it. Keep in mind that the signal is lower power than if I had tapped into the front speakers. I get zero distortion at any level and it sounds good. I can certainly tell a big difference even with the car loaded with suff. It doesn't rattle the mirror or any other interior trinkets, but the kick drum is there and creates a complete sound stage.Sound preference is subjective and I find that the more music I listen to the more I tweak everything. I like it and would recommend the product even at the price. Kicker makes good stuff IMO. As SO MANY OTHERS have said, look elsewhere if you want the window rattling thump, but you are in the right place if you want a factory setup to feel complete. Works great in the Telluride!

Installed this in my 2021 Silverado 1500 under the rear left seat. I had a Kicker 10" sub in a downfiring box along with a separate amp but I didn't like the amount if space it took up so I chose this for the size and simplicity.It had enough power cable to reach all the way along the passenger side through the floor channel and into the engine bay with at least a foot of wire to spare. Ground cable was plenty long to ground under the rear seat. I did run a new turn-on wire from the fuse panel. I tapped into the front speaker wires under the steering wheel and ran speaker wire through the channel on the driver side back to the sub.Not gonna lie I was not impressed at first even after playing with the crossover and gain to where I knew it would be optimal. I drove around running some errands that evening wondering if I made the right choice because I just wasn't getting the sound I wanted. It was more of a cheap, dull thud.Let this thing break in! After about 2 solid hours of driving around this thing finally started hitting. It is very clean and will boom. It is more than enough for my full size cab. The enclosure is rugged. Hardly takes up any room under the seat. No separate amp to take up space and no extra wires. A lot of reviews are downplaying the bass this puts out, but it's way more than I expected. I can feel it through my whole body if I have it loud enough.Absolutely no regrets here. I got more than enough bass than was expected and it takes up so little valuable storage space. I don't know how it would sound in a big SUV, but for a truck with a full size cab or smaller this is perfect.

Upgraded from a Kenwood 8" compact subwoofer to this Kicker 10" model, due to the 8" clipping at moderate volume. There is a lot more to work with at 10" for sure. Install went great, don't forget a KISL wiring accessory to be able to use RCA (low-input) connectors. Fits great under my drivers seat, cabling is well designed (use black heat shrink for your splices). Comes with a 15 amp fuse for the battery terminal, and has a built in 15 amp fuse at the amplifier, really solid design.I've installed a lot of subwoofers over the years, and holy moly did this one take some work to dial-in. Gain is set at 0 out of the box, and by zero, I don't mean 0dB gain.... I mean 0% volume. Hz range is from 50-120, only at 100Hz was this sub able to cover the full range of EDM I listen to, everything from hardstyle to happy hardcore. Great sub, plenty of power, and the volume knob is flawless.Expensive at nearly $300, but you get what you pay for, it sounds absolutely amazing. I don't need brain rattling, mirror-cracking bass, just some quality sound when paired with JL Audio 6.5" coaxial speakers, fills in the low-end very well. Very happy with my purchase, hopefully you will be do -- just remember to test, test, test those adjustment dials.