dayton 10" classic woofers for PA...

[Nemophyle]

hey keep it smooth guys

selenium and eminence are both brands that makes pretty high stuff, and also an entry level line that got many recommandations.
Choose between the two you won't be disappointed, provided you use them right (= no bass, because xmax is VERY small)
or go for the dayton with knowing you will need bigger amps and you have the risk not to be able to obtain desired spl.

[Rademakers]

Personally I don't think there is much gain to be made when constructing low budget PA tops.
Some brands like Behringer, DAP (K112 serie) and JB (vibe series) offer tops of good quality for the money you pay for it. Some if not all tops costing less than the totall of components sold seperatly.

These cabinets often offer relative high sensitivity (around 96 dB/W/m) and practical powerhandling between 300 and 600 Wrms. By adjusting the filters some improvements can be made.

From 300$ and up diy tops become interesting again (imo) unless you are making them hornloaded (which can be rather difficult (even after years of experience).

Wkr Johan

[Nemophyle]

of course rademakers made a good point here, although the fun of diy is not to be underestimated

[prerunnerv6]

I realize this is an old thread. I'm just adding for the SEARCH database.

This weekend I DJ'd a wedding and reception. About 6.5 hours. I have two sets of speakers that I used.

One set on poles are the 10" Classics in a 2-way setup w/ a 4x10 horn. The floor towers are TMM configuration. Two 12" Classics per box, and each uses a Dayton silk tweeter. Each box got about 150-180 watts each. I had a 50hz highpass cap on the floor towers. The receiver has a subsonic filter as well.

These speakers were PLENTY loud with headroom to spare. It was for a group of about 120 people, at least. I got alot of compliments on the sound and how it was distortion free at high volumes. Nice thing is that the Classics sounds just as good with dinner music as they did with dance music.

So for me, the Dayton drivers were great with PA use. At least for a 100-130 people group. Considering I bought the drivers while on sale, I'm very pleased with the results. Since they are relatively cheap, replacing them when they fail wouldn't break the bank.