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Where the figures for RSS210HO-8 come from

I take every figure from Dayton Audio's own product page or datasheet where I can. This lists where each figure on the RSS210HO-8 page came from.

  • 28 from Dayton Audio's product page
  • 3 from Dayton Audio's datasheet
  • 2 worked out from Dayton Audio's figures
  • 4 from NB Audio's listing

General

Driver type Subwoofer NB Audio's listing
Nominal size 8" NB Audio's listing
Nominal impedance 8Ω Maker's product page
Series Reference NB Audio's listing
Power handling (RMS) 300 W Maker's product page
Power handling (program) 500 W Maker's product page
Sensitivity 83.5 dB Maker's product page
Frequency range 30 – 1,500 Hz Maker's product page
Suggested alignment Either NB Audio's listing

Thiele/Small parameters

Resonant frequency (Fs) 29.6 Hz Maker's product page
DC resistance (Re) 5.9 Ω Maker's product page
Voice coil inductance (Le) 1.46 mH Maker's product page
Mechanical Q (Qms) 2.78 Maker's product page
Electrical Q (Qes) 0.45 Maker's product page
Total Q (Qts) 0.39 Maker's product page
Equivalent volume (Vas) 18.7 L Maker's product page
Compliance (Cms) 0.29 mm/N Maker's product page
Moving mass (Mms) 99.3 g Maker's product page
Mechanical resistance (Rms) 6.643 kg/s Worked out from the maker's figures
Force factor (Bl) 15.6 T·m Maker's product page
Effective piston area (Sd) 213.8 cm² Maker's product page
Linear excursion (Xmax, one-way) 12 mm Maker's product page
Displacement volume (Vd) 256.6 cm³ Maker's product page
Efficiency bandwidth product (EBP) 65.78 Worked out from the maker's figures

Mounting

Overall diameter 213 mm Maker's product page
Cutout diameter 185 mm Maker's product page
Mounting depth 126 mm Maker's product page
Flange thickness 8 mm Maker's datasheet
Bolt circle diameter 197 mm Maker's datasheet
Mounting holes 6 Maker's product page
Mounting hole diameter 4.5 mm Maker's datasheet
Voice coil diameter 50.1 mm Maker's product page
Weight 5.307 kg Maker's product page

Materials

Cone Aluminium Maker's product page
Surround Rubber Maker's product page
Basket Cast Aluminium Maker's product page
Magnet Ferrite Maker's product page

What the labels mean

  • Maker's product page: copied from the maker's product page.
  • Maker's datasheet: read off the maker's own datasheet or drawing.
  • Worked out from the maker's figures: Vd = Sd × Xmax, EBP = Fs ÷ Qes.
  • NB Audio's listing: how I've filed it in the store.

Check them yourself: Dayton Audio RSS210HO-8 Specification Sheet