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Dayton Audio PT2C-8 Planar Tweeter
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Product Description
Manufacturer Part Number: PT2C-8
The immediacy and lack of coloration found in planar-type tweeters offers users extremely detailed, effortless high frequency reproduction. The Dayton Audio PT2C-8's physical shape and wide horizontal/narrow vertical dispersion also make it an obvious choice for line arrays.
Key Features:
Dayton Audio PT2C-8 Planar Tweeter
Many audiophiles praise the Dayton Audio PT2C-8 ribbon tweeter's excellent clarity, transparency, and imaging. The key to this remarkable performance is the almost weightless ribbon element: a Kapton film membrane etched with a pattern of aluminum conductors and placed precisely between two rows of neodymium magnets. The result is an immediate response to any transient impulse found in the original signal.
The Dayton Audio PT2's ability to deliver musical detail is clearly amazing. The tweeter's large membrane and radiating area provide higher power handling and a substantially lower cut off frequency. This membrane is thermally attached to a cast aluminum plate that facilitates cooling and dramatically increases dynamic range. The flared waveguide's wide horizontal dispersion projects an excellent off axis response. At the same time, vertical dispersion is limited, which reduces distracting floor and ceiling reflections. Perfect for line array applications. The recommended second order crossover cut-off frequency is 3 kHz or higher, although the crossover point can be lowered to 2,500 Hz if a 3rd order crossover is used.
The immediacy and lack of coloration found in planar-type tweeters offers users extremely detailed, effortless high frequency reproduction. The Dayton Audio PT2C-8's physical shape and wide horizontal/narrow vertical dispersion also make it an obvious choice for line arrays.
Key Features:
- Superb resolution and detail for the most discerning audiophile
- Wide horizontal and narrow vertical dispersion patterns
- Perfect for use in line arrays
- 3 kHz recommended crossover frequency at 12 dB per octave
Dayton Audio PT2C-8 Planar Tweeter
Many audiophiles praise the Dayton Audio PT2C-8 ribbon tweeter's excellent clarity, transparency, and imaging. The key to this remarkable performance is the almost weightless ribbon element: a Kapton film membrane etched with a pattern of aluminum conductors and placed precisely between two rows of neodymium magnets. The result is an immediate response to any transient impulse found in the original signal.
The Dayton Audio PT2's ability to deliver musical detail is clearly amazing. The tweeter's large membrane and radiating area provide higher power handling and a substantially lower cut off frequency. This membrane is thermally attached to a cast aluminum plate that facilitates cooling and dramatically increases dynamic range. The flared waveguide's wide horizontal dispersion projects an excellent off axis response. At the same time, vertical dispersion is limited, which reduces distracting floor and ceiling reflections. Perfect for line array applications. The recommended second order crossover cut-off frequency is 3 kHz or higher, although the crossover point can be lowered to 2,500 Hz if a 3rd order crossover is used.
Product Details | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Dayton Audio |
| Model | PT2C-8 |
| Part Number | 275-085 |
| UPC | 844632026133 |
| Unit of Measure | Each |
| Weight | 1.3 |
Product Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Cutout Diameter | 6.14" x 2.52 |
| Tweeter Type | Planar |
| Power Handling (RMS) | 80 Watts |
| Impedance | 8Ω |
| Frequency Response | 2,000 to 26,000Hz |
| Sensitivity | 94dB 2.83V/1m |
Thiele-Small Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Resonant Frequency (Fs) | 1607Hz |
| DC Resistance (Re) | 6.6Ω |
| Voice Coil Inductance (Le) | 0.15mH |
| Mechanical Q (Qms) | 1.86 |
| Total Q (Qts) | 1.78 |
Mounting Information | |
|---|---|
| Overall Outside Diameter | 6.61" x 3.46" |
| Depth | 1.09" |
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Customer Reviews
By Jefferson Esquire III
Date: February 04, 2021
Vertical off axis response is terrible but they sound so good on axis that it still gets 5 stars. Just know that it is a major drop off in treble off axis but none at all horizontally when considering these for your next project. Thanks!
Rating: 
[5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By Sean Oconnell
Date: July 15, 2017
I use these on a pair of all dayton audio part DIY speakers I used these with an RS270 Reference 1034; woofer. I have them crossed over at 2000hz which is pretty low for these but they still perform very well. The speakers i made with these impressed my entire audio engineering club. I even compared these DIY speakers to a pair of ELAC UNIFI ub5s and they said it was clearly better. They said compared to some of theirs it compared closely to a 1600$ monitoring system. These drivers give very accurate sound without causing ear fatigue. I used a L-Pad between the crossover and tweeter because the higher sensitivity on the tweeter then on the woofer.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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