Sony XS-AW8 Unboxing and Feature Overview

Unboxing the Sony XS-AW8 powered subwoofer for the first time with a walkthrough and closeup of it's key features and what it looked like installed under the driver seat in our RAM 1500.
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[@rajs7153]

Good explanation...great job

[@kyemakwasi9032]

Do you need a 15 A fuse attached to the yellow cable? Or you just have to connect the yellow cable to the battery without fuse

[@yajiinaachi]

where the phase has to be? middle or normal or reverse? what does it do?

[@iHernandez620]

Sound video please

[@skytab100]

Will this fit in Mini Cooper?

[@rushabkadam2400]

If I install this subwoofer in my Jeep Compass does it void my warranty

[@TXbeats62]

So if you don't use the RCAs you have to splice the speaker wire right?

[@CarAudioNow]

That's correct

[@ZIPTRAVELS]

The bloody time spent on just wires!

[@aureaudio]

Do you need a separate amp for this?

[@CarAudioNow]

No you don’t need a separate amp.

[@bamayer7]

Thanks for the video. Not much On this product at this point as it is new. I have a 3 year old bmw and I made the mistake of not upgrading to harmon kardon. I know very little about upgrading sound and all that is involved. Sounds like this is the least invasive upgrade that could allow me to enjoy the factory sound system more than I do today. I am not handy and would have someone install locally. On level difficulty do you have to get into removing seats? How much would a service visit cost approximately in your geography

[@bamayer7]

Thanks so much. I have the standard radio on my 2016 x3. It literally is awful. Not an audiophile but it Is terrible. I went to upgrade to get a nice improvement but I am wondering if the bass is going to make me feel like it was worth it or should I be doing a step further ? Wouldn't want to spend more than 1,000-1500. I could get all speakers for car wholesale. Should I just do this? Will it be a big improvement for clarity or only the bass

[@reubennichols644]

Please . . . don ' t H A T E . Coming at ' cha . . . an embarrassing question . - I have a total of F O U R srs-xb43 ' s . Combining all four of them . . . no problem . Now . . . is there anyway for me to sync // // pair - up // incorporate the XS-AW8 with those four speakers so - as to receive a bit of a bass - bump ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[@Thorsten00]

If your XB43's are all connected with the line-in from some multi-Aux-splitter, then one more that links this Sub to it would definitely work. If you are using the Wireless Partychain feature on the XB-43's, the only possible way to add this subwoofer would be to take the wireless-unit out of an XB43 or XB33 and rebuild its electronics in such a way that you have an output instead of an input, which you can route to the sub. We've done this with the previous models (XB-21 receiver for the XB31,XB41,XB60 and XB90) and it works! Although - the sound quality is not optimal....

[@Thorsten00]

..also you would likely be better off with a Pioneer TS-WH500A or a TX-W70DA if you're planning to move around freely with your XB43s (like outdoor) ... The Sony Sub is optimized for enclosed spaces like the inside of a car.

[@whatsupshittafabraans1926]

Could of trimmed off a few minutes of useless confusing unnecessary additional blah blah information, but thanks for a Stella effort

[@Zebooty]

My question is will this bass be compatible with the Sony Mobile ES speakers?