PCX12-8 12" Pro Coaxial Woofer
Quick Overview
The PCX12-8 is highly versatile and can be used in car audio and home theater, while also performing as expected in PA and live audio configurations thanks to its coaxial design. The flat response up to the crossover point makes it easy to pair with your favorite compression driver for reliable and predictable performance out in the field.Product Highlights
- 1-3/8"-18 TPI mount is compatible with many popular horn drivers
- Perfect form factor for creating ultra compact monitors
- Point source design delivers equal off axis response in all directions for great dispersion
- Screened dustcap provides protection for your horn driver
Product Manuals / Spec Sheets / Downloads
Dayton Audio PCX12-8 Specification SheetDayton Audio PCX12-8 Data Files
Buying Options
Dayton Audio PCX12-8 Pro Coaxial Woofer
Enjoy the high SPL and superb clarity and definition of a pro audio woofer, without the cost of a pro audio woofer!
This 200-watt woofer will cruise, distortion-free in low power applications. The PCX12-8 is highly versatile and can be used in car audio and home theater, while also performing as expected in PA and live audio configurations thanks to its coaxial design. The flat response up to the crossover point makes it easy to pair with your favorite compression driver for reliable and predictable performance out in the field.
Key Specs:
- Nominal Diameter: 12"
- Power Handling (RMS): 200 Watts
- Power Handling (MAX): 400 Watts
- Impedance (without CD): 8Ω
- Frequency Response (without CD): 50Hz - 5KHz
- Sensitivity: 95.5 dB 2.83V/1m
- Voice Coil Diameter: 2"
- Maximum Linear Excursion:2mm
Frequency Response
The Dayton Audio PCX12-8 has a response that matches a large number of horn drivers due to its high efficiency in the frequency range of human voices and midrange detail of stringed instruments. The impedance curve of the PCX12-8 makes it easy to pair up with your favorite compression driver without taxing your power amplifiers!
Impedance Curve
Coaxial Bliss
The Dayton Audio PCX12-8 employs an 80-degree conical dispersion horn from behind the screened dustcap. Dayton Audio takes advantage of a coaxial design to bring you better response through the combined range of the woofer and compression driver by aligning the outputs of both drivers so they reach your ears at the same time. This minimizes peaks and nulls in the frequency response created by misaligned sources, and the 80-degree dispersion of the conical horn ensures you preserve high-frequency performance off-axis both vertically and horizontally.
Versatility
When using a coaxial driver in a design, the outputs of each driver appear as a single point in space. This lends itself well to many uses in the home audio and car audio spaces with the ability to use compact and low-profile enclosures when space is at a premium. A QTS value of 0.53 is in the perfect sweet spot to work well in both vented and sealed cabinets. When combined with the nearly endless selection of horn drivers available right now, the PCX12-8 enables you to truly personalize your sound!
Model Number | PCX12-8 |
Color | Black |
Unit of Measure | Each |
UPC | 848791008108 |
Warranty - Parts | 5 Years |
Warranty - Labor | 5 Years |
Product Shipping Weight (lbs.) | 9.65 |
Speaker Type | Woofer |
Power Handling (RMS) | 200 Watts |
Power Handling (max) | 400 Watts |
Continuous Program Power | -- |
Impedance | 8 ohms |
Sensitivity | 95.5 dB 2.83V/1m |
Frequency Response | 50-5,000 Hz |
Voice Coil Diameter | 2" |
Magnet Weight | -- |
DC Resistance (Re) | 6.96 ohms |
Voice Coil Inductance (Le) | 1.19 mH |
Resonant Frequency (Fs) | 40.5 Hz |
Mechanical Q (Qms) | 10.5 |
Electromagnetic Q (Qes) | 0.59 |
Total Q (Qts) | 0.56 |
Moving Mass Of Diaphragm (Mmd) | 31.4g |
Mechanical Compliance of Suspension (Cms) | 0.491 mm/N |
Surface Area Of Cone (Sd) | 510.71 cm² |
Volume of Displacement (Vd) | 102.14 cm³ |
BL Product (BL) | 9.69 Tm |
Compliance Equivalent Volume (Vas) | 180 liters |
Maximum Linear Excursion (Xmax) | 2 mm |
Drivers Mechanical Losses (Rms) | -- |
Cone / Diaphragm Material | Paper |
Entry / Exit Diameter | -- |
Surround Material | Paper |
Voice Coil Wire Material | Copper Kapton |
Voice Coil Former | Polyimide |
Basket/Frame Material | Stamped Steel |
Magnet Material | Ferrite |
Overall Outside Diameter | 310 mm |
Overall Depth | 140 mm |
Baffle Cutout Diameter | 280 mm |
# Mounting Holes | 8 |
Mounting Hole Diameter | -- |
Bolt Circle Diameter | -- |
Product Weight | -- |