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Posted by: drem914 May 24 2020, 12:57 PM

Very compact, 11x8x3. Would fits in place of foam footwell piece. Has anyone installed one of thse in the 914? Not a lot of wattage, so not a lot of punch, but also not lot of draw (4+ Amps.) Any one used one of these Pioneer compact powered subs?


https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130TSWX130/Pioneer-TS-WX130DA.html?tp=114

Posted by: tvdinnerbythepool May 24 2020, 01:13 PM

This is crazy!! Literally this morning I was looking at this for my 914 and was wondering the exact same thing!

Posted by: Mark Henry May 24 2020, 01:29 PM

Likely better than nothing, but not as good as an amp and an 8+" sub.
50 watts I doubt if you would hear it much over the engine.

Posted by: drem914 May 24 2020, 01:36 PM

Yes but at that point I dont care anymore.
The draw is very low. There is another from Kenwood that is about the same size but it's peak draw is 7 amps with 75 watts RMS. just looking for a simple install.

Posted by: 911GT2 May 24 2020, 02:14 PM

I have the bigger brother in my Westy the TS-WX 210A and I must say, I love it. The sound is more than adequate. So I think in a small car the 130 will suffice.

Posted by: Garland May 24 2020, 02:24 PM

Went with this one, check out my build page #8
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=265772&st=140#


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Posted by: Garland May 24 2020, 02:25 PM

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Posted by: horizontally-opposed May 24 2020, 03:14 PM

Genius. Love the integration shown in your build thread. Question: Did you lose any leg room? Hard to tell from the angles.

Have an amp that's set up to run a woofer, which makes me wonder if I can find something similar to your sub but without the self-supplied power.

Posted by: Garland May 25 2020, 10:07 AM

Loss of About 2 inches On leg room, my wife still requires the foot stool to Be able to reach, and brace her feet against the foot well. I used the integrated amp style finding it produced better base in most cases than a homemade box and separate amp.

Posted by: IronHillRestorations May 25 2020, 10:16 AM

50 watts with the right driver in the right cabinet can be just as effective as 100 watts with the wrong driver in a janky cabinet

Posted by: drem914 Jul 4 2020, 06:27 PM

Well, went with the Kenwood unit. Connected straight up to my existing Blaupunkt head unit. Everything fits behind the bulkhead carpet. So far I just pulled the old foam plug. I still need to clean up the speaker wires a little more before heading out on a driving test tomorrow today.
It certainly fills out the sound from the Polk DB652's in the 914Rubber kick panels. Will try to post photos once all the wires are cleaned up.

Posted by: RickS Jul 4 2020, 09:30 PM

I’ve had two of them and they work really well. Not like an amp powered 8” but good enough to rattle the sheet metal without distortion. May buy another for my current 914.

Posted by: drem914 Jul 4 2020, 10:29 PM

. Agreed just fills everything in. The other speakers can do what they need to. I wasn't thinking it would move my hair. That is what the top is for. Either way it doesn't take any space away from the legroom.

Posted by: sfrenck Jul 5 2020, 05:32 AM

I went with a Kenwood KSC-SW11 unit (looks close to the one you show) hung upside-down under the dash (under the heater controls).

More than enough bass, no lost legroom.

Posted by: FlacaProductions Jul 5 2020, 10:28 AM

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=11411 - interesting approach - any chance of a pic or two?!

Posted by: sfrenck Jul 7 2020, 05:22 PM

Pics of installation under the radio/right of the fan comtrols..

Posted by: drem914 Jul 7 2020, 05:56 PM

As I am still planning on putting the original center console back in I went the route of going under the front bulkhead carpet

Posted by: CCE Feb 16 2023, 10:22 PM

How does this work for the passenger feet? Do they hit it? I Can see in my car the photo you show was in an angle that is not really natural to see, I think it can be very discrete…

I like the solution, very much. Just wondering about the passenger feet.

Please your comments.. here is a picture of mine.