polk dx12

[fairlynew]

what do you guys think about this sub? i can get a single dx12, brand new, for $60. which i think would work fine with my amp, it does 560x1 at 4 ohms...?

[PoweredByDodge]

hell yes it'll sound great -- u're not gonna use all that power... u'll only dump maybe 400-ish on it at most, but it'll be fine, be loud, and kick the **** outa most other subs on the market today.

i've owned like 10 or so dx subs in my time... it's crazy ****.

[fairlynew]

well it should sound better then my 2 gnx104's

[exalted512]

anything would sound better than the gnxs....or was it the gxrs...egh...i forget
-Cody

[fairlynew]

well my gnx's sound pretty good, but i want something new. the amp i have is a power acoustik LT980/2. It does 220x2 @4ohms, 280x2#2 ohms, 560x1 bridged at 4 ohms, and 980 max bridged....

[PoweredByDodge]

that'll be fine on the dx sub -- i freakin hated the gnx and gxr subs -- a disgrace to polk -- polk isbetter than that -- and they have made good on it with the revamping of the momo sub line -- the beefy 10 and 12" momo's stay and in comes some more lighter power 8 10 12 and 15" subs that bring back the "polk-ness" of the old db and dx subs... tickles my heart.

if i can sell the idmaxes / 81000d's then i'm gonna get an 800 - 900 watt good quality class AB and run two of the MM2104's off it. slammy slammy, punchy punchy....and wont take up too much space either... which'll make me happy.

[fairlynew]

well i got the DX12, $68.50 with tax, now i just need to build a box for it, and find where exactly i wanna put it. it is going in a 92 camry. i was thinking i could build a box to sit kinda "flush" with the side i guess you could say, like behind the wheel well, but when i measure everything out, and its too much touble, ill go with a more simple box, what would be a nice way to cover the box, and where could i get a decent grill for the sub?

[exalted512]

get the same color carpet as your trunk to cover it
-Cody

[fairlynew]

i just need a grill for the damn thing now...and ill pass on the plain black ones...

[PoweredByDodge]

the kicker comp VR grille with the "teeth" is nice lookin and should fit just about any 12" sub.

if the momo grille will fit, that'll be cool too.

[fairlynew]

how long should i break it in for? and is there a way to go about breaking it in that is maybe better or easier...

[PoweredByDodge]

play it at 1/4 to 1/2 volume for 2 weeks.

then slam the **** out of it.

the dx subs really DO need a break in period.

[LittleCar_w/12s]

yes, you will get great sound out of your dx. I have 2 DB12's which are older versions of the DX. I was running 700w total for them... shakes the living crap out of you. Then my friggin amp blew up (Kicker DX700) NOW i run my emergency 4 channel kenwood bridged to 2x150w. It still gets a LOT of response.

Oh... if anyone has an old 700-1000w amp lying around... My 6x9's want that little kenwood back (Bass comes first :D )