VisatonBG 17
£18.25Fs120 Hz +29%, worse
Qts0.74 −54%, better
Vas8.2 L +9%
BL5.7 T·m +109%, better
Xmax1.5 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity93.6 dB +8, better
6.5-inch LF driver · CH series · 25 mm voice coil · 60 W
CIARE CH170Z 4Ω
4 Ω · 80–2500 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 93Hz
- Xmax
- 1.3mm
- SPL
- 86dB
- Pe
- 60W
- BL
- 2.7T·m
- Vd
- 17cm³
- Qts
- 1.62
- Vas
- 8L
CIARE CH170Z is a 6.5-inch 4 ohm LF driver rated at 60 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 93 Hz, Qts 1.62, Vas 7.5 L, Xmax 1.3 mm, sensitivity 85.6 dB, plus 17 cm³ Vd and 35 EBP. bits tracks vendor pricing, datasheet links, simulator import data, and similar drivers from the same loudspeaker database.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 93Hz
- Qts
- 1.62
- Qes
- 2.63
- Qms
- 4.3
- Vas
- 7.5L
- Re
- 3.5Ω
Motor and cone
- BL
- 2.7T·m
- Sd
- 133cm²
- Mms
- 10g
- Xmax
- 1.3mm
- Vd †
- 17cm³
- Voice coil
- 25mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 85.6dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 90dB
- Power
- 60W
- Nominal power
- 60W
- Impedance
- 4Ω
- Range
- 80–2500Hz
- EBP †
- 35 · Leans sealed
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 165mm
- Cutout
- 142mm
- Bolt circle
- 157mm
- Depth
- 70mm
- Weight
- 1.0kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.30mm/N
- Power Program
- 150
Sensitivity shows 85.6 dB, calculated from the T/S values. CIARE publishes 90.0 dB, 4.4 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else CIARE lists
LF · Primary · 6.5″
- BL
- 2.7T·m
- Fs
- 93Hz
- Re
- 3.5Ω
- Sd
- 133cm²
- Cms
- 0.30mm/N
- Mms
- 10g
- Qes
- 2.63
- Qms
- 4.3
- Qts
- 1.62
- SPL
- 85.6dB
- Vas
- 7.5L
- Xmax
- 1.3mm
- Power
- 60W
- Impedance
- 4Ω
- Sensitivity
- 90dB
- Low limit
- 80Hz
- Nominal power
- 60W
- Power Program
- 150
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 85.6dB
- High limit
- 2500Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 90dB
- Voice coil
- 25mm
- Weight
- 1.0kg
- Diameter
- 165mm
- Depth
- 70mm
- Cutout
- 142mm
- Bolt circle
- 157mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the CH170Z. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverCH170Z
Best price
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Fs
93 Hz
Qts
1.62
Vas
7.5 L
BL
2.7 T·m
Xmax
1.3 mm
Sensitivity
85.6 dB
Power
60 W
GRS6LPSW-4
£20.89Fs48 Hz −48%, better
Qts1.07 −34%, better
Vas7.6 L –
BL5.4 T·m +97%, better
Xmax4 mm +220%, better
Sensitivity80 dB −5.6, worse
CelestionTRUVOX 0615
£32.65Fs90 Hz −4%
Qts0.47 −71%, better
Vas7.4 L –
BL8.0 T·m +194%, better
Xmax3.5 mm +180%, better
Sensitivity92.2 dB +6.6, better
PRV Audio6FR200
£47.27Fs112 Hz +20%, worse
Qts1.29 −20%, better
Vas6.9 L −8%
BL5.2 T·m +89%, better
Xmax3.5 mm +180%, better
Sensitivity90.4 dB +4.8, better
CelestionTFX0615
£58.53Fs97 Hz +4%
Qts0.38 −77%, better
Vas7.2 L −4%
BL9.8 T·m +260%, better
Xmax5.3 mm +320%, better
Sensitivity93.8 dB +8.2, better
CIAREFXI6
£62.80Fs70 Hz −25%, better
Qts0.33 −80%, better
Vas8 L +7%
BL10.6 T·m +288%, better
Xmax5.3 mm +324%, better
Sensitivity90.7 dB +5.1, better
LavoceWAF061.80
£63.58Fs65 Hz −30%, better
Qts0.42 −74%, better
Vas7.3 L −3%
BL9.5 T·m +247%, better
Xmax4.9 mm +292%, better
Sensitivity88.6 dB +3, better
VisatonW 165 A
£72.80Fs60 Hz −35%, better
Qts0.63 −61%, better
Vas7.8 L +5%
BL5.0 T·m +83%, better
Xmax4.7 mm +272%, better
Sensitivity85.6 dB –
B&C6PS44
£86.62Fs71 Hz −24%, better
Qts0.33 −80%, better
Vas7 L −7%
BL11 T·m +303%, better
Xmax4.5 mm +260%, better
Sensitivity90.7 dB +5.1, better
B&C6PS38
£89.63Fs75 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.30 −81%, better
Vas8 L +7%
BL10.8 T·m +296%, better
Xmax6 mm +380%, better
Sensitivity92.4 dB +6.8, better
B&C6NDL38
£98.16Fs69 Hz −26%, better
Qts0.39 −76%, better
Vas7.1 L −5%
BL7.8 T·m +186%, better
Xmax6 mm +380%, better
Sensitivity89.7 dB +4.1, better
B&C6CXN36
£116.15Fs90 Hz −3%
Qts0.95 −41%, better
Vas7.5 L –
BL5.3 T·m +96%, better
Xmax5 mm +300%, better
Sensitivity88.7 dB +3.1, better
RS SpeakersMW 140.38 FIBONACCI
£118.90Fs56 Hz −40%, better
Qts0.44 −73%, better
Vas6.9 L −8%
BL6.2 T·m +125%, better
Xmax4 mm +220%, better
Sensitivity85.9 dB –
CIARECXE144
No current priceFs149 Hz +60%, worse
Qts1.46 −10%
Vas1.9 L −75%, better
BL2.8 T·m –
Xmax2.1 mm +68%, better
Sensitivity86.9 dB +1.3
CIARECW170Z
No current priceFs74 Hz −20%, better
Qts1.23 −24%, better
Vas13.1 L +75%, worse
BL2.7 T·m –
Xmax2.8 mm +124%, better
Sensitivity86.4 dB +0.8
MonacorSP-6/150PA
No current priceFs73 Hz −22%, better
Qts0.42 −74%, better
Vas8.5 L +13%, worse
BL9.9 T·m +263%, better
Xmax1 mm −20%, worse
Sensitivity90.6 dB +5, better
PRV Audio6MR400SEAL
No current priceFs357 Hz +284%, worse
Qts1.76 +9%
Vas0.65 L −91%, better
BL8.2 T·m +199%, better
Xmax3.5 mm +180%, better
Sensitivity93.6 dB +8, better
JensenMOD6-15-4
No current priceFs91 Hz –
Qts1.19 −27%, better
Vas11.7 L +56%, worse
BL2.7 T·m –
Xmax0.5 mm −60%, worse
Sensitivity89.9 dB +4.3, better
Dayton AudioE150MR-4
No current priceFs75 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.52 −68%, better
Vas7.4 L –
BL4.9 T·m +79%, better
Xmax2.7 mm +116%, better
Sensitivity89.1 dB +3.5, better
BMS6C150
No current priceFs88 Hz −5%
Qts0.46 −72%, better
Vas7.6 L –
BL11.4 T·m +316%, better
Xmax5 mm +300%, better
Sensitivity92 dB +6.4, better
RS SpeakersW 140.38 FIBONACCI
No current priceFs47 Hz −50%, better
Qts0.41 −75%, better
Vas7.4 L –
BL6.8 T·m +149%, better
Xmax5 mm +300%, better
Sensitivity84.2 dB −1.4
CelestionFTX0617
No current priceFs100 Hz +8%
Qts0.74 −54%, better
Vas7.4 L –
BL6.6 T·m +141%, better
Xmax3.5 mm +180%, better
Sensitivity91 dB +5.4, better
BMS6N160
No current priceFs89 Hz −4%
Qts0.47 −71%, better
Vas7.7 L –
BL11.3 T·m +314%, better
Xmax5 mm +300%, better
Sensitivity91.7 dB +6.1, better
CIARECXI160
No current priceFs91 Hz –
Qts0.51 −69%, better
Vas7.8 L +4%
BL6.8 T·m +149%, better
Xmax4.5 mm +260%, better
Sensitivity92.2 dB +6.6, better
CIARECMI160
No current priceFs70 Hz −25%, better
Qts0.41 −75%, better
Vas7.8 L +4%
BL7.2 T·m +164%, better
Xmax4.5 mm +260%, better
Sensitivity89.8 dB +4.2, better
Oberton6NCX
No current priceFs89 Hz −4%
Qts0.36 −78%, better
Vas7.0 L −7%
BL9 T·m +230%, better
Xmax4.8 mm +280%, better
Sensitivity93.1 dB +7.5, better
JensenC6V-8
No current priceFs106 Hz +14%, worse
Qts1.08 −33%, better
Vas7 L −7%
BL5 T·m +83%, better
Xmax0.5 mm −60%, worse
Sensitivity91.3 dB +5.7, better
MonacorSP-6/100PA
No current priceFs90 Hz −3%
Qts0.44 −73%, better
Vas8 L +7%
BL9.3 T·m +241%, better
Xmax0.75 mm −40%, worse
Sensitivity92.8 dB +7.2, better
Dayton AudioE150MR-8
No current priceFs74 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.58 −64%, better
Vas8 L +7%
BL6.1 T·m +124%, better
Xmax2.7 mm +116%, better
Sensitivity88.9 dB +3.3, better
REDCATT61NPM
No current priceFs92 Hz –
Qts0.36 −78%, better
Vas7 L −7%
BL9.8 T·m +259%, better
Xmax2.3 mm +84%, better
Sensitivity93.6 dB +8, better
Tune the match
Choose the published values that matter to your design. Size stays matched to this driver.
Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
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