Design Reference DR-306 6.5" ??

[harveyy 10+ year member]

Anyone heard of these. Can't find a website with info. They're pretty cheap $$, wondering if it's worth it to get a pair.

Design Reference DR-306 6.5" woofers for subs/dedicated midbass. Specifications are:

Fs - 26Hz

Vas - 26.3L

Qts - .24

Qes - .27

Qms - 2.49

FR: 25Hz - 2kHz

Sd - 130cm2

Re - 3.6 Ohms

Sens. - 88dB

Pwr - 120w

Magnet - 30oz

VC - 1.5"

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Hi, my name is squeak, and I'm addicted to Coustic DR equipment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

If these are from the guy on ECA, I can tell you my pair just got here Friday //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif They are beefy little fvckers, that's for sure. Hopefully tommorrow I'll get a chance to play with them.....they are a slightly different size then what I have in there now (which are DR-306P's), so I have to make a new baffle.

BTW, the pair I got came with the original owners manual (with a copyright date of 1992 on it, if that tells you how old they probably are.....LOL), which lists box sizes and some FR charts. I can scan it for ya and post it up if you would like.

 

[harveyy 10+ year member]

Hi, my name is squeak, and I'm addicted to Coustic DR equipment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif
If these are from the guy on ECA, I can tell you my pair just got here Friday //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif They are beefy little fvckers, that's for sure. Hopefully tommorrow I'll get a chance to play with them.....they are a slightly different size then what I have in there now (which are DR-306P's), so I have to make a new baffle.

BTW, the pair I got came with the original owners manual (with a copyright date of 1992 on it, if that tells you how old they probably are.....LOL), which lists box sizes and some FR charts. I can scan it for ya and post it up if you would like.

Hi Sqeak,

So your the guy that bought a pair. I had asked Eric if I could contact the purchaser for feedback.

Greatly appreciated if you could scan the manual for me. Post it or send it by email, doesn't really matter.

Let me know what your review of the DRs. I was thinking of putting them in the rear deck, with no enclosure. What do you think, don't bother? I'm hoping for punchy, tight bass or something close to it.

Look forward to your impressions.

harvey

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Here's the manual: http://www.soundillusions.net/coppermine/albums/userpics/13848/Coustic%20DR-306%20Manual.pdf

It was raining and crappy out all day yesterday, so I didn't get to play with them yet //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Though, going IB in your rear deck is a good plan. As you can see in the manual, that's actually one of the recommended ways to install them. Hopefully by mid-week I'll be able to tell you a little bit about what I think of them.

And, FWIW, Eric was a great guy to deal with. Fast responses to e-mail and he shipped the day I paid.

 

[harveyy 10+ year member]

Thanks for the manual Squeak!

Ya it's pretty sh*tty when the weather gets in the way of the install.

I'll look forward to your review.