Polk Audio db124

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Manila

Year / Model Reviewed:
 polk audio db124

Strengths:
Excellent looks, great cone and edge materials used.

Weaknesses:
voicecoil easily burns, cannot produce deep bass, cheap and impractical speaker terminals

Summary:
Looks great and material used on the outside looks durable (silver thick poly cone and nomes rubber surround). However, despite its drable looks, on the inside it is far from durable as i easily burned its dual voicecoil in less than 1 week use (compared to previous subs i used like Directed Audio's and Kenwood's that did not damage using same set-up. Also the bass was not deep and easily distorted with deep bass tones (even after following subwoofer specs given by the manufacturer). works well with techno thumping bass and rock bass drums but not deep bass like guitar and R&B/hip-hop bass synths. Also, using both voicecoils is a hassle as the polk audio db124dvc has simple one lug connector for each speaker polarity terminal so there is no terminal for connecting the other voicecoil for parallel.

Similar Products Used:
Kenwood KFC-3010 12", Directed Audio 124 12", Orion C12D4 12", JBLGT1220 12"

Price Paid:  $35.00 from Fry's

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 DB124

Strengths:
360RMS for $35

Weaknesses:
The solder brokeded :(

Summary:
These subs are very nice, but the solder is weak. I want 2 more at the same price.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $50.00 from Fry's Electronics

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 DB124

Strengths:
Good excursion, low bass extension, very quick tight bass. Check out my very in depth review at forums.sprawlmall.com

Weaknesses:
none

Summary:
Awesome product for the price. You can't get a better deal than a 400 watt rms subwoofer at around $80 bucks that they are sellin for right now, or the 50 a piece I got them for.

Similar Products Used:
kicker, JL, alpine, Sony, alumapro, phoenix gold, pioneer, etc.