Dayton Audio PC83-8 3" Full-Range Poly Cone Driver

I’m only using these as test speakers while working on audio electronics, but they’re perfect for my application. I suspect they’d be great in larger cabinets than I’m using, and especially in a line array. The DC resistance measures 10ohm, btw. They seem to handle their rated power. I might buy more, to build into a dummy load test box.

「wander pure. wp-084pb」というダブルバスレフタイプの自作キットに組み込んでの感想です。テーブルトップとしてはかなり大きめのとなりますが、スピーカースタンド等を介さずとも自然な聴取高さとなります。 この箱の低音増幅力といえば、８㌢級でもサブウーファー不要！むしろ抑えるのに悩む程かも（笑） 試聴はクラシック交響楽＋男性＆女性ボーカルＲ＆Ｂ＋90，フュージョン＋渓流から草原界隈のお散歩“生録ロク”音源。 事前に 音工房「Ｚ-modene-MK２」とフォステクス「PW80K」を同箱に装着した上での“個人的比較評価”です。 MK２は中高音域の艶やかな響きや上品な響きは逸品ですが、逆に中低音域の生々しい肉迫感は少し淡白な印象。 そこでPW80ｋを試してみたところ、さすがに低〜中音域の分厚さは増したものの、全体に音像がボケて「Hi-Fi」？と思われて即撤収。 本機は、先ずマグネットがかなり大きくて取り付けの際は端子部分が要注意です。 さて視聴の印象として、小口径フルレンジスピーカーとは思えない高低音の音圧バランスの良さ。８㌢級唯一のウーファーであるPW80Kよりも低いfo＋太いボイスコイル経＋素材？云々…低音〜音声域の再現力は優れていると思います。数十年も聞き馴染んでいた“カシオペア−ライブ”のCD音盤で、ホールの反響音迄が聞き取れるとは!! 中高音域は“艶・響き”の要で、低音フェチであればあるほど拘る音域(笑)ですが、それもかなり緻密な解像度で再現!! 音道楽は、先ず出口と入口を堅める事が８割!! まさにそのセオリーを 今回再体感いたしました。

Fue una adaptación, al final no quedó instalada pero produce buen sonido.

自作の小さなバスレフ箱で、6cmユニットが余りにも非力だったので換装してみました。音を出してみたところ、低音の出かたがとても8cmとは思えない程に凄くて、低音重視のジャズ（take five みたいな）でオーッって感じでした。 でもボーカルは、遥か遠くで歌っている様な感じでバランスが極めて悪い！ バスレフ箱ですが吸音材を思いっきり詰め込んで低音を抑えたら良い感じになりました。それでもやや大きめの箱の12cmスピーカーに負けない感じです。

I researched high and low and these Dayton 3” speakers were the best option there was in terms of performance and price. Although these Daytons are 30wrms and 60w peak as compared to the original Logitech 3” that were around 62wrms, there is no other 3” speaker out there that has greater performance. I wanted to keep my original speaker’s housing so I had to slightly modify the Dayton speakers by cutting off all 4 corners of the speaker chassis as the mounting holes were not lining up with the Logitech speaker housing holes as well as a small modification to the inside face of the Logitech speaker housing for the Dayton speakers to sit flat against the housing faces. Luckily the original screws have washers affixed to them so they clamped the Dayton speakers securely, centered and firmly in place in the housing. Performance: I tested the Dayton speaker on the left against the old Z5500 speaker on the right as shown in the video and the main difference is the new clean, clear and crisp heights as compared to the old Z5500. These Dayton speakers are full range and go up to 20000hz. They sound just as loud as the old Logitech speakers and if you do the maths, it probably is just 1dB lost compared to the Logitech speakers. I did not hear any reduction in loudness though. My Z5500 system sounds phenomenal, like new again. Cheers to many more years of movies and music listening with the Z5500 thanks to these Daytons….. The only negative is that the packaging of the speakers from parts express were not good as one of the speaker had a dent on its chassis corner, it worked for me as I eventually had to modify these speakers for my diy project but the packaging should of been done better at the speakers are just in a box with no foam or any cushioning material. This is a pleasant upgrade and replacement to the Logitech Z5500 system for those of us that needs to replace our old worn out 3” speakers…..