ProAc Loudspeakers Response DT8
The Response DT8 combines powerful, articulate bass with a transparent midrange, smooth airy treble and a deeply layered soundstage. Analogholic found its rhythmic drive and dynamic contrasts especially convincing, while Audiophil-Online highlights the compact, easy-to-place cabinet. It is a refined British floorstander that brings real scale, detail and musical momentum to demanding recordings.
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Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
91/100
Value for Money
91/100
Pros
Delivers big, powerful yet articulate bass with convincing kick-drum impact and strong rhythmic timing.
Natural, transparent midrange and clear, airy treble preserve vocal realism, instrumental texture and smoothness.
Produces a large, deep, distinctly layered soundstage with well-defined instrument placement.
Compact, heavily braced and damped cabinet is attractive and designed for easy room placement.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
The Response DT8 is described as a powerful yet composed compact tower, combining substantial, articulate bass with a transparent midrange, smooth high-frequency detail, and a spacious layered presentation. Listening comments particularly praise its rhythmic drive, realistic instrumental texture, and ability to keep complex music organised.
Bass
94/100
Analogholic describes the low end as “big, powerful, articulate” and reports thunderous bass with convincing kick-drum impact on rock recordings. The speaker also preserved rhythm and timing, suggesting that its weight is paired with good control rather than simply excess warmth.
Mid
92/100
The midrange is described as natural, transparent, and convincingly lifelike with vocals. ProAc’s two-driver arrangement is intended to deliver an even transition through the midband, and the listening comments support a clear, coherent vocal presentation.
Treble
92/100
Review comments describe a clear, airy high-frequency response, with realistic cymbal texture and a sweet sense of air around brass. The soft-dome tweeter is also characterised as insightful and smooth, rather than etched or aggressive.
Soundstage Imaging
93/100
Analogholic reports a large, deep and distinctly layered soundstage, with instruments clearly located across the width and into the depth of the stage. Dense arrangements remained well organised, with saxophone and keyboards separated convincingly.
Dynamics
94/100
Dynamic contrasts in both fast and slow passages were said to be reproduced very well. The DT8 was praised for sharp snare and hi-hat attacks, forceful horn bursts, and strong rhythmic expression without losing tonal sweetness.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
91/100
The cabinets are reported to be heavily braced, bitumen-damped, and notably inert, while their 26kg weight supports the impression of substantial construction. Review material also highlights attractive real-wood veneer, careful inspection, and UK hand assembly; Analogholic calls the finish beautiful.
Value for Money
91/100
The supplied price is $3,185 for standard finishes, while the listening review calls the DT8 an outstanding speaker for its asking price. Its combination of substantial bass, refined presentation, compact proportions, and finished cabinetry was presented as strongly competitive for buyers shopping in this premium floorstanding segment.
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Specifications
- Nominal Impedance
- 4 ohms
- Recommended Amplifiers
- 20 to 180 watts
- Frequency Response
- 28Hz-30kHz
- Sensitivity
- 90 dB linear for 1 watt at 1 metre
- Bass /midrange drivers
- 2x 6.5” bass/mid units. One driver with Pagina Mica cone and open weave dust cap and one driver with polypropylene cone with soft polypropylene dust cap. Both units working in tandem.
- Tweeter
- ProAc 1” silk dome tweeter
- Crossover
- Specially designed crossover to accommodate two different types of bass/mid cones. Glass fibre board with finest components using multistrand copper wire designed for use with both Bi-amping and Bi-wiring.
- Height (Cabinet)
- 978mm on spikes(38.5”)
- Width (Cabinet)
- 193mm (7.6”)
- Depth (Cabinet)
- 229mm (9”)
- Weight
- 26kg each (55lb)
- Mode
- Stand mounting
- Grille
- Acoustically transparent crimplene. Magnetic grilles available with certain finishes..
- Standard Finishes
- Black Ash, Mahogany, Cherry, Natural Oak, Silk White and Walnut
- Premium Finishes
- Liquidambar, Rosewood, Ebony. *Premium Finishes to order at extra cost*
Manufacturer's Description — ProAc Loudspeakers
ProAc invests a great deal of time researching the choice of diaphragm material for their drive units.
Some materials excel at certain frequencies and therefore it is logical to use more than one type of drive unit material to cover all frequencies.
The Response DT8, incorporates these design parameters for the first time in a ProAc two-way design. Utilising 2 x 6.5-inch drivers, the pulp mica cone unit delivers exceptional bass performance in a ported cabinet with the bass loaded via side vents. The polypropylene unit gives a smooth, detailed and uncoloured midrange. Both drivers work in tandem, resulting in a well extended low frequency response and ProAc’s natural sounding midrange with pinpoint imagery.
These frequency ranges are then cleverly overlapped by a Stewart Tyler designed crossover, which seamlessly integrates ProAc’s proven 1-inch soft dome tweeter. The tweeter is mounted in an offset position between the two bass drivers.
The Response DT8 takes its place in the ProAc range as our entry level floor-standing design.
We believe that this innovative loudspeaker will create interest in the mixing and matching of drive unit materials to effectively cover all types of music.
Featured veneer: Oak
Some finishes are now available with magnetic grilles, please check with your nearest dealer.
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