Dayton 5" Full Range

[nige838]

anybody used these yet...

Parts-Express.comayton PA130-8 5" Full Range PA Driver | 5" woofer 5 inch woofer midbass driver pro sound sound reinforcement PA

They look good for portable systems, small, high db/watt, what do y'all think, anybody have 'em?

Thanks,
Nicholas G.

[Godzilla]

I wonder about these too sometimes. Maybe they don't go low enough and they do have what appears to be a ragged response. Several TB's are cheaper and seem to measure better and spec lower in the bass. For me it's one of those 'close but no cigar' drivers tho i may find myself buying a pair one day just to hear what they are about. The people who have used them all seemed to like them very much if i recall correctly. I hope they chime in and offer their subjective listening impressions.

Godzilla

[nige838]

Originally Posted by Godzilla

I wonder about these too sometimes. Maybe they don't go low enough and they do have what appears to be a ragged response. Several TB's are cheaper and seem to measure better and spec lower in the bass. For me it's one of those 'close but no cigar' drivers tho i may find myself buying a pair one day just to hear what they are about. The people who have used them all seemed to like them very much if i recall correctly. I hope they chime in and offer their subjective listening impressions.

Godzilla

Excuse my ignorance, but what are these "TB's" that your referring to? Could you show me a link please?

Thanks,
Nicholas G.

[gurley123]

"TB" around here generally refers to "Tang Band". I driver manufacture that offers many full range drivers at a budget cost. Check out the "Extended Range" driver section @ Parts Express. You've probably seen them already.

[freddi]

I've used older part # Dayton 5" (and similar MCM) - can't remember which is in my paper mache head - this is a good graph - but graphs can mean little as my 8K Karlson with Tangband 1772 has better sound than the 5" speakers

[nige838]

I have since scrapped the idea of the Dayton in favor of the Polk Audio 6.5" coax DB651.

Amazon.com: Polk Audio DB651 6.5-Inch Coaxial Speakers (Pair, Silver): Electronics

It looks great for my application, in a portable boombox powered by a ta2020-20 Lepai. Let me know what ya'll think...

Thanks,

Nicholas G.

[freddi]

I've heard praise of the 650->675 series of Polk coax from a Karlson coupler builder who uses them with sealed rear chamber - but don't know their parameters -- would qts be near 1?

[nige838]

Originally Posted by freddi

I've heard praise of the 650->675 series of Polk coax from a Karlson coupler builder who uses them with sealed rear chamber - but don't know their parameters -- would qts be near 1?

Thanks for the input. I hope that they're better than the Dayton 5" I was looking at...All of the state are better...I plan on using a 1sq. ft. non-ported enclosure for each