SR124-DVC reviewed in CA&E

Greg Peters
Greg Peters Posts: 605
edited September 2006 in Car Audio & Electronics
I'd post a link, but the CA&E site hasn't been updated yet. Link to be added at a later time...

I figured these guys would have been more thrilled with the Polk SR124-DVC. They gave it a total subjective score of 71/100, in spite of some reasonably good scores in the subjective listening tests :confused: .

For comparison purposes, they recently rated these subs at:

Critical Mass UL 12 91/100
Alpine SWX-1242D 88/100
Cerwin-Vega stroker Pro 15 88/100
Phoenix Gold RSD12 86/100
Earthquake Subzero-12 82/100
Xtant X2.1044 81/100
Rockford Fosgate P212S4 79/100
Stereo Integrity Mag 12 73/100
JL Audio 10W6V2 65/80 or 81/100
Rockford Fosgate T210D4 65/80 or 81/100
Image Dynamics IDMax 10D4 V4 64/80 or 80/100
Digital Designs 3510d 64/80 or 80/100

That would put the Polk SR offering dead last in this bunch. What gives?? I demand a re-match...:eek:

I guess they're entitled to give a "subjective" opinion.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited September 2006
    Looking at that list, they seem to be more into SPL subs. That UL12 handles 2500 watts RMS.
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  • Meeks32
    Meeks32 Posts: 330
    edited September 2006
    That UL-12 is also a $2000 subwoofer. Looks like its designed similar to the AURA subs used in the $18,000 Wilson XS sub. What are the 2 different scores for the IDMAX & DD subs? Is one sealed & one ported? I really wish some of these magazines would test some new drivers with XBL or LMS motors just to see how they stack up.
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  • Greg Peters
    Greg Peters Posts: 605
    edited September 2006
    Meeks32 wrote:
    That UL-12 is also a $2000 subwoofer. Looks like its designed similar to the AURA subs used in the $18,000 Wilson XS sub. What are the 2 different scores for the IDMAX & DD subs? Is one sealed & one ported? I really wish some of these magazines would test some new drivers with XBL or LMS motors just to see how they stack up.

    It's not two different scores- they were tested on a scale of 80, and 64/80=80/100.
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  • killerb
    killerb Posts: 390
    edited September 2006
    my sr12 sounds great and its not even broken in. it blends very well with my sr6500 set. it can only get better when it breaks in. i do really like the alpine type x 12, but not the 12w6. the 12w6 isnt as tight as the sr12 or the alpine and cant handle as much power. i was really suprised by the quality of the alpine and think the sr has a simular sound quality. i think i could throw some more power at the sr though. 1000w might be perfect for it.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2006
    That is weird. The SR component set smoked pretty much everybody when CA&E tested them. I figured the SR sub would do just as well.

    However I refuse to believe the SR got beat by Phoenix Gold and Earthquake!

    What was the overall SQ score?
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  • Greg Peters
    Greg Peters Posts: 605
    edited September 2006
    They gave it a total subjective score of 71/100.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2006
    Right, but there should be a section in the Subjective Score Chart for Overall Sound Quality. What was that score?
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  • Greg Peters
    Greg Peters Posts: 605
    edited September 2006
    Now I get it...I believe that would have been 7/10.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2006
    Its should be a 20 point scale.

    Cant you get it right man?!?! :p

    I guess I should just take my cheap **** down to the store and buy a copy eh? ;)
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