What good is a thin bezel without big performance?

The Bay Audio Pc in-ceiling speakers combine the best advances in speaker performance with a small, thin-bezel grille designers demand.

Let’s talk performance first.

Hey, it only takes a second to see how elegant the new Pc Series looks. So let’s concentrate on the fun stuff: how we crammed so much performance into such a small footprint.

You see, other speaker companies took a, shall we say, lazy approach to accomplish a thin bezel. They took their existing designs and made a pie-tin sized grille to cover the whole shebang. OK — thin bezel, but almost 12″ in diameter? Really?

We take aesthetics a bit more seriously. So we started with a 9-1/4″ diameter grille frame and engineered a radically new set of bass units that provide the output and response of our 8″ units in a 15% smaller basket.

It’s all in the power handling.

The key to improving bass response lies with the voice coil. Pc bass units use a voice coil 25% larger than you’ll find in virtually any other in-ceiling speaker. A larger voice coil handles more power, keeps the cone in precise alignment, and allows us to eke out extra bass. It also reduces the amount of high frequency coming off the cone, dramatically improving off-axis response.

Which is why we designed a better tweeter.

Our all-new silk-dome Pc tweeter uses a tuned, poly-filled chamber behind the dome. Having a defined airspace behind the dome allows us to lower the crossover frequency (for better dispersion) and improve power handling (for more loud).

Five models in the line.

All Pc models have a metallized plastic frame, which stays strong and rigid for improved midrange clarity. The Pc5 is the base model in the line-up. The Pc5d is a stereo (dual voice coil) version, and the Pc5m is a weather-resistant version with zinc plated and powder coated grilles and stainless steel hardware.

The Pc8 uses a neoprene damping sheet for additional frame isolation, and an enhanced crossover network for improved off-axis response. The Pc9 is our top-of-the-line in-ceiling speaker, with a rigid 1″ MDF baffle, bypass caps throughout the network for stunning clarity and broad off-axis response, and a great silk-dome tweeter for enhanced clarity in the upper region.

Model	Pc5	Pc5d	Pc5m	Pc8	Pc9
Description	All-purpose speaker	Stereo (dual voice coil)	Weather resistant	High-performance system	Theater-ready system
Max Output	104 dB with 100w	104 dB with 100w	104 dB with 100w	104 dB with 100w	104 dB with 100w
Room Size	Up to 3,000 ft3	Up to 3,000 ft3	Up to 3,000 ft3	Up to 3,000 ft3	Up to 3,000 ft3
Near-Field Response (-3dB)	51-20,000 Hz	51-20,000 Hz	51-20,000 Hz	50-20,000 Hz	48-20,000 Hz
6dB Downpoint	45 Hz	45 Hz	45 Hz	45 Hz	45 Hz
Nominal Coverage Angle	70° radial	70° radial	70° radial	75° radial	80° radial
Sensitivity [1w (2.83 V) at 1m]	87 dB	87 dB	87 dB	87 dB	88 dB
Nominal Impedance	8 ohms, 70 V with optional piggyback transformer	8 ohms	8 ohms, 70 V with optional piggyback transformer	8 ohms, 70 V with optional piggyback transformer	8 ohms
Tweeter	1" chambered pure silk	Stereo 1" chambered pure silk	1" chambered pure silk	1" chambered pure heavy silk	1" chambered pure heavy silk
Bass Unit	170 mm long throw, 32 mm voice coil	Dual voice coil 170 mm long throw, 32 mm voice coils	170 mm long throw, 32 mm voice coil	170 mm long throw with spun aluminum cone, 32 mm voice coil	170 mm long throw with spun aluminum cone, 32 mm voice coil
Construction	Metallized plastic frame	Metallized plastic frame	Metallized plastic frame	Metallized plastic frame with neoprene damping	Metallized plastic frame with 1" MDF baffle
Grilles	Magnetized thin bezel microperf	Magnetized thin bezel microperf	Magnetized thin bezel microperf	Magnetized thin bezel microperf	Magnetized thin bezel microperf
Weight	3.5 lbs., 1.6 kg each	3.5 lbs., 1.6 kg each	3.5 lbs., 1.6 kg each	4 lbs., 1.8 kg each	5 lbs., 2.3 kg each
Cutout Diameter	7-5/8", 194 mm	7-5/8", 194 mm	7-5/8", 194 mm	7-5/8", 194 mm	7-5/8", 194 mm
Grille Diameter	9-1/4", 235 mm	9-1/4", 235 mm	9-1/4", 235 mm	9-1/4", 235 mm	9-1/4", 235 mm
Depth In Wall	3-7/8", 98 mm	3-7/8", 98 mm	3-7/8", 98 mm	3-7/8", 98 mm	3-7/8", 98 mm
Optional Accessories	BR68 bracket, Box65	BR68 bracket, Box65	BR68 bracket, Box65	BR68 bracket, Box65	BR68 bracket, Box65