Experience Groundbreaking Sound with the Dayton Audio Opal1
Since its establishment, Dayton Audio has been synonymous with premier loudspeaker components, and ready-to-build designs. The OPAL1 is a testament to their commitment to innovation, exclusively incorporating Dayton Audio's technology, ensuring an audio experience that is both authentic and groundbreaking.
Thinking Outside the (Small) Box
The OPAL1 can reach low frequencies unheard of for a passive speaker this size. By using an MMAG high-excursion woofer, Dayton Audio engineers sacrificed sensitivity to deliver outstanding in-room bass response down to 30 Hz, a groundbreaking achievement from a passive bookshelf speaker.
MMAG Woofer: The Heart of Clarity and Power
The MMAG woofer at the heart of the OPAL1 speaker utilizes dual-gap MMAG technology, combined with extensive venting, allowing for extreme cone excursion and control, low distortion, and higher-than-average power handling. The result is incredibly smooth midrange performance, something unheard of on a 5-1/2” woofer with this kind of excursion capability.
Silk Dome Tweeter for Crystal-Clear Highs
The top octaves of the OPAL1 are handled by Dayton Audio's premier silk dome tweeter, which incorporates a coated silk dome mounted to a vented aluminum voice coil former for increased power handing. The result is a smooth, non-fatiguing, ultra-transparent sound that is usually only found in larger tower speakers.
Passive Radiators for Room Filling Bass
The bass extension of the OPAL1 comes from the use of a pair of passive radiators on the rear of the enclosure. These allow for ultra-low frequency extension in a small package, besting many 6-1/2” or 8” bookshelf speakers, or even small towers. With an RMS power handling of 200 watts, they can achieve output capability beyond most bookshelf speakers of this size.