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frontpage Posted by doubleedgedpen • Jan 12, 2025
Jan 12, 2025 5:36 AM
Dayton Audio PA460-8 18" Woofer / Subwoofer Driver
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That is $1,099 for FOUR 18" subwoofers with good performance down to 25hz, and UNPARALLELED performance above 40hz!
In home theater, multiple subwoofers have significant advantages over single subs. If you have the space, many people consider four subwoofers to be ideal.
These PA460-8 drivers were originally chosen for the VBSS build because of their low cost and great performance when used in a specially designed enclosure. Back when this was originally designed, these drivers were available for around $70 each. Around 2020 the price soared up to around $180 each, causing a lot of people to abandon this driver for cheaper alternatives. However this driver was always seen as the perfect fit for the VBSS subwoofer.
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Nominal Diameter 18"
Power Handling (RMS) 500 Watts
Power Handling (MAX) 1000 Watts
Impedance 8Ω
Frequency Response 26 to 2,000Hz
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A lot of folks, including myself was originally chasing 20hz and infrasonics. Over time, I realized mid-bass is important too. At larger sizes like 18-24 inch subs, low excursion subs are fine. They can produce meaningful extension and great mid-bass performance.
That is $1,099 for FOUR 18" subwoofers with good performance down to 25hz, and UNPARALLELED performance above 40hz!
In home theater, multiple subwoofers have significant advantages over single subs. If you have the space, many people consider four subwoofers to be ideal.
These PA460-8 drivers were originally chosen for the VBSS build because of their low cost and great performance when used in a specially designed enclosure. Back when this was originally designed, these drivers were available for around $70 each. Around 2020 the price soared up to around $180 each, causing a lot of people to abandon this driver for cheaper alternatives. However this driver was always seen as the perfect fit for the VBSS subwoofer.
My question, how would you power 4 of these from NX3000D which only has 2 output ?
My question, how would you power 4 of these from NX3000D which only has 2 output ?
You can run (2) 8 ohm subs in parallel and show the amp a 4 ohm load, per channel, which would give you 900w/ch stereo output according to the amp specs.
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My question, how would you power 4 of these from NX3000D which only has 2 output ?
Far as this deal goes this is a great deal on a known driver with well validated and simple to build box designs. It's not for guys that need a good looking living room sub, but there are a lot of DIY folks out there that can build the boxes without much cost at all, and tons of used PA amps out there that make fine sub amps (most AVRs can handle the processing). Lots of people could kit something up using this driver for ~$300 and end up with SPL capability well beyond anything commercial in that price range. This approach makes a lot of sense when small size / nice looks don't matter much, like when you can hide them behind a projector screen or otherwise in a big room.
So, it's not for everybody but the driver is usually the big cost for these DIY solutions, and this is a nice deal.
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