Coverage note. Speaker Ranking currently covers 18 Dayton Audio models across portable bluetooth speakers, powered speakers, passive speakers and subwoofers. These are the products in our database, not a complete list of everything Dayton Audio makes.
What this page covers. The Dayton Audio models ranked here span portable bluetooth speakers, powered speakers, passive speakers and subwoofers, including Dayton Audio CS1200, Dayton Audio CS1000 and Dayton Audio MKSX4. Use each model’s category position to compare it with alternatives of the same size and use case.
This page lists all 18 Dayton Audio speakers ranked on this site across portable bluetooth speakers, powered speakers, passive speakers and subwoofers. Each model is shown in the category where it competes, with its current rank and the size of that ranking.
Use the category position rather than the brand name alone: speakers from the same manufacturer can perform very differently by size, price and product family.
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Every Dayton Audio model 18
- Dayton Audio Boost Mini
A tiny 185 g IPX7 waterproof speaker that is quite light for its performance, with an aux input, microSD playback and stereo pairing.
Amazon $19.98 eBay$19.98 - Dayton Audio Boost
A compact 426 g soda-can portable speaker with a waterproof build, dual passive radiators, wireless stereo pairing and MicroSD card playback.
Amazon $29.98 eBay$29.98 - Dayton Audio M4
A compact powered pair with a subwoofer output, useful source connections and a solid cabinet.
Parts Express $249.98 eBay$249.98per pair - Dayton Audio OPAL1
A 2-way bookshelf speaker with a 5.25” mid-woofer (large surround) and a 1” dome tweeter, plus two passive radiators on the rear panel.
Dayton Audio $1,038.99 eBay$1,038.99per pair - Dayton Audio CS1000
The 10” sibling of the measured Dayton Audio CS1200, with a mineral-filled polypropylene woofer, a 180W Class D amplifier and a cabinet vented at 39Hz.
Amazon $199.98 eBay$199.98 - Dayton Audio MKSX4 Passive
Four 4-inch drivers in a low-profile (under 8-inch) cabinet deliver 106.2dB CEA-2010-A average, the best output-per-dollar of any passive subwoofer tested.
Amazon $144.98 eBay$144.98 - Dayton Audio SUB-1000L
Independent CEA-2010 testing records 89.9 dB at 20 Hz and 110.0 dB through 40-80 Hz.
Amazon $209.98 eBay$209.98 - Dayton Audio CS1200
Independent CEA-2010 testing records 94.6 dB at 20 Hz and 119.0 dB through 40-80 Hz.
Amazon $239.98 eBay$239.98 - Dayton Audio MK402X Discontinued
A compact, inexpensive 4-inch passive pair with an upgraded crossover over the original Dayton Audio MK402.
Parts Express $97.99 eBay$97.99per pair - Dayton Audio MK402 Discontinued
A small two-way bookshelf speaker with a 4” treated paper woofer, a 3/4” soft dome tweeter and a rear port tuned to 50Hz.
eBay$70per pair - Dayton Audio B452-AIR Discontinued
A budget sealed bookshelf speaker with a 4.5” polypropylene woofer and a 1” AMT tweeter.
eBay$55per pair - Dayton Audio MK602X Discontinued
Inexpensive, compact two-way with a 6.5-inch glass-fiber woofer and 1-inch silk dome.
eBay$149per pair - Dayton Audio B652-AIR Discontinued
AMT (Air Motion Transformer) tweeter offers a novel driver technology at a very low price point, and the full-range woofer keeps the crossover simple.
eBay$77.99per pair - Dayton Audio T652-AIR Discontinued
A budget tower with an AMT tweeter and two 6.5” woofers, rated from 45Hz at 88dB.
eBay$124.80per pair - Dayton Audio C452-AIR Discontinued
A budget center channel with two 4.5” polypropylene woofers and a 1” AMT tweeter.
eBay$33each - Dayton Audio MK442 Discontinued
A budget center channel with two 4” treated paper woofers and a 3/4” silk dome tweeter, the center companion to the Dayton Audio MK402.
eBay$50each - Dayton Audio SUB-1200 Discontinued
A ported 12-inch long-throw subwoofer with a 120W amplifier and a strong 115.1 dB CEA-2010 average from 40 to 80Hz.
eBay$180 - Dayton Audio SUB-1500 Discontinued
Huge 15-inch dual-port with 150W RMS offers extraordinary value at $260.
eBay$260
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