Dayton Audio PA255-8

Woofer

Nominal diameter10″ / 254 mm
Resonance50.5 Hz
Q factor0.61
Sensitivity90.6 dB
Linear excursion± 5 mm
Program Power600 W
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
Discard
Apply
  • Sensitivity (1W, 1m, infinite baffle) SPL1W 90.6dB
  • Frequency response 46 - 3500Hz

Thiele & Small parameters

  • Resonance frequency (free air) fS 50.5Hz
  • Mechanical quality factor QMS 8.49
  • Electrical quality factor QES 0.66
  • Total quality factor QTS 0.61

Large signal parameters

  • Maximum linear excursion xmax 5mm
  • Air volume displaced at xmax VD 173cm³
  • Power handling P 300W
  • Program power Pmax 600W

Voice Coil

  • Nominal impedance Z 8Ω
  • DC resistance RE 5.5Ω
  • Inductance (1kHz) LE 1.49mH
  • VC Diameter 51mm
  • Winding material Copper
  • Former material Kapton® / Polyimide

Magnet

  • Force factor Bl 10.6N/A
  • Motor constant Bl/√RE 4.52N/√W
  • Weight 1.417kg
  • Material Ferrite

Diaphragm

  • Effective diameter 210mm
  • Effective area SD 346cm²
  • Moving mass MMS 42.3g
  • Moving mass (without air load) MMD 37.7g
  • Material Paper / Carbon Fiber

Suspensions

  • Stiffness KMS 4.17N/mm
  • Compliance CMS 240µm/N
  • Equivalent volume to the compliance VAS 41.2L
  • Mechanical resistance RMS 1.58N·s/m
  • Surround material Cloth

Dimensions

  • Nominal diameter 10
  • 254mm
  • Overall diameter 254mm
  • Baffle cutout diameter 232mm
  • Overall depth 125mm
  • Volume occupied by the driver (estimated) 1.5L
  • Frame material Steel
Dayton Audio PA255-8 Impedance
Dayton Audio PA255-8 SPL
Dayton Audio PA255-8 Dimensions

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