Description
Dayton Audio DAEX25 Sound Exciters turn virtually any solid object into a speaker by vibrating it at speeds of up to 20,000 cycles per second. Test the limits of your imagination.
Max watts and impedance: The Dayton Audio DAEX25 Audio Exciter Pair features a power handling capacity of 20 watts (max) and an impedance of 8 ohms, making them suitable for various audio applications with reliable performance.
Buttkicker-inspired exciter technology: Mimicking the immersive audio experience provided by a buttkicker, the DAEX25 exciters transform any surface into a speaker by transmitting vibrations, making them perfect for enhancing gaming, home theater setups, or simulators with a butt kicker for sim functionality.
Surface speaker and bass shaker transducer with adhesive: The DAEX25 serves as both a surface speaker and bass shaker transducer, generating rich sound by transferring low-frequency vibrations to the attached surface, which is made simple with the included 3M adhesive for secure and easy mounting.
Versatile bass and surface transducer applications: As bass and surface transducers, the DAEX25 exciters can be attached to a variety of materials such as wood, metal, or glass, offering flexibility and versatility in crafting tailored audio solutions for different spaces.
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Innovative resonance speaker and bass shaker experiences: The Dayton Audio DAEX25 Audio Exciter Pair functions as resonance speakers and bass shakers, providing unique and engaging audio experiences by turning ordinary surfaces into extraordinary sound sources for home theaters, gaming, and other multimedia applications.
Turn any solid surface into a great sounding speaker system
Create a completely hidden surround sound system
3M adhesive pads for secure and fast placement
Wideband frequency response (dependent on attached material)
Vibrates at speeds of up to 20,000 cycles per second
- Model Number: DAEX25
- Shipping:Ships Within 1-2 Days
Michael B –
These are really fun – you can turn any surface into a speaker. I mounted a couple in the attic on the reverse side of my ceiling drywall. While 5/8″ drywall clearly isn’t the best medium for these, the sound is still quite satisfactory. Bass is particularly rich, while the treble has a bit of a “tinny” sound.
I did have some trouble with the attached adhesive pads on one of the two, which refused to stick even after thoroughly cleaning the area. I ended up gluing it with Liquid Nails, which appeared to do the trick.
On a medium such as glass (the key is thin, light, and rigid), you’re likely to get much better sound quality. However, it’s still a fair bet that these will do better in the bass range.
steve nichols –
Decided to build a set of audio panel exciters to show to my science class as another way to produce sound.
Lot of good comments about this type of audio Exciter. Very easy to install and the literature is very easy to find.
Sound quality is very good but it is thin because these exciters typically can only work in a very specific frequency range, which is no different than any basic audio speaker system with a woofer mid-range and a tweeter.
For the money these things are really good for what they do.
Ram Customer –
I haven’t put these in their permanent location yet, but I have tried these on several different types of surfaces. I would have to say that I am definitely pleased with my purchase.
Note to future buyers, you will definitely need a small Amp or EQ to help get the sound you want out of these. I purchased the small EQ that was recommended and it works well. For supreme sound, I would recommend running these both off of 1 channel and use a slightly bigger driver on the other driver to add more depth in the quality of sound. You don’t need a lot of power to push these so they are perfect for camper installations. Added bonus is that most campers are perfect surfaces to amazing sound projections.
Chase –
These things are pretty neat, however the adhesive on them isn’t good for more than a couple uses, after that it’s hot glue gun time. I bought a small amp to power these and stuck them to the headboard of my bed, completely devoid of bass, but still cool. You can use them on all types of different surfaces but the best material I’ve ever used (sound wise) was styrofoam. If you stick one to a two liter and the other to a sheet of styrofoam you’ve got yourself a radio with bass and if you made sure to buy a Bluetooth amp you can control it with your phone.
Sean –
If these are place on something thin and hard, like tempered glass, they sound great! Careful on placement, it’s possible to get some resonance in your medium that won’t sound great in the audible range so test placement might help (generally asymmetric placement too) I stuck them on some thin tempered glass about 1/16″ thick and they are powered with a little class a amplifier and they place wonderful music in higher frequencies like classical violin, gypsy jazz, Etc. Since the medium I choose to stick to is hard, not much of a chance for bass and lower notes so some music sounds horrible. Best to pick your medium off of the type of music. Just remember that this item has to be able to push a compression wave into the medium and if it is soft, it will absorb the wave versus propagate it. I would buy these again if I needed more tactile transducers. They also make tactile transducers purely for bass.