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DC160-8

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The Dayton Audio DC160-8 is a 6½" 8 ohm midwoofer designed as a general replacement for traditional bookshelf and small stand mount loudspeakers that feature a pulp or paper cone as were popular in countless vintage designs from the 1970s / 80s. This is a nice warm sounding unit with good bass that works very well in many old designs and represents great value for money. An excellent cost effective way of saving old speakers from going to landfill !
The Dayton Classic Series all offer an excellent price / performance ratio and are available in 5¼", 6½", 8", 10", 12" and 15" chassis sizes.
Designers can download FRD / ZMA files from the link at the bottom of the page.
| Resonant frequency (fs) | 35.7 Hz | Nominal impedance (Zn) | 8Ω |
| Mechanical Q factor (Qms) | 3.46 | DC resistance (Re) | 6.6 Ω |
| Electrical Q factor (Qes) | 0.38 | RMS power handling | 50W |
| Total Q factor (Qts) | 0.34 | Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) | 86.1dB |
| Equivalent volume (Vas) | 17.9L | Chassis diameter | 165 mm |
Nice looking retros, no good ordering one for stereo reproduction. Haven't tried them yet due to a niggle (let's call it a Nigel). Surely not? Well, the spade terminals are 3mm on my old speakers, but 5mm on the new Daytons. Mind you, there are four terminals where you only got two back in the day. So I'm off to Maplin to order some females that fit.
Thanks for the review Geoff !
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Product as described, easy to cut & fit.
On reflection having now fitted the foam, I wish it was 15mm to 18mm or even 20mm thick. This is not a complaint. For a small speaker under 30cm high it’s perfect. For a larger speaker I feel a thicker sponge would hold its structure more pleasingly, its aesthetics, but important for the finished look.
I’ve been building my own home cinema as a complete DIY project and reached the stage where I needed some decent acoustic foam for my speaker panels (also DIY!) so I picked up 3 large sheets from here. They were sent quickly, packed well and moreover, are of excellent quality. With them being folded into the shipping box they were slightly creased but after leaving them out overnight on a flat surface, the creases fell out completely. They’re now in place and doing their job brilliantly. Cheers Willys Hifi!
The crossover was constructed well, I just need to figure out the best way to attach it to my Kef Concertos as they are bigger than the ones supplied by Kef that are mounted on the front of the baffle board.
Very nice deep bass look amazing with my custom made speaker
Great speedy delivery and very easy to fit. The plastic in my drivers had perished and they had suffered one too many parties! No need to make any adjustments (someone above did suggest that). I just screwed them in and the foam compressed into place. Before and after below (before I changed speaker number 2). Thank you!
