Rockville Punisher Subwoofer Review! I did NOT Expect THIS to Happen...

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[@atleder1]

Making videos out in the snow? That’s dedication. You’re a stud my guy

[@loonertic7337]

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[@jtheexistentialist1221]

When you from an area that snows it doesn't phase you.

[@chadjay828]

HE’S A BOSS !!!

[@chadjay828]

@@loonertic7337 what kind of videos do you have I may subscribe

[@derekgardin1512]

Meh like mentioned when you reside in an area where it snows 3 or 4 months of the year you get used to it. Can't just not do anything for 3 months until the warmer weather comes back. Plus snow driving is fun as hell. I'm sure he has a blast in his awd subaru in the snow up there

[@leonray]

Wow you put her through the ringer with some serious power! As always thank you for the review bud!

[@richardcopeland3722]

Love how you propper test subs and explain about your findings love the video it a good 12" sub to take that power💪

[@randomtube8226]

Hey if Rockville wants to learn from their mistakes and step their game up. Im all for it. I was impressed this time around. Keep it up!

[@absalonw007]

Running 4 on a Wolfram o 5000, love them

[@topnotchcontent]

I just blew a 6.5" K9 on the 1st day! But it wasn't actually blown, the Surrounds on half of the subwoofer came undone. I glued them with some E6000 and it's playing just fine now. Only thing is when I play hard core Low HZ for a song or two the whole car starts to smell like glue. Other than that it pounds.

[@realkvng3627]

I Truly Love Watching Your Videos‼️

[@MacRilla]

I love your vids. Thanks for keeping us up on game

[@kevinchase1214]

Hey Parker I bought one of those subs a few months ago and it was wired to a power acoustik va1 8000D amp at 1ohm and I liked it so much I bought another one for my hyundal tiburon and I was not disappointed! It slaps hard with 2 subs wired to 2ohms! The gain is only at about 30% and my rearview mirror moves when the bass hits!

[@Fox_Stang_420]

Great job on all the videos man. Your channel has taught me alot and is the reason I decided to give the bdc4 12's a chance and I've been happy with them so far. You should consider building and buying more boxes and show everyone the difference between sealed, ported and bandpass... like when you review a sub you could play it in different boxes and see the difference. Plus I like box building vids lol. Just a thought. Keep up the good work.

[@RookieWeedalogist]

Great idea, cause as we can see he can build a box

[@derekgardin1512]

Skar actually makes some really decent prefab boxes. Good quality for reasonable price. With the price of wood these days it would likely cost just as much or more to build one. Of course if you need a certain volume, you may not fine one prefab and have no choice but to make your own. For most people putting one or two subs in their daily driver, it shouldn't be too hard to find a prefab box that is very close in spec to what the manufacturer of your sub recommends

[@myrontaylor77]

I like bandpass boxes. Can you send me a link for a good bandpass box for one 12

[@bobcat3653]

​@@derekgardin1512 D4S has some good deals on their flat packed pro fab boxes !!

[@onesikm3]

They just released a new model bcd5 five stack homie 😅

[@mineprixelz9697]

I'm rewatching this because I love your vids bro

[@albertporter5024]

Thanks for all the content I bought my punisher because of your vids and it's been doing great

[@mobboss715]

How's your punisher doing?

[@albertporter5024]

@@mobboss715 it's going strong fully broke in now and still hasn't gotten really hot and I've tried to get it to smell but it just won't

[@mobboss715]

Okay thanks for the info

[@501Hog]

@@albertporter5024 is it still going good?

[@albertporter5024]

@@501Hog yep still beatin

[@dontaethompson7833]

Good job Parker keep up the good work bro. We need people like you to do unbiased demos on subs not like some of the other people out there.

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

I really appreciate you!!

[@dontaethompson7833]

Yessir. I have a bunch of subs I wish I could do demos on but I work and run a small shop here in Orlando so I don't have much time but I'm glad your channel is growing much respect to you

[@stepheontabb7853]

I agree!

[@stepheontabb7853]

I feel like some people on here test rockville and blow them on purpose just to give them a bad name. I appreciate your honest unbiased review.

[@Mr.NpK143]

@@dontaethompson7833 what shop

[@bobyxx5802]

Hey would love to see a test on the Rovkville destroyer. Im thinking about getting one so an unbiased review would def help me out. Thanks for doin what you do man !!

[@stevenpalomo1996]

The smell off the sub getting hot goes away after a while. I really am happy with the sub after the few months I've had it.

[@AlexGarcia-xs9qo]

rockville loving them

[@murrayshekelberg9754]

@@AlexGarcia-xs9qo I have a Rockville amp and have no complaints with it. It seems to do rated, no overheating or protect and I let that thing pound for at least a couple of hours a day.

[@alexloeragallos]

How them rockvilles holding

[@47pawspa]

I'd really be curious to see you test the SoundQubed HDS3.2 12. I had 2 of the HDS3.1 12'S and they were VERY under rated, could handle wayyyyyy more than what they were rated for!

[@TheTheeggmann]

I have the d2 version of this sub wired to 1 ohm on an Orion XTR2500. It's in a 2.8 cu/ft box with an 8in port tuned to 29Hz taking 45 volts (that's 2,025w) on music, and has been for 5 months. And I play my music LOUD.

[@krystalbledsoe3876]

My husband and I agree. We may get this exact sub

[@RJSDZNS]

You gotta know what your buying. Everyone knows by now rockville is a good brand as long as you don't expect them to do rated power. If your looking for something that does that look at sundown, Fosgate, Kicker, etc. Parker love the videos. Maybe Rockville will listen and rate their stuff appropriately and make some small tweaks that could make a big difference. Keep up the good work my dude!!

[@bkh5746]

I have a rockville punisher 10” i messed it up.i bought some lord of bass parts and reconed it and made it a 15” and it will straight get down with it.😂i need to do a video and see if i can get some hits on it.its not the greatest glue job but it gets down .sounds really good.

[@MrFatman489]

Love your videos buddy ... keep up the good work and like someone else said test the harmony audio monolith .. that ti style basket and the hefty motor looks promising!

[@Almightytonka94]

Parker your going to be BIG man love the vids

[@christopheralcantar1980]

love watching videos like this !

[@jordanlee1237]

Great video! I think it would be cool if you did the Rockville destroyer and see how it stacks up in comparison video to see what the verdict is on is it worth the extra money and your personal opinion, etc.

[@bobyxx5802]

Same here !

[@kevinconnelly2300]

Thank you for testing this woofer I've been thinking about getting three 10s now I'm going to try them

[@loonertic7337]

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[@thebigj8691]

Decent. I would change the terminals out. I do like the easy to buy re-cones. I didn't jump on one for the holiday sale. I will snatch one up if they re-stock up. I like testing these inexpensive SPL copycats. Gotta love these overseas build houses!

[@TheSupradude26]

I might be a car audio snob, but after spending 10 years of so after high school working as a car stereo shop manager and installer starting in the mid 90’s, I had my hands on stuff from just about every amp and sub brand that was around after the 80’s, and it was usually super easy to tell which products or entire brands to completely avoid no matter how cheap. I’ve always maintained the rule that with car audio gear you get what you pay for. 5000 watt amps for 150.00 are crap if they even get close.

[@joshuageorge7758]

Same in the 80’s and 90’s if we needed 5k watt amp “good clean power” we was paying $1 a watt. I had 2 DD 18’s 9900 series, old school ones with 4 Memphis Mojos. I probably had $15k and that was on the cheap side being I worked at a shop/DD DEALER.

[@lassediscovers1813]

Once again: Awsome video! Cool if you could try Ground Zero subwoofers!

[@mattplachter5200]

The center hole is the "pole venting" and tge drilled holes are "voice coil gap venting".. Just to help keep the content more accurate in the future.

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[@KnowName33]

"Tge" Devil's in the details

[@Heisman-em8gp]

@ no name Yea at least don't misspell while trying to correct someone else.

[@joecampeau2677]

Keep up the good work brother, really enjoy all the content for post up and I really like how far you have come keep on keeping on 👍

[@kariblumenfeld8809]

So would you prefer a sealed box or a ported box when it comes to the punisher 12 in Rockville

[@guynewton4191]

Broke mine and on about 1600 watt RMS slowly over two-month period of time then switch to 3123rms clamped to try to kill it.almost 2yrs later still going strong.that 7k burst was cool.not bad for a cheap sub

[@pokeblader3793]

Awesome video I was wondering about this sub

[@williamkillingsworth2619]

Continous Program Peak are the three ratings and used by larger speaker manufactures of PA equipment(JBL,Peavey etc). Rockville started out as Audio Savings selling P/A equipment. Its not incorrect or weird. Its just a different way of doing it. These types of systems generally deal with uncompressed music so there are more peaks. Not like the pre recorded music played through most car stereo's which is generally heavy compressed in recording and mastering So with the 3 ratings, the idea is you get an amp that is the program rating, knowing that you have a little extra head room to handle short peaks without clipping to, deal with live(program material) less than ideally compressed music. But you can't pump a continuous sin wave at the program rating it will/should not last long. This also ensures you always have clean power, to extract max long term performance but if abused, enough power to damage or push things out of their happy operating ranges into that realm of failure. BTW I have never heard of anyone using the peak numbers any where but in the marketing department Edit- the reason you see car and home use rms(continuous) and peak(program) is they play mastered music. Which do not have those un mastered peaks to deal with so the over all levels can be pushed higher. So its ideal to suggest a less powerful amp, so they use a different rating system. I hope that makes sense.

[@RJSDZNS]

Thank you for that explanation! If they are going to make subs for car audio they should get on board with how the rest for the industry rates car audio stuff so it doesn't confuse people. Unfortunately people new to the car audio world see that leak power rating and get excited not knowing the subs won't handle that continuesly. It's kinda shady and ALOT of manufacturers do it, not just rockville. Again the explanation was awesome!! You rock.

[@absalonw007]

I don't see how it confuses anyone, they are very clear in their own explanation to the way they use the 3 ratings and it made perfect sense to me, i actually got exactly what this guy got out of their explanation

[@davidandlaurie1]

Keep them coming ty for your an hard work

[@AudioFan47]

I would love to see you do the new ds18 high excursion subs. Supposedly 30+mm one way for low power. Not a ds18 fan myself but they caught my eye here

[@rmblwgn]

For off-the-shelf China junk I am not impressed with ds18 prices. There amp pricing is ridiculous also

[@josephburch9472]

Nice to see Rockville stepping up their game.

[@joshmusgrove1389]

Another good video Parker your turning into one of the best bass heads on KZbin 🤟

[@marcuswebb3758]

Mane you got that sub working out. All thst flexin 😆. I love it

[@TheDoozie43]

Glad to see you have your own spot now man! Keep doing your thing! Bravo!

[@74midwestbass74]

Surprising!!! NICE VID BRO!!!

[@bumpylump9236]

Kenfolk you in the snow. No way the sub getting hot as it would down south. It's worth the 💰. It takes power, thats is all I care about. Good vid bro. MASSIVE MY FAV AND SUNDOWN.

[@paquesepas6696]

Nice I like your videos with the subs around this price range. How does this compare you the k9?

[@randyborel4310]

I had a pair of canine fifteens on a skar RP 2008 did very well just ordered a pair of the Punisher 15 will try them

[@murrayshekelberg9754]

If I were in the market for a 12 and was looking to spend about $150 I would at least consider this. Have you ever dealt with the Harmony Audio HA-C122? It looks interesting with decent sensitivity but I wasn't sure if it would hit the really deep stuff judging by its specs. Would love to see a review of it if you're ever looking for something different.

[@recon440]

Thanks for the test. Couple of observations: 1) The BL loss / power compression seems quite bad.... 137dB @ ~400W to 143dB @ ~6000W.... you would expect a 6dB gain at ~1600W, not 6000W. 2) As for the RMS, as the name implies you need to look at the mean value. The test tone at 1400W is exactly what you need to test this as with music you are probably averaging less than 1/3 of that.

[@alvinmiller6675]

That sub is clearly not in the ideal enclosure..but still took 7k down the throat. $150 sub..damn!!!

[@dedrickphelps1161]

Great video, for 1400 rms and the price point seems to be good, you make awesome vids bro

[@kevinhollingsworth5816]

Definitely not a terrible sub. Nice job!!

[@DRIFTERz1973]

Thanks, I just bought 2 of the punisher 12's d1..

[@michaelnichols5034]

Very big surprise 😜 about time a decent sub from them

[@brick2077]

You should find one designated spot in the kick for those test. I have seen that meter all over the floor. Gonna get different readings that way. Like the videos keep up the good work.

[@commonsenseisdeadin2024]

Any plans to test the American Bass Titan?

[@samanthamiller8499]

Have you done test between the destroyer and the b2 rampage xm 12 which one is better

[@DarrenT0dd]

Great vid. Buddy I’m ready for the video on installing the wood stove or electric ceiling heater. 😬

[@dannykempjr.7180]

I was surprised how well it did also for 150 dollars not bad man!

[@Joshtheweatherman]

I'm running a Punisher 15D1 on a Skar 1500 watt RMS amp, and it's handling it like a champ. No problem! Had to replace my rear window because it shattered lmao! I feel like this sub could probably handle 2,000 watts just fine, but nothing over.

[@5.02valve8]

Just ordered a punisher 12 d2 upgrading from my skar svr12 hopefully its alot louder cant wait

[@covid8317]

I like your vids very detailed

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

Thanks man!!

[@randyscales2636]

What do you think about vac.tube amps for car audio

[@justsendittv8567]

What app do you use for your test tones lol had the same one but it disappeared and now I can't find it in my app store, thx

[@chrisbrownlee7754]

Love the way he test subs he test them like they are suppose to be tested with music not test tones at 5000 watts we know it's not going to last like that for over a minute or two great job on the test bro

[@haydenwiseman3056]

i will say that i wished he used a better song with a more consistent bass note. like xlr, the song he plays with the slow changing bass notes. he would be able to keep it a lot more consistent that way

[@jordank7685]

Does it have the same basket as a K9?

[@brucewhitaker8225]

Hey what’s the best 8’s to put in a camaro 5th gen?

[@claudinostemarie9769]

Pretty good sub👍

[@Anonymousg64]

Did you check that the XMAX was correct? Wondering if the 30mm XMAX for the Rockville W15K9D2 is true also.

[@mash3749]

Awesome video love the dogs too. Efficient testing in my opinion

[@BEASTA3000]

I like rockville..I got the 8" ghost spare tire sub..love it..but I don't push it to its limits either..I got it to save trunk space and to fill car factory speakers...2016 hond accord sport

[@AR-uj3js]

Which will be a better buy a vxf, punisher or a American bass hd or sundown x

[@abismaellatorre5579]

Hi there, I want to give my car just a bit of kick.On an extreme budget what would you recommend?

[@roquerodriguez6497]

What is your opinion on breaking in subs I just bought 2 skar sdr12s and not sure how I should break them in

[@enriquecortez7815]

What is better CT or Rockville want to purchase but not sure lots of mixed reviews 🤔

[@tonivalen6187]

I picked up 2-15"d2 punisher with 12000.1d amp and wow am amazed

[@vanessagarcia5777]

What do you need the holes were there in the speakers just screw some screws in there

[@izaakavenaluckyss1933]

Good video Parker and not bad sub. You should try out those gravity subs see how good they are

[@faustoaleman7860]

Awesome test, this is a great sub for the money. For those that want a pounding subwoofer for only $169.00 at Amazon, this is the one.

[@nickstalhood5380]

What would you suggest in the same price range?

[@Chris-B-Bassin]

What Sundown sub is that next to the Rockville sub? I need to buy myself 2 of those for my Scion Tc hatchback!? 😁

[@TheDoozie43]

Still love the look of that sundown x series though. My box is tuned to 32 also Always wondered how they would have worked out for me instead of my dual American Bass HD 12s which I absolutely love as well. Might have to try them out someday. #firstworldproblems lol.

[@mcmagdiel3277]

I want buy the loudest 15s but I’m unsure what that would be as some speakers rms is higher than stated. Could you help me out?

[@michaelkinkade8368]

Man what is the bigger speaker at the end of the video sitting next to the rockville sub it looks like a skar, if it is what model is it I'm fixing to purchase on bigger subwoofer for one on my cars and that one looks huge. Also in your opinion which is the harder hitting subwoofer a skar, audiopipe, or American bass all three at the top models?

[@brianrich7828]

Fi Subs at some point bro! I got the HDX3 18” based off your review and love it!

[@RobertJeffersonBased]

The screws on the back of my Power Acoustik GW-124 backed out a bit but it was ok when i snugged them up

[@brandonrobertson5469]

Parker I have a ? I have 2 taramps MD3000.1 should I buy 2 of the 2ohm rockville punishers wired down to 1ohm an put one sub per amp or should I just go with 2 of the rockville punishers 1ohm subs wired down to half a ohm an put them on one of my taramps

[@1Luv-OneHeart]

Thinking about getting a pair of these. Still fairly new in this game, but im learning more every day. Im old school tho, (kid of the 80s-90s) so i was bliwn away when i got back in a couple years ago lol. Back then u had to know a guy, who knew someone that worked at the only stereo shop around. Got a kicker 15" cvr now but wanna get alot louder, and drive a sentra so dnt have much room

[@flaman2011]

So getting the Rockville PUNISHER Series 10" Dual 2-Ohm Car Subwoofer On a 1500watt class d amp I'll be ok? Ima use it facing down in Spair tire section in 89 civic hatchback

[@lydellbell4638]

Always Excited well Done Rockville would like to see more at the price range do you have a video

[@larrymontgomery4902]

Bro Rockville 4oow 8in powered sub was my first , the cone is all aluminum its a badass lil guy they aint bad at all

[@bjenks2]

I think the sub is ok for the money. Kept it at 1400 or less. Do the Harmony Audio Carbon 12 next. I have 2 in 5 cu/ft tuned at 28 hz. They're an awesome budget sub. Love the vids bro

[@basslover666]

Damn. rockville is stepping up their game.. finally

[@jbrumfield6090]

Man their pa equipment is pretty sweet. I have 4 powered speakers and a powered sub and they get wicked lol

[@basslover666]

@@jbrumfield6090 nice

[@jbrumfield6090]

@@basslover666 they are that. Great price point 2. Whole pa for under 1k. I use it for vocals

[@GetFuktPriusOwners]

@@jbrumfield6090 I have their PA 15's set up for home theater. It slams.

[@jbrumfield6090]

@@GetFuktPriusOwners yea man I imagine so. Lol

[@DLewis2130]

I have a skar zvx v2 and a skar 1500.1, ran good as hell for a while but yesterday, i think it blew. I was very disappointed because its rated 3000w and that 1500.1 maxes out at like 1800 to 1900w. So now im surfing youtube for a better sub. Any suggestions?

[@jayallison3538]

I haven't seen you do the db drive wdx g5 or any of the wdx line that would fit peoples budget like to see how the do in real world testing

[@bigchungus-oj8zz]

Have you tested the JL Audio 12” subs?

[@CJ-kl8nh]

Really good videos my guy.. question do you sell boxes?

[@chrisjones5164]

Would like you to review seismic audio GF line. Cheap enough and if you believe their specs, should be a budget banger

[@bigchungus-oj8zz]

Great video. After that torture test, I’d say “yes” to owning that sub. Could you please consider testing the NVX 2K watt 1 ohm stable amp the NDA105? I love this amp. Sonic Electronics manufactures this NVX brand.

[@ardianelias1291]

Nice vid🔥

[@kevinanglin678]

@Parker Dacchille Could you do the 150-199 comparison of this Rockville punisher vs other brands around 150-199 to see how Rockville stacks up against those priced subs

[@alvinmiller6675]

There is already a best sub for under $150 where the Rockville K9 does great. The Punisher 12 is also under $150.

[@absalonw007]

@@alvinmiller6675 the punisher 12s are 179.00 now but still worth it, running 4 on a Wolfram o 5000 and love them

[@MC-em9qg]

Review a sundown E series please. It’s budget friendly which fits your channel and always see these mentioned in thread recommendations but few reviews.

[@SanceShaji]

Yeah, I too want to see it's refiew and comparison with the xfl series

[@kieremarshall9890]

I like the sundown e10 d4 they sound great

[@gdawg3930]

Any thoughts on the old power acoustic MOFO

[@austintyler7991]

Sweet . Think I'll grab one.

[@wantedworldwide3569]

Is this better than the BDC4 or XFL12??

[@Life_With_Dre]

Please Respond I have a question. I have prv 6x9s and 6.5s and I bought a taramps 800x4 and also ds18tw120 super tweeter. How would I hook up the super tweeters.

[@DirtySouthFlorida3]

Well yeah idk how a new sub could break in when its snowing it.. things get tighter when its the cold i noticed subs breaking in wayyy easier in the heat as long as you dont cook the coil

[@kiingmello]

I was thinking of getting 2 of these to replace my k9v215. Sub hasnt givin me any issue and for the price its all i can ask for regardless of all the drama behind that sub. Thanks for the vid

[@clintrichardson8236]

Hey I know someone that's looking for 2 k9 v2 15's

[@kiingmello]

@@clintrichardson8236 well i only have 1 but they are still available on rockvilleaudio.com for $140 a peice.

[@johndough4338]

@@kiingmello ...do you think the k9 subs are comparing to the audiopipe bd2 subs?

[@kiingmello]

@@johndough4338 definitely. Even though audiopipe definitely has a better reputation than rockville im not disappointed with my k9 at all. Theres power handling difference between them so it just depends on what you want. Im running mine on the rxd m4 rockville amp and its been about a year now with no issues and i turn it up max alot lol

[@johndough4338]

@@kiingmello ...I do understand the drama you referring to about the k9. But like some people said, they are a newer company that made a few mistakes in the beginning. As long as they made a effort to change & correct things, that's all that matters to me, and why I'm here asking you your opinion. And I really appreciate you getting back with me also. I'm not really a fan boy of any brand. I actually believe in follow the model number of something. For example, just because a 5 k sundown amp may be a great amp, doesn't mean the 6k version of that Same amp is going to have the same reliability as the previous model. I believe in following the model number of a product, and checking out the history and the reputation of it, and then see how it all end up.