DC160-8 6-1/2" Classic Woofer

First tried gluing a replacement foam surround on the original Klipsch woofer after it crumbled and it just didn't work out. It's a messy job, tricky to line everything up while glue dries much too fast, etc. Ordering this affordable speaker just a little more than the cost of the kit was SO much easier. It looks very well made and a great value. There's plenty of bass response and I don't even feel the need to turn the bass dial up more than halfway. Just a few notes: - Screw mounts line up perfectly and you can use the original screws - One of the connectors is a difference size then Klipsch, you can crimp on a new connector to the original wiring - To save some time and effort I just attached the original narrow crimped connector sideways so it grips the edge of the speaker's connector. Added some tight electrical tape around it and it seems to be holding fine - If you notice any buzzing after installation, check for air gaps in the case. Use silicone, etc to seal them air tight. - The original grill wont stay put, I've left mine open but you can probably use some shims + glue to make it work.

I got this for my grandson who likes to build his own speakers. So far he said it sounds good. Looks great. It’s lightweight and it puts out a loud Bam Bam lol lol the size was perfect.

im not expecting the same build and sound quality as a $100 speaker but I think everyone is over exaggerating the sound quality a bit. Yes it sounds good but its not as good as people make it out to be. This "deep bass" they speak of its not that deep, its not bad but its not great either and thats ok, i dont expect it to be and any reasonable person shouldnt either. The magnet is big and heavy, it has an aluminum voice coil, (not sure how more a copper coil would have cost) the cone is paper thin, its not thin and stiff, its just thin. the rubber surround is very flimsy, like a thick plastic bag and the basket is also very thin, you can easily bend it using your hands. To sum it up, Its like a high quality speaker that shaved off as much cost as you possibly can while maintaining some degree of sound quality and i believe they acheived this. You shouldn't have high expectations from a product in this price range but you can expect amazing results for a speaker at this price.

After reading the reviews here, I bought this when the Klipsch sub woofer crapped out. Everything worked fine and it sounds good. Only negative, and this doesn't apply to this speaker, was that the grille on the Klipsch sub had to be pried out. No biggie. Also, I have a pair of 40 year old JBL speakers that use 6.5" woofers and when those give out, I'll replace them with these.

Forget the rubber surround replacement, just grab this drop in woofer, so much easier for the same price. IT WILL NEED A BREAK IN PERIOD, the first few hours over a day or so will sound like crap, after that it'll sound as good as the original Klipsch sub. The amp is 6 ohms and this speaker is 8 ohms, so you should be fine, 6ohms to a 4ohm speaker is bad! The grill will not fit, just use some silicone if you want it mounted. Just remember, LOW volume bass for a few hours, for two days and after that, it should start putting out deep bass. I almost did a return, because it had zero bass, but after a few days of use, it is now working how a subwoofer should. Easy fix for the ground connection is to use a pair of needle nose plyers to carefully bend the arms of the connector slightly, until it will slide onto the speaker fitting.

I have a killer stereo in my car 14 speakers, 4 amplifiers yada yada. I was hoping to get some mid-bass up front. I decided to experiment with a pair of these in small enclosures in the front footwells facing up. The simply could not give me any volume without distortion. I had way more power available than they can handle and it was applied judiciously. They simply did not contribute sufficient volume for my application.

Not for Klipsch ProMedia 2.1. The speaker's not strong enough to handle the amplifier. Speaker still gets five stars because it works as it should. It just does not work for this application. That's no fault at the speaker. And it does sound fine at lower volume. So for the correct application it would be good.

Fits and sounds decent. The external diameter is a little smaller than the original driver, so the speaker grill has to be tacked down with double sided tape or something to fit over the speaker again. The reason for this is the decreased diameter for the outside of the speaker as the speaker grill fits into the surround for the old driver. As some others have stated, it is not an exact copy of the Klipsch driver, but it holds up well. I have been slowly breaking in the driver over the course of an entire day, increasing the volume bit by bit, and now it sounds just as good as the old driver. The replacement was due to the foam surround on the original driver itself, which I will fix sooner or later.

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ウーハーに本商品DC160-8、スコーカーにFOSTEX FE83En（ FOSTEX フォステクス 8cmコーン型・フルレンジ 1本 FE83EN ）、ツィーターにPyramid TW44（ Pyramid 25mmヘビーデューティーチタンスーパービュレットツィーター(2個) ）で3WAYで使用しました。DC160-8とFE83Enがともに88dBなのでバランス良く鳴ります。フルレンジFE83En一発との違いは当然ですが、DC160-8の再生周波数レンジが33〜4kHzなこともあり、25kHzのパイプオルガンが必要な曲を除けば、大抵の音源に対応可能に成りました。箱はダイトーボイスのSV-16/145Φがジャストサイズです。もう少し大きい箱なら重低音も可能かもしれません。私の場合、重低音は別に所有しているサブウーハーを併用して対応することで部屋の占有スペースを節約しています。日本の平均的住環境であれば、88dBぐらいでバランス良く鳴るほうが夜間にも安心して使用できるので便利です。低域の性能はJBL製品より優秀なぐらいですし、どうしても大口径を欲しい方でなければ、多くの方が満足できる製品だと思います。

Replaced a 1980's Paul Barton bookshelf. Hard to tell the difference between it and the other orginal one. Good price. Quality speaker.

Obviously, this driver is designed to go into a cabinet and when put into a 15/16 litre box with some bracing, a decent tweeter and a well designed crossover, this is a very impressive unit. It is quite surprising how much solid bass you can get out of a relatively small ported box. If you are looking to build a pair of speakers that isn't going to break the bank and want something that is going to out perform the majority of commercial units, then this is the way to go. Have a look at Paul Carmody's Classix 2 - do a Google search for Paul Carmody.

Really good you get what you pay for performs well and does have some decent low air resonance bass to it that is quite like a subwoofer doesn't shake the house but definitely rattles the windows