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title: "Dayton Audio B652"
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# 5/8-inch ferrofluid cooled dome tweeter Compact 11.8-inch height 6.5-inch polypropylene woofer Dayton Audio B652

**Brand:** dayton audio
**Price:** € 273.50
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎧 Elevate your space with sound that commands attention — without the bulk!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Dayton Audio B652 by dayton audio
- **How much does it cost?** € 273.50 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- dayton audio enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted dayton audio brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Unbeatable Value:** Audiophile-grade sound quality at a fraction of the price
- • **Versatile Compatibility:** Easy to drive 6-ohm impedance works with most amps and receivers
- • **Effortless Setup & Style:** Removable grill and key-hole hanger blend seamlessly with your decor
- • **Precision Audio Reproduction:** Two-way design delivers crystal-clear highs and rich mids
- • **Powerful Sound in a Compact Frame:** Small footprint, big audio impact for modern living spaces

## Overview

Dayton Audio B652 bookshelf speakers pack a 6.5-inch polypropylene woofer and a 5/8-inch ferrofluid cooled dome tweeter into a sleek, compact cabinet under 12 inches tall. Designed for precise audio reproduction from 70Hz to 20kHz, these 40-watt RMS speakers offer excellent clarity and detail, perfect for apartments, offices, or dorms. With easy wall-mounting, removable grills, and included speaker cables, they deliver audiophile-level sound quality and style at an unbeatable price point.

## Description

Dayton Audio's B652 two-way bookshelf speaker is perfect for offices, dorm rooms, apartments, or any other living area. Measuring under 12-Inch tall, these small but mighty speakers will never overwhelm the decor in any room. The B652's two-way design features a 6-1/2-Inch polypropylene cone woofer and a 5/8-Inch polycarbonate ferrofluid cooled dome tweeter to accurately reproduce audio from 70 to 20,000 Hz. Installation features include quick connect speaker terminals, key-hole hanger and removable grill. These small, powerful speakers make a great addition to any living space. Packaged and sold in pairs. Includes two 9-1/2 foot long 20 AWG speaker cables. Specifications: ; Woofer: 6-1/2-Inch polypropylene ; Tweeter: 5/8-Inch polycarbonate ferrofluid cooled ; Power handling: 40 watts RMS/75 watts max ; Impedance: 6 ohms ; Frequency response: 70-20,000 Hz ; Sensitivity: 87 dB 1W/1m ; Dimensions: 11-13/16-Inch (H) x 7-1/16-Inch (W) x 6-7/16-Inch (D) ; Sold in pairs.

Review: Buy these. - UPDATE : 06/29/18 Apparently these need to be hung against drywall to get full bass. I've bought TEN of these already, after being impressed with the first pair. It's only when I hooked them up to decent amp, and hung them against drywall, not on the floor as stand-alones, that I got the full bass. In my bedroom, a 12'x 18' space, and ONLY TWO of these connected to a LePai 2020TI and hung on the wall next to the TV, .....well, At half volume at 25% bass and 35% treble.... it EFFING vibrates my sternum and vibrates the furniture !! I think the light thin cabinets really limit the sound these are capable of, so before you solder in stuff to pump the base....glue on some more pdf, or just hang them against wood/drywall. These are inexpensive speakers BUT THEY ARE NOT CHEAP SPEAKERS !! AND I OWN INFINITY RS SERIES !!! If I was going to build a decent sounding home theatre, I'd put two in the front, four on the side and two in the rear. All just simply hung against the drywall by the hook already attached. I'd feed them with Lepai 2020Ti's, each pair, and that would be it !! For $200 bucks, it sounds as good as an HK sound room. At 1/2 volume, it will blow you out of the seat, and the kids will be screaming because their ears are bleeding. As anyone knows, a well matched set blows pure watts and amps out of the water anyday. Yes, I am a recovering audiophile and a former semi-pro rock musician who still jams with friends. Either my hearing has been totally shot by too much Van Halen, or these are some serious speakers at a price point that Dayton has set low as what must be a marketing gimmick in order to become the next "Infinity". For about 15 bucks apiece, they are a fantastic bargain. I plan on buying 10 maybe 20 more, and seeing if they can be used as in-wall speakers. How about building your own set of Bose 901's with these ? Very cool decent speakers. At $15 bucks, how can you not like these ? I first bought a pair, thinking at $12.44 each they couldn't possibly be any good, but was I very wrong ! I was extremely impressed, so I bought 8 more ! I use those Lepai 2020's to push them, with the input coming from an desertcart Echo. I'm really pleased with this setup, which I use in different locations around the house. I wanted more sound than the Echo could provide, and this setup really fits that bill. ....I can't really tell much difference between these and my Infinity RS-10's, and I come from a background that has included balancing the sound system for a large Cathedral (think Notre Dame), been a factory authorized Alpine car radio installer, run sound boards for rock bands, and I am a life-long musician myself. I can't understand how these speakers can sound so damn good at such a low "fell off a truck" price, but they really do sound like speakers costing a lot more.
Review: Best speaker value out there, hands down! - I've become somewhat of an audiophile, prioritizing sound quality over almost everything else. I know good sound when I hear it, and trust me, this is great sound. I came across these speakers when reading an article about them by Steve Guttenburg, the CNET audio expert, who is a reviewer that I completely trust, because he also knows great sound when he hears it. He raved about these speakers, saying that he would be impressed with these even if they cost three times as much. So more out of curiosity than anything, I bought these speakers to test them out. At $40, they weren't going to break the bank. For my testing, I replaced two Alesis Monitor1 MKII Channel Studio Monitor s, which contain the same size woofer at 6.5, but contain a slightly bigger tweeter at 1", compared to the Dayton's 5/8". The two speaker's build construction is remarkably similar; the biggest difference is the Alesis speakers are housed in much bigger cabinets, and have a port on the back to provide better base response. Despite this, the Dayton speakers are built very well, housed in a black vinyl-covered cabinet that feels relatively sturdy, definitely not a cabinet I would expect to see in a $40 speaker. They're a lot lighter than I expected a speaker of that size to be. This isn't a good or bad thing, just an observation. The one downside when it comes to build construction are the spring connectors. Spring connectors work fine, but they don't provide near as good a grip on the wires as binding posts do, causing the wire to fall out of the speaker if you move it in a wrong way. A small annoyance, but again, for $40 you can't complain too much. Now onto sound quality. The Dayton's, like the Alesis', are monitor speakers, meaning they provide a very flat sound, aiming to reproduce the sound exactly as it was recorded. This is great for people like me, who use them for recording, but may not fit the tastes of other people. Some people love the sound that monitors provide, but others tend to flock towards other options. It may be worth listening to a monitor speaker before making the purchase, but since they cost only $40, it's not a complete necessity. I had these hooked up to an Onkyo receiver rated at 80 watts-per-channel. The Dayton's are only rated to go up to 40 watts, but adding more wattage never hurts a speaker. Yes, you will have to get an external amplifier for these to work, as they're not self-powered, but that should be considered a positive rather than a negative. Self-powered speakers are limited by their built-in amplifiers, where these are not, meaning you can generally get much better sound quality out of these than you can with self-powered speakers. The good news with these is that they're rated at 8-ohms, meaning they're extremely easy to drive. You won't have to get a very big receiver to power these. I first listened to Bruce Springsteen's new album, Wrecking Ball, because I was anxious to see how these speakers handled loud rock music. Right away I was very impressed with the amount of sound these things can put out! Sitting roughly three feet away from each speaker, I turned them up as loud as my ears could handle, and these things didn't seem to mind. I heard no distortion whatsoever, which is extremely uncommon in speakers of this price. Now I started to get excited. One other characteristic of cheap speakers is that the high end tends to sound extremely harsh, like the singer is screaming at you. I'm very glad to say that these speakers don't fall into this category. Despite their $40 price tag, the high end didn't suffer at all. When listening to the Eagles' "No More Walks in the Wood", their voices all sounded very calm and relaxed, and I could just sit back and listen. Elton John's piano in "Tiny Dancer" sounded beautiful. I sincerely forgot I was listening to such cheap speakers. Midrange sounded very natural throughout my listening, but the one shortcoming to these speakers is, not surprisingly, bass response. It's not that bass sounds bad, what's there sounds very natural and satisfying. However, these speakers are only rated to go down to 70Hz, which isn't nearly as deep as what ported woofers do. The fact that it doesn't have a port makes the speaker sound much more tight and flat throughout all the other frequencies, it just sacrifices some of the low-end. With this being said, the bass that's there is very tight-sounding, which is a very good thing. Despite the fact that the bass doesn't go too low, I still didn't feel the need to add a subwoofer. Whether you'll need to add a subwoofer will depend on how they're used and the tastes of the individual. Just know that if you expect your speakers to fill a whole room with bass, these aren't it. Now how do these compare, sound quality-wise, to the Alesis Monitors that they replaced? When going back to listen to the Alesis' after a long listening period with the Dayton's, I concluded that the Alesis Monitors edged out the Dayton's very slightly. Both were extremely comparable throughout the high and midrange frequencies, but in the end the bass response of the Alesis Monitors edged out the Dayton's. Because of their bigger size, they were also able to fill up a room much better than the Dayton's could. With that being said, the Alesis' were $200-a-pair, which is five times as much as the Dayton's! So if we're going off the value-scale, the Dayton's win hands-down. These are the best $40 speakers I've ever heard. In conclusion, these speakers are by far the best value out there in the price to sound-quality ratio. Can better speakers be bought for more money? Of course they can. But if you're on a budget, and are looking for great desktop, dorm room, bedroom, or apartment speakers, you can't go wrong with these. For $40, the sound that comes out of these will really surprise you. Though I'm putting these away now in favor of my Alesis Monitors, I really hope I find some use for them in the future, because they were a joy to listen to. Trust me, you'll feel the same way.

## Features

- Small size, profound performance
- Black ebony pica vinyl cabinet finish
- Removable grill
- Excellent clarity and detail

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B002RMPHMU |
| Audio Driver Size | 6.5 Inches |
| Audio Driver Type | Dynamic Driver |
| Best Sellers Rank | #275,918 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #404 in Bookshelf Speakers |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Laptop, Personal Computer, Smartphone, Tablet |
| Control Method | Touch |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,373) |
| Date First Available | December 3, 2009 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00844632083327 |
| Impedance | 6 Ohms |
| Included Components | Speaker cables |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Is Waterproof | FALSE |
| Item Weight | 10.43 pounds |
| Item model number | B652 |
| Manufacturer | Dayton Audio |
| Material | Wood |
| Model Name | B652 |
| Number of Items | 2 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 6.44"D x 7.44"W x 11.81"H |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Volume |
| Set Name | 2 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Speaker Size | 6.5 Inches |
| Speaker Type | Bookshelf, Woofer |
| Special Feature | Radio |
| Specific Uses For Product | Indoor use in various living spaces, audio reproduction |
| Subwoofer Connectivity Technology | Wired |
| Subwoofer Diameter | 6.5 Inches |
| Surround Sound Channel Configuration | 2.0 |
| Tweeter Diameter | 0.65 Inches |
| UPC | 032291391901 844632083327 739197939670 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Type | Full |
| Woofer Diameter | 6.5 Inches |

## Product Details

- **Audio Output Mode:** Stereo
- **Brand:** Dayton Audio
- **Connectivity Technology:** Wired
- **Mounting Type:** Shelf Mount
- **Speaker Maximum Output Power:** 80 Watts

## Images

![Dayton Audio B652 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81g7KFa0HkL.jpg)
![Dayton Audio B652 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81H3BZkWHpL.jpg)
![Dayton Audio B652 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/719rltj6mvL.jpg)
![Dayton Audio B652 - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wFxtIyATL.jpg)
![Dayton Audio B652 - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81BE9PkNM8L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What is the impedance? Its listed as both 6 and 8 ohms in different places up there...**
A: February 2016 ... you have an excellent question here. The photo on the Parts Express site displaying the current B652 speaker (now made by a different manufacturer), clearly shows the speaker impedance as 6 ohms. Sales deception will not exist in a manufacturer's speaker impedance, 6 ohms should be 6 ohms. An exception would be a fortune cookie impedance. Did a previous manufacturer of Dayton B652 speakers label them as 8 ohms ? I don't think so, a youtube video shows both the old, and the new, labeled as 6 ohms.

**Q: Do these come with speaker wire or should I buy a spool?**
A: speaker wire 100ft. 16-guage Amazon basics works fine with these speakers.

**Q: Would these speakers pair well with Lepai LP-2020A+ and the Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB Turntable?  Any feedback is appreciated.**
A: This amplifier would be better for these speakers. LP-2020A+ is not enough power for it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BQC7GNL

**Q: How do I know if I have the defective / cheap new versions?**
A: The defective batch is long gone.  BTW, I would spend the extra few dollars and buy the "Air" version with the better tweeters. Vast improvement.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buy these.
*by A***R on March 14, 2018*

UPDATE : 06/29/18 Apparently these need to be hung against drywall to get full bass. I've bought TEN of these already, after being impressed with the first pair. It's only when I hooked them up to decent amp, and hung them against drywall, not on the floor as stand-alones, that I got the full bass. In my bedroom, a 12'x 18' space, and ONLY TWO of these connected to a LePai 2020TI and hung on the wall next to the TV, .....well, At half volume at 25% bass and 35% treble.... it EFFING vibrates my sternum and vibrates the furniture !! I think the light thin cabinets really limit the sound these are capable of, so before you solder in stuff to pump the base....glue on some more pdf, or just hang them against wood/drywall. These are inexpensive speakers BUT THEY ARE NOT CHEAP SPEAKERS !! AND I OWN INFINITY RS SERIES !!! If I was going to build a decent sounding home theatre, I'd put two in the front, four on the side and two in the rear. All just simply hung against the drywall by the hook already attached. I'd feed them with Lepai 2020Ti's, each pair, and that would be it !! For $200 bucks, it sounds as good as an HK sound room. At 1/2 volume, it will blow you out of the seat, and the kids will be screaming because their ears are bleeding. As anyone knows, a well matched set blows pure watts and amps out of the water anyday. Yes, I am a recovering audiophile and a former semi-pro rock musician who still jams with friends. Either my hearing has been totally shot by too much Van Halen, or these are some serious speakers at a price point that Dayton has set low as what must be a marketing gimmick in order to become the next "Infinity". For about 15 bucks apiece, they are a fantastic bargain. I plan on buying 10 maybe 20 more, and seeing if they can be used as in-wall speakers. How about building your own set of Bose 901's with these ? Very cool decent speakers. At $15 bucks, how can you not like these ? I first bought a pair, thinking at $12.44 each they couldn't possibly be any good, but was I very wrong ! I was extremely impressed, so I bought 8 more ! I use those Lepai 2020's to push them, with the input coming from an Amazon Echo. I'm really pleased with this setup, which I use in different locations around the house. I wanted more sound than the Echo could provide, and this setup really fits that bill. ....I can't really tell much difference between these and my Infinity RS-10's, and I come from a background that has included balancing the sound system for a large Cathedral (think Notre Dame), been a factory authorized Alpine car radio installer, run sound boards for rock bands, and I am a life-long musician myself. I can't understand how these speakers can sound so damn good at such a low "fell off a truck" price, but they really do sound like speakers costing a lot more.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best speaker value out there, hands down!
*by G***E on April 17, 2012*

I've become somewhat of an audiophile, prioritizing sound quality over almost everything else. I know good sound when I hear it, and trust me, this is great sound. I came across these speakers when reading an article about them by Steve Guttenburg, the CNET audio expert, who is a reviewer that I completely trust, because he also knows great sound when he hears it. He raved about these speakers, saying that he would be impressed with these even if they cost three times as much. So more out of curiosity than anything, I bought these speakers to test them out. At $40, they weren't going to break the bank. For my testing, I replaced two Alesis Monitor1 MKII Channel Studio Monitor s, which contain the same size woofer at 6.5, but contain a slightly bigger tweeter at 1", compared to the Dayton's 5/8". The two speaker's build construction is remarkably similar; the biggest difference is the Alesis speakers are housed in much bigger cabinets, and have a port on the back to provide better base response. Despite this, the Dayton speakers are built very well, housed in a black vinyl-covered cabinet that feels relatively sturdy, definitely not a cabinet I would expect to see in a $40 speaker. They're a lot lighter than I expected a speaker of that size to be. This isn't a good or bad thing, just an observation. The one downside when it comes to build construction are the spring connectors. Spring connectors work fine, but they don't provide near as good a grip on the wires as binding posts do, causing the wire to fall out of the speaker if you move it in a wrong way. A small annoyance, but again, for $40 you can't complain too much. Now onto sound quality. The Dayton's, like the Alesis', are monitor speakers, meaning they provide a very flat sound, aiming to reproduce the sound exactly as it was recorded. This is great for people like me, who use them for recording, but may not fit the tastes of other people. Some people love the sound that monitors provide, but others tend to flock towards other options. It may be worth listening to a monitor speaker before making the purchase, but since they cost only $40, it's not a complete necessity. I had these hooked up to an Onkyo receiver rated at 80 watts-per-channel. The Dayton's are only rated to go up to 40 watts, but adding more wattage never hurts a speaker. Yes, you will have to get an external amplifier for these to work, as they're not self-powered, but that should be considered a positive rather than a negative. Self-powered speakers are limited by their built-in amplifiers, where these are not, meaning you can generally get much better sound quality out of these than you can with self-powered speakers. The good news with these is that they're rated at 8-ohms, meaning they're extremely easy to drive. You won't have to get a very big receiver to power these. I first listened to Bruce Springsteen's new album, Wrecking Ball, because I was anxious to see how these speakers handled loud rock music. Right away I was very impressed with the amount of sound these things can put out! Sitting roughly three feet away from each speaker, I turned them up as loud as my ears could handle, and these things didn't seem to mind. I heard no distortion whatsoever, which is extremely uncommon in speakers of this price. Now I started to get excited. One other characteristic of cheap speakers is that the high end tends to sound extremely harsh, like the singer is screaming at you. I'm very glad to say that these speakers don't fall into this category. Despite their $40 price tag, the high end didn't suffer at all. When listening to the Eagles' "No More Walks in the Wood", their voices all sounded very calm and relaxed, and I could just sit back and listen. Elton John's piano in "Tiny Dancer" sounded beautiful. I sincerely forgot I was listening to such cheap speakers. Midrange sounded very natural throughout my listening, but the one shortcoming to these speakers is, not surprisingly, bass response. It's not that bass sounds bad, what's there sounds very natural and satisfying. However, these speakers are only rated to go down to 70Hz, which isn't nearly as deep as what ported woofers do. The fact that it doesn't have a port makes the speaker sound much more tight and flat throughout all the other frequencies, it just sacrifices some of the low-end. With this being said, the bass that's there is very tight-sounding, which is a very good thing. Despite the fact that the bass doesn't go too low, I still didn't feel the need to add a subwoofer. Whether you'll need to add a subwoofer will depend on how they're used and the tastes of the individual. Just know that if you expect your speakers to fill a whole room with bass, these aren't it. Now how do these compare, sound quality-wise, to the Alesis Monitors that they replaced? When going back to listen to the Alesis' after a long listening period with the Dayton's, I concluded that the Alesis Monitors edged out the Dayton's very slightly. Both were extremely comparable throughout the high and midrange frequencies, but in the end the bass response of the Alesis Monitors edged out the Dayton's. Because of their bigger size, they were also able to fill up a room much better than the Dayton's could. With that being said, the Alesis' were $200-a-pair, which is five times as much as the Dayton's! So if we're going off the value-scale, the Dayton's win hands-down. These are the best $40 speakers I've ever heard. In conclusion, these speakers are by far the best value out there in the price to sound-quality ratio. Can better speakers be bought for more money? Of course they can. But if you're on a budget, and are looking for great desktop, dorm room, bedroom, or apartment speakers, you can't go wrong with these. For $40, the sound that comes out of these will really surprise you. Though I'm putting these away now in favor of my Alesis Monitors, I really hope I find some use for them in the future, because they were a joy to listen to. Trust me, you'll feel the same way.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***O on December 18, 2017*

I diffusori hanno le seguenti misure 30x18x16,35cm. La musica che si sente da questi speaker è piacevole e di buona qualità, da utilizzare assolutamente con un amplificatore da 50w o superiore. Spedizione arrivata in anticipo rispetto alla data di consegna prevista.

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