Dayton AudioCE48-4
£6.61Fs151 Hz +51%, worse
Qts0.95 −4%
Vas0.068 L −94%, better
BL2.5 T·m +12%, better
Xmax1.2 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity75.6 dB −5.7, worse
3-inch LF driver · 10 W
Dayton Audio CE78PF-4 4Ω
4 Ω · 200–18000 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 100Hz
- Xmax
- 1.4mm
- SPL
- 81dB
- Pe
- 10W
- BL
- 2.2T·m
- Vd
- 4cm³
- Qts
- 0.99
- Vas
- 1L
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Dayton Audio CE78PF-4 is a 3-inch 4 ohm LF driver rated at 10 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 100 Hz, Qts 0.99, Vas 1.1 L, Xmax 1.4 mm, sensitivity 81.3 dB, plus 4 cm³ Vd and 75 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
- 100Hz
- Qts
- 0.99
- Qes
- 1.34
- Qms
- 3.9
- Vas
- 1.1L
- Re
- 3.7Ω
- Le
- 0.17mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 2.2T·m
- Sd
- 30cm²
- Mms
- 3g
- Xmax
- 1.4mm
- Vd †
- 4cm³
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 81.3dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 85dB
- Power
- 10W
- Impedance
- 4Ω
- Range
- 200–18000Hz
- EBP †
- 75 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 78mm
- Cutout
- 69.5mm
- Depth
- 42.1mm
- Weight
- 0.32kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.89mm/N
- Power Peak
- 20
Sensitivity shows 81.3 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Dayton Audio publishes 85.0 dB, 3.7 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Dayton Audio lists
LF · Primary · 3″
- BL
- 2.2T·m
- Fs
- 100Hz
- Le
- 0.17mH
- Re
- 3.7Ω
- Sd
- 30cm²
- Cms
- 0.89mm/N
- Mms
- 3g
- Qes
- 1.34
- Qms
- 3.9
- Qts
- 0.99
- SPL
- 81.3dB
- Vas
- 1.1L
- Xmax
- 1.4mm
- Power
- 10W
- Impedance
- 4Ω
- Power Peak
- 20
- Sensitivity
- 85dB
- Low limit
- 200Hz
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 81.3dB
- High limit
- 18000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 85dB
- Weight
- 0.32kg
- Diameter
- 78mm
- Depth
- 42.1mm
- Cutout
- 69.5mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the CE78PF-4. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverCE78PF-4
Best price
–
Fs
100 Hz
Qts
0.99
Vas
1.1 L
BL
2.2 T·m
Xmax
1.4 mm
Sensitivity
81.3 dB
Power
10 W
VisatonFR 58
£7.95Fs190 Hz +90%, worse
Qts0.98 –
Vas0.18 L −84%, better
BL2.3 T·m –
Xmax0.55 mm −61%, worse
Sensitivity80.8 dB −0.5
VisatonFR 87
£8.07Fs137 Hz +37%, worse
Qts1.25 +26%, worse
Vas1.3 L +14%, worse
BL2.1 T·m −5%
Xmax0.65 mm −54%, worse
Sensitivity85.3 dB +4, better
VisatonFR 10 HM
£8.33Fs120 Hz +20%, worse
Qts1.13 +14%, worse
Vas2.1 L +84%, worse
BL2.1 T·m −5%
Xmax1.5 mm +7%
Sensitivity86 dB +4.7, better
PeerlessTC9FD18-08
£9.54Fs130 Hz +30%, worse
Qts0.97 –
Vas1.0 L −14%, better
BL3.1 T·m +41%, better
Xmax3.9 mm +177%, better
Sensitivity83.8 dB +2.5, better
VisatonFR 8
£10.11Fs150 Hz +50%, worse
Qts1.05 +6%
Vas0.6 L −47%, better
BL2.1 T·m −5%
Xmax1 mm −29%, worse
Sensitivity84 dB +2.7, better
VisatonFRS 8
£12.94Fs120 Hz +20%, worse
Qts1.04 +5%
Vas0.9 L −21%, better
BL3.2 T·m +44%, better
Xmax0.25 mm −82%, worse
Sensitivity82.7 dB +1.4
SB AcousticsSB10PGC21-4
£14.23Fs89 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.92 −7%
Vas1.2 L +5%
BL2.3 T·m +4%
Xmax2.3 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity81.3 dB –
HiViB3S
£15.45Fs80 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.93 −6%
Vas1.6 L +40%, worse
BL2.9 T·m +31%, better
Xmax3 mm +114%, better
Sensitivity80.4 dB −0.9
Sica4 D 0.8 CS
£15.91Fs140 Hz +40%, worse
Qts0.92 −7%
Vas1.2 L +5%
BL2.6 T·m +19%, better
Xmax1.3 mm −7%
Sensitivity86.5 dB +5.2, better
HiViB2S
£16.66Fs152 Hz +52%, worse
Qts1.20 +21%, worse
Vas0.2 L −82%, better
BL2.5 T·m +13%, better
Xmax1.5 mm +7%
Sensitivity78.6 dB −2.7, worse
Sica2.5 H 0.8 SL
£17.58Fs185 Hz +85%, worse
Qts0.92 −7%
Vas0.2 L −82%, better
BL2.8 T·m +26%, better
Xmax1.3 mm −7%
Sensitivity82.6 dB +1.3
Sica2 H 0.8 SL
£17.58Fs216 Hz +116%, worse
Qts0.81 −18%, better
Vas0.1 L −91%, better
BL2.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax1.4 mm –
Sensitivity82.1 dB +0.8
VisatonSC 8 N
£21.64Fs110 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.97 –
Vas1.5 L +32%, worse
BL2.4 T·m +8%
Xmax0.5 mm −64%, worse
Sensitivity83.9 dB +2.6, better
Dayton AudioDML25-4
£23.40Fs212 Hz +112%, worse
Qts1.10 +11%, worse
Vas0.005 L −100%, better
BL3.9 T·m +74%, better
Xmax1.5 mm +7%
Sensitivity67 dB −14.3, worse
REDCATT40NFR
£25.08Fs115 Hz +15%, worse
Qts1.10 +11%, worse
Vas1.5 L +32%, worse
BL5.3 T·m +139%, better
Xmax0.45 mm −68%, worse
Sensitivity84.5 dB +3.2, better
Sica3 L 0.8 SL
£26.75Fs145 Hz +45%, worse
Qts1.01 –
Vas0.8 L −30%, better
BL2.8 T·m +26%, better
Xmax1.5 mm +7%
Sensitivity84.8 dB +3.5, better
Dayton AudioRS75-8
£29.22Fs185 Hz +85%, worse
Qts1.07 +8%
Vas0.11 L −90%, better
BL2.5 T·m +15%, better
Xmax1.3 mm −7%
Sensitivity79.3 dB −2, worse
WavecorFR070WA03
£33.41Fs121 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.92 −7%
Vas0.54 L −53%, better
BL2.3 T·m +4%
Xmax2 mm +43%, better
Sensitivity81.9 dB +0.6
Dayton AudioRS75T-8
£35.08Fs189 Hz +89%, worse
Qts0.95 −4%
Vas0.22 L −81%, better
BL2.6 T·m +16%, better
Xmax1.3 mm −7%
Sensitivity83.2 dB +1.9
PRV Audio4MR60-NDY-4
£41.82Fs96 Hz −4%
Qts0.85 −14%, better
Vas2.9 L +150%, worse
BL2.8 T·m +27%, better
Xmax1.4 mm –
Sensitivity85.8 dB +4.5, better
WavecorFR055WA01
£60.79Fs142 Hz +42%, worse
Qts0.91 −8%
Vas0.27 L −76%, better
BL2.1 T·m −6%
Xmax1.4 mm −4%
Sensitivity80.9 dB –
WavecorFR090WA01
£61.12Fs113 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.88 −11%, better
Vas1.1 L −6%
BL2.8 T·m +24%, better
Xmax2.3 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity83.8 dB +2.5, better
SEASH1600-04 FU10RB
£80.34Fs102 Hz –
Qts0.91 −8%
Vas1 L −12%, better
BL2.7 T·m +23%, better
Xmax2 mm +43%, better
Sensitivity81.2 dB –
SEASH1600-08 FU10RB
£80.34Fs102 Hz –
Qts0.96 −3%
Vas1 L −12%, better
BL3.6 T·m +60%, better
Xmax2 mm +43%, better
Sensitivity81 dB –
PeerlessTC9FD00-04
No current priceFs170 Hz +70%, worse
Qts1 –
Vas0.74 L −35%, better
BL2.3 T·m +5%
Xmax2.9 mm +109%, better
Sensitivity86.4 dB +5.1, better
PeerlessTC8FD00-04
No current priceFs140 Hz +40%, worse
Qts0.94 −5%
Vas0.7 L −39%, better
BL2.4 T·m +9%
Xmax3.7 mm +166%, better
Sensitivity83.4 dB +2.1, better
WavecorFR084OM02
No current priceFs117 Hz +17%, worse
Qts1.06 +7%
Vas1.1 L −5%
BL3.4 T·m +53%, better
Xmax2.3 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity83.6 dB +2.3, better
WavecorFR084OM01
No current priceFs115 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.92 −7%
Vas1.1 L −5%
BL2.8 T·m +24%, better
Xmax2.3 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity84.1 dB +2.8, better
WavecorFR055OM02
No current priceFs135 Hz +35%, worse
Qts1.06 +7%
Vas0.35 L −69%, better
BL2.5 T·m +13%, better
Xmax1 mm −29%, worse
Sensitivity80.5 dB −0.8
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