Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1712 in Car Audio or Theater
- Brand: Polk Audio
- Model: AA1401-A
- Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
Features
- Pair of marine certified speakers perfect for use in boats of all types
- Equipped with a 0.75-inch liquid-cooled silk-polymer composite dome tweeter and a neodymium magnet
- Maximum input power: 135 watts
- Equipped with a dynamic balance polymer/mica composite mineral-filled cone for a big sound
- Durable butyl rubber surround stands up to the stress of extreme temperatures, sunlight and time
Polk Audio DB401 4-Inch Pair Coaxial Speakers - Silver
Product Description
db401 4 Inch Coaxial Speaker
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect replacement speakers for Honda GL1200 motorcycles.
By Jet
After looking at many different 4" speakers while seeking a replacement for the original speakers on my Honda GL1200A motorcycle, I selected the Polk Audio db401s. The specs are far superior to the original paper-cone speakers, and they are two-way speakers as opposed to the single-cone design of the originals. Finally, these are marine-certified speakers and so should resist rain better if the motorcycle ever gets caught out in the rain. Note that these speakers will directly replace the original Honda speakers in both the front as well as the rear of Honda Gold Wing GL1200s that are equipped with rear speakers. After you remove the motorcycle's speaker grilles, they mount easily and although they will be a tight fit, they will fit in the existing opening.Upon opening the box, with a visual inspection it is apparent that these speakers are of high quality and well-manufactured, and have a very attractive appearance as speakers go, not that it matters that much since they will be covered by the Honda speaker grilles, but they are obviously of much better quality than the average 4" speaker.When installing in a GL1200, after you remove the Honda speaker grilles the old speakers are are exposed and simply held in with four screws. Use a phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws and the speaker just pulls out. Don't remove the Honda trim rings, leave them in place.There are only two wires to connect, positive and negative, and it is very easy to tell which is which, the positive terminal is the larger one and the negative the smaller one, nothing to it. You will probably have to squeeze the speaker connectors down tighter on the terminals with pliers and that will be the most difficult thing you will have to do. Insert the speakers in the opening, the holes will line up perfectly, and reinstall the four screws on each side. I thought I would have to bend or flatten down the tweeter to get the grilles to go back on, but I didn't need to - it will be a tight fit but they WILL fit. You won't need the silver Polk Audio grilles when installing these in a Honda GL1200, but you may need the Polk Audio grilles for other applications. Reinstall the Honda speaker grilles (or Polk Audio grilles for other motorcycles or cars) and you are ready to listen.Soundwise, the Polk Audio db401s represent a noticeable improvement over the oem single-paper-cone originals. They don't offer a lot in the way of bass, but do offer some bass improvement since they are new, modern technology, marine-grade speakers replacing aged old-technology paper-cone speakers. The quality and tone of both midrange and highs are much-improved over stock, and overall sound clarity is much-improved. I am convinced that the Polk Audio db401s are the best replacement speaker you can buy for the Honda GL1200 motorcycle, and they are also reported to be a great replacement for Honda GL500 Silverwing speakers, and would also make great replacements for other motorcycles (and cars) requiring 4" speakers. If you need a 4" speaker you should definitely consider these, they sound great and installation is easy - I highly recommend them.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.POLK THE BEST
By JD
DO I NEED TO ELABORATE ON THIS, dont be fooled by the size i gave this as a gift to my nephew, my goodness what change in the music and midrange and HF, it sounded as if i am hearing from a big speaker, this was bought as a replacement to the factory OEM, very highly recommended
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Front Speakers 1999 audi a4
By Ty16
Speakers came quickly in very nice small packaging. Bought these to replace blown front door speakers in my 1999 audi a4. Amazon.com price beats Crutchfield.com price by about $20 bucks. Speaker installation took about 30 minutes since my brother is a Audi technician. Speakers went in and mounted smoothly. Sound performance was awesome, speakers have a very sharp, defined sound to them. Bass is also solid for most music types. Overall I'm satisfied with these speakers. I recently ordered the 6.5inch speakers that are similar to these for the rear panel. Polk makes a well manufactured speaker that sounds awesome and will last for years to come. For less than $120 bucks my audi will have a polk sound system that surpasses sound systems triple the price, I highly recommend Polk. -Tyler
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