HiViM6N
£20.93 · 69% less, betterFs46 Hz –
Qts0.39 +8%
Vas21.9 L +12%, worse
BL7.8 T·m +20%, better
Xmax4.3 mm −4%
Sensitivity89.1 dB –
6.5-inch LF driver · HWB series · 32 mm voice coil · 80 W
CIARE HWB160 4Ω
45–7000 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 46Hz
- Xmax
- 4.5mm
- SPL
- 89dB
- Pe
- 80W
- BL
- 6.5T·m
- Vd
- 63cm³
- Qts
- 0.36
- Vas
- 20L
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Impedance response
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CIARE HWB160 is a 6.5-inch 4 ohm LF driver rated at 80 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 46 Hz, Qts 0.36, Vas 19.5 L, Xmax 4.5 mm, sensitivity 89 dB, plus 63 cm³ Vd and 121 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 £66.98.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 46Hz
- Qts
- 0.36
- Qes
- 0.38
- Qms
- 7.7
- Vas
- 19.5L
- Re
- 3.3Ω
- Le
- 0.90mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 6.5T·m
- Sd
- 141cm²
- Mms
- 14g
- Xmax
- 4.5mm
- Vd †
- 63cm³
- Voice coil
- 32mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 89dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 93dB
- Power
- 80W
- Nominal power
- 80W
- Impedance
- 4Ω
- Range
- 45–7000Hz
- EBP †
- 121 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 174mm
- Cutout
- 146mm
- Bolt circle
- 164mm
- Depth
- 79mm
- Weight
- 1.6kg
Other published values
- Power Program
- 160
Sensitivity shows 89.0 dB, calculated from the T/S values. CIARE publishes 93.0 dB, 4.0 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else CIARE lists
LF · Primary · 6.5″
- BL
- 6.5T·m
- Fs
- 46Hz
- Le
- 0.90mH
- Re
- 3.3Ω
- Sd
- 141cm²
- Mms
- 14g
- Qes
- 0.38
- Qms
- 7.7
- Qts
- 0.36
- SPL
- 89dB
- Vas
- 19.5L
- Xmax
- 4.5mm
- Power
- 80W
- Impedance
- 4Ω
- Sensitivity
- 93dB
- Low limit
- 45Hz
- Nominal power
- 80W
- Power Program
- 160
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 89dB
- High limit
- 7000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 93dB
- Voice coil
- 32mm
- Weight
- 1.6kg
- Diameter
- 174mm
- Depth
- 79mm
- Cutout
- 146mm
- Bolt circle
- 164mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the HWB160. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverHWB160
Best price
£66.98
Fs
46 Hz
Qts
0.36
Vas
19.5 L
BL
6.5 T·m
Xmax
4.5 mm
Sensitivity
89 dB
Power
80 W
Dayton AudioSIG180-4
£41.13 · 39% less, betterFs41 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.38 +6%
Vas23.2 L +19%, worse
BL6.6 T·m –
Xmax5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity87.8 dB −1.2
HiViF6
£41.82 · 38% less, betterFs45 Hz –
Qts0.35 –
Vas16.4 L −16%, better
BL9 T·m +38%, better
Xmax4.3 mm −4%
Sensitivity88 dB −1
CIAREHW161N
£43.54 · 35% less, betterFs47 Hz –
Qts0.37 –
Vas19.9 L –
BL7.4 T·m +14%, better
Xmax5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity88.6 dB –
Dayton AudioRS150-8
£44.87 · 33% less, betterFs48 Hz +4%
Qts0.34 −6%
Vas16.6 L −15%, better
BL5.6 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax4 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity88.3 dB −0.7
CIAREHW162
£47.73 · 29% less, betterFs44 Hz −4%
Qts0.33 −8%
Vas24.8 L +27%, worse
BL7.5 T·m +15%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity89.4 dB –
WavecorWF146WA06
£53.11 · 21% less, betterFs40 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.36 –
Vas16.6 L −15%, better
BL6.3 T·m −3%
Xmax3 mm −33%, worse
Sensitivity86.5 dB −2.5, worse
Dayton AudioRS150P-8A
£58.03 · 13% less, betterFs47 Hz –
Qts0.34 −6%
Vas16.7 L −14%, better
BL5.6 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax4 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity88.1 dB −0.9
CIAREHW172
£62.80 · 6% less, betterFs46 Hz –
Qts0.37 –
Vas20 L –
BL7.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity88.4 dB −0.6
Scanspeak18W/4434G00
£72.01 · 8% more, worseFs47 Hz –
Qts0.35 –
Vas20.7 L +6%
BL6 T·m −8%
Xmax4.3 mm −4%
Sensitivity89.7 dB +0.7
Dayton AudioPS180-8
£89.75 · 34% more, worseFs59 Hz +27%, worse
Qts0.33 −8%
Vas27.6 L +42%, worse
BL6.8 T·m +5%
Xmax4.6 mm –
Sensitivity93.9 dB +4.9, better
WavecorWF152BD13
£98.00 · 46% more, worseFs50 Hz +9%
Qts0.33 −8%
Vas9.2 L −53%, better
BL6.3 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity87.3 dB −1.7
WavecorWF182BD17
£121.93 · 82% more, worseFs33 Hz −28%, better
Qts0.35 –
Vas24.3 L +25%, worse
BL6.5 T·m –
Xmax5.5 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity85.8 dB −3.2, worse
WavecorWF152BD03
£142.76 · 113% more, worseFs56 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas9.2 L −53%, better
BL5.8 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity88.4 dB −0.6
RS SpeakersMW 174.38 FIBONACCI
£145.69 · 117% more, worseFs46 Hz –
Qts0.39 +8%
Vas18.7 L −4%
BL7.0 T·m +8%
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity88.3 dB −0.7
WavecorWF152BD12
£149.88 · 124% more, worseFs46 Hz –
Qts0.38 +6%
Vas9.6 L −51%, better
BL7.2 T·m +11%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity85.7 dB −3.3, worse
Scanspeak15M/8631G00
£167.42 · 150% more, worseFs42 Hz −9%
Qts0.35 –
Vas16.2 L −17%, better
BL6.8 T·m +5%
Xmax3 mm −33%, worse
Sensitivity87.1 dB −1.9
CIARECW161N
No current priceFs52 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas17.4 L −11%, better
BL6.1 T·m −7%
Xmax4 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity89.7 dB +0.7
HiViSS6N
No current priceFs44 Hz −4%
Qts0.36 –
Vas23.9 L +23%, worse
BL7.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax4.3 mm −4%
Sensitivity89.1 dB –
HiViS6N
No current priceFs45 Hz –
Qts0.35 –
Vas23.4 L +20%, worse
BL7.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax4.3 mm −4%
Sensitivity89.4 dB –
HiViD6.4+
No current priceFs44 Hz −4%
Qts0.36 –
Vas13.9 L −29%, better
BL6.6 T·m –
Xmax4 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity86.5 dB −2.5, worse
Sica6.5 C 1.5 CP
No current priceFs51 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.39 +8%
Vas15.9 L −18%, better
BL7.2 T·m +11%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity89 dB –
CIARECW169
No current priceFs46 Hz –
Qts0.32 −11%, better
Vas21.2 L +9%
BL5.9 T·m −9%
Xmax5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity89.3 dB –
WavecorWF182BD09
No current priceFs33 Hz −28%, better
Qts0.35 –
Vas24.3 L +25%, worse
BL6.5 T·m –
Xmax5.5 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity85.8 dB −3.2, worse
Sica5.5 H 1.5 CP
No current priceFs48 Hz +4%
Qts0.37 –
Vas8.4 L −57%, better
BL7.2 T·m +11%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity85.7 dB −3.3, worse
WavecorWF152BD05
No current priceFs50 Hz +9%
Qts0.33 −8%
Vas9.2 L −53%, better
BL6.3 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity87.3 dB −1.7
KartesianWOM155_VKI-C
No current priceFs38 Hz −17%, better
Qts0.37 –
Vas17.9 L −8%
BL7.1 T·m +9%
Xmax10 mm +122%, better
Sensitivity86 dB −3, worse
WavecorWF152BD08
No current priceFs46 Hz –
Qts0.35 –
Vas11.5 L −41%, better
BL8 T·m +23%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity87 dB −2, worse
WavecorWF152BD16
No current priceFs46 Hz –
Qts0.35 –
Vas11.5 L −41%, better
BL8 T·m +23%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity87 dB −2, worse
HiViF6N
No current priceFs48 Hz +4%
Qts0.43 +19%, worse
Vas19.1 L –
BL7.3 T·m +12%, better
Xmax4.5 mm –
Sensitivity88.7 dB –
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