Dayton Audio PA460-8

Name: PA460-8
Brand: Dayton Audio

Woofer

18″ / 460 mm

Nominal diameter

28 Hz

Resonance

0.33

Q factor

95 dB

Sensitivity

± 6 mm

Linear excursion

1000 W

Program Power

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Specifications

Sensitivity (1w, 1m, infinite baffle)

SPL_1W

95.2

Frequency response

26 - 2000

Thiele & Small parameters

Resonance frequency (free air)

f_S

28.3

Mechanical quality factor

Q_MS

11.20

Electrical quality factor

Q_ES

0.34

Total quality factor

Q_TS

0.33

Large signal parameters

Maximum linear excursion

x_max

6.0

Air volume displaced at x_max

V_D

745

cm³

Power handling

500

Program power

P_max

1000

Voice Coil

Nominal impedance

DC resistance

R_E

5.6

Inductance (1kHz)

L_E

3.9

VC Diameter

Winding material

Copper

Former material

Kapton® / Polyimide

Magnet

Force factor

22.3

N/A

Motor constant

Bl/√R_E

9.42

N/√W

Weight

2.268

Material

Ferrite

Diaphragm

Effective diameter

398

Effective area

S_D

1241

cm²

Moving mass

M_MS

171

Moving mass (without air load)

M_MD

141

Material

Paper / Carbon Fiber

Suspensions

Stiffness

K_MS

5.26

N/mm

Compliance

C_MS

190

µm/N

Equivalent volume to the compliance

V_AS

402

Mechanical resistance

R_MS

2.71

N·s/m

Surround material

Cloth

Dimensions

Nominal diameter

″

460

Overall diameter

460

Baffle cutout diameter

425

Overall depth

198

Volume occupied by the driver (estimated)

6.3

Frame material

Steel

Datasheet

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