Fresh From the Bench: Dayton Audio Test System (DATS) V3

After a decade of widespread use, the Dayton Audio Test System (DATS) has acquired an impressive reputation for fast and accurate testing. Now, Dayton Audio has taken the easy-to-use audio test system and improved it in almost every way when creating the DATS V3 Computer-Based Audio Component Test System. This is an ultraportable audio test system that provides a reliable method for collection of Thiele-Small parameters, loudspeaker measurements and component measurements. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2020.

The “Woofer Tester” range of speaker test solutions from Smith & Larson Audio is one of those systems that thousands of speaker designers have learned to use and continue to rely upon in their daily activities or hobbies. This review looks at the system's possibilities and compares the company's Woofer Tester 2, Speaker Tester, and Woofer Tester Pro products. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2012.