Hey guys, first post here, so firstly hi to everyone 😁.
I made this thread as I could not find anything regarding using Dayton pa woofers or subwoofers in horn applications.
I live in Australia and a good chunk of the readily available designs for horns use drivers either too difficult to get or simply a lot more expensive than alternatives.
I've had a look at Bill Fitzmaurice's page and the designs there, and while the sound of two lab12s is rather nice I think the overall cost of importing and buying them would put the driver cost alone for two at around 800.
Not so fun 😢.
Looking at the tuba 60 in his page he mentions using a lab15 for a slightly lower output level, and the Dayton driver in the title has relatively similar specs, mainly a slightly higher fs, which I'm assuming would be more or less countered by the loading effect introduced by the air in the horn.
Forgive me if there's something important I've either ignored or been unaware of, just wanna make some bins for something that won't break my poor wallet 😂.
Thanks in advance, Campbell
I made this thread as I could not find anything regarding using Dayton pa woofers or subwoofers in horn applications.
I live in Australia and a good chunk of the readily available designs for horns use drivers either too difficult to get or simply a lot more expensive than alternatives.
I've had a look at Bill Fitzmaurice's page and the designs there, and while the sound of two lab12s is rather nice I think the overall cost of importing and buying them would put the driver cost alone for two at around 800.
Not so fun 😢.
Looking at the tuba 60 in his page he mentions using a lab15 for a slightly lower output level, and the Dayton driver in the title has relatively similar specs, mainly a slightly higher fs, which I'm assuming would be more or less countered by the loading effect introduced by the air in the horn.
Forgive me if there's something important I've either ignored or been unaware of, just wanna make some bins for something that won't break my poor wallet 😂.
Thanks in advance, Campbell
I cannot comment on whether the woofer is suited or not but here are the specifications. The main difference is that the LAB 15 has got a heavier cone. Suspension stiffness and motor strength are similar. The heavy cone could be a requirement for horn loading, as it is stronger.
Dayton PA385S-8 / Eminence LAB 15
fs: 38 / 28 Hz
Cms: 0.08 / 0.11 mm/N
Re: 6 / 4.9 ohms
BL: 29 / 27 Tm
mms: 230 / 308
xmax: 10 / 12 mm -->
Sd: 861 / 824 cm^2
Dayton PA385S-8 / Eminence LAB 15
fs: 38 / 28 Hz
Cms: 0.08 / 0.11 mm/N
Re: 6 / 4.9 ohms
BL: 29 / 27 Tm
mms: 230 / 308
xmax: 10 / 12 mm -->
Sd: 861 / 824 cm^2
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Yeah, looking over the specs it does seem that piston weight is the main difference.
I guess that brings the question, does anyone have any experience with the Dayton pa385s in horn loaded enclosures or simply any knowledge of how strong the the cone is?
The material stated is Kevlar reinforced paper with I would think would have a decent tensile strength but obviously I don't know this for a fact...
Thanks again guys, saves me a lot of time and effort 😁😁
I guess that brings the question, does anyone have any experience with the Dayton pa385s in horn loaded enclosures or simply any knowledge of how strong the the cone is?
The material stated is Kevlar reinforced paper with I would think would have a decent tensile strength but obviously I don't know this for a fact...
Thanks again guys, saves me a lot of time and effort 😁😁
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