Dayton AudioGF180-8
£18.70Fs53 Hz −31%, better
Qts0.50 −11%, better
Vas15.5 L +177%, worse
BL7.9 T·m −9%
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity87.9 dB –
6.5-inch LF driver · PWA series · 38 mm voice coil · 150 W
CIARE PWA6.38 8Ω
8 Ω · 80–7000 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 77Hz
- Xmax
- 4mm
- SPL
- 88dB
- Pe
- 150W
- BL
- 8.7T·m
- Vd
- 53cm³
- Qts
- 0.56
- Vas
- 6L
CIARE PWA6.38 is a 6.5-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 150 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 77 Hz, Qts 0.56, Vas 5.6 L, Xmax 4 mm, sensitivity 88.2 dB, plus 53 cm³ Vd and 124 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
- 77Hz
- Qts
- 0.56
- Qes
- 0.62
- Qms
- 7.3
- Vas
- 5.6L
- Re
- 4.9Ω
- Le
- 0.38mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 8.7T·m
- Sd
- 133cm²
- Mms
- 18g
- Xmax
- 4mm
- Vd †
- 53cm³
- Voice coil
- 38mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 88.2dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 90.5dB
- Power
- 150W
- Nominal power
- 150W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Min. impedance
- 6Ω
- Range
- 80–7000Hz
- EBP †
- 124 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 185.5mm
- Cutout
- 144mm
- Bolt circle
- 168mm
- Depth
- 87mm
- Weight
- 1.8kg
Other published values
- Power Program
- 300
Sensitivity shows 88.2 dB, calculated from the T/S values. CIARE publishes 90.5 dB, 2.3 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else CIARE lists
LF · Primary · 6.5″
- BL
- 8.7T·m
- Fs
- 77Hz
- Le
- 0.38mH
- Re
- 4.9Ω
- Sd
- 133cm²
- Mms
- 18g
- Qes
- 0.62
- Qms
- 7.3
- Qts
- 0.56
- SPL
- 88.2dB
- Vas
- 5.6L
- Xmax
- 4mm
- Power
- 150W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 90.5dB
- Low limit
- 80Hz
- Nominal power
- 150W
- Power Program
- 300
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 88.2dB
- High limit
- 7000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 90.5dB
- Min. impedance
- 6Ω
- Voice coil
- 38mm
- Weight
- 1.8kg
- Diameter
- 185.5mm
- Depth
- 87mm
- Cutout
- 144mm
- Bolt circle
- 168mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the PWA6.38. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverPWA6.38
Best price
–
Fs
77 Hz
Qts
0.56
Vas
5.6 L
BL
8.7 T·m
Xmax
4 mm
Sensitivity
88.2 dB
Power
150 W
Dayton AudioDA175-8
£29.91Fs39 Hz −49%, better
Qts0.58 +4%
Vas16.3 L +191%, worse
BL7.2 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax4.3 mm +6%
Sensitivity83.4 dB −4.8, worse
CelestionTRUVOX 0615
£32.65Fs90 Hz +16%, worse
Qts0.47 −16%, better
Vas7.4 L +33%, worse
BL8.0 T·m −8%
Xmax3.5 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity92.2 dB +4, better
Dayton AudioLW150-4
£41.13Fs63 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.64 +14%, worse
Vas3.5 L −38%, better
BL6.5 T·m −25%, worse
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity82.8 dB −5.4, worse
LavoceMAF061.50
£42.73Fs177 Hz +130%, worse
Qts0.52 −7%
Vas1.9 L −66%, better
BL10.5 T·m +21%, better
Xmax3.6 mm −10%
Sensitivity94.7 dB +6.5, better
FaitalPRO6FE300
£44.29Fs100 Hz +30%, worse
Qts0.46 −18%, better
Vas4.7 L −16%, better
BL10 T·m +15%, better
Xmax3.9 mm –
Sensitivity91.9 dB +3.7, better
CelestionTF0615
£46.00Fs105 Hz +36%, worse
Qts0.61 +9%
Vas6.4 L +14%, worse
BL8.8 T·m –
Xmax1.8 mm −56%, worse
Sensitivity92.1 dB +3.9, better
PRV Audio6MR400-4
£48.52Fs144 Hz +87%, worse
Qts0.60 +7%
Vas4.4 L −21%, better
BL6.4 T·m −27%, worse
Xmax3.3 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity95.2 dB +7, better
EminenceALPHA-6A
£59.00Fs103 Hz +34%, worse
Qts0.54 −4%
Vas5.8 L +4%
BL8 T·m −8%
Xmax3.5 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity92.3 dB +4.1, better
FaitalPRO6PR110
£62.80Fs100 Hz +30%, worse
Qts0.53 −5%
Vas5.6 L –
BL8.5 T·m –
Xmax2.8 mm −31%, worse
Sensitivity91.7 dB +3.5, better
EminenceBETA-6A
£64.09Fs123 Hz +60%, worse
Qts0.56 –
Vas3.5 L −37%, better
BL8.1 T·m −7%
Xmax4.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity92 dB +3.8, better
CIARECX171
£78.29Fs67 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.55 –
Vas13.6 L +143%, worse
BL4.6 T·m −47%, worse
Xmax4.3 mm +7%
Sensitivity90 dB +1.8
WavecorSW146WA02
£94.87Fs54 Hz −30%, better
Qts0.53 −5%
Vas5.5 L –
BL7.8 T·m −10%, worse
Xmax6 mm +50%, better
Sensitivity83.8 dB −4.4, worse
PRV Audio6MR500-NDY
£136.44Fs105 Hz +36%, worse
Qts0.53 −5%
Vas5.1 L −8%
BL9.8 T·m +13%, better
Xmax4.2 mm +5%
Sensitivity92.4 dB +4.2, better
PRV Audio6MR500-NDY-4
£136.44Fs100 Hz +30%, worse
Qts0.43 −23%, better
Vas5.1 L −8%
BL8.8 T·m –
Xmax4.4 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity92.4 dB +4.2, better
Tang BandW6-2253S
£142.30Fs40 Hz −48%, better
Qts0.51 −9%
Vas6.3 L +13%, worse
BL7.9 T·m −9%
Xmax5 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity80.3 dB −7.9, worse
PRV Audio6MB400
No current priceFs117 Hz +52%, worse
Qts0.60 +7%
Vas5.7 L –
BL8.3 T·m −5%
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity93.6 dB +5.4, better
PRV Audio6MR360
No current priceFs128 Hz +66%, worse
Qts0.60 +7%
Vas4.9 L −12%, better
BL8.3 T·m −5%
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity94.2 dB +6, better
PRV Audio6MR360-4
No current priceFs143 Hz +86%, worse
Qts0.57 –
Vas3.8 L −33%, better
BL6.7 T·m −23%, worse
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity94.7 dB +6.5, better
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PHL Audio1120
No current priceFs135 Hz +75%, worse
Qts0.56 –
Vas4.4 L −21%, better
BL8.5 T·m –
Xmax2 mm −50%, worse
Sensitivity94.4 dB +6.2, better
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PHL Audio1120NDU
No current priceFs135 Hz +75%, worse
Qts0.56 –
Vas4.4 L −21%, better
BL8.5 T·m –
Xmax2 mm −50%, worse
Sensitivity94.4 dB +6.2, better
EminenceFS6.15A8
No current priceFs74 Hz −4%
Qts0.52 −7%
Vas6 L +7%
BL8.9 T·m –
Xmax5 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity88.4 dB –
Dayton AudioCFC180-8
No current priceFs51 Hz −34%, better
Qts0.51 −9%
Vas12.4 L +122%, worse
BL9 T·m +3%
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity86.5 dB −1.7
CIAREHMB165
No current priceFs86 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.53 −5%
Vas8.6 L +54%, worse
BL7 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax3.5 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity91.4 dB +3.2, better
PRV Audio6MB400-4
No current priceFs125 Hz +62%, worse
Qts0.52 −7%
Vas5.3 L −5%
BL6.6 T·m −24%, worse
Xmax3 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity94.7 dB +6.5, better
CIARECXI160
No current priceFs91 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.51 −9%
Vas7.8 L +39%, worse
BL6.8 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax4.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity92.2 dB +4, better
CelestionNTR06-1705B
No current priceFs133 Hz +73%, worse
Qts0.44 −21%, better
Vas3.6 L −35%, better
BL10.7 T·m +23%, better
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity93.7 dB +5.5, better
HiViW6
No current priceFs40 Hz −48%, better
Qts0.52 −7%
Vas25.1 L +348%, worse
BL6.7 T·m −23%, worse
Xmax4.3 mm +7%
Sensitivity86 dB −2.2, worse
Sica5.5 C 1.5 CP
No current priceFs62 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.31 −45%, better
Vas5.4 L −4%
BL7.9 T·m −9%
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity87.8 dB –
WavecorWF168OM02
No current priceFs40 Hz −48%, better
Qts0.54 −4%
Vas29.5 L +427%, worse
BL6 T·m −31%, worse
Xmax4.2 mm +5%
Sensitivity87.2 dB −1
Tune the match
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Xmaxmm
BLTm
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