Dayton Audio PN395-8

The PN395-8 from Dayton Audio is a powerful 15" (38 cm) woofer/midrange speaker designed for high efficiency and low distortion. With its optimized neodymium motor, it offers remarkable magnetic utilization and comes with a robust cast aluminum frame construction. The speaker supports an RMS power of up to 800 watts and peak power of up to 1,600 watts, ideal for demanding sound environments. The outstanding features include a paper and glass fiber reinforced cone for natural response and a ventilated 102 mm voice coil for improved heat dissipation. The heat-resistant construction ensures reliable operation even under high loads.

The PN395-8 from Dayton Audio is a 15" (38 cm) woofer/midrange speaker designed for high performance and efficiency. With an optimized neodymium motor, it offers low distortion and high efficiency. The robust cast aluminum frame and reinforced mounting flange guarantee stability and durability, while the glass fiber reinforced paper cone ensures a natural response. The speaker supports power up to 800 watts RMS and 1,600 watts peak power and impresses with its heat-resistant construction. Other features include a 102 mm voice coil with ventilation for improved heat dissipation and integrated cooling to work reliably even in demanding professional sound environments.

The PN395-8's lightweight but powerful neodymium motor assembly has been optimized using FEA to provide a combination of low distortion and high efficiency. The large neodymium magnet mounted in the voice coil concentrates almost all of the magnetic force in the magnetic gap, allowing up to 40% better utilization than conventional motor designs. The extended pole piece includes a large copper cap that helps reduce distortion and linearize inductance.

To withstand the use and abuse of professional sound environments, Dayton Audio made sure the PN395-8 can take a beating. The cast aluminum frame uses 6 wide spokes to firmly support the motor assembly, and the thick mounting flange is reinforced to create an incredibly solid mounting surface. The cone is constructed from thick paper for a natural response, includes fiberglass reinforcement, and features a ribbed design that provides additional structural support. The cone is supported by a heavy-duty spider with integrated silver strands and a triple-rolled fabric surround, both of which are designed for high excursion applications and allow the PN395-8 to handle short bursts of excessive power without damage.

In addition to high efficiency, high power is also required to achieve extreme sound pressure levels. The PN395-8 can handle up to 800 watts RMS and 1,600 watts peak power and is heat resistant. The 4" voice coil uses a vented fiberglass former with an inside/outside winding configuration that doubles the exposed surface area of ​​the coils for better heat dissipation. The motor assembly includes a large pole opening along 8 large peripheral openings in the voice coil gap to provide fresh air to the coil and keep the temperature to a minimum.Finally, the frame features ventilation behind the spider with integrated heat sinks that dissipate as much heat as possible from the sensitive motor and voice coil.

product details

• model number PN395-8
• color black
• speaker type woofer
• nominal diameter 381 mm
• power handling (RMS) 800 watts
• load capacity (max.) 1,600 watts
  
• impedance 8 ohms
  
• Sensitivity 97.3 dB at 2.83 V/1 m
• frequency response 40 - 3,500 Hz
• Diameter of the voice coil 102 mm
  
• DC resistance (Re) 5.5 Ohm
• Voice coil inductance (Le) 2.2 mH
  
• resonance frequency (Fs) 44.1 Hz
• Mechanical quality (Qms) 8.82
• Electromagnetic quality (Qes) 0.36
• Total quality (Qts) 0.35
• Membrane mass including air load (Mms) 150.0 g
  
• Mechanical compliance of the suspension (Cms) 0.09 mm/N
  
• surface area of ​​the cone (Sd) 890.3 cm²
  
• Displacement volume (Vd) 578.7 cm³
• BL product (BL) 25.3 Tm
• Equivalent volume of compliance (Vas) 96.8 liters
• Maximum linear deflection (Xmax) 6.5 mm
• Mechanical losses of the driver (Rms) 4.73 kg/s
• Membrane/membrane material paper/glass fiber
  
• surround material fabric
  
• Voice coil wire material: copper
• Voice coil former: fiberglass
• Basket/frame material: cast aluminum
• Magnet material: neodymium
• Total outer diameter: 194 mm
• Total depth: 163 mm
• Diameter of the baffle cutout: 356 mm
• Mounting holes: 8
  
• bolt circle diameter: 375 mm