Dayton Audio DC200-8
woofer · EBP 62 → suits either box · nominal (full) — Dayton Audio datasheet (https://www.daytonaudio.com/images/resources/DC200-8%208_%20Classic%20Woofer%208%20Ohm%20Specification%20Sheet.pdf)
Thiele/Small parameters
| Fs (resonance) | 30.3 Hz |
| Qts | 0.42 |
| Qes / Qms | 0.49 / 3.06 |
| Vas | 45.7 L |
| Re / nominal Z | 6.41 Ω / 8 Ω |
| Xmax | 4.5 mm |
| Sensitivity | 86.0 dB (1 W/1 m, calc); 87 dB (2.83 V/1 m, mfr) |
| Power handling | 60 W |
Published (nominal) values, params full — verify by measurement (DATS/REW) before building.
Datasheet (PDF) ↗ — manufacturer-hosted
Recommended enclosures
| Sealed (Qtc 0.707) — Vb | 24.9 L |
| Sealed — Fc / F3 | 51.0 / 51.0 Hz |
| Ported (suggested) — Vb | 52.2 L |
| Ported — Fb / F3 | 29.1 / 27.9 Hz |
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About this driver
The Dayton Audio DC200-8 is a 8″ woofer with a free-air resonance of 30.3 Hz and a total Q (Qts) of 0.42. Its efficiency-bandwidth product (EBP) of 62 points toward either alignment. In a 24.9 L sealed box it reaches an F3 of 51.0 Hz (Qtc 0.707); a suggested 52.2 L box tuned to 29.1 Hz extends to about 27.9 Hz. See the sealed vs ported guide for how to choose.
Recommended partners
modeled estimateThe tweeters below pair well with the Dayton Audio DC200-8 in a two-way design — each grade is a modeled estimate of the crossover match, with a suggested crossover point. Open any pair in the guided builder to design the crossover and total the parts.
- Seas C18EN002-AGood match· 92/100
Suggested crossover 1.00 kHz (4th-order, Linkwitz-Riley)
Build this pair → - Seas M64F001Good match· 92/100
Suggested crossover 1.00 kHz (4th-order, Linkwitz-Riley)
Build this pair → - Seas MR18REX-XFGood match· 92/100
Suggested crossover 1.00 kHz (4th-order, Linkwitz-Riley)
Build this pair → - Seas T18REX-XFCGood match· 92/100
Suggested crossover 1.00 kHz (4th-order, Linkwitz-Riley)
Build this pair → - Tang Band 75-1558SHGood match· 92/100
Suggested crossover 1.00 kHz (4th-order, Linkwitz-Riley)
Build this pair → - Tang Band W4-1749SGood match· 92/100
Suggested crossover 1.00 kHz (4th-order, Linkwitz-Riley)
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Modeled estimate from T/S + geometry — no measurements. The verdict is robust; it improves with measured FRD/ZMA data.