Dayton AudioDC380-8
£86.01 · 72% less, betterFs19 Hz −35%, better
Qts0.30 −17%, better
Vas391.4 L +20%, worse
BL20.4 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax4.3 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity90.9 dB −4.3, worse
15-inch LF driver · PAW series · 100 mm voice coil · 700 W
Visaton PAW 46 8Ω
8 Ω
£309.76
SteadySoundImports · 2 in stock · Ships from Netherlands · All 2 offers
- Fs
- 29Hz
- Xmax
- 4.9mm
- SPL
- 95dB
- Pe
- 700W
- BL
- 23.6T·m
- Vd
- 593cm³
- Qts
- 0.36
- Vas
- 325L
Published graphs
Visaton PAW 46 is a 15-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 700 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 29 Hz, Qts 0.36, Vas 325 L, Xmax 4.9 mm, sensitivity 95.2 dB, plus 593 cm³ Vd and 76 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 £309.76.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 29Hz
- Qts
- 0.36
- Qes
- 0.38
- Qms
- 9.0
- Vas
- 325L
- Re
- 6.1Ω
- Le
- 1.50mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 23.6T·m
- Sd
- 1210cm²
- Mms
- 186g
- Xmax
- 4.9mm
- Vd †
- 593cm³
- Voice coil
- 100mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.2dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 93dB
- Power
- 700W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- High limit
- 3200Hz
- EBP †
- 76 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 460mm
- Cutout
- 422mm
- Weight
- 11.5kg
Other published values
- Xmech
- 10
- Power Peak
- 1000
Sensitivity shows 95.2 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Visaton publishes 93.0 dB, 2.2 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Visaton lists
LF · Primary · 15″
- BL
- 23.6T·m
- Fs
- 29Hz
- Le
- 1.50mH
- Re
- 6.1Ω
- Sd
- 1210cm²
- Mms
- 186g
- Qes
- 0.38
- Qms
- 9.0
- Qts
- 0.36
- SPL
- 95.2dB
- Vas
- 325L
- Xmax
- 4.9mm
- Xmech
- 10
- Power
- 700W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Power Peak
- 1000
- Sensitivity
- 93dB
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.2dB
- High limit
- 3200Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 93dB
- Voice coil
- 100mm
- Weight
- 11.5kg
- Diameter
- 460mm
- Cutout
- 422mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the PAW 46. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverPAW 46
Best price
£309.76
Fs
29 Hz
Qts
0.36
Vas
325 L
BL
23.6 T·m
Xmax
4.9 mm
Sensitivity
95.2 dB
Power
700 W
EminenceKAPPA-15LFA
£143.62 · 54% less, betterFs39 Hz +34%, worse
Qts0.38 +6%
Vas159 L −51%, better
BL18.6 T·m −21%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity95.6 dB –
£152.00 · 51% less, better
Fs40 Hz +38%, worse
Qts0.37 –
Vas188 L −42%, better
BL19.7 T·m −17%, worse
Xmax6.9 mm +41%, better
Sensitivity97 dB +1.8
REDCATT152FIND-2
£159.51 · 49% less, betterFs44 Hz +52%, worse
Qts0.37 –
Vas128.5 L −60%, better
BL18.3 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax4.5 mm −9%
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1.4
FaitalPRO15PR450
£165.79 · 46% less, betterFs35 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas235.6 L −28%, better
BL16.6 T·m −30%, worse
Xmax6 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity96.4 dB +1.2
REDCATT15FIND
£167.38 · 46% less, betterFs42 Hz +45%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas96.4 L −70%, better
BL24.6 T·m +4%
Xmax6.8 mm +38%, better
Sensitivity94.9 dB –
EminenceOMEGA PRO-15A
£168.30 · 46% less, betterFs33 Hz +14%, worse
Qts0.32 −11%, better
Vas258.5 L −20%, better
BL17.5 T·m −26%, worse
Xmax4.8 mm –
Sensitivity96.5 dB +1.3
REDCATT15FPM
£184.17 · 41% less, betterFs41 Hz +41%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas134.9 L −58%, better
BL21.3 T·m −10%
Xmax4.5 mm −8%
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.7
BMS15N620
£216.43 · 30% less, betterFs41 Hz +41%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas154 L −53%, better
BL20.6 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1.4
Beyma15LEX1600ND
£381.72 · 23% more, worseFs41 Hz +41%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas91 L −72%, better
BL25.7 T·m +9%
Xmax14.5 mm +196%, better
Sensitivity94.2 dB −1
BMS15CN682
£384.52 · 24% more, worseFs41 Hz +40%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas137 L −58%, better
BL20.6 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.7
Beyma15CXA400ND
£401.87 · 30% more, worseFs40 Hz +38%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas196 L −40%, better
BL19 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax6 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity97.1 dB +1.9
Eighteen Sound15NCX750
£454.74 · 47% more, worseFs49 Hz +69%, worse
Qts0.37 –
Vas141 L −57%, better
BL18.4 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity98.2 dB +3, better
Eighteen Sound15NCX750H
£470.84 · 52% more, worseFs49 Hz +69%, worse
Qts0.37 –
Vas141 L −57%, better
BL18.5 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity98.2 dB +3, better
P.Audio15FT-76MB
No current priceFs42 Hz +45%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas150.9 L −54%, better
BL20.4 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax4.7 mm −4%
Sensitivity96.8 dB +1.6
BMS15CN680
No current priceFs41 Hz +40%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas137 L −58%, better
BL20.6 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.7
P.AudioE15-300S-V2
No current priceFs44 Hz +52%, worse
Qts0.36 –
Vas156.2 L −52%, better
BL20.1 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax4.3 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity97.5 dB +2.3, better
P.Audio15NX-76MB
No current priceFs40 Hz +38%, worse
Qts0.34 −6%
Vas115.6 L −64%, better
BL21.4 T·m −9%
Xmax4.8 mm −3%
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
P.Audio15BM-500B-V3
No current priceFs41 Hz +41%, worse
Qts0.37 –
Vas183.4 L −44%, better
BL17.8 T·m −25%, worse
Xmax4.8 mm –
Sensitivity96.9 dB +1.7
MonacorSP-15A/402PA
No current priceFs36 Hz +24%, worse
Qts0.31 −14%, better
Vas235 L −28%, better
BL19.9 T·m −16%, worse
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity97.2 dB +2, better
P.AudioP150/2228
No current priceFs51 Hz +76%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas88.3 L −73%, better
BL23.9 T·m –
Xmax4.0 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity97 dB +1.8
P.AudioP150/2227
No current priceFs45 Hz +55%, worse
Qts0.34 −6%
Vas117.9 L −64%, better
BL22.5 T·m −5%
Xmax5.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity96.9 dB +1.7
Eighteen Sound15MB606
No current priceFs43 Hz +48%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas223 L −31%, better
BL15.1 T·m −36%, worse
Xmax4.5 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.8 dB +3.6, better
Oberton15H4CX72
No current priceFs56 Hz +94%, worse
Qts0.37 –
Vas113.1 L −65%, better
BL18.2 T·m −23%, worse
Xmax4.5 mm −8%
Sensitivity99.3 dB +4.1, better
Acoustic EleganceTD15M-8
No current priceFs35 Hz +20%, worse
Qts0.33 −8%
Vas312 L −4%
BL17 T·m −28%, worse
Xmax6 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity97.7 dB +2.5, better
Supravox380-2000 EXC LC
No current priceFs31 Hz +7%
Qts0.34 −5%
Vas300.8 L −7%
BL17.3 T·m −27%, worse
Xmax7 mm +43%, better
Sensitivity96 dB +0.8
Oberton15XL400
No current priceFs49 Hz +68%, worse
Qts0.34 −6%
Vas140 L −57%, better
BL18.9 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax5.3 mm +7%
Sensitivity98.7 dB +3.5, better
Sica15 PNS 4
No current priceFs37 Hz +29%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas116.3 L −64%, better
BL22.7 T·m −4%
Xmax9 mm +84%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.2
P.AudioP-15N-V3
No current priceFs45 Hz +55%, worse
Qts0.31 −14%, better
Vas101.9 L −69%, better
BL25.3 T·m +7%
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity96.7 dB +1.5
No current price
Fs38 Hz +31%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas201 L −38%, better
BL17.5 T·m −26%, worse
Xmax6 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB +1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SoundImports Import VAT and duty may apply | £309.76, the lowest price | 2 in stock | Visit shop at SoundImports |
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