[Blueharford]

Due to issues in the past with other things I've created I don't sell files anymore.

As for the settings I'll try to get a pic of where mine are at.

were you able to grab a picture?

 

[pzolfaghari]

Could you pls share the link to get the bracket?

 

[DadPool]

Could you pls share the link to get the bracket?

Just send me a message and I can get that ordered for you.

 

[DadPool]

Here is the settings I have on my Rockville for tuning if anyone needs it.

 

[DadPool]

Got to love a bad pic post. Here is a better one.

 

[RSA]

Got to love a bad pic post. Here is a better one.
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Thanks! Can you please confirm the positions of the "phase" and "auto power on" buttons? They look different (the phase button in particular) in the first and this more recent photo. Maybe it's just the lighting.

Curious about the sub's remote dial setting as well as the EV6's infotainment EQ, front/rear and other audio settings. if/when you have time.

Really appreciate your hard work on this.

 

[tonester]

FWIW I have the Auto Power On set to "ON", although IMHO if you have the amp powered via the rear 12V outlet (either by plugging directly into the 12V outlet or wire-tapped into the 12V wire feeding the outlet) then the position of that switch shouldn't make a difference since the rear 12V outlet is not energized (at least on paper) whenever the vehicle itself is powered off...although I imagine there might be a small advantage by leaving this setting to ON, in that you might save a wee bit of energy by not having the amp draw power whenever you're not listening to any tunes. I have Phase at 0 deg, Low Pass at 180 Hz based on my uneducated presumption that the factory audio signal being sent to the sub is probably not lower than 180 Hz (but you're free to experiment with whatever setting suits your ears), Input Gain roughly 1/3 from MIN (anything higher and I start to hear clipping, based on primary audio source being my iPhone). Bass Boost is personal preference so really there is no "ideal" setting for that.

 

[RSA]

FWIW I have the Auto Power On set to "ON", although IMHO if you have the amp powered via the rear 12V outlet (either by plugging directly into the 12V outlet or wire-tapped into the 12V wire feeding the outlet) then the position of that switch shouldn't make a difference since the rear 12V outlet is not energized (at least on paper) whenever the vehicle itself is powered off...although I imagine there might be a small advantage by leaving this setting to ON, in that you might save a wee bit of energy by not having the amp draw power whenever you're not listening to any tunes. I have Phase at 0 deg, Low Pass at 180 Hz based on my uneducated presumption that the factory audio signal being sent to the sub is probably not lower than 180 Hz (but you're free to experiment with whatever setting suits your ears), Input Gain roughly 1/3 from MIN (anything higher and I start to hear clipping, based on primary audio source being my iPhone). Bass Boost is personal preference so really there is no "ideal" setting for that.

Excellent info. Just got our EV6 back from the body shop a couple of days ago so I ordered the Rockville sub yesterday. FWIW, I was going to order it from Amazon since Prime returns are easy, but it was being sold by a NY audio store and was going to take more than a week to show up. So I ordered directly from Rockville since it's the same price and they have a 90 day, no questions, paid shipping return policy and ship the next day. They threw in a Rockville logo T-shirt too, ha!

Have all of the parts and pieces now (thanks @DadPool!), so I'm looking forward to getting it installed. I'm planning on tapping the trailer wiring so the sub's auto on/off will come into play.

Thanks again! 🙏

 

[tonester]

Excellent info. Just got our EV6 back from the body shop a couple of days ago so I ordered the Rockville sub yesterday. FWIW, I was going to order it from Amazon since Prime returns are easy, but it was being sold by a NY audio store and was going to take more than a week to show up. So I ordered directly from Rockville since it's the same price and they have a 90 day, no questions, paid shipping return policy and ship the next day. They threw in a Rockville logo T-shirt too, ha!

Have all of the parts and pieces now (thanks @DadPool!), so I'm looking forward to getting it installed. I'm planning on tapping the trailer wiring so the sub's auto on/off will come into play.

Thanks again! 🙏

LOL I was wondering when you were gonna finally get around to getting the sub installed, recent events involving your EV notwithstanding. 🙃

 

[RSA]

LOL I was wondering when you were gonna finally get around to getting the sub installed, recent events involving your EV notwithstanding. 🙃

Yeah, you don't want to rush into these things! I was getting ready to pull the trigger when, BAM! So now that things are semi back to normal (had rotator cuff surgery about the same time as the EV6 was in the shop), I thought I'd get going again. Phew!

Oh, FWIW for anyone that follows, although I ordered the Rockville sub directly from the Rockville website, it's apparently being fulfilled by AudioSavings in NY, the same business listed on Amazon. Rockville's site claims that orders are shipped the same or next day. Well, it's been three days and it still hasn't shipped - weekend I guess. All I've gotten is an email from AudioSavings saying it'll take 2-3 days to ship and 3-5 days to arrive after that. So much for Rockville's speedy shipping promises. Still, better than buying on Amazon since Rockville has a 90 day free return policy. Hopefully they stand by that but more importantly I hope I don't have to or want to return it!

 

[tonester]

Yeah, you don't want to rush into these things! I was getting ready to pull the trigger when, BAM! So now that things are semi back to normal (had rotator cuff surgery about the same time as the EV6 was in the shop), I thought I'd get going again. Phew!

Oh, FWIW for anyone that follows, although I ordered the Rockville sub directly from the Rockville website, it's apparently being fulfilled by AudioSavings in NY, the same business listed on Amazon. Rockville's site claims that orders are shipped the same or next day. Well, it's been three days and it still hasn't shipped - weekend I guess. All I've gotten is an email from AudioSavings saying it'll take 2-3 days to ship and 3-5 days to arrive after that. So much for Rockville's speedy shipping promises. Still, better than buying on Amazon since Rockville has a 90 day free return policy. Hopefully they stand by that but more importantly I hope I don't have to or want to return it!
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Bummer about the wait/delay in shipping; hey at least you didn't pay more for your order than I did for mine ($159 including sales tax)--the small consolation in my case is that my Amazon order was delivered the day after I placed the order. Like you noted, I do see that orders placed on Amazon are currently being fulfilled by Audiosavings, with a 1-week ETA delivery if choosing the free shipping option.

In any case here's hoping that yours shows up real soon!

 

[RSA]

Bummer about the wait/delay in shipping; hey at least you didn't pay more for your order than I did for mine ($159 including sales tax)--the small consolation in my case is that my Amazon order was delivered the day after I placed the order. Like you noted, I do see that orders placed on Amazon are currently being fulfilled by Audiosavings, with a 1-week ETA delivery if choosing the free shipping option.

In any case here's hoping that yours shows up real soon!

Received the Rockville sub yesterday. Removed the Meridian sub but haven't installed the new one yet. I had to drive it to the store earlier and TBH, I couldn't tell the difference. Ha! Now to find a little time to assemble - still need to sort out the trailer connector for power.. Feel like a literal one-armed paperhanger two months from rotator cuff surgery. But I'll get 'er done!

 

[tvxnt]

Just finished up my install using these brackets, and using the 12 volt via piggyback spades. Above image was just to show the tools and how simple it is once you have all the (correct) parts. 😂

Yes, I know wago's aren't meant for audio cable, but they're working fine for now. Will clean up later.

Here's my 12v connection using the piggyback spades. Followed the guide from the other thread, but for some reason my blue cable spade (12v, not ground) couldn't fit. I have a 2024 EV6, not sure if Kia would really stop using the standard size spade. I had to snip a piece of the spade off, but there's enough contact there and I'm getting adequate power.

Here's what it looks like all cleaned up:

I used cloth electrical tape to avoid having cables rattling, and sanded off the paint, and used and extra nut to make the ground connection.

Running the remote cable to the front below:

Used some small pieces of gorilla double sided tape (because it's thinner than the 3M one) to make it look seamless, and then used a cable organizer to hold the wire in too.


All in all, the changes were worth it and I can definitely feel the subwoofer all the way to the front now. Time to annoy the wife. 🫡

 

[RSA]

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Just finished up my install using these brackets, and using the 12 volt via piggyback spades. Above image was just to show the tools and how simple it is once you have all the (correct) parts. 😂

Yes, I know wago's aren't meant for audio cable, but they're working fine for now. Will clean up later.

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Here's my 12v connection using the piggyback spades. Followed the guide from the other thread, but for some reason my blue cable spade (12v, not ground) couldn't fit. I have a 2024 EV6, not sure if Kia would really stop using the standard size spade. I had to snip a piece of the spade off, but there's enough contact there and I'm getting adequate power.

Here's what it looks like all cleaned up:
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I used cloth electrical tape to avoid having cables rattling, and sanded off the paint, and used and extra nut to make the ground connection.

Running the remote cable to the front below:
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Used some small pieces of gorilla double sided tape (because it's thinner than the 3M one) to make it look seamless, and then used a cable organizer to hold the wire in too.


All in all, the changes were worth it and I can definitely feel the subwoofer all the way to the front now. Time to annoy the wife. 🫡

Nice work and thanks for posting the details and pics!

FWIW I would wrap the terminals that you added since one will be "hot" with the ignition on. Odds are nothing will ever short it out but I'm a little OCD about those things. Exposed terminals make me wince. 😣 😆

Hope you and the missus are enjoying your "new" stereo!

🎶

 

[andirivieni]

Finally I found the time to install it. Thanks @DadPool for the brackets and the write up !

I wanted to add some cushion/support at the bottom, and decided to use one of the high density foam inserts that were sent with the subwoofer

Tapped power into the trailer plug using a couple of male spade connectors.

Still need to play with the sub settings, but the sound definitely improved, and now you can hear the bass also a low volume.

 

[Elmo]

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Just finished up my install using these brackets, and using the 12 volt via piggyback spades. Above image was just to show the tools and how simple it is once you have all the (correct) parts. 😂

Yes, I know wago's aren't meant for audio cable, but they're working fine for now. Will clean up later.

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Here's my 12v connection using the piggyback spades. Followed the guide from the other thread, but for some reason my blue cable spade (12v, not ground) couldn't fit. I have a 2024 EV6, not sure if Kia would really stop using the standard size spade. I had to snip a piece of the spade off, but there's enough contact there and I'm getting adequate power.

Here's what it looks like all cleaned up:
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I used cloth electrical tape to avoid having cables rattling, and sanded off the paint, and used and extra nut to make the ground connection.

Running the remote cable to the front below:
View attachment 23226

Used some small pieces of gorilla double sided tape (because it's thinner than the 3M one) to make it look seamless, and then used a cable organizer to hold the wire in too.


All in all, the changes were worth it and I can definitely feel the subwoofer all the way to the front now. Time to annoy the wife. 🫡

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a wago? The Rockwell manual says to use 8 gage wire for power. What did you use to the piggyback spade? Do you know what gage wire is used to the outlet?

 

[RSA]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a wago? The Rockwell manual says to use 8 gage wire for power. What did you use to the piggyback spade? Do you know what gage wire is used to the outlet?

Wago wire connectors.

Search Results for wago wire connectors at The Home Depot

Search Results for wago wire connectors at The Home Depot

www.homedepot.com

 

[RSA]

After going back-and-forth on a number of options, I finally settled on the Rockville SSP10 Subwoofer and got it installed yesterday. Brackets from @DadPool worked great!

As others have said, it's not going to shake your rearview mirror or win any cars-that-go-boom battles, but it is a marked improvement over the OE Meridian sub.

I've buttoned everything up, reinstalled all of the panels including the KIA OE weatherproof floor cover and it still sounds quite good. Low-end (sub 50Hz) is pretty solid, drum kicks give a good punch now and it's filled out the OE Meridian system very nicely. I cranked one song with some heavy base, got out and closed the doors and hatch to see how much I was going to annoy the neighbors. I was really surprised at how well the sound stays inside cabin. Outside at five feet I couldn't hear much at all. Says a lot about how much insulation our EV6's have. Nice!

I used Rockville's recommended RWK81 SSP10 wiring kit to wire it up. The kit includes 8 AWG + and - power cables, high input and RCA speaker cables and a bunch of connectors. I only used the power cables and a couple of connectors. (BTW, if you buy the sub and the wiring kit at the same time, you can save a few dollars.) Instead of using the KIA 12v power outlet I opted to use the positive power from the EV6's trailer connector. FYI, the trailer connector fuse in the under hood fuse box is part of a multi-fuse block and I haven't sorted out how to pull one of those, so as a precaution I disconnected the 12v negative battery cable while I was working on the sub's power wires. I had to modify one of the Rockville spade connectors by snipping off a tiny bit on each side so it would slip into the EV6's trailer wiring + pin. I soldered the spade connector to the wire, added some shrink wrap and even though it was pretty solid I used Tesa Tape to secure it to the connector. I ran the supplied 8 AWG ground wire to an existing nut/bolt using one of the supplied ring connectors in the same way. Thanks to @DadPool's and other's wiring diagrams it was simple to wire up the existing speaker wire connector to a KIA "Repair Wiring Kit" that I purchased and of course, thanks to his brackets, it's a OE-looking fit!

I have the amp set to "Auto Power On". Even though the power from the trailer connector is hot all of the time, the sub did shut itself off within about 10 minutes of the ignition and stereo being turned off.

I've started with @DadPool's sub settings and am still tweaking them along with the KIA's infotainment/Meridian settings. I mostly listen to Spotify and their app has its own EQ settings too so I'm having a play with those as well. I'm hoping to find a Goldilocks setting with the sub's volume so that I can leave the volume control in the sub cavity to avoid running the wiring up front. Not sure that'll work out, but in the meantime I draped the wire over the back seat and up front so I can keep adjusting it for now. It looks like setting the sub's volume to just above half-way is about right, but we'll see.

It'll be pretty easy to return it all to OE when the day comes to sell it, or maybe I'll leave it in for the next buyer.

For those that follow, although I can say this is a pretty solid improvement over the OE sub for not a lot of money, I cannot say if the Rockville is better than the equivalent 10" powered sub from Kicker some have added or if adding an auxiliary amp to the OE Meridian sub like others have done would be a better option. Having tweaked but mostly fully replaced OE car stereos in most of the vehicles I've owned for decades, I have to say that with this powered sub addition, the Meridian system sounds pretty darned good for an OE stereo now.

I'll add some sound deadener in the sub cavity like I did in our other EV6 at some point since I felt like it improved even the OE sub a bit before (and I have a bunch left over), but for now, I'm a happy camper with this new setup. Thanks to all for your contributions, much appreciated! 🙏

P.S. Special thanks to @tonester for being the forum's most patient and encouraging member.

🙏

 

[RSA]

Follow-up to my earlier post. The new Rockville 10" sub does in fact shake the rearview mirror! Not a lot, but... Just needed to find the right tunes to do it.

 

[Rhodius]

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Just finished up my install using these brackets, and using the 12 volt via piggyback spades. Above image was just to show the tools and how simple it is once you have all the (correct) parts. 😂

Yes, I know wago's aren't meant for audio cable, but they're working fine for now. Will clean up later.

View attachment 23224

Here's my 12v connection using the piggyback spades. Followed the guide from the other thread, but for some reason my blue cable spade (12v, not ground) couldn't fit. I have a 2024 EV6, not sure if Kia would really stop using the standard size spade. I had to snip a piece of the spade off, but there's enough contact there and I'm getting adequate power.

Here's what it looks like all cleaned up:
View attachment 23225

I used cloth electrical tape to avoid having cables rattling, and sanded off the paint, and used and extra nut to make the ground connection.

Running the remote cable to the front below:
View attachment 23226

Used some small pieces of gorilla double sided tape (because it's thinner than the 3M one) to make it look seamless, and then used a cable organizer to hold the wire in too.


All in all, the changes were worth it and I can definitely feel the subwoofer all the way to the front now. Time to annoy the wife. 🫡

Hi, I'm trying to follow your install. What do you call those connectors used to connect to the 12V spade piggy back, i.e. the ones with the yellow plastic cover in your picture?