Vintage Subs

[Techno Commander]

Came across these the other day.

Diatone is an OEM speaker manufacturer owned by Mitsubishi. They produced some very interesting and quite high end designs. Many of which never left the shores of Japan.

Gallery

First is the Diatone D-80



System 1 way, 1 speaker bass-reflex system, and a floor type
Use unit For low-pass: 80cm corn type
Rated impedance 4ohms
Play frequency band 15Hz - 500Hz
Antiresonance frequency 23Hz
Output sound pressure level 100dB/W/m
The maximum input 1000W(EIAJ)
Dimensions Width 1000x height 1350x depth of 667mm
Weight 150kg

These were also available in a domestic cabinet.



However, these were rather insignificant compared to what followed.

The Diatone D-160
So called due to its 160cm (63") diameter cone.



System 1 way, 1 speaker bass-reflex system
160cm honeycomb corn type (PW-1600)
Low-pass play limit 8Hz
The maximum input 3000W
The 3300 pound D-160 measures 7.8 x 7.6 x 4.5 feet.

There is a pair of the D-80s in the London nightclub The Fridge. It is quite apt, as the cabinets are easily the size of most domestic fridge freezers. What they lack in subtlety, they more than make up with extreme presence.

[Reid Malenfant]

OMG

That is nuts, but i understand where they are coming from Want bass, move lots of air....

[The Vinyl Adventure]

I once had a ford fiesta with one of them 63" drivers in the parcel shelf

[Reid Malenfant]

I once had a ford fiesta with one of them 63" drivers in the parcel shelf

And then you woke up & had your breakfast

[BTH K10A]

3000 watts into that 160cm monster would turn your vital organs into jelly

[Alex_UK]

I once had a ford fiesta with one of them 63" drivers in the parcel shelf

You can't even drive! Mind you, you wouldn't be able to go any where with all that weight in the back and your ears bleeding!

[The Vinyl Adventure]

I can drive ... I just don't have a licence ... And I did have a fiesta ... It was red, reg B339 ODD (I think) ... The speaker bit was a lie though ... You caught me ... They were 6 x 3" not 63" ...

[MartinT]

3000W at 8Hz might just cause flotation!

[Alex_UK]

It was red, reg B339 ODD (I think)

Yes, it was. it was first registered 19th November 1984, it was a 1.3 (sexy!) but it hasn't been taxed since February 2002, so I fear it is now buried in its own speaker enclosure in the great scrapyard in the sky...