Dayton Audio DC200-8 8" Classic Woofer

When I received the Dayton Audio DC200-8 8" Classic Woofers, I found they were carefully packed against any potential shipping damage. Taking them out of the box, it took me about 10 minutes to replace each of my 40-year-old woofers whose paper cones had long since disintegrated. Once they were replaced< I had my wife start a movie she had been watching earlier in the day. She was astonished at the difference. She commented on being able to easily hear the deep soft cello notes that she hadn't been able to hear previously. As a musician, she was immediately taken by the speakers and the clear crisp sound they produced. From my perspective, the speakers were super easy to install and I didn't have to make any adjustments to the screw holes or anything else. The sound is so much better than the old speakers, I can't remember when these old speakers sounded so good. The price was considered very reasonable. If I had to do it again, I'd chose these woofers.

Work and sound great

It fits perfect on my Bose 601 series, and clear sound.

This speaker is a perfect replacement for Realistic Nova 15- 8 inch woofer. I was concerned that it wouldn't produce the sound as equal or close to the original... I couldn't be more wrong. This speaker IMHO sounds better. Don't make the mistake of re-foaming or repairing blown speaker as I did, save your money and time, Just buy it, you won't be disappointed. I forgot to mention that they fit in the original mounting position of Nova 15 cabinet without modification or drilling new holes. However you will need to modify the speaker connection wire in the cabinet to fit to speakers, a real simple fix.

Excellent value, good quallity OEM style replacement with better surround, structure and good performance. It's not a super high quality woofer like a Vifa or a Peerless, but a better woofer than most original equipment 8" woofers, by far.

I called the vendor before purchasing these, the technical support person mentioned that there may be some minor modification required to fit the opening of an existing speaker cabinet hole diameter. That was the case with my situation but only a minor amount of grinding some wood (with a Dremel tool) along the circumference of the hole was required to ensure a great fit. It was relatively easy to do. These woofer speakers were a replacement for a pair of $600 Philips speakers from 1995. I'm very pleased with the sound of these replacement woofers, I can't really hear any difference in quality from the original woofers. Great low bass response, even at low volumes. I'm driving these with a NAD preamp and Adcom power amp (60 watt) and they can handle higher volumes very well, although most of my listening is at lower levels. I can't imagine anyone being dissatisfied with these woofers, they provide great sound at a great price.

Oh my GOD. Just wanted to repair my blown 22 year old speakers with an affordable yet capable woofer, but boy did I hit the jackpot with these monsters. I wasn't expecting much @ this price, just wanted to get my speakers back in good condition to sell & buy some new ones. After installing the woofers & starting a QUICK sound test I canceled all plans of buying new speakers 'cause the QUICK test lasted days with my jaw touching the ground. PROS: presents all expected frequencies with remarkable clarity & extension. Built like a tank. Priced by an idiot who could get much more for these THANK YOU. you can leave your grill off & display the subtle yet impressive aesthetic. CONS: I should have found them years ago. These woofers can handle very low frequencies & strong vocals with no problems. They sound better than the originals in my speakers and have led me to disconnect my sub-woofer completely. I hope to get another 20 plus years out of these speakers.

This works great for replacing the sub-woofer speaker in an Infinity BL1. The four mounting hole spacing is a little off, but its workable without drilling new mounting holes in a slightly different location. One of the speaker's female spade connectors is polarized (the minus I believe) by being a smaller width than is commonly used - that has to be replaced with a larger female spade connector.