Dayton 5" Full Range

[nige8388]

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

 

[nige8388]

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

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

 

[nige8388]

Polk Audio

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?

 

[nige8388]

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