8-inch LF driver · C series · 35 mm voice coil · 80 W

HiVi C8 8Ω

Name: HiVi C8 8 Ohm
Brand: HiVi
SKU: C8
Availability: InStock

8 Ω

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£61.33

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Fs: 35Hz
Xmax: 5.9mm
SPL: 90dB
Pe: 80W
BL: 9.8T·m
Vd: 131cm³
Qts: 0.36
Vas: 56L

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Specifications

Published by HiVi

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Datasheet PDF

HiVi C8 is an 8-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 80 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 35 Hz, Qts 0.36, Vas 56.1 L, Xmax 5.9 mm, sensitivity 89.6 dB, plus 131 cm³ Vd and 83 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 £61.33.

The published T/S values agree with each other

Thiele/Small

Fs: 35Hz
Qts: 0.36
Qes: 0.42
Qms: 2.7
Vas: 56.1L
Re: 7.2Ω

Motor and cone

BL: 9.8T·m
Sd Derived: 222cm²
Mms: 25g
Xmax: 5.9mm
Vd †: 131cm³
Voice coil: 35mm

Power and response

Sensitivity †: 89.6dB
Manufacturer sensitivity: 89dB
Power: 80W
Impedance: 8Ω
EBP †: 83 · Sealed or vented

Size and mounting

Weight: 2.3kg

Other published values

Cms: 0.82mm/N
Power Peak: 160

† Calculated by bits from the published values

What this validation status means

Everything else HiVi lists

LF · Primary · 8″

BL: 9.8T·m
Fs: 35Hz
Re: 7.2Ω
Sd: 222cm²
Cms: 0.82mm/N
Mms: 25g
Qes: 0.42
Qms: 2.7
Qts: 0.36
SPL: 89.6dB
Vas: 56.1L
Xmax: 5.9mm
Power: 80W
Impedance: 8Ω
Power Peak: 160
Sensitivity: 89dB
Calculated sensitivity †: 89.6dB
Manufacturer sensitivity: 89dB
Voice coil: 35mm
Weight: 2.3kg

Compare

Same-size drivers, compared with the C8. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.

This driverC8

Best price

£61.33

35 Hz

Qts

0.36

Vas

56.1 L

9.8 T·m

Xmax

5.9 mm

Sensitivity

89.6 dB

Power

80 W

SB AcousticsSB20PFCR30-8

£33.07 · 46% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas66.2 L +18%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity89.8 dB –

SB AcousticsSB20PFC30-8

£35.17 · 43% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas66.2 L +18%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax5.7 mm −4%

Sensitivity89.8 dB –

Dayton AudioDA215-8

£41.88 · 32% less

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas42.7 L −24%

BL10 T·m –

Xmax5.3 mm −10%

Sensitivity88.1 dB −1.5

PeerlessHDS-P830869

£46.01 · 25% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas57.6 L –

BL9.3 T·m −5%

Xmax7.5 mm +27%

Sensitivity89.5 dB –

FaneSOVEREIGN 8-225

£49.00 · 20% less

Fs62 Hz +77%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas22 L −61%

BL11 T·m +12%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity93 dB +3.4

Dayton AudioDS215-8

£49.36 · 20% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.31 −14%

Vas43.1 L −23%

BL9.9 T·m –

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity88.6 dB −1

Dayton AudioSD215A-88

£50.20 · 18% less

Fs31 Hz −11%

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas38.2 L −32%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax6 mm –

Sensitivity86.1 dB −3.5

HiViF8

£52.71 · 14% less

Fs37 Hz +6%

Qts0.40 +11%

Vas38.8 L −31%

BL10.3 T·m +5%

Xmax5 mm −15%

Sensitivity88.5 dB −1.1

Dayton AudioDSA215-8

£56.09 · 9% less

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.33 −8%

Vas37.4 L −33%

BL10.6 T·m +8%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity88.1 dB −1.5

CIAREHWB200

£63.09 · 3% more

Fs32 Hz −9%

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas59 L +5%

BL8.9 T·m −9%

Xmax7 mm +19%

Sensitivity88.8 dB −0.8

REDCATT8FR

£66.10 · 8% more

Fs53 Hz +51%

Qts0.38 +5%

Vas36.8 L −34%

BL7.9 T·m −20%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity93.4 dB +3.8

Dayton AudioRS225-8

£67.31 · 10% more

Fs28 Hz −19%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas56.8 L –

BL9.1 T·m −8%

Xmax7 mm +19%

Sensitivity86.1 dB −3.5

HiViE8

£71.05 · 16% more

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas49.8 L −11%

BL9.9 T·m –

Xmax5.9 mm –

Sensitivity88.6 dB −1

WavecorWF182BD12

£118.19 · 93% more

Fs30 Hz −16%

Qts0.37 –

Vas32.4 L −42%

BL8.2 T·m −16%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity85.4 dB −4.2

VisatonGF 200

£132.67 · 116% more

Fs30 Hz −14%

Qts0.34 −6%

Vas68 L +21%

BL9.2 T·m −6%

Xmax6 mm –

Sensitivity89 dB −0.6

Scanspeak18W/8531G00

£168.81 · 175% more

Fs28 Hz −20%

Qts0.36 –

Vas58.2 L +4%

BL6.8 T·m −31%

Xmax6.5 mm +10%

Sensitivity87.2 dB −2.4

WavecorWF182BD20

£188.39 · 207% more

Fs30 Hz −16%

Qts0.37 –

Vas32.4 L −42%

BL8.2 T·m −16%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity85.4 dB −4.2

Eighteen Sound8CX401F

£199.68 · 226% more

Fs56 Hz +60%

Qts0.34 −6%

Vas23.9 L −57%

BL9.3 T·m −5%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity92.5 dB +2.9

WavecorWF223BD01

£205.39 · 235% more

Fs33 Hz −7%

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas45 L −20%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax6.5 mm +10%

Sensitivity87.9 dB −1.7

Scanspeak21WE/8542T00

£837.27 · 1265% more

Fs36 Hz –

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas54 L −4%

BL10 T·m –

Xmax7.7 mm +31%

Sensitivity90 dB –

RS SpeakersW 220.50 FIBONACCI

No current price

Fs33 Hz −5%

Qts0.36 –

Vas55.6 L –

BL8.6 T·m −12%

Xmax6 mm –

Sensitivity89.3 dB –

WavecorWF223BD02

No current price

Fs31 Hz −11%

Qts0.37 –

Vas49.5 L −12%

BL9.5 T·m −3%

Xmax6.5 mm +10%

Sensitivity87.9 dB −1.7

HiViBG8N

No current price

Fs37 Hz +6%

Qts0.36 –

Vas46.1 L −18%

BL10.1 T·m +3%

Xmax5 mm −15%

Sensitivity89.2 dB –

Supravox215 GMF

No current price

Fs54 Hz +54%

Qts0.36 –

Vas60 L +7%

BL9.7 T·m –

Xmax3.7 mm −37%

Sensitivity96 dB +6.4

Eighteen Sound8MB400

No current price

Fs64 Hz +83%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas23.9 L −57%

BL9.3 T·m −5%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity93.7 dB +4.1

HiViE8N

No current price

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.33 −8%

Vas52.5 L −6%

BL10.4 T·m +6%

Xmax4.9 mm −17%

Sensitivity89.9 dB –

HiViSS8II

No current price

Fs32 Hz −9%

Qts0.32 −11%

Vas61.6 L +10%

BL8.5 T·m −13%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity89.8 dB –

Cube AudioF8 MAGUS

No current price

Fs40 Hz +14%

Qts0.37 –

Vas53 L −6%

BL9 T·m −8%

Xmax3 mm −49%

Sensitivity91.7 dB +2.1

FaneSOVEREIGN PRO 8-225

No current price

Fs62 Hz +77%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas22 L −61%

BL11 T·m +12%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity93 dB +3.4

HiViF8N

No current price

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas44.2 L −21%

BL10.1 T·m +3%

Xmax5 mm −15%

Sensitivity87.7 dB −1.9

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8-inch LF driver · C series · 35 mm voice coil · 80 W

HiVi C8 8Ω

8 Ω

1 rating at 1 shop

£61.33

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Parts Express · 14 in stock · Ships from United States · All 1 offer

Open in 00 Simulator

Fs: 35Hz
Xmax: 5.9mm
SPL: 90dB
Pe: 80W
BL: 9.8T·m
Vd: 131cm³
Qts: 0.36
Vas: 56L

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Specifications

Published by HiVi

Manufacturer page

Datasheet PDF

The published T/S values agree with each other

Thiele/Small

Fs: 35Hz
Qts: 0.36
Qes: 0.42
Qms: 2.7
Vas: 56.1L
Re: 7.2Ω

Motor and cone

BL: 9.8T·m
Sd Derived: 222cm²
Mms: 25g
Xmax: 5.9mm
Vd †: 131cm³
Voice coil: 35mm

Power and response

Sensitivity †: 89.6dB
Manufacturer sensitivity: 89dB
Power: 80W
Impedance: 8Ω
EBP †: 83 · Sealed or vented

Size and mounting

Weight: 2.3kg

Other published values

Cms: 0.82mm/N
Power Peak: 160

† Calculated by bits from the published values

What this validation status means

Everything else HiVi lists

LF · Primary · 8″

BL: 9.8T·m
Fs: 35Hz
Re: 7.2Ω
Sd: 222cm²
Cms: 0.82mm/N
Mms: 25g
Qes: 0.42
Qms: 2.7
Qts: 0.36
SPL: 89.6dB
Vas: 56.1L
Xmax: 5.9mm
Power: 80W
Impedance: 8Ω
Power Peak: 160
Sensitivity: 89dB
Calculated sensitivity †: 89.6dB
Manufacturer sensitivity: 89dB
Voice coil: 35mm
Weight: 2.3kg

Compare

Same-size drivers, compared with the C8. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.

This driverC8

Best price

£61.33

35 Hz

Qts

0.36

Vas

56.1 L

9.8 T·m

Xmax

5.9 mm

Sensitivity

89.6 dB

Power

80 W

SB AcousticsSB20PFCR30-8

£33.07 · 46% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas66.2 L +18%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity89.8 dB –

SB AcousticsSB20PFC30-8

£35.17 · 43% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas66.2 L +18%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax5.7 mm −4%

Sensitivity89.8 dB –

Dayton AudioDA215-8

£41.88 · 32% less

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas42.7 L −24%

BL10 T·m –

Xmax5.3 mm −10%

Sensitivity88.1 dB −1.5

PeerlessHDS-P830869

£46.01 · 25% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas57.6 L –

BL9.3 T·m −5%

Xmax7.5 mm +27%

Sensitivity89.5 dB –

FaneSOVEREIGN 8-225

£49.00 · 20% less

Fs62 Hz +77%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas22 L −61%

BL11 T·m +12%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity93 dB +3.4

Dayton AudioDS215-8

£49.36 · 20% less

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.31 −14%

Vas43.1 L −23%

BL9.9 T·m –

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity88.6 dB −1

Dayton AudioSD215A-88

£50.20 · 18% less

Fs31 Hz −11%

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas38.2 L −32%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax6 mm –

Sensitivity86.1 dB −3.5

HiViF8

£52.71 · 14% less

Fs37 Hz +6%

Qts0.40 +11%

Vas38.8 L −31%

BL10.3 T·m +5%

Xmax5 mm −15%

Sensitivity88.5 dB −1.1

Dayton AudioDSA215-8

£56.09 · 9% less

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.33 −8%

Vas37.4 L −33%

BL10.6 T·m +8%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity88.1 dB −1.5

CIAREHWB200

£63.09 · 3% more

Fs32 Hz −9%

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas59 L +5%

BL8.9 T·m −9%

Xmax7 mm +19%

Sensitivity88.8 dB −0.8

REDCATT8FR

£66.10 · 8% more

Fs53 Hz +51%

Qts0.38 +5%

Vas36.8 L −34%

BL7.9 T·m −20%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity93.4 dB +3.8

Dayton AudioRS225-8

£67.31 · 10% more

Fs28 Hz −19%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas56.8 L –

BL9.1 T·m −8%

Xmax7 mm +19%

Sensitivity86.1 dB −3.5

HiViE8

£71.05 · 16% more

Fs34 Hz –

Qts0.37 –

Vas49.8 L −11%

BL9.9 T·m –

Xmax5.9 mm –

Sensitivity88.6 dB −1

WavecorWF182BD12

£118.19 · 93% more

Fs30 Hz −16%

Qts0.37 –

Vas32.4 L −42%

BL8.2 T·m −16%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity85.4 dB −4.2

VisatonGF 200

£132.67 · 116% more

Fs30 Hz −14%

Qts0.34 −6%

Vas68 L +21%

BL9.2 T·m −6%

Xmax6 mm –

Sensitivity89 dB −0.6

Scanspeak18W/8531G00

£168.81 · 175% more

Fs28 Hz −20%

Qts0.36 –

Vas58.2 L +4%

BL6.8 T·m −31%

Xmax6.5 mm +10%

Sensitivity87.2 dB −2.4

WavecorWF182BD20

£188.39 · 207% more

Fs30 Hz −16%

Qts0.37 –

Vas32.4 L −42%

BL8.2 T·m −16%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity85.4 dB −4.2

Eighteen Sound8CX401F

£199.68 · 226% more

Fs56 Hz +60%

Qts0.34 −6%

Vas23.9 L −57%

BL9.3 T·m −5%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity92.5 dB +2.9

WavecorWF223BD01

£205.39 · 235% more

Fs33 Hz −7%

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas45 L −20%

BL7.7 T·m −21%

Xmax6.5 mm +10%

Sensitivity87.9 dB −1.7

Scanspeak21WE/8542T00

£837.27 · 1265% more

Fs36 Hz –

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas54 L −4%

BL10 T·m –

Xmax7.7 mm +31%

Sensitivity90 dB –

RS SpeakersW 220.50 FIBONACCI

No current price

Fs33 Hz −5%

Qts0.36 –

Vas55.6 L –

BL8.6 T·m −12%

Xmax6 mm –

Sensitivity89.3 dB –

WavecorWF223BD02

No current price

Fs31 Hz −11%

Qts0.37 –

Vas49.5 L −12%

BL9.5 T·m −3%

Xmax6.5 mm +10%

Sensitivity87.9 dB −1.7

HiViBG8N

No current price

Fs37 Hz +6%

Qts0.36 –

Vas46.1 L −18%

BL10.1 T·m +3%

Xmax5 mm −15%

Sensitivity89.2 dB –

Supravox215 GMF

No current price

Fs54 Hz +54%

Qts0.36 –

Vas60 L +7%

BL9.7 T·m –

Xmax3.7 mm −37%

Sensitivity96 dB +6.4

Eighteen Sound8MB400

No current price

Fs64 Hz +83%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas23.9 L −57%

BL9.3 T·m −5%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity93.7 dB +4.1

HiViE8N

No current price

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.33 −8%

Vas52.5 L −6%

BL10.4 T·m +6%

Xmax4.9 mm −17%

Sensitivity89.9 dB –

HiViSS8II

No current price

Fs32 Hz −9%

Qts0.32 −11%

Vas61.6 L +10%

BL8.5 T·m −13%

Xmax5.8 mm –

Sensitivity89.8 dB –

Cube AudioF8 MAGUS

No current price

Fs40 Hz +14%

Qts0.37 –

Vas53 L −6%

BL9 T·m −8%

Xmax3 mm −49%

Sensitivity91.7 dB +2.1

FaneSOVEREIGN PRO 8-225

No current price

Fs62 Hz +77%

Qts0.38 +6%

Vas22 L −61%

BL11 T·m +12%

Xmax5.5 mm −7%

Sensitivity93 dB +3.4

HiViF8N

No current price

Fs35 Hz –

Qts0.39 +8%

Vas44.2 L −21%

BL10.1 T·m +3%

Xmax5 mm −15%

Sensitivity87.7 dB −1.9

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Tune the match

Choose the published values that matter to your design. Size stays matched to this driver.

Qts

Qes

Vas

Xmax

Reviews

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5.0 out of 5

from 1 rating at 1 shop

Parts Express5.0 out of 51 rating · Checked 26 Oct 2026
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Where to buy

Prices for delivery to the UK, including VAT. How prices work

Watch price

Shop	Price	Against the lowest	Stock	Link
Parts Express Checked 26 Oct 2026 · Ships from United States · 8 Ω · Source: ex VAT Import VAT and duty may apply	£61.33, the lowest price		14 in stock	Visit shop at Parts Express

Best price over time

Tracked since 11 Sep