Dayton Audio Classic DCS385-4

Subwoofer

15″ / 387 mm
Nominal diameter
18 Hz
Resonance
0.39
Q factor
88 dB
Sensitivity
± 9.3 mm
Linear excursion
600 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
87.6
dB
Frequency response
19 - 200
Hz

Thiele & Small parameters

Resonance frequency (free air)
fS
17.5
Hz
Mechanical quality factor
QMS
5.27
Electrical quality factor
QES
0.42
Total quality factor
QTS
0.39

Large signal parameters

Maximum linear excursion
xmax
9.3
mm
Air volume displaced at xmax
VD
791
cm³
Power handling
P
300
W
Program power
Pmax
600
W

Voice Coil

Nominal impedance
Z
4
Ω
DC resistance
RE
3.3
Ω
Inductance (1kHz)
LE
2.2
mH
VC Diameter
66
mm
Winding material
Copper
Former material
Kapton® / Polyimide

Magnet

Force factor
Bl
15.4
N/A
Motor constant
Bl/√RE
8.48
N/√W
Material
Ferrite

Diaphragm

Effective diameter
329
mm
Effective area
SD
850
cm²
Moving mass
MMS
273
g
Moving mass (without air load)
MMD
255.7
g
Material
Paper / Kevlar

Suspensions

Stiffness
KMS
3.33
N/mm
Compliance
CMS
300
µm/N
Equivalent volume to the compliance
VAS
311
L
Mechanical resistance
RMS
5.7
N·s/m
Surround material
Rubber

Dimensions

Nominal diameter
15
387
mm
Overall diameter
387
mm
Baffle cutout diameter
350
mm
Overall depth
186
mm
Volume occupied by the driver (estimated)
4.6
L
Frame material
Steel
Dayton Audio DCS385-4 Impedance
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