Review on 🔊 Optimized Dayton Audio DC160-8 6.5-inch Classic Woofer by Greg Muin

I bought this speaker to replace the speaker in my Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 PC speakers. Other reviews here convinced me to order, so I'm adding mine. I just installed and tested the speaker, sounds great. I have a hard time comparing the quality of the original speaker as it died some time ago and I went without it for a while. Look, if you're really picky about the nuances of speaker differences, then don't buy a $30 6.5" computer for your small 2.1 computer system (even though it's a GREAT 2.1 system). Get a speaker. It's a lot easier than messing around. with foam replacement and costs only a few dollars more. The following section is for people who don't know what they are doing. If you know how to replace this speaker, you might not want to read: For those who are not versed, I'll quickly explain a few things in a simplified way. This is an 8 ohm speaker, a 6 ohm Klipsch speaker. It's not very noticeable to be honest, but I've seen reviews complaining that this speaker isn't as loud as the original. Simply put, this speaker uses more power than the original. It's not bad, just turn up the subwoofer volume a little. It is perfectly safe to use a higher impedance (ohm) speaker in the system. The volume difference is small. not that big of a problem. overwhelm the highs for normal listening (and piss my neighbors). As others have said, the negative (black) wire in the subwoofer does not go to the speaker. It's nothing important. There are many ways, but the easiest is to take a small flat head screwdriver, press the connector against the speaker housing (for support) and use the blade of the screwdriver to pry the connector apart a little. It doesn't take much time. Open one side, then bring it to the connector to see how much more you need to flex, then flex the other side. It should fit snugly. If it's too loose, use pliers to pinch it. You can use tape if you like. If you mess up a connector, cut it off and strip the wire. Roll it up and feed it through the hole in the speaker connector making good contact with the metal, then wrap tightly with tape. Here only metal (the connector on the loudspeaker) has to come into contact with metal (the wire). Electrical tape (black elastic material) will hold it securely enough. You can also crimp the new connector, but you don't have to, so I won't go into that here. Use a small flat head to pry off the grille (keep a screwdriver nearby). He just slipped in there. You can't use it anymore (simple) and it doesn't matter. So don't worry about breaking it, but if you're careful you won't mess anything. Be careful, it's spicy. Remove the screws (Philips this time), pull out the speaker. Disconnect the wires. The negative can be difficult to remove, do not pull on it. If necessary, use a screwdriver. It's okay if you break a wire or connector, see section above. There is a gasket between the speaker and the box. Don't break it and don't lose it. Hold it flat and leave it there. This will help keep the box airtight. Put in a new speaker. The holes match perfectly. Don't over tighten, just push firmly. The grill won't turn on unless you want to do extra work. You don't need it, it's ok.