Temu SUBWOOFER… How Bad Can it Be???

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[@jdizzle3740]

They found the one lady at the factory that could speak English for the voice prompts. Wow, just wow.

[@Carl_Jr]

Ingrish is hawd to talk

[@poopool_Q]

Bruetoot es redi to payah

[@vikassm]

@@poopool_Q Somehow, it brings back memories of Bugs bunny and Elmer Fudd 🤣 Heea mista Wabbit, heeas a nice bwuetooth subwoofa fo you

[@constantine2731]

The amo they used was shocking 😭

[@dna59]

They use this voice on a lot of Chinese Bluetooth speakers. I'd love to see who the person is.

[@KuntalGhosh]

Hook an external amp to that woofer and run it at as many watts as possible before it blows up.

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

+1 on that comment. That woofer can certainly handle more than 10 watts...I wonder what it could actually take before it catches fire.

[@robertkwit8506]

All that clipping, will destroy an amplifier as well

[@T_Burd_75]

So it's not a subwoofer. It's more of a full-range loudspeaker. Also, the bass knob may have a bad solder joint on the board. Try re-flowing the solder on the joints and see if that fixes the issue.

[@hegonefishing9122]

Which can cause the hum noise

[@williamchupin6551]

5:50 the Bluetooth device is connected uh successfully lol 😂

[@DaleSnail000]

thank god im not the only one who hears that

[@FacialVomitTurtleFights]

A not uh

[@JANTH]

Ze bluetoof device has conectida successfully

[@Vegas_Baba808]

If that bass knob potentiometer wasn't faulty, it would be a pretty decent value as a stand alone blue tooth speaker for like a garage or workshop.

[@91CavGT5]

For the money, I would have to agree. I guess I’m spoiled with my shop sound system. It consists of extra parts from previous car audio systems. The deck is a Dual media player which is connected to a Kicker 4 channel that powers four 6.5” Parts Express woofers along with a pair of tweeters. There is also a D4S JP8 connected to an older shallow 10” Cadence subwoofer in a sealed box. It is all connected to a 300 amp/hr lithium battery which powers my shed(through power inverters) and a small solar setup to keep it all charged.

[@HifiVega]

Fo sho

[@themadmallard]

probably a broken cold solder

[@Vegas_Baba808]

@@ihatelols Hey, if you down with buying used gear, you do you boo-boo. I stand by what I said for the price. There are likely even better deals that perform better if you look hard enough as competition in this market space is always increasing...

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

You can tell if someone bought a speaker off temu when it says "The Bluetooth dewice is connected-uhhh successfully"

[@HifiVega]

You’re the first person to comment on it! I made sure to record that part because I knew people were gonna notice it as I did.

[@donaldluallen1152]

😂😂😂

[@408SPLKINGS]

U killn me smalls, good catch !!

[@bobbyhaskell2048]

How did you not laugh recording when it -uhhh sucessfully 😂. I played that back 3 times it's that comical

[@Carl_Jr]

The Bluetooth device is reedy to peer. 🍐😂

[@mullinperformanceaudio5902]

Dude, that "Hellllll Nawww" had me rolling. ..

[@HifiVega]

Me too 😂 glad I wasn’t the only one

[@bojow8102]

I'm sorry you spent 80 bucks on that 🥺 The "Kicker" logo cracked me up 😆

[@tatialo37]

Thats like a full range box, something to take to parties!

[@antreaskonstantinou8585]

Wont be having much of a party with 10 watts😅

[@Bassotronics]

I thought that thing was gonna be 15 watts as I was joking and then I saw only 10. Geeze! Might as well use a calculator chip for wattage at that point. Lol!

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@sm9798]

The hum is most likely due to garbage input and output filtering for the A/C power transformer. Be careful about opening this unit as it may have charged capacitors even after you unplug it. JMHO.

[@90nadz]

Thank you for this video. I was actually thinking of buying a subwoofer for my car and came across this speaker on Temu. Glad I found your video, you saved me from spending £50-£60 pounds! 😆 👊🏽

[@HifiVega]

I’m glad I saved someone from buying this!

[@cujoedaman]

This is just one of those cheap tailgater speakers that were really popular in the early 2000's, it just happens to have the ability to wire into your car.

[@pdcustoms]

The voice when connected to the Bluetooth had me laughing

[@paulgood2218]

Looks like a Kia logo that Lexus sued Kia over and made them change it few years ago

[@mikebolton2388]

The blootooth device is weady to peer😂😂

[@dominicradosta4781]

Would have been nice to see if you hooked up the sub to a diffrent amp and see what the sub can do.

[@CajunReaper95]

For what it is id feel like they’d have a better time selling the POs if they marketed a Bluetooth party speaker and possibly add in a internal battery it wouldn’t be hard to do since they already have a midrange driver with a tweeter, I have a pair of altec lansing Bluetooth pa speakers that can be stereo paired and I love them so much they’re perfect for parties on budget imo I even stopped at the music store where I buy my guitar gear for some pa speaker stands from proline but temu calling this a subwoofer is laughable it’s a full range junk Bluetooth speaker that needs constant power if I was going to run that id be better off running a home made full range speaker cabinet that can give everything from lows from a 8inch or 10 inch driver with a 4-5 inch mid bass and a high efficiency horn tweeter that would cover the treble that neither the 10 inch or 4-5 can cover, imo this is a waste of money 10x over and like I said I run 2 altec lansing Bluetooth rechargeable pa speakers which sound decent for their price and even though they’re bigger than this temu cash grab while they’re not overly light their still light enough for me to lug around by my self even when I first got them and I was still recovering from The aftermath of battling cancer I was able to lift them over my head to put on the stands.

[@joohhn]

The bluetoof decive is connecteed uh successfooley🗣

[@bennyblanco14]

I wish you and Derrick knew how to use REW or any type rta measurements to show us how shitty of a response you get from something like this

[@HifiVega]

Me too

[@sherrokinchen5253]

The frequency response on that subwoofer 😆 that lets me know not to buy stuff on Temu.

[@doraexplora9046]

Not true. Not everything is garbage. You just have to be careful about buying the cheapest. Buy the most expensive, which isn't much, and match everything, and that stuff sounds excellent for the price.

[@robertmceuen3630]

Found a place that supplied system components and speakers to groups performing live. They were getting rid of some excess stuff. Picked 3 15" JBL 2226 woofers for $25 each. They "subwoof" pretty good to say the least.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

Temu now sells white van speakers.

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@jonmiller3153]

I was shocked on how big the woofer magnet was. I was expecting tweeter sized magnet for a 10 watt probably more like 5 watt woofer.

[@axeami1354]

used to be able to pick these up for £30 here in the uk, not bad at all for something to chuck in your garage or for use as a speaker you aren't overly worried about knocking around in the workshop.

[@gmcminitruck]

Thanks for taking the time to explore this thing. But actually you are endorsing them, because to the algorithm a mention is a mention. Good or bad sadly doesn't matter...

[@HifiVega]

This is true, but my hope is people who might have bought something like this sees this video

[@ahndeux]

Just reflow the solder on the potentiometer and you're good. I'm sure the solder joint is just loose and its common when people move that knob up and down. You're probably caused the solder problem by moving it too much. The solder they use now is lead free RHOS and that crap is horrible. It tends to fracture so adding some leaded solder to that joint would make it a lot more reliable.

[@Nohandle2500]

Sounds like it would be decent as a small PA system - use a BT mic for kids ball games. , barbecue, beach etc

[@WilliamBonac-h2c]

Back to the future with the guitar in the opening scene is what it sounds like. 😅😅😅

[@HifiVega]

Exactly!

[@fxgamer-11yt]

honestly if they soulld this as a full range kit for behind the seat of a truck and remove the bs amp and added thermal for speaker wires to hook up a radio to it then it could be a decent setup for some one looking to add a bit more bass and mid/high range to there car

[@scamchan]

I think the amp can be bought by itself for cheap and you can make your own speaker box for bluetooth stuffs

[@ROCKNROLLMODS]

I wonder if it would sound better/do more power hooked up directly to an adequate 12v source. I know for sure you'd have less hum that way. But regardless your 120v input is likely powering a 10 watt power supply so that's about the max you'd expect. I am willing to bet if you got that amp sniffing 14.4 volts with enough reserve you could probably get that joker up to 20w. Or more with a good 24v psu

[@kossxtreeme]

Superb sound. Great ptoduct !!

[@indopleaser]

Got to admit, very good looking for Chi-Fi

[@erickelly8704]

Straight up retro radio raquiem from back in the day 😂

[@43one]

Temu's car audio equipment looks sketchy, and always over priced!

[@HifiVega]

💯

[@wal]

That plate amp strugglin a bit. Makes me wonder if the whole "full range" speaker box thing is coming back? Gotta be honest, I kinda miss those in a way...

[@HifiVega]

Just needs the piezo’s!

[@gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526]

just check the conductor ring on the potentiometer and also check the solder joint on it too...

[@reinardharmse4375]

You just know that something as a crappy level of cheap when you hear "Ze blootoos devise iz connectiduh succesfullay!" 😂😂😂

[@stevenyoung3360]

Get 36 of them and you could be pushing over 360 watts...

[@MikeAnnunziato]

Na i bought a Onn large bt speaker from Walmart for 110$ its crazy loud and the battery lasts for a long time i think its like 160 watts with two 6.1/2s with two tweeters it cranks

[@dwaynerush9599]

I bought the same one. My sister bought what she thought was a better name brand. It was twice the price but honestly it doesnt sound two times better. Lol

[@HifiVega]

I got a little waterproof onn speaker that wasn’t half bad

[@NERD-FROM-THE-SOUTH]

You and madlittlepixel could practically be brothers man. You almost sound identical. Not a bad thing. Big fan.

[@johannjohann6523]

I've looked at Temu's website, but haven't bought anything so far. The name alone just doesn't seem right. Like a name used for a child's toy brand. So thanks for checking them out and the video! (they do have some good prices on LED lights for your car and truck. But I'm willing to pay more for better sound quality and performance. I always by Kenwood head units thinking they are some of the best (sounding/performing) in the business.)

[@Jakalwarrior]

Ever play league of legends? It's the name of the little tiny child like character that shoots darts from a blowgun

[@denniswright4807]

The hum sounds like an earth problem 😮

[@408SPLKINGS]

Its NOT Kicker Its Kicked !! You got kicked in da " fill in the blank here " Thanks HiFi as always great content video audio commentary demo editing 🔊💨B💨a💨s💨s💨o💨n

[@cdshawn]

That logo mean Quality went thataway

[@girthquake9655]

I got a little uncomfortable at 2:26...

[@HifiVega]

🤟🏼👊🏼

[@Wineman3383]

Thanks man. I could see how that could fool someone.

[@brutalbasspro]

I had a cheap waterproof speaker with the same Chinese lady voice.

[@cobrag0318]

That hum is a 60hz hum from line voltage. Either poor grounding or poor power filtering. The one small perk for a car application for it is that youll not get the 60hz him there. Lol. Though a while from the altenator frequency wouodnt surprise me if you got a noisy alternator.

[@DjMulen]

Why China..., why??? 😢

[@GrugBug-f7j]

Solid! Top KEK! Peace be with you.

[@mikedrz]

The chinglish Bluetooth voice prompts were the highlight of the video😂. Why do they always do this?

[@dimelo_que_paso]

the Walmart Subwoofer sound better and is cheaper too..

[@exil_s4247]

„te blootothh twice has connected suesufully“

[@chriscuthbertson]

So the amp is running at 2 ohms when connected to the woofer and middler, I think you needed to test it at 2 ohms.

[@HifiVega]

It’ll only be at 2ohms when or if the frequencies cross together so the cap is used to minimize that

[@blakebrockhaus347]

I can guarantee that woofer didn't do anything to deal with inductance. So by the time it reaches the "tweeter" crossover it's probably at 10+ ohms

[@GarretClaridgeMeerkat]

i nearly shat myself when you said the price hahahahaha bet thats usd as well

[@HifiVega]

It was definitely a hard to swallow pill lol. I had to do it for the people tho’

[@fixanypc]

that is not a kicker logo. Its a brand called Kuerl. Its popular in poorer countries like Indonesia and India.

[@HifiVega]

Thanks for the insight!

[@fragoudhs]

you should put a good sub inthe box and test it out with an an external amp

[@joekennonmagnetizedmindz2233]

well at least you can use the box for a mid and tweeter for testing sq

[@hillbillyinthephilippines303]

I can get that exact same powered speaker setup here in the Philippines for $12 lol

[@HifiVega]

I have no doubt!

[@Keith-me4zw]

Hell NAW😂

[@HifiVega]

🤟🏼😜

[@poopool_Q]

Aesthetically, it doesn't look that bad. I hope you test out the te/mu amps, the brand names are lolsy. They recently added some high cost amps too, maybe they're closer to legit

[@AlexRides808]

This would be a decent little shop speaker

[@HifiVega]

For sure

[@z1berzerker]

Use it for campfires and beach ⛱ 😎 with a lil bike battery 🔋 👍 gator clips...ready to rip

[@tany6644]

The Blutooth Devices is connectida successfully 😅😅

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

The 60Hz hum is a bad ground. Or in this case, no ground at all, and probably something poorly looped on the crappy amp. If you drilled/tapped a screw into that amp panel and crimp a bullet plug on a cable, run that to the ground in the wall, it may get rid of it. Or it may just suck.

[@West3rror]

It's a 2 inch cone tweeter... Very common many years ago and today used in cheap crap like this

[@donaldwilcoxjr.5212]

Always very interesting content .....hifi ...think i can get away with running 2 v2sa classic sundown audio dual 4 12s off my jp23v1.5....i have big 3 ...upgraded alt....and will be adding extra battery.....

[@HifiVega]

That’ll be an excellent set up

[@donaldwilcoxjr.5212]

​@@HifiVegathanks man .. I just didn't know if I needed to strap another jp23v1.5 or not ....I am going try it with just the one jp23v1.5....because if I strap another one gonna have get an even bigger Alt. And a lithium bank ....which I want but gonna have save up some more cash ...

[@ilikeelectronics100]

That hum is normal, it’s just it’s connected just does that

[@N4CR]

Ti bruu-toof dehviesh is rehtey toh peer!

[@HifiVega]

😂 you a fool for that!

[@joekennonmagnetizedmindz2233]

might be able to move the wires to get the Humm to leave

[@J.C...]

So what kind is it? It's made by Keurl. Hence the "K" meant to look like Kicker.

[@Duskydog419]

That Frapanese accent is Cracking me up on the voice alerts

[@HifiVega]

This is exactly why I included them lol

[@ManG101]

😂 not the FM Turner

[@dragac90]

the blu ćuz divajs is connectidaaaaaa susefully🤣

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@RickyRing-e1z]

Hello Hi Fi!!! You going to be at Wake The Dead? Searcy??? Looking forward to meeting you if so!!!

[@West3rror]

To even be called a subwoofer it actually must go down to atleast 25Hz or deeper. The term subwoofer is very missused

[@jasonnelson6624]

Is that the Kicker blowbaric full range subwoofer party in a box? Square woofer coming soon.

[@HifiVega]

😜

[@MadDragon75]

I had to watch this. That logo made my skin crawl.

[@MadDragon75]

Thanks for sharing this. It's everything I expected. 😬

[@ruikazane5123]

That's not Kicker, that is KUERL! They also have amplifiers, might want to check them out... It's better to build your own one using the cheap parts you can get from China instead of buying one of those

[@BericBuilds]

That's some girthy power wire... this beast is right up DIY audio guys alley... you should send it to him so he can remake your video with a geezers perspective. 😮😂

[@HifiVega]

Temu spares no expense!

[@BericBuilds]

@@HifiVega 🤣

[@CrystalClearSQL]

You clearly don't watch Justin's videos.

[@MickeyMishra]

I don't know what it is, but buying speakers from China or India and importing them is a HORRIBLE value most of the time for some reason. Only when you buy in LARGE quantities do you ever seem to get any good deal.

[@andrewmena3118]

No highs, no lows….must be a bose 😂😂

[@hectorvega2163]

Wow ! That's an awesome piece of art. 🤣 If my wife gave me that as a gift 🎁 I will ask her for Divorce.

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@________GHOST________]

It hurts me more you bought the trash sub box and it has NO PROPER GROUND either on the amp board its self :/ can you send it back

[@HifiVega]

I’m sure I could, but it’ll live in the studio as a reminder of Temu’s failure 😜

[@CrystalClearSQL]

Yes, but did you feel like you were shopping like a billionaire?

[@HifiVega]

😂 not really!

[@KuntalGhosh]

I was expecting it to be one of those 100w modules. Not a 11w module!

[@HifiVega]

Right!

[@KuntalGhosh]

@@HifiVega this is good for if you want to have some "bass" while riding a bicycle or gocart. a dynamo will make enough power to run this and it has bluetooth so all self contained.

[@adamfreeborn2969]

Looks like an old cerwin vega sub😂

[@TheSara200424]

I would send that thing back asap 😂

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@SouthFloridacarshows]

Chuchero box lol Great video!!

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

Geez, they must have found a stockpile of linear amp chips to use... It would be way better with a class-d amp.

[@roblox_progamers1104]

8:29 WOAH are you fan of smg4?

[@blueribb99]

Was that hum present with both AC Power and 12V Power? If the hum was only there with 120V AC Power, then I would suspect insufficient power supply filtering.

[@DreStyle]

IT'S THAT VOICE 😂😂😂😂 hahaha

[@avac4312]

I need a pear of 6 1/2 inch door speakers that can handle lot of power I only got three in depth

[@HifiVega]

That’s gonna be a tough pull, but I’ve used these and they handle a decent amount of power. I’ve had them on 100w rms amzn.to/46isKtK

[@tatialo37]

Pair, not pear.

[@kswis]

The voice over thing would get it chucked out the window

[@HifiVega]

Yeet!

[@bronwynkaye9277]

Could the hum be from the power supply on the internal amp?

[@HifiVega]

Definitely

[@bronwynkaye9277]

@@HifiVega id love to see a couple phoenix gold amps pop up. I run the sx800.1, rx400.4, sx1200.6, and the sx line subs and 6.5s. With 2 sx12s in a prefab tuned boz at 44hz i averaged 144db 350 to 375rms. Best score was 144.3 at 373rms.

[@Thumper68]

That’s k stands for kicking ass..your own for buying it 😂

[@HifiVega]

😂

[@optimusprimer4392]

The new "Klicker" incomp C

[@HifiVega]

😂