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Tiger Shark
New Dayton 12" Subwoofer
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshow...=25&rak=daysub
Alot of you are probably familiar with the 10" version of this sub that has been around for awhile and received alot of praise for it's price/performance ratio. The 12" version just came out a couple weeks ago and let me tell you...it rocks. It's only $14 more than the 10" so my guess is that the 12" will be the new best seller. I ordered it about a week ago and received it only 2 days via ground shipping. Hooked it up to my system (Onkyo receiver, Polk R50 fronts / R15 rears & center) and tried it out. I was suprised how musical it is. I played some pretty heavy break beats and DnB to test the response...It kept up very well with none of the "muddiness" you get with most low end subs as they try to keep up with the beat of the music. Then switched over to the LOTR: FOTR soundtrack for some orchestral action. Stunning...I could feel the bass from the strings and wind instruments in my chest at various points. Movies are a no brainer on this one. If you are strictly a movie watcher...you'll never need another sub than this one. (unless you're ht is stadium sized.  ) Explosions..gunfire....the footfalls of a Mumakil in ROTK...unbelievable.
Easily outperforms the Ultra's sub (I have one) which for those of you that have one..know what I'm saying. It's big , fairly heavy and very solidly built, this thing reeks of quality construction and looks nice too. Great for music and movies and for $138 the absolute deal of the century. No I don't work for Dayton or PE, I just own one and am blown away by the value this thing represents. Someone please buy one of these things and back me up here 
Sorry no db measurements or anything, but I don't currently own an spl meter. However..I was able to run the volume up to the point of pain with no audible distortion from the sub.
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Congrats! Do you have any pics?
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Great White Shark
would be interesting to compare the two. I know I love my 10" dayton.
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Tiger Shark
Pics are on the way...need to open on online photo account somewhere first
I know....I should get with the times.
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Hammerhead Shark
finally, some feedback on this. I've been avoiding putting money into a sub yet cuz i was about to pull the trigger on the 10" dayton when I heard about the 12". This is the third feedback i've seen now, and haven't heard bad things yet. I think i'll give it a few more weeks, but I'm excited!
Audio Setups:
E-MU 0404 ---toslink---> Panasonic SA-XR55s ---> Ascend Acoustics CBM170's with Dayton 12"
E-MU 0404 ---analog---> Little Dot II tube amp ---> Beyerdynamics DT880 or Sennheiser HD280 pros.
Technics SL-1200 MKII ---> TCC TC-750LC Phono Preamp ---> Panasonic SA-XR55s ---> Ascend Acoustics CBM170's with Dayton 12"
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Tiger Shark
First one is of (from left) Dayton 12, Klipsch SWS and the sub from my Onkyo HT-S760. Just to give some sense of it's size. (my son wouldn't stay out of the picture)
Looking at the bottom and the 12" driver. (downfiring)
Back panel and all the connections
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Tiger Shark
 Originally Posted by SprySpectre
finally, some feedback on this. I've been avoiding putting money into a sub yet cuz i was about to pull the trigger on the 10" dayton when I heard about the 12". This is the third feedback i've seen now, and haven't heard bad things yet. I think i'll give it a few more weeks, but I'm excited!
Unless you've got $400+ to spend...you're not going to do any better. JMHO. For $300 you could buy two of these...increase your output even more, help alleviate standing waves AND still be ahead on the money factor. I believe I'll be ordering a second very soon.
Last edited by Hypo_Luxa; 07-30-2005 at 08:07 PM.
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Hammerhead Shark
yeah, i will be getting it for sure, just a question of when. I would feel bad spending another $150 this summer...I'm gonna wait till I get moved in to my house though.
Audio Setups:
E-MU 0404 ---toslink---> Panasonic SA-XR55s ---> Ascend Acoustics CBM170's with Dayton 12"
E-MU 0404 ---analog---> Little Dot II tube amp ---> Beyerdynamics DT880 or Sennheiser HD280 pros.
Technics SL-1200 MKII ---> TCC TC-750LC Phono Preamp ---> Panasonic SA-XR55s ---> Ascend Acoustics CBM170's with Dayton 12"
Proud Sharky Folding@Home member! (Rank 37 and counting...)
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πr²
BHoly hell, thats a nice sub... I think when i get the urge to move back to speakers and ditch the cans ill grab one of those with some paradigms.
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OMG Congrats. That thing is a MONSTER. I think my parents would pass out if they saw that in my room lol.
Home Audio- foobar2000 w/Kernal Streaming >> M-Audio REVOLUTION 5.1 >> Swans M-200 Monitors
Portable Audio- Apple iPod Nano 1GB WHITE >> Koss KSC-75, Creative Earbuds
Happy Listening!
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Reef Shark
just told my wife what i want for my bday. one of these monsters. should blow away my current KLH 8inch with 50 watts. thanks for the idea.
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Great White Shark
Last edited by thrawn86; 07-31-2005 at 01:55 AM.
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Thats a nice sub. I just bought a Klipsch 5.1 promedia and its just not living up to the hype, I might go this route if I can return this set.
If you still have the box could you possibly tell me the dementions of the actualy box it comes in?
The school post office apparently has rules on sizes...grrr
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