MB Quart DS1-304 Discus 12 Inch 400 Watt DVC Shallow Mount Subwoofer Speaker with Dual 2 Inch 4 Ohm Voice Coils for Vehicles, Black

Easy to install and performs well in my 2005 4 runner v-6. Fits very well and sounds good. One installation tip: several internet videos show how to install the subwoofer of a generation four (includes the 2005) 4 runner. The videos instruct the installer to dismantle MUCH of the trim on the floor, interior sidewall, and even the right rear seatbelt. Many screws, panels, yanking and pulling! One video suggests a much easier way to swap out the rear sidewall subwoofer. I tried it, and it works like a CHARM! No screws, panels, carpet, or seatbelt to deal with. You simply cut out the grooved perimeter of the integral sidewall screen that guards the surface of the original subwoofer. Use a sharp, heavy duty utility knife and carefully work your knife around the outer groove of the screen. Take your time and don’t slip with the knife. With a few passes the entire screen will drop out of the rear sidewall. Trim up any ragged edges. The entire subwoofer can then be accessed easily. It will be staring you in the face. Carefully pull apart and unscrew the trim on the original subwoofer. Eventually, you will expose the six or so screws that hold the subwoofer in place. Unscrew the unit from its anchor points , pull it out gently and then disconnect the electrical connections. Note that the connections of the old subwoofer will not fit the unit I bought in this review. Most likely you will snip off the plastic fittings of the vehicle wiring, expose some bare wire and then connect the bare wire from the vehicle to the quick-connect fittings on the new subwoofer. Most likely you will have to drill a few new screw holes in the ring surrounding the new subwoofer to get a secure mount. This is easy to do. Connect all of the color coded wires in the correct terminals (See multiple videos on this; again, easy). Test to know if the subwoofer produces sound from your stereo. Once the unit is wired connected and screwed in place place a bead of clear silicone on the edge of the panel screen that you cut out and replace the screen in the sidewall. I let mine cure for 24 hours. If you’re a neat worker no one will ever notice (except for maybe your dog) that the screen had been cut. A fast worker can replace the subwoofer in probably 45 minutes of easy work. It took me about 1.5 hours, because I’m slow. Don’t be afraid to cut that screen panel. I learned this technique from a guy who posted his how-to video on the internet. His is a great solution to an otherwise significant PIA.

Bought this cause I needed a shallow mount subwoofer to fit in a shallow box in a truck. Sub seems well made has good quality speaker push terminals. Sounds good for a shallow mount sub. Only 200 watts RMS but that's all I needed. Good quality subwoofer.

works great as a replacement sub in 2002 suburban. not very loud, but fills the sound out much better and it's better quality than the original sub. For its price at $65, it give it 5 stars.

For the price I doubt you can even match this sub. It’s not a sound quality sub. I’d used used JL audio, Sony, MTX, Polk, Audiobahn, and now MB Quart which used to be amazing in the 90’s. This sub isn’t “musical” not very tight, but that can definitely be at least partially my factory amp (2019 Golf R) causing that. With the recommended .65 cu ft box the sub favors 60-80Hz and basically falls on its face below 50Hz. I put it in a box I have that’s .81 cu ft and it sounds considerably better, peaking at around 35Hz. I’m out of wood, but I’d imagine .75 cu ft with some polyfill would be great. It fits in a 4” tall box built from 3/4” MDF. It’s the only 10” subwoofer that I could find that was less than 3” mounting depth. If you have a Golf R without a spare tire do yourself a huge favor and get one of these. Even though it’s dual 4 ohm coils rather than 2 ohm coils the amp runs it great. I’ve lost zero usable space and have bass down to about 25hz now.

I love these MB Quart subwoofers; they have deep and very tight bass.

Perfect fit as described. Replaced factory sub in 2013 Lexus rx 350. Did it myself in less than 1 hour. Highly recommend this sub. Great as a factory replacement.

A great sub for a build like this or to even put in a car. Built this about a year and a half ago and every time I use it I always appreciate the sub, was a little iffy since I had never heard of the brand but I would definitely buy again

Replaced the original sub in a 2003 Toyota 4Runner with the JBL Synthesis system. I was going to use the Pioneer sub that is a common replacement for this application, but it was on backorder. The MB Quart sub was $100 less expensive than the Pioneer, and with the power that the JBL amp runs the sub with, I can't imagine the Pioneer would sound any better. The build quality looks great, it sounds good, and was a great value. $65 well spent! While I had everything apart, I added a bit of Hushmat quiet tape between the tabs of the sub/amp enclosure and the metal body to isolate and eliminate a rattle from the lower plastic tab.

Very slim installation depth. Sounds great considering it's very cheap. The "discus" trim ring is pain to remove and install. Would buy again.

Have been an MB Quart fan since the 1990's. Exceptional product! Exceptional sound quality as always! Working on getting the remaining component speakers for the rest of my car!

Muy bue producto para espacio reducidos

Great sub, running from a small amp at 2 ohm. Puts out a decent amount of bass for only a 8”. Mounting holes did not match, but that was expected.

EDIT: it's July 2022 and I'm STILL loving this sub. Absolutely recommend it to anyone. I play a lot of dance music and I play it loud in my X5. Only because the system I have in (JL C2-600 and Memphis mid range, factory DSP amp) can handle it well. I don't even know if the sub enclosure I made is proper dimensions but I did put a decent bit of polyfibre inside to mimic a larger enclosure. Either way I have NO doubt how well this sub just pounds in my SUV. Just incredibly happy with result. Original: I've run external sub enclosures with high power 10* and 12" (Premiere Comp, Rockford Fosgate, JL) subs for past 25 years. They are amazing. Whats NOT amazing is loosing a lot of trunk space. My SUV has factory Sub enclosure hidden away but has two 6" DVC subs that were either underpowered from the factory amp, or just garbage. I gutted the enclosure and modified it to take a single 10" shallow mount, knowing full well I'd never get the same sound as a larger external sub enclosure in a trunk BUT I now have the convenience of a sub hidden away. After I installed and adjusted audio settings on amp and factory head unit, yes it sounds a LITTLE less impressive than the subs and sub enclosures I've run in the past but the impression is it sounds about 90% as good, but is a cleaner sub so my music actually sounds cleaner and fuller instead of just bassier. But most importantly, the sub and enclosure are now out of trunk, So extremely worth this purchase.