Bazooka Tube ( BTA6100) review and sound test - compact subwoofer 

bassisgood thanks for the reply man. May I know on which area the Kenwood are slightly nicer?

no problem and the kenwood just seems to have more tighter sound quaility bass

bassisgood currently I'm using the Kenwood. Is it worth it if I want to change to bazooka?

I personally like the kenwood a little more for some reason

how about the bass? which is more deeper? Kenwood sw11 or this bazooka?

thanks for the comment. It did take me a long time to make it haha

try building a spl bass car, now were talking about time

Good job on the video. I rarely comment but this is probably one of the best videos I've seen regarding bass review videos. Very humble short and effective. Thank you

no this sounds like shit. go buy an real bass tube or not.

hey thats cool! thanks :)

Geaux Tigers⚜️🤘🏿 Oh & the Bazooka is cool too👍🏾

thats awesome!

Glad to hear it was helpful 😃

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

Me too😂

it's great for some extra bass

I appreciate that!

nice, I liked it quite a lot. I guess that could be a bad or good thing

I think the bazooka tube was louder but the kenwood sounds slightly nicer

Haha glad you enjoyed it

it should be a 2 way phase selector switch, it just reverses the polarity. it's in phase when the the speaker pushes out when all the other speakers are pushing out this is what you want if it's out of phase it's pulling it when all the other speakers are pushing out this will make it kind of cancel out and it will sound strange

the bazooka tube is much louder but the kenwood is smaller

hmm interesting, did you try the phase selection switch? if it is out of phase, it will make it sound extremely flat and strange, because the other speakers are cancelling it out

you can keep your factory speakers if they sound good, you may need a wiring kit to install it but that's it

thanks!

just stock factory upgraded audio package even the head unit is stock, I wanted an aftermarket one its a huge pain because the stock runs on a fiber-optic ring. probably about half volume. no problem thanks!

hey I appreciate that! very nice, I bet that sub sounds great!

For sure

hey thanks!

i'm not sure since I have never heard the kicker hidaway, ill have to get one someday I made a video on the kenwood underseat sub which might be kinda similar

hey thanks!

it comes with the basic harness but it's not long at all you will need some more wiring

I had one of the bazooka 12's one time and it sounded great! thanks it's Brown Bag - Silent Partner (on the youtube music library)

Pair of Bazooka RS 8s' on a Rockford Fosgate Punch running @ 768 watts in my s10 cracked my windshield so yeah they are nice if done right!

Had 2 in a trunk with a Pioneer amp can't remember the wattage but it wasn't too much, and it sounded amazing.

wow that's awesome! even better with a clean install!

you can get them either way, self amplified or non amplified, if you already have an amp I would just get the non amplified one

I've heard that the non amplified are a little better. I've owned the non and they rock. My friend had two powered 8's and they rocked too. I'm a fan of Sass, they do a lot with very little.

Jason Stump But I'd need amplified unless I have a preamp pedal or something.

trailer fuse should be good for the power, and either one of those should work for the control. power socket is good as long as it looses power when the car is turned off, most do I think but not all

oh nice the bazooka sub lives on! yeah holes would not make it sound good for sure

yeah not terrible for what they are

you can use it with the stock system you just gotta use the high level inputs spliced into the speakers like I show in the video

Do you have proof? I have installed more than a few of these. There is no advantage to using a LOC as one is built-into the system itself, you'll just be spending more money for nothing. All you have to ensure is to make sure the ground is good and with 100w and below tubes you can just tap your fuse box current draw is minimal because it's a Class D amp. You get a better signal from using the high level inputs rather than spend money to convert it to RCA which it already built-into the tube. You can connect the tube to either again no need for a LOC.

thanks

nice it's a good first sub haha

it's hard to put a rating on them, but what I will say is that the bazooka tube has louder bass but takes up more room, where the underseat one takes up less space and has slightly better sound quality

@@4WheelKid Really appreciate the response!

@@dtack777 no problem!

yeah definitely not bad for starting out or if you don't want to pay a lot!

yeah not the best thing to do to a car like that maybe try an internet search to see if there is some kind of adapter you can get so you don't have to hack up any wires

You should be able to order some pigtails and make it plug and play. A local car audio shop should be able to do the install for you at a fair price if you don't want to bother with it.

hey thanks!

probably won't make much difference if any since it's the same sub

Which tube do you have? If it's 50w or 100w tube changing the box won't do anything. What you CAN do is upgrade to the 250w tube. It should be a bit louder, but the real advantage is you can add a passive tube to the powered sub for twice the bass.

how that's huge haha nice, I had 2 12in for a while

Nice! I bet that bumps

thanks!

After factory amp if using high level inputs

yeah the trailer fuse because that curcuit is not used for anything. and has a higher amp rating than the subwoofer amp fuse

yeah really did the trick haha

just 12 guage, you don't need anything bigger than what's on the harness

possibly, it gives out more bass but takes up more room

what if i put 2 underseat subs?

you will get more bass

bassisgood XD no i mean is it going to be as good as a bazooka?

I think it will, really like the sound quality on the kenwood

yeah this is perfect for what your looking for, not too much bass, just enough

just part of the enclosure

not sure, maybe not hooked up right?

gottcha, I didn't want to take up any space on my 4runner so I got an under seat sub, check em out

I wouldn’t waste money on a 6.5 inch sub go with a good 15 it will have more bass than you will ever need I had a wall of 4 15s in my old car fucking blew out my front glass had to change it to plexi

yeah not bad for what it is

the sub will only help with bass, I would recommend an aftermarket headunit and a sub for superb sound

bassisgood thanks for the response.

bassisgood I wonder how this would do with a sundown zb5

As long as the ported enclosure volume is a close match it should be banging but I'm sure that the built in amp is not going to properly power the sundown. Sundowns are beastly so you may get port noise.

Sundown subs require serious power and a good sized box. If the OP is looking for just more period, better more sensitive main speakers will improve the sound and volume for minimal outlay. A 50w tube will not outrun the stock system but give you WAY more bass.

because ghosts are cool haha

Stef 🤔 idk that's weird tho 👽

What is that

Um looks like he blew up the sub lmao

it's at 21 seconds too... bizarre.

haha yep, I have been slowly working on a big project for this channel while making the motorcycle videos

Hi there!

@@4WheelKid I just ordered a Bazooka bass tube and have a TDub! Lol man I used to have a Bazooka tube back around 2002 or so when I started driving and just recently started thinking about systems again. I thought man an old bass tube would fit in with my 91 Pickup.

haha nice! yeah they are pretty nice for the price and small size. I just put a big sub in my car, and now I can't put many groceries back there 😂

sure did

yeah they have the self amplified and non amplified ones, I had a 12in bazooka tube running off a separate amp on my older car, and it was great

you still here bro? i’ve got questions about that

nice!

I have 2, 12’s in my van ... it’s Extreme !

nice! it sucks not having at least some bass

@@4WheelKid I've got 2 12s and everyone who gets in my ride still say it aint nothing like the camry

not a lot it sounds pretty good inside though

Depends. I've had both 8" inch 50w tubes and 100w tubes. Both could be heard with the windows down but nothing crazy. If you want a setup that hits really hard, get the 250w tubes and a passive slave tube. Trust me it will play louder and sound just as good as many custom setups. Most people just get the one tube because it's affordable and it's plenty for most people.

Its less clutter with built in amp

@@4WheelKid well i want one but i don't know which one to get

thanks!

You are welcome

not sure you will have to measure

haha

Yes

thanks, yeah not the best ever, it's long gone now

it's in the description

The wirea use dor the factory 10 in.

should be fine as long as the amp supports high level

nice haha yeah once you have bass music just won't be the same without it. cool I actually got a fockford fostgate p3 10in 600 watts rms, ill be making videos with, not sure what you mean by the tubes vs boxes?

bassisgood tube sub (like bazooka) vs box sub (p3 in an enclosure) for example.

oh gottcha, the p3 is way better but not really because it's in a square enclosure, even if the p3 was in a tube enclosure it would still sound way better as long as it was designed and built right. the bazooka tubes are more for entry level or people who don't want a lot of bass or just wants something cheap and easy to install

That is incorrect. People have won sound-offs with Bazooka tubes. If you use the RCA inputs you can use additional EQ and placement to smooth out the tubes response. It is not an entry level subwoofer system. People say that because you only pay $150-$200 for one. While people spent two or three times that for bass that isn't really much better just more. The only problem with the bass tube is that roll off below the tuning frequency makes some bass notes have less impact. Also people install them typically into cars with stock stereos that have limited tone controls, no real EQ. Bass is typically centered at 100 Hz in most cars when there is bass below that so when you jack up the bass tone control you are just making 100 Hz louder not the frequencies below that. You can have as much bass as you want with tubes. You could run (2) amplified 250w tubes and (2) passive tubes. That is 550 watts of sub-bass power and four subs, is that entry level?

@@dj4monie nice comment.. too bad no one responded to that.

yes it has a fuse and holder built into the wiring harness

Music: Hands Way Up - Gunnar Olsen (intro) Creepin - MK2 Chicago - Joe Bagale Brown Bag - Silent Partner (SOUND TEST)

that's enough for how small it is. you don't need another amp. you can always get a bigger system if you want

haha nice!

It's up to you, both will give you bass

@@4WheelKid thanks i really appreciate the help

just for effect

haha yeah , pretty strange cars

haha

Music: Hands Way Up - Gunnar Olsen (intro) Creepin - MK2 Chicago - Joe Bagale Brown Bag - Silent Partner (SOUND TEST)

its not a horrible idea in this case because the amp on the bazooka tube is fused 7.5 amps. and the trailer fuse I was using is 10amps and nothing else is being used on that circuit since I don't use a trailer, but yeah any bigger sub and amp you would want to go directly to the battery

in the description

@@4WheelKid thanks !

haha nice

yeah it depends on what people are listening with

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darn I hate when stuff gets stolen, my truck got broken into a while back and stole some tools and a sleeping bag, they left the sub though. but it was hidden under the seat

@@4WheelKid yeah i got that and two other 12 audiobhan. For 100 usd i was amazed of the bazooka but hey it happens

just for show

Hands Way Up - Gunnar Olsen (intro) Creepin - MK2 Chicago - Joe Bagale Brown Bag - Silent Partner (SOUND TEST)

wow that's crazy and yeah if your using a different amp and the tubes without built in amps definitely need to go to the battery

🤣...then the alarm clock went off

keeps it simple

boomy mid bass? not installed right, wrong crossover frequency. As I have said people have won sound off competitions with them, it's not hard but if you treat it like a cheap investment like most people do then you won't get much out of them. A sealed box will be MUCH bigger and require two-three times the power to get to the same output as the ported Bazooka tube, simple physics. A sealed box the RIGHT size will play lower but you aren't playing chamber music are you? 99% of popular music is between 50-100 Hz as far as bass is concerned. There is some rap, and electronica that goes below that and below the tuning off the tubes they do tend to struggle a bit but that rarely happens.

You do a lot of assuming but there is only 1 way to install it as it has a built in 300 watt amp and comes with all wiring and it's even installed in a hatchback. You're clearly biased but these are tuned to 39hz which is too high, all of them are tuned this way. The purpose of a crossover frequency is specifically match the overlap of your mid bass speakers. The reason why these are boomy and peaky is because of the high tune, too small of a ported enclosure and the piss poor group delay that the enclosure gives as a result of it's size. These subs also have poor transient response and designed to be cost effective. They are in fact, very entry level subs, equivalent to Jenson $29. The 8 inch Bazooka replacement sub is only $50 and that is over priced. Also sealed boxes are actually smaller. In order to make a small ported box, you sacrifice a lot. An 8" sundown SD2 subwoofer only needs .25 ft3 sealed box and far exceeds the mechanical capabilities of the Bazooka sub itself. The entire design is for SPL only, which is why it sounds like a fart cannon.

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it was cookin'

nice

you clipped it to death?

you need bass to be able to hear it

joestack78 add block lol

joestack78 lmao I fucking swear that guy is burning up all my data!! With them relentless ads!!

Exactly!

nice that was my very first setup after I started driving, it will be much much better sound wise compared to a bazooka tube but will take up way more room, just depends on what your looking for

How would it sound better? If you compare like for like, the Bazooka tubes will out play it period. I don't understand why you can't seem to understand it. Cylinders work better for bass reproduction than square boxes. MTX gives you a package that is big and impressive and to the inexperienced it's okay overall, just like most prefab setups. 1 JL W8 with the same power in a simple ported box will kill any prefab MTX setup but the W8 cost as much as the MTX system, that is the problem isn't it?

yup that's me lol

bassisgood lol funny running into you, do you think this would sound good in the backseat of a Camaro/2 door?

haha for sure, and I think it would, you gotta make sure it reflects off something like the side of the car, if it's pointing directly at you it won't sound as good in my experience. hope that makes sense

they might hear it slightly but probably not enough to piss them off, best go with something bigger, people who talk on the phone constantly while driving piss me off, even worse when they are texting

Hahahaaaa yeahhh that what I’m going for 🤣.

Because you bought shitty equipment nothing in car audio is truer than you get what you pay for. Bazooka stuff isn't that expensive.