Boss Audio BASS600 8-Inch Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer (Single)

by BOSS

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 9.8 x 2.6 inches ; 9.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000OSZA44
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• Item model number: BASS600
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description With the BASS600, Boss Audio introduces a low-profile amplified subwoofer. Low enough to easily fit beneath the seat of your car, this system offers a quick and easy way to add a high-powered sub to your audio system.

A low-profile amplified subwoofer that easily fits beneath the seat of your car. Click to enlarge.

Control the subwoofer level with the handy remote control module.

Adjustable input gain, filters, bass boost and phase.

The Perfect Amplified Sub
Amplified subwoofer systems make it easy to get great bass. These enclosures are precision designed and matched to the subwoofer for optimum bass response. Add a powerful built-in amplifier and you have a simple solution for adding booming lows to your system. And with a profile of under 3 inches, this unit will slide right under your seat.

Integrated Amplifier
The integrated amplifier in the BASS600 pumps out 400 Watts RMS (600 max) through its eight-inch speaker, and features a low pass crossover (adjustable from 20 to 150Hz) and a subsonic filter (adjustable from 20 to 50Hz), as well as a control for adjusting the input sensitivity from 0.2V to 6V.

Speaker and RCA Level Inputs
Both high level (speaker level) and low level (RCA type) inputs are present, making this a universal solution for use with any head unit or other input source.

Remote Control Module
For further flexibility in using your sub, a variable bass boost control is included--control the subwoofer level with the remote control module.

Protection Circuitry
The BASS600's amplifier incorporates special protection circuitry which will disable the amplifier if input overloads, short circuits, or extreme temperatures occur.

What's in the Box
BASS600 amplified subwoofer, remote subwoofer level control and cable, high level input harness/wire, mounting legs and screws

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for its size, December 22, 2007

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P. DeCoste (IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boss Audio BASS600 8-Inch Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer (Single) (Electronics)

A couple years ago I put an Alpine 9845 and a set of 4, 6.5 inch, Boston Acoustics speakers in my Dodge Dakota. It is a regular cab, small pickup truck so there isn't much room to improve the sound system. The system I installed sounded pretty good but lacked low end. At the time, there were no good sub woofer solutions that would fit in the cab and allow the seats to adjust to a comfortable position.

I found this unit on while looking to see if anything new was available and small enough. This and the Kenwood unit seemed like they would fit but this one is smaller with a larger driver. The very small housing will rob a lot of the bass volume produced by the 8" driver but an 8" will always produce a deeper bass than the 6.5" found in the Kenwood. The install was easy and typical. Run the power, ground, remote on signal and a pair of RCA's to the amp/sub combo. There are a good selection of controls on the unit to tailor the sound to your system. The remote gain is not needed unless you need it. My head unit has an adjustable output for sub signal so I tossed it out. A little bit of adjustment and I had it balanced nicely with the 6.5's.

It has a little more power than I needed but not much. I wasn't looking for mind numbing bass. I listen to rock mainly and wanted something that would fill out the bottom end. It does add a nice kick and rumble you can feel. With the 45 watts x 4 channel output of the head unit, it works quite well with a little power to spare. It is a good unit if you are looking to balance the sound in the small cab of a Dodge Dakota. The sub/amp combo it is so small I could fit two more behind the seats. I only gave it 4 stars because the stated 600 Watts is a little deceptive if you don't know what you are buying.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best bang for the buck in powered subs, February 18, 2008

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J. A. Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boss Audio BASS600 8-Inch Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer (Single) (Electronics)

Put one of these in a 1990 Corvette, I was amazed at how many features the Boss unit had, and how easy it was to install. That said, this was the perfect choice for me, sure I've had the serious 4-12" sub type setups in the past when I could still hear, and thats not what your going to get from this. If your looking to add some bass, and to fill out tones all the way down to 20Hz for just a great sounding system I would recommend this unit. I have had experience with other powered subs, this by far is the best for the price. You won't have the plunk sound from cranking the system up that you get from most units like this, my other speakers give out before this does. And yes I did say that this will get you response all the way down to 20Hz! Amazing performance from a package this size. my opinion is that Boss hit a home run with this one.

54 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dead within three months of install, January 29, 2010

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A. M. (Colorado) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Boss Audio BASS600 8-Inch Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer (Single) (Electronics)

I ordered this sub after reading all the various reviews here and on the web. Most reviews were about the amp's performance and design. Item arrived well packaged, install was very easy (I've done more than thirty installs over the years), and I was nominally pleased with the sub's performance. Enough bass to fill out the low end of the range but not over the top trunk rattle.

Less than three months of ordering the amp began to fail, intermittently cutting out and popping back on. I checked all the wiring, used the troubleshooting chart to double check things. No change. The symptoms grew worse until the amp no longer worked at all. Dead.

I looked for warranty info and Boss wants me to pay shipping to their repair facility. I can understand that however they also specify that I'm to include a $15 money order to cover shipping BACK to me. So that ends up being more than $25 out of pocket-- a full $25% of the original selling price-- to address a faulty product. Boo on Boss. With this illustrated lack of customer concern, I will never buy another Boss product and will dissuade anyone else from doing so as well.

Boo on Boss!