DAYTON 8" FR PS220 Discussion

[bear]

This thread is about the Dayton 8" Neo FR driver.

PS220

Which as of this post is now in stock it seems.

The main thing is that this is NOT a DECWARE driver, but a discussion of possible mods and applications seems appropriate.

There is a separate thread on the DECEWARE driver. Here:
DECWARE THREAD

Fwiw, I ordered two just to see for myself... and for fun.

_-_-bear

[planet10]

I would have posted larger pictures but Flash sucks.

dave

[Scottmoose]

I think we had this one before when it first appeared, although it may be buried on another thread.

Anyway, appears to be a good unit for its type, decent connectors, powerhandling / efficiency look reasonable too. I don't much care for the neodyminum magnet, but at least it's not one of those Micky Mouse affairs with a ring of small magnets (ignore the sales talk -they do the multiple ones because it's cheap) instead of a single item.

[geepee]

Also check out Curt C's thread over at PE..

Introducing the Singularities: - Techtalk Speaker Building, Audio, Video, and Electronics Customer Discussion Forum From Parts-Express.com

G.

[DYNABLASTERTUNERS]

Great thread, I'm really happy for those guys discovered full range speakers

[geepee]

Originally Posted by DYNABLASTERTUNERS

Great thread, I'm really happy for those guys discovered full range speakers

Yeah, tough crowd over there. Good to see a die-hard multi-way designer like Curt take on a project like this.

For anyone in Aus, HAS Audio in NZ (Hasaudio Speaker Components - International Suppliers of Speaker Components and Speaker Kits) has the PS220 and the PS180 for a pretty good price at the moment.

G.

[mayhem13]

Not for long.....once the Neo market value translates to current or new inventory orders expect these drivers to go up 40% or more like all neo drivers.

[18Hurts]

China restricting exports on rare earth metals continue

The price has shot up 100% in the last two weeks! If you want your Neo speakers--you are already too late unless you can dig up some NOS deals out there.

[geepee]

Originally Posted by mayhem13

Not for long.....once the Neo market value translates to current or new inventory orders expect these drivers to go up 40% or more like all neo drivers.

Hmm.. like this for example?

Tang Band W8-1808 8" Neodymium Full Range Driver

I don't seem to remember them being that expensive..?

G.

[planet10]

Wow... a niuce driver but i thot they were a bit pricey when they were ~$200 each.

Looks like anything that relies on neo could price itself out of the market pretty quick

dave