Scosche LOC80
Crutchfield customer from CANTON, GA on 9/29/2022
Works has expected. Good wiring instructions
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Questionable quality
Christopher from SPRING, TX on 4/13/2022
The gain control knobs broke while I was attempting to adjust them with the included plastic device. Once it broke, it rendered the device completely unusable. It would not allow any signal to pass through. That has created a massive inconvenience. Now I have to find a converter locally so that I can get the dash put back together. In short, I can say the construction quality is poor. I can not offer any information regarding the sound quality of a working device. Perhaps this purchase falls into the "You get what you pay for" category.
Pros: Affordable Compact
Cons: Poor construction quality
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Primarily used in car-audio, works for home-audio
Paul from Hanover, NH on 1/11/2022
I wanted to add a subwoofer to my 2-channel home-audio system, but I have an old A/V receiver (from 1987 that I bought for $20 at a yard sale) that only has speaker-level outputs and does not have any line-level pre-outs or line-level mono subwoofer-outputs and most subwoofers on the market do not have speaker-level inputs. I bought this little device, popped the wires into the speaker-outputs of my receiver, popped some RCA plugs onto the other side and connected it to the sub. VOILA! Clean Beautiful bass at an affordable price. I'm very satisfied.
Pros: Works for old home audio equipment.
Cons: None yet.
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Crutchfield customer from Moorhead, MN on 12/7/2021
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Crutchfield customer from San Pedro, CA on 11/13/2021
A great and simple gadget to convert line output. And if you ever needed a little more help installing, just call Crutchfield tech support. For me it was a breeze installing it, especially with tech support.
Pros: Does the job!
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Mihail from SPRINGFIELD, MA on 11/8/2021
Good product, don't let the price miss lead you.
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Crutchfield customer from Mableton, GA on 9/16/2021
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Crutchfield customer from Norfolk, VA on 5/23/2021
Works great for adding subs to factory stereo
Pros: Adjustable levels and easy to install
Cons: No cons
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Crutchfield customer from Kailua, HI on 2/4/2021
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Great device
Crutchfield customer from Butler, PA on 1/26/2021
What a great little device! Was able to interface a new head unit with the factory power amp in my SUV with no problems. Tip: Take the time to balance the gain on the LOC80 with the volume of the head unit BEFORE putting it all in the dashboard.
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Crutchfield customer from Sleepy Eye, MN on 9/6/2020
Works perfect. Easy adjustments and simple install.
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Crutchfield customer from Ijamsville, MD on 7/15/2020
Very easy to install took about 10 mins.
Pros: Easy in stall
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Good LOC
Michael from Harvest, AL on 6/17/2020
Does what it's supposed to do and cheap price. I didn't realize it didn't have a remote turn on, but that's my fault.
Pros: Price, function
Cons: No remote turn on
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Crutchfield customer from Nokomis, FL on 6/7/2020
Using it to connect a tv with a 10 watt internal amp to a larger power amp. Allows me to run a speaker/sub setup. Seems to be clean enough to do the job. Easy set up, reasonable price.
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Great converter.
Jimmy from CARSON, CA on 5/25/2020
Easy to install does what it's supposed to do. My subwoofer sounds great with this.
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Works great
Crutchfield customer from Shelbyville, KY on 4/20/2020
Great alternative to run an amp if you don't want to replace the factory radio.
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Great speaker output to line-level converter
Crutchfield customer from Carmel, IN on 10/27/2019
I have been using the line output converter for about 6 months now and couldn't be more happy. I have used it in order to convert speakers 'B' to a line-level output for a subwoofer. The speaker 'wakes up' and goes to sleep like any direct output and is proportional with the output of Speakers 'A'. I was sceptical, but very content with the end result.
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Joseph from Ellicott City, MD on 8/7/2019
The answer to my problems . Works great has own gain filter
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Taylor from Milwaukee, WI on 4/8/2019
This was recommended by one of the sales guys over the phone who helped me put together my kit. Came packaged well and was nice and compact. The hookups for the power wires was a bit louse as they were a screw down type not a electrical connector. But it works really well after a bit of tuning. There were no directions in the box on how to tune it but youtube came to the rescue,
Pros: Compact, great quality.
Cons: Electrical connectors not that secure, no directions in box.
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Nolan from Zimmerman, MN on 2/3/2019
Worked at first, I was adjusting the gain and it broke. Had to buy another one locally and it worked and my sub was performing 5x better
Pros: Cheap
Cons: It won't work that good and will break adjusting it
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Tyler from Elberta, AL on 11/26/2018
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Mervin from Bronx, NY on 11/25/2018
Awesome product. takes the guess work out and give installation professional look.
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Justin from Danbury, TX on 6/13/2018
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Crutchfield customer from Knoxville, TN on 6/3/2018
It did the job. Needed rear speakers in a car that didn't have them and used this to attach them to an amp.
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Clean signal to amp from factory head unit.
Nick from Portland, OR on 5/26/2018
Exactly what I needed. I purchased a 2017 Buick Regal and wanted to add my two 12" Subwoofers. I needed a signal for my M-2250 Sound Ordnance 500 Watt amplifier. Tapped into the left rear driver side speaker for a signal. Hooked up the Scosche LOC80 and boom my B-24 12" Subwoofers are getting a super clean signal! I had no idea when I bought the new car I would be able to install myself. It makes me like my car even more that I installed the Subwoofers to the factory infotainment system myself!
Pros: Super clean signal. Super easy to install.
Cons: None!
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Crutchfield customer from Healdsburg, CA on 5/20/2018
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Works great
Crutchfield customer from Elkins, WV on 5/16/2018
Does exactly what it is supposed to do. Easy to install
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Crutchfield customer from Mobile AL on 5/2/2018
Easy to use but i would say it would help to include tips and things on how to tune the gain on it with the amp
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Robert from Muncie, IN on 3/14/2018
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Crutchfield customer from Kerrville, TX on 3/4/2018
Great quality and even better price. Easy to install and use
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Winson from GA on 2/21/2018
Well made
Pros: Quality product, Great price
Cons: None
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Crutchfield customer from Deland, Fl on 1/23/2018
My powered sub was playing bass when my factory radio volume was zero and the powered sub gain was very low. This radio has no RCA jacks. I used this device at the suggestion of AJ at Crutchfield. Using this unit, I lowered the audio level coming into the powered sub and then set the gain on the sub to half or more volume. This took care of the sub output when the radio volume was zero and now I have good bass when needed. The was in inexpensive solution that works great. Thanks to AJ at crutchfield.
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Works great.
Steve from Saint Louis, MO on 1/11/2018
Works great. Used this on a TV to send the audio to a powered sound bar instead of the internal speakers. Attached it to the back of the TV with some adhesive Velcro. Easy to install, just a little soldering, and came with clear instructions. Did not need to adjust levels, just kept them at the highest setting.
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Tim from Cherry Hill, NJ on 12/9/2017
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Exactly What I Needed
Jay from Daleville, VA on 12/4/2017
It worked perfectly. Exactly what I needed. I have a nice mini Sony integrated CD/FM/AM/BlueTooth input little system, but with cheap speakers and no line output. The device has enabled me to convert the speaker outputs back to line-out and then to some very nice compact PreSonos self-powered speakers. Result is a dramatic improvement in sound quality, and I can still use this very nice compact Sony CD player.
Pros: Easy to set up.
Cons: Be sure to read the wire-color codes. No problem, but color codes are not intuitive.
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Life saved by line out converter!
Justin from Marion, IL on 10/28/2017
I didn't know they made these til I needed one...it saved me a lot of time, money and headache. Thank God for this thing!
Pros: Very easy installation
Cons: Kind of need to have the slicers with it or it may be a nightmare
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Great product for cheap
Aidan from Mechanicsburg, PA on 10/23/2017
Absolutely fantastic way to tap into your factory radio to get an amplifier installed in your vehicle. Super easy setup too because even if you may not be able to tap into both speaker wires you can simply tap into one and still get signal for your amp.
Pros: Easy to install. Easy to setup. Cheap. Great way to retain your factory radio.
Cons: Plastic seems cheap but has held up so far.
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Easy install
Bryan from Tucson, AZ on 10/1/2017
Easy install for tapping into speakers to run a signal to amp
Pros: Easy install and adjustment
Cons: None
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Crutchfield customer from Gerry, NY on 8/28/2017
Worked just like its suppose too. Great product at good price
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Crutchfield customer from Lansing, MI on 7/28/2017
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Adapter
Jeffrey from Elkton, VA on 7/12/2017
It's great. Best invention I've ever seen. Simple, easy, quick, and fun. Does exactly what I need it to do without doing a whole lot of work to my car. Thanks Crutchfield. I always shop Crutchfield, you should do the same.
Pros: Works great. Couldn't have been a better fix. I will all ways shop Crutchfield.
Cons: There are no cons
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Crutchfield customer from Groveport Ohio on 7/2/2017
It worked perfectly. It is even small enough to fit in my glove compartment for consealment. Now I'm old school with my 8 track player running my sound thru my new stereo system in my 1978 Jeep CJ7
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Pounding Bass
Rudy from Layton, UT on 5/10/2017
Works perfectly. So far, so good.
Pros: Price, size
Cons: Nothing discovered as of yet
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Scosche LOC80 was the answer
Mike from Deltona, FL on 4/26/2017
This item worked perfectly. I had a client with 8track tape recordings of his band playing at a gig and he wanted cd's. The problem is that no 8track tape players have line out and the Scosche LOC80 was the answer.
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Joe from East Hampton, CT on 4/23/2017
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Russ from Indiana on 3/22/2017
Works good on my motorcycle to feed subwofer
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It fell apart upon installation
Dave from Colorado Springs, CO on 3/15/2017
The device works as it should, but one of the pots broke the very first time I touched it. I had just finished the installation and was about to dial it in, when oops, tiny little bits came loose when I began dialing one of the channels. So only one channel out of two is working and the level adjusts up and down as it should. Maybe I just got a lemon, but it tells me the construction quality may be lacking at this price point.
Pros: Inexpensive, works properly
Cons: Poorly constructed potentiometers
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Gregg from Savannah, GA on 12/11/2016
Works as expected as a source for input to your sub amp from rear speakers. Only draw back is the very short length of wire requires you to splice in enough to reach the distance between the two rear speakers. Manufacturer could easily add in 2 more feet for pennies!
Pros: Works as expected.
Cons: Not enough wire.
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Low effort installation for changing high outputs to low outputs
Billy from 77566 on 10/31/2016
Did exactly what I needed it to do, easy hook up and work well with the amp I plugged it into.
Pros: Easy hook up and install
Cons: information given with the device was a little vague on how to set/adjust settings
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Jaymie from Bronx, NY on 9/29/2016
Great product, easy install & great sound quality. Adjustable outputs.
Pros: Review says it all. A+++
Cons: None
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Speaker level to Line level converter
Coke from San Antonio, TX on 8/30/2016
This little converter works great, small and light enough to be attached to the back of the amp with Velcro....
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Crutchfield customer from Jackson, WY on 8/11/2016
I use this to run from a 40W amp to a 600W amp. works great. Makes the 40W amp into a preamp.
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R. Upshur from Hampton, VA on 5/2/2016
Easy, quick connection, not much to it.
Pros: Easy, quick connection.
Cons: None
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Subs
Cgoff from Cooter, MO on 4/21/2016
This thing is the best. Worth the money
Pros: Everything is good
Cons: No cons to this
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Line level
Greg from Lake charles louisiana on 4/4/2016
Just what I needed to connect subs to my factory stereo
Pros: Small and easy to install. Everything fit in the dash.
Cons: None
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Perfect!!!
JB from Columbus, Oh. on 3/23/2016
Product worked great for hooking up subs to factory radio without rca's. Tied into rear speakers and connected to amp. Worked perfect the first time. Great price for great product.
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Not For Home Use
MM from denver, CO on 2/10/2016
Bought two to convert speaker-level signals for self-powered speakers from budget home receiver that has no line-level outs for those speakers. Even w/everything cranked up full got only barely audible, highly distorted signal from both. Maybe converters designed for DC car audio operation only.
Pros: Seems well-made
Cons: Though they are advertised as primarily intended for car audio & they may work under some home AC circumstances, it would be helpful to add a disclaimer about this to the original product promo.
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Works perfect
Kyle from North Carolina on 1/10/2016
I used this to connect power speakers to the standard speaker setting in my home stereo receiver. Works perfectly.
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Impressed
Cody from South Carolina on 10/26/2015
This was my first time installing a LOC and it was a breeze! This device performs exactly as it is intended. Fits out of the way right behind my factory radio.
Pros: Price, size, performance
Cons: Would be a plus if it came with some connectors for your splices
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Simply to hook up and just what was needed!
mikew from Virginia on 9/8/2015
Did the job that was needed!! Connection was easy!
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Exactly as needed
Karmazov from Arkansas on 8/31/2015
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Good product
Chad s from blue ridge tx on 8/17/2015
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Great buy
Rich from Crofton,D on 6/14/2015
I used this to install a 260W amp along with a 10" bazooka bass tube in the trunk of my Chrysler Sebring convertible. It allowed me to add additional depth to my sound while maintaining the stealth factory radio to ward off potential thieves. Great buy!
Pros: Clean signal. Ease of install.
Cons: Non so far.
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Works as it should
Steven W from Pennsylvania on 4/14/2015
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Line out
Crutchfield customer from St.cloud florida on 4/6/2015
Great product easy to use fits in tight places and the output is great
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Crutchfield customer from Scottsdale, AZ on 3/9/2015
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Great!
thewhackattack from Nampa, ID on 3/8/2015
Very easy to connect. Works and makes everything so much easier!
Pros: No hassle
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Works Great
Andy B from Norfolk NE on 10/15/2014
Works Great, Just wire up to your rear speakers and your ready for a Sub on your stock radio
Pros: Works Perfect. Sounds Great
Cons: None
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JB from Houston, TX on 10/14/2014
This thing is awesome.
Pros: It's awesome.
Cons: Almost too awesome.
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Guest from Cville on 10/4/2014
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Works great
Crutchfield customer from Oklahoma on 10/3/2014
No static or noise
Pros: Small and easy to hide
Cons: None
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Easy to install.
Omar M from San Antonio Texas on 9/6/2014
The instructions that come with this item are written perfectly. Easy to understand.
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C. Tillage from Gloucester, VA on 9/3/2014
Very ease to use and install. Added sub to factory system and sounds great!
Pros: Easy to install and adjust
Cons: None so far
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Great product to upgrade a factory system
Jeff from Nashville, TN on 8/28/2014
Easy install for speaker level inputs
Pros: Easy hookup
Cons: No issues
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Scosche and customer service
Chris L. from Cambridge, Vermont on 8/15/2014
The product itself works perfectly as designed to and the customer service that went along with the product is unbeatable. I had questions on wiring for the car I had and got into a chat session with one the associates and he got me what I needed and was there if I needed any other help.
Pros: See above
Cons: None
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Andy from Hardy iowa on 7/20/2014
Easiest way to add subs to a factory stereo.
Pros: Super easy to adjust to set the way you want
Cons: None
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Works Nicely
DT from Lafayette, LA on 7/19/2014
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Good from Brooklyn NY on 7/5/2014
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convertor
Easy hook up to factory radio
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
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Worked great
Mike from Manchester, TN on 6/18/2014
I used this for my home receiver. I needed an output for the sub and did not have one. I hooked this up to my speaker output along with my speakers and it worked great. Very nice procuct
Pros: Easy hookup
Cons: None
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...just like it should
j from Honolulu, HI on 6/14/2014
This LOC works exactly the way that it should! The factory head unit in the '12 Civic doesn't have RCA pre-outs, so this was my best option for now. As you could guess, it's incredibly easy to install. Once installed, and if done right, you'll never have to worry about it, in any fashion, ever again.
Pros: Simple install, ease of use, cheap
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Cheap solution!
Jfink from Lincoln Ne on 6/9/2014
Great item, lets you have subs while using the factory deck.
Pros: Easy to hook up
Cons: None
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armando from Balmorhea, TX on 5/1/2014
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Worked as advertised
Nick from Holland, MI on 4/5/2014
Worked great! Easy to install and adjust levels on both outputs.
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Works Great
BillyH from Charleston Wv on 3/31/2014
Bought this to replace a different model I had in my car, Installed in just a few minutes and it works great. I've used it for a month or so now.
Pros: Easy install, Works like its suppose to
Cons: None yet
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Works good!
Jarred grY from Pinehurst, TX on 3/27/2014
Does what it's suppose to
Pros: Allows you to tie in to the speaker wire and get RCA out for amps.
Cons: None
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Makes a difference!
Caleb J. from Louisiana on 1/28/2014
Spoke with a Crutchfield advisor and he recommended this to tap into my factor radio, the directions were very clear and it did exactly what he said and made the sound clearer instead of tapping straight into the speaker wires.
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Crutchfield customer from Loganville, GA on 1/26/2014
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Great Product
JC1989 from Pennsylvania on 1/25/2014
East install and works great. Does the job at a great price.
Pros: Easy Install, Works Great
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Perfect Product
Caleb from Shoreview, MN on 1/6/2014
I'm so glad I got this. Allowed me to hook up my subs to my standard factory BOSE system. Would buy again.
Pros: -Cheap -Straightforward and easy to install
Cons: -Instructions could be a little more detailed.
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Works flawlessly!
Devon L from Biloxi Mississippi on 11/17/2013
It works absolutely amazing! This little thing saved me a whole lot of trouble
Pros: Easy wiring, kept me from having to buy an aftermarket head unit when I didn't have the money
Cons: None
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Worked flawlessly
Crutchfield customer from Cocoa , Florida on 11/15/2013
Called Crutchfield for advice, recommended product. Worked flawlessly
Pros: Will continue to buy from Crutchfield
Cons: None
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Works as expected
Kevin from Greensboro, NC on 10/21/2013
Does exactly what I wanted it to do, and was cheap and delivered fast.
Pros: Does what i expect
Cons: none
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Guest from Harrisonburg, VA on 10/17/2013
Easy to use, very user friendly and for the price I am very happy with the quality.
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Dustin from Heber Springs on 9/26/2013
Worked great!!
Pros: Does exactly what it supposed to!!
Cons: Nothing bad to say
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Eliezer L from Tinley Park Illinois on 9/21/2013
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Crutchfield customer from East hampton ny on 7/28/2013
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Crutchfield customer from north port fl on 7/17/2013
great piece, does exactly what it's intended to do
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Crutchfield customer from Green Bay, WI on 5/5/2013
I got this unit to connect my OEM rear channels so I could utilize the front and sub outputs on the head unit I purchased. The gains had to be trimmed way down but the output quality is great.
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Does a good job.
Mega from Harrisonburg, Va. on 4/20/2013
Does what it's supposed to do so far.
Pros: Good price
Cons: none
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Life Saver
Stazz from North Port Florida on 4/19/2013
I love this little thing, it's so simple and easy to understand and it's a perfect must-have for people who need to hook up their subwoofer to a stock radio, along with many other uses! Hooked it up to my '12 Civic stock premium radio, worked out great.
Pros: Simple and has strong wires, cheap
Cons: A little heavy and big, not enough to bother me though.
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David F from Show Low az on 3/7/2013
This product is VEREY GOOD,WORKS GRATE.. I'm verey HAPPY with this product
Pros: I was abel to put my amp in with out changing any of the wire clips
Cons: there was no cons for this porduct at all
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Not bad
Rick from Rosamond, CA on 1/9/2013
Does what it's advertised to do. Could use longer and a thicker gauge wire though. I installed it in the truck of the car instead of behind the head unit so that left mounting options limited because of the lack of wire length. While I did order extra speaker wire, I ordered 14 gauge wire and this has 16 or 18 gauge wire. Also, the instructions state to turn the gain settings down and adjust up as needed. With the gain all the way down, the sub was barely noticeable. I ended up turning the gains all the way up just to get descent sound out of the amp (M-1500) and sub (B-17) combo.
Pros: Good adapter, does what it's advertised to do.
Cons: Wire length could be longer, wire gauge could be bigger
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It works
Phil from Fresno ca on 10/24/2012
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A decent alternative for stock radio users.
I used this so that I could run my subwoofer without having to upgrade my head unit in the car. (No RCA outs on factory radio). Overall the unit is solid and performs as described. Thi stook me about an hour to setup and install. Unit came with easy to read instructions for wiring it. Aalso it has adjustable level control for left and right outputs to amp.
Pros: Easy to install, does an ok job of converting your rear speaker wire signal to an RCA for hooking up to an amp.
Cons: The adjustment pots on the converter do not have a wide clear range. Meaning the low to high transition is either high or low.. No nice midway setting. Also the signal for the unit gets distorted rather esily at high output levels. So you're kinda forced to keep them at mid way for a clean signal. But if you do not want to repalce a factory head unit, and still want to use your amp/sub combo this will work....
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Good unit; but wires were too short for soldering. Heat melted inside board solder and made wire loose. Recommend crimping when connecting the speaker wires.
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Works great
Matt B from Alexandria, VA on 8/16/2011
Works as advertised. I hooked this LOC behind the factory head unit, tapping off of the front speakers' output. Works great.
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There are better options
PeterLemonjello from Orlando on 7/17/2011
I bought this to go with my factory system. I was adding in a JL audio 10" sub and amp and this product performed as advertised, but the sound quality was terrible. I ended up replacing this with the Audio Control LC2i and now my system sounds amazing. The bass response from this product is muddled and flat and sound enthusists should look elsewhere. This price may sound enticing, but you're getting what you pay for. Don't let this limit your system.
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JohnM from Delaware on 5/23/2011
This LOC works as described, however, after only one week, one of the wires came out of the converter. Had to solder it back in.
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Tony from Piney Flats, TN on 4/13/2011
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Hooked amp to stock stereo
Jason from Wichita, Ks. on 3/21/2011
some other place was trying to sell me something for about 3 times the price, glad I called crutchfield , they said I didnt need that and to try this first. It hooks up very easy and works great.
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Jay from SF Bay Area on 12/7/2010
This product worked very well to tap into my stock Ram system. By using the speakers with the most bass (front for me) I have excellent bass from low to high volume with no loss of bass. The box was small enough to tuck under my front sill/trim panel, and is easy to adjust output level with a tiny screwdriver. Highly recommended if you want to create a sleeper system that looks stock.
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Scosche LOC80
BC from Jax, FL on 10/9/2010
I used one of these to add a subwoofer to my new Ford Shaker 500 factory system. I tapped into the rear speakers, and it did work. I used an amp/sub that I had in another car, and they hit much harder in my old car (same car, only older). I learned that the Shaker system attenuates the bass as you turn up the volume to protect the cheap factory speakers (which I had already replaced with Polks). The bottom line is that the Scosche LOC works, but it comes down to garbage in=garbage out. I returned the Scosche and installed the MTX reQ. What a difference. My sub now hits like it used to when hooked up to a high end deck with dedicated preamp outputs. For all the time and money you spend adding to your system, this is not the place to try to save a few bucks. Get the reQ.
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