HiViM6N
£20.93 · 52% less, betterFs46 Hz –
Qts0.39 +5%
Vas21.9 L +10%, worse
BL7.8 T·m +5%
Xmax4.3 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity89.1 dB +0.5
6.5-inch LF driver · HW series · 32 mm voice coil · 80 W
CIARE HW161N 8Ω
8 Ω
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 47Hz
- Xmax
- 5mm
- SPL
- 89dB
- Pe
- 80W
- BL
- 7.4T·m
- Vd
- 67cm³
- Qts
- 0.37
- Vas
- 20L
Manufacturer response and impedance data, with source and trace details below. The left and right arrow keys read every shown curve at a frequency, a twelfth of an octave at a time, or an octave with Shift. Escape clears the reading.
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frequency response
Frequency response
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CIARE HW161N is a 6.5-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 80 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 47 Hz, Qts 0.37, Vas 19.9 L, Xmax 5 mm, sensitivity 88.6 dB, plus 67 cm³ Vd and 102 EBP. bits tracks UK, EU and US shop prices, price movement, datasheet links, simulator import data, and similar drivers, with a current best price of £43.54.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 47Hz
- Qts
- 0.37
- Qes
- 0.46
- Qms
- 2.0
- Vas
- 19.9L
- Re
- 6.1Ω
- Le
- 0.69mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 7.4T·m
- Sd
- 133cm²
- Mms
- 14g
- Xmax
- 5mm
- Vd †
- 67cm³
- Voice coil
- 32mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 88.6dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 90dB
- Power
- 80W
- Nominal power
- 80W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- EBP †
- 102 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 169mm
- Cutout
- 142mm
- Bolt circle
- 158mm
- Depth
- 81.5mm
- Weight
- 1.4kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.81mm/N
- Power Program
- 180
Sensitivity shows 88.6 dB, calculated from the T/S values. CIARE publishes 90.0 dB, 1.4 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else CIARE lists
LF · Primary · 6.5″
- BL
- 7.4T·m
- Fs
- 47Hz
- Le
- 0.69mH
- Re
- 6.1Ω
- Sd
- 133cm²
- Cms
- 0.81mm/N
- Mms
- 14g
- Qes
- 0.46
- Qms
- 2.0
- Qts
- 0.37
- SPL
- 88.6dB
- Vas
- 19.9L
- Xmax
- 5mm
- Power
- 80W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 90dB
- Nominal power
- 80W
- Power Program
- 180
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 88.6dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 90dB
- Voice coil
- 32mm
- Weight
- 1.4kg
- Diameter
- 169mm
- Depth
- 81.5mm
- Cutout
- 142mm
- Bolt circle
- 158mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the HW161N. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverHW161N
Best price
£43.54
Fs
47 Hz
Qts
0.37
Vas
19.9 L
BL
7.4 T·m
Xmax
5 mm
Sensitivity
88.6 dB
Power
80 W
Dayton AudioSIG180-4
£41.13 · 6% less, betterFs41 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.38 –
Vas23.2 L +17%, worse
BL6.6 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity87.8 dB −0.8
CIAREHW162
£47.73 · 10% more, worseFs44 Hz −6%
Qts0.33 −11%, better
Vas24.8 L +25%, worse
BL7.5 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity89.4 dB +0.8
HiViC6.5
£52.35 · 20% more, worseFs53 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.38 –
Vas13.3 L −33%, better
BL9.1 T·m +23%, better
Xmax4.9 mm –
Sensitivity88.3 dB –
Sica6.5 H 1.5 CP
£56.02 · 29% more, worseFs45 Hz −3%
Qts0.42 +14%, worse
Vas20.2 L –
BL7.0 T·m −5%
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity88.2 dB –
Scanspeak18W/8434G00
£57.57 · 32% more, worseFs50 Hz +6%
Qts0.43 +16%, worse
Vas19.5 L –
BL7.2 T·m –
Xmax4.2 mm −16%, worse
Sensitivity89.3 dB +0.7
MonacorSPH-176
£58.80 · 35% more, worseFs39 Hz −17%, better
Qts0.37 –
Vas27 L +36%, worse
BL7.7 T·m +4%
Xmax5.5 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity87.6 dB −1
Dayton AudioRS180P-8
£59.83 · 37% more, worseFs46 Hz –
Qts0.34 −8%
Vas22 L +11%, worse
BL7.2 T·m −4%
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity88.8 dB –
CIAREHW172
£62.80 · 44% more, worseFs46 Hz –
Qts0.37 –
Vas20 L –
BL7.6 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity88.4 dB –
CIAREHWB160
£65.31 · 50% more, worseFs43 Hz −9%
Qts0.37 –
Vas28 L +41%, worse
BL7.3 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity89.4 dB +0.8
Dayton AudioRS180S-8
£78.62 · 81% more, worseFs38 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.36 –
Vas23 L +16%, worse
BL7.3 T·m –
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity86 dB −2.6, worse
FountekFW168K
£87.88 · 102% more, worseFs49 Hz +3%
Qts0.43 +15%, worse
Vas15.1 L −24%, better
BL7.9 T·m +6%
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity87.2 dB −1.4
£125.61 · 188% more, worse
Fs43 Hz −9%
Qts0.37 –
Vas22 L +11%, worse
BL6.9 T·m −7%
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity87.9 dB −0.7
RS SpeakersMW 174.38 FIBONACCI
£145.69 · 235% more, worseFs46 Hz –
Qts0.39 +5%
Vas18.7 L −6%
BL7.0 T·m −5%
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity88.3 dB –
AccutonC173-6-191
£325.80 · 648% more, worseFs39 Hz −18%, better
Qts0.34 −8%
Vas21.6 L +9%
BL8.8 T·m +19%, better
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity87.3 dB −1.3
AccutonC158-8-085
£326.51 · 650% more, worseFs37 Hz −21%, better
Qts0.36 –
Vas27.3 L +37%, worse
BL7.7 T·m +4%
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity87.5 dB −1.1
AccutonC168-6-890
£921.00 · 2015% more, worseFs41 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.44 +19%, worse
Vas15 L −25%, better
BL7.5 T·m –
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity85.3 dB −3.3, worse
HiViF6N
No current priceFs48 Hz –
Qts0.43 +16%, worse
Vas19.1 L −4%
BL7.3 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity88.7 dB –
Sica6.5 C 1.5 CP
No current priceFs51 Hz +8%
Qts0.39 +5%
Vas15.9 L −20%, better
BL7.2 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity89 dB –
HiViE6.5N
No current priceFs43 Hz −9%
Qts0.40 +8%
Vas21 L +6%
BL7.1 T·m −4%
Xmax4.3 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity87.2 dB −1.4
HiViSS6N
No current priceFs44 Hz −6%
Qts0.36 –
Vas23.9 L +20%, worse
BL7.6 T·m –
Xmax4.3 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity89.1 dB +0.5
HiViSS6.5R
No current priceFs42 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.39 +5%
Vas21.6 L +9%
BL6.5 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax5.8 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity87.7 dB −0.9
HiViS6N
No current priceFs45 Hz −4%
Qts0.35 −5%
Vas23.4 L +18%, worse
BL7.6 T·m –
Xmax4.3 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity89.4 dB +0.8
RS SpeakersW 174.38 FIBONACCI
No current priceFs38 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.38 –
Vas22.9 L +15%, worse
BL7.2 T·m –
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity87 dB −1.6
CelestionNTR06-1705D
No current priceFs49 Hz +4%
Qts0.38 –
Vas21.4 L +8%
BL8.2 T·m +10%, better
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity90 dB +1.4
HiViS6.5R
No current priceFs41 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.38 –
Vas23.2 L +17%, worse
BL6.5 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax5.8 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity87.8 dB −0.8
CIARECW169
No current priceFs46 Hz –
Qts0.32 −14%, better
Vas21.2 L +7%
BL5.9 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity89.3 dB +0.7
HiViSS6.5
No current priceFs42 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.39 +5%
Vas24.8 L +25%, worse
BL6.4 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax5.8 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity88.1 dB −0.5
HiViS6.5
No current priceFs47 Hz –
Qts0.42 +14%, worse
Vas18.4 L −8%
BL6.4 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax5.8 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity88.1 dB −0.5
WavecorWF182BD11
No current priceFs34 Hz −28%, better
Qts0.42 +14%, worse
Vas24.3 L +22%, worse
BL8.2 T·m +11%, better
Xmax5.5 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity85.4 dB −3.2, worse
Tune the match
Choose the published values that matter to your design. Size stays matched to this driver.
Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
| Shop | Price | Against the lowest | Stock | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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