Dayton Audio Point Source PS180-8

Full-range

6.5″ / 180 mm
Nominal diameter
59 Hz
Resonance
0.33
Q factor
93 dB
Sensitivity
± 4.6 mm
Linear excursion
60 W
Program Power
Driver
Port
Combined
Frequency response
Hz
Impedance
Ω
Impedance Phase
°
Excursion
mm
Velocity
m/s
SPL
dB
Acoustical Phase
°
Group Delay
ms
Transient response
ms
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Specifications

Sensitivity (1w, 1m, infinite baffle)
SPL1W
93.0
dB
Frequency response
48 - 25000
Hz

Thiele & Small parameters

Resonance frequency (free air)
fS
58.5
Hz
Mechanical quality factor
QMS
3.64
Electrical quality factor
QES
0.36
Total quality factor
QTS
0.33

Large signal parameters

Maximum linear excursion
xmax
4.6
mm
Air volume displaced at xmax
VD
61
cm³
Power handling
P
30
W
Program power
Pmax
60
W

Voice Coil

Nominal impedance
Z
8
Ω
DC resistance
RE
6.4
Ω
Inductance (1kHz)
LE
0.63
mH
VC Diameter
25
mm
Winding material
Copper
Former material
Aluminum

Magnet

Force factor
Bl
6.82
N/A
Motor constant
Bl/√RE
2.7
N/√W
Material
Neodymium

Diaphragm

Effective diameter
130
mm
Effective area
SD
133
cm²
Moving mass
MMS
7
g
Moving mass (without air load)
MMD
5.8
g
Material
Paper / Kevlar

Suspensions

Stiffness
KMS
0.95
N/mm
Compliance
CMS
1050
µm/N
Equivalent volume to the compliance
VAS
27.6
L
Mechanical resistance
RMS
0.71
N·s/m
Surround material
Cloth

Dimensions

Nominal diameter
6.5
180
mm
Overall diameter
180
mm
Baffle cutout diameter
145
mm
Overall depth
78
mm
Volume occupied by the driver (estimated)
0.51
L
Frame material
Cast Aluminium
Dayton Audio PS180-8 Impedance
Dayton Audio PS180-8 SPL
Dayton Audio PS180-8 Dimensions

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