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Your cart is empty.The DAEX30HESF 4 30 mm steered high flux exciter is one of the most powerful in Dayton Audio&apos s line of exciters capable of handling up to 40 watts. A pre attached 3M VHB adhesive ring combines with four screw down mounting tabs for maximum energy transfer.
Ron M.
2025-09-02 12:26:38
These things sound awesome
John G.
2025-08-26 14:02:08
These are 4ohm exciters. Make sure the amp you are using this exciters with supports 4 ohm. 2 of 3 DIY amps sounds good with one exciter (4 Ohms). For L&R channels. My recent AMP really need 8 ohms so I hooked 2 Exciters together to achieve 8 ohms. Look on Youtube for a video on the subject. The am-100 Amp I bought Needs 8 Ohms even though it says 4 or 8 Ohms. The one 4 Ohm speaker will work but the Am-100 Amp will over drive the speaker and not sound good. Works but does not sound good.
W. Watson
2025-08-16 10:43:09
This exciter is a building block for speakers that will amaze you. I used a carbon fiber plate (I wanted a high SPL potential) with foam core (added) backing. With two of these I can fill an auditorium with high quality sound (two speakers) at about $120 each. Highly recommended.
Groovybum
2025-08-15 14:05:32
I can run these babies with a 50w amp and at 100% volume and they don't even overheat. Amazing.
James W.
2025-08-08 16:40:13
My dislike is the tape and the mounting holes. The tape seems to muffle the high pitched sounds and I was never able to find thin enough bolts that were long enough to fit through the mounting holes in the brackets. It would have to be a special order from some place. They lose a star over the tape and small mounting holes.Holding them on with tape alone would not give me the response I had hoped for. I dont know if I could have got great sound from them if I had used bolts as well as tape to attach them to my foam boards because I never found bolts that would fit the holes. I wanted to drill them out to be bigger but I think the metal filings would just land on the magnet and mess things up.I mounted them to my boards with superglue and they gave me really nice sound. It took a lot of messing around with different materials before I got it worked out. For me the best results came from blue foam insulation from Lowes, cut to 16x20 squares. (I think bigger may have worked better). I sanded the skin off of them with 220 grit and didn't worry about the sanding marks in them. I coated them with exterior waterproof house paint that was watered down 50/50. Several coats until I had a hard shell on them. Then I used superglue to attach the exciter. It gave me the best frequency response.The exciters are heavy when one of the speakers fell off the desk the exciter came off and took a chunk of foam from my speaker with it. Currently my speakers are vertically mounted. I am not sure if they are eventually going to tear themselves off of my foam. I would like it if the mounting brackets had larger holes in them so that it would be easier find bolts to secure them.I worried about 4 ohm exciters because my home system is only set up for minimum 6. There has not been any problem with them. If I was to do it again, I might use 2 drivers per board and wire them in series. 8 ohm, 80 watts. it was a fun project and I ended up with results I am really happy with.Dayton Audio website has an info page about what materials sound best and what placement works best. It was helpful. I also did a set with their 4 pack excited that looks like a frog. It took a while but I also ended up with really nice results on foam. I have an app that measures frequency response and the speakers I made show about the same flatness as my Bose 301's. My Bose speakers have always sounded heavy to me. These give me much better sharps, and cracks. I use them all together, but I am fine with my home made set as a stand alone speaker. Using a separate sub really adds to it.If you are looking for a DIY project I would not hesitate to go with these.
TTH
2025-08-07 15:22:56
I really liked the 20 watt moble and had to grab a set of 40 watt this time. Mounted on a set of 2' X 4' at pannels 2/5X 2/5Y.
Placeholder
2025-07-31 13:15:58
This thing is amazing or it sucks. Depends on how and where you mount it. I counted mine all over the place. Unfortunately the double sided tape is only good for about 1-2 places then it gives out. Ended up mounting it with clear epoxy and now it's permanent. This thing out out a ton of sound and bass. I made a 100% waterproof IPX99 Bluetooth speaker. Completely sealed. Added a small tweeter and 50 watt amp. Easily hits over 100db
jtravapd
2025-07-28 11:24:53
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LG
2025-07-22 13:39:26
These drivers really are quite amazing. There are lots of videos online of people turning everything from cardboard boxes to dustbins and table tops into effective speakers. I used a pair of these with some birch plywood [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hobbies-Birch-Plywood-6mm-2x1ft/dp/B01AAGCXSU] and some artists easels [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071CLBM5J] to make a great pair of additional, low power backfill speakers.Recommended, just for the grin factor.
Jean Goth
2025-07-10 13:33:46
Utilisé a fort volume 8H par jour pendant 3 mois sur une exposition sonore, je suis assez content malgré peut-être un son perfectible mais correct.
kryty
2025-07-02 11:46:13
Made thin speakers above tv due to lack of space. Been nice but would want to add some bass.
Ron M.
2025-07-01 12:13:36
These things sound awesome
John G.
2025-06-07 14:39:41
These are 4ohm exciters. Make sure the amp you are using this exciters with supports 4 ohm. 2 of 3 DIY amps sounds good with one exciter (4 Ohms). For L&R channels. My recent AMP really need 8 ohms so I hooked 2 Exciters together to achieve 8 ohms. Look on Youtube for a video on the subject. The am-100 Amp I bought Needs 8 Ohms even though it says 4 or 8 Ohms. The one 4 Ohm speaker will work but the Am-100 Amp will over drive the speaker and not sound good. Works but does not sound good.
W. Watson
2025-05-31 14:13:16
This exciter is a building block for speakers that will amaze you. I used a carbon fiber plate (I wanted a high SPL potential) with foam core (added) backing. With two of these I can fill an auditorium with high quality sound (two speakers) at about $120 each. Highly recommended.
Groovybum
2025-05-14 18:38:31
I can run these babies with a 50w amp and at 100% volume and they don't even overheat. Amazing.
James W.
2025-05-13 18:29:01
My dislike is the tape and the mounting holes. The tape seems to muffle the high pitched sounds and I was never able to find thin enough bolts that were long enough to fit through the mounting holes in the brackets. It would have to be a special order from some place. They lose a star over the tape and small mounting holes.Holding them on with tape alone would not give me the response I had hoped for. I dont know if I could have got great sound from them if I had used bolts as well as tape to attach them to my foam boards because I never found bolts that would fit the holes. I wanted to drill them out to be bigger but I think the metal filings would just land on the magnet and mess things up.I mounted them to my boards with superglue and they gave me really nice sound. It took a lot of messing around with different materials before I got it worked out. For me the best results came from blue foam insulation from Lowes, cut to 16x20 squares. (I think bigger may have worked better). I sanded the skin off of them with 220 grit and didn't worry about the sanding marks in them. I coated them with exterior waterproof house paint that was watered down 50/50. Several coats until I had a hard shell on them. Then I used superglue to attach the exciter. It gave me the best frequency response.The exciters are heavy when one of the speakers fell off the desk the exciter came off and took a chunk of foam from my speaker with it. Currently my speakers are vertically mounted. I am not sure if they are eventually going to tear themselves off of my foam. I would like it if the mounting brackets had larger holes in them so that it would be easier find bolts to secure them.I worried about 4 ohm exciters because my home system is only set up for minimum 6. There has not been any problem with them. If I was to do it again, I might use 2 drivers per board and wire them in series. 8 ohm, 80 watts. it was a fun project and I ended up with results I am really happy with.Dayton Audio website has an info page about what materials sound best and what placement works best. It was helpful. I also did a set with their 4 pack excited that looks like a frog. It took a while but I also ended up with really nice results on foam. I have an app that measures frequency response and the speakers I made show about the same flatness as my Bose 301's. My Bose speakers have always sounded heavy to me. These give me much better sharps, and cracks. I use them all together, but I am fine with my home made set as a stand alone speaker. Using a separate sub really adds to it.If you are looking for a DIY project I would not hesitate to go with these.
TTH
2025-04-30 14:58:35
I really liked the 20 watt moble and had to grab a set of 40 watt this time. Mounted on a set of 2' X 4' at pannels 2/5X 2/5Y.
Placeholder
2025-04-24 18:13:33
This thing is amazing or it sucks. Depends on how and where you mount it. I counted mine all over the place. Unfortunately the double sided tape is only good for about 1-2 places then it gives out. Ended up mounting it with clear epoxy and now it's permanent. This thing out out a ton of sound and bass. I made a 100% waterproof IPX99 Bluetooth speaker. Completely sealed. Added a small tweeter and 50 watt amp. Easily hits over 100db
jtravapd
2025-04-12 18:49:31
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LG
2025-04-04 18:18:05
These drivers really are quite amazing. There are lots of videos online of people turning everything from cardboard boxes to dustbins and table tops into effective speakers. I used a pair of these with some birch plywood [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hobbies-Birch-Plywood-6mm-2x1ft/dp/B01AAGCXSU] and some artists easels [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071CLBM5J] to make a great pair of additional, low power backfill speakers.Recommended, just for the grin factor.
Jean Goth
2025-03-16 19:29:54
Utilisé a fort volume 8H par jour pendant 3 mois sur une exposition sonore, je suis assez content malgré peut-être un son perfectible mais correct.
kryty
2025-02-23 20:15:26
Made thin speakers above tv due to lack of space. Been nice but would want to add some bass.
L S Seacombe
2025-02-03 15:05:52
Clever bit of kit but lacks certain midrange and bass you'd need a sub.
L S Seacombe
2025-01-11 11:11:11
Clever bit of kit but lacks certain midrange and bass you'd need a sub.
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