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DLS Reference 1073

7" x 10" 3-Way Reference Series Coaxial Car Speakers (10-21073)

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DLS Reference Series

The DLS Reference speakers eliminate listening fatigue, and offer an excellent listening experience that only a DLS speaker can provide. Being 100 watts RMS, these 3-way coaxial speakers pair well with a 4-channel amplifier for maximum clarity and reliability. The external crossover will separate high, mid and low frequencies to their respective drivers. The 1" tweeter offers very quick response combined with a subtle presence for an excellent all around sound. Try the DLS Reference Series for your next quality system and you will not regret your purchase.

Speaker Features:

  • 7" x 10" 3-Way Reference Series Coaxial Car Speakers
  • Power Handling:
    • Peak: 300 watts per pair / 150 watts each
    • RMS: 200 watts per pair / 100 watts each
  • Polypropylene cone
  • Rubber surrounds
  • 1" Tweeter
  • 2" Midrange
  • Fits in the same mounting hole as a 6x9"
  • Speaker grilles included
  • Separate crossover box for the lowpass bass driver unit
  • Tweeter and mid unit has an integrated crossover
  • 4 ohms impedance
  • Crossover: 12 dB high pass, 6 dB low pass
  • 5-3/4" Magnet system to create a powerful and dynamic sound in all installations
  • Frequency Range: 30-20,000 Hz
  • Sensitivity: 93 dB
  • Top-mount depth: 3-3/8"
  • Authorized Internet Dealer
  • 1-year Manufacturer's warranty

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Speaker Specifications
Speaker Size7" x 10"
Design3-way
Tweeter DesignDome
Tweeter CompositionPolypropylene
Woofer CompositionPolypropylene
Woofer SurroundRubber
Peak Power Handling150 watts
RMS Power Handling100 watts
Sensitivity93 dB
Frequency Response30 - 20,000 Hz
Impedance (Per Voice Coil)4 ohms
Shallow Mount InstallationNo
Top-Mount Depth3-3/8"
Bottom-Mount DepthN/A
Cutout DimensionsN/A
Speaker GrillesYes
Warranty and Return Policy
Return Policy Standard Return Policy
Parts Warranty Duration1 year
Labor Warranty Duration1 year
Warranty ProviderManufacturer
Customer Review Summary for DLS Reference 1073
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May 17, 2011 These Speakers look really nice.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Review by
aztekk from Tucson, AZ
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I was on the lookout for some large rear speakers for big sound. I stumbled upon these at SE and was immediately interested by the large 7/10 size and the immense magnets. This set also has a separate crossover box which is not common for rear speakers in the 6/9 and 7/10 sizes. My main intent was to get big midbass sound out of the speakers, so I dropped them into a set of enclosures also purchased at SE, and set them in the rear foot wells of my ride, powered by 100 Watts per channel.

The low bass had been completed neutered from these speakers. Try as I might, I could not get good bass, or any bass for that matter. DLS has simply filtered out all of the bass frequencies from at least 100HZ all the way down. Even jacking up the amplifier and head unit EQ made no difference. This was particularly disappointing after getting plenty of good bass from a less expensive 7/10 from a different manufacturer.

The tweeter sounded merely good, but for the money and the separate crossover components, I was looking for more detail in the high registers.

The midrange and midbass though, sounded pretty good.

Bottom line, this speaker did everything between the bass and the high frequencies pretty well. But the bass is non existent and the treble is too reticent with no detail.
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May 19, 2011 DLS 1073
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JB from Redneckville/Temp/resident
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To the reviewer above there lay your problem, don't use the crossover that comes with the speakers for the woofer side DLS has it set up to B used with their subs and to B tuned for mid bass in that kind of setup! I have heard these in a ported enclosure and they sound like good 8 inch subs when properly crossed over! Example if you have a pickup truck and use 4 of these in each corner with subs your going to blow your head off and die a happy man!!

To B clear I don't own these but have seen and heard them properly tuned!
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Product Summary

Manufacturer: DLS
Model number: DLS1073
Weight: 5.00 lbs
Internal SKU: dls1073
Internal product ID: 26086

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