Hikvision 6-Inch Analog Wall Speaker 6W DS-QAE0606G2-V

The Hikvision DS-QAE0606G2-V is a 6-inch analogue wall speaker rated at 6 W, fixed to a wall and wired back to an amplifier on ordinary speaker cable. It is the traditional half of the Hikvision audio range: no IP address, no switch port, no commissioning software. Whatever the amplifier channel plays, this speaker plays.

That is not a shortcoming so much as a fork in the road, and it is the first fork on any audio job. Analogue or network is settled before a speaker is priced, and it is the part of a public address system that cannot be undone cheaply once the building is finished.

Where it fits

Analogue works like this. An amplifier sits in the rack, speaker cable leaves it, and speakers are wired along that run. The cable is cheap and the speakers are passive, so adding a speaker means extending the line and the cost sits in the amplifier. The catch is that a zone is not a setting — it is a physical run back to one amplifier channel. The wiring is the zone plan, and deciding next year to split the ground floor in two is a ladder and a cable pull, not a menu.

Network audio inverts that. Each speaker is a device on the network with its own address, so zoning becomes configuration — regroup the building from a keyboard, without touching a fixing. The price sits in installation: every point needs a data drop and a switch port, not a spur off a two-core run. If that is what the site wants, the counterpart here is the 6 W PoE network ceiling speaker.

The honest rule of thumb: analogue suits a small number of stable zones and a straightforward layout — a workshop, a shop, a school block that will still be a school block in ten years. Network suits a site that will be re-partitioned, needs many zones, or already has structured cabling everywhere. Worth repeating to a colleague: clients decide this on the price of the speakers, the smallest number in the decision and the only one that is not permanent.

Before you order — three things to confirm

• Zone count, and whether it will move. Count the areas that must be addressed separately, then ask outright whether the floor plan is settled. A fit-out or a new partition turns a one-zone line into a rewiring job.
• Amplifier channel and connection arrangement. Total the rated load on the channel and leave margin above it, and confirm from the datasheet how this unit connects and what tapping it offers. That governs which amplifier suits it and how many units a channel carries.
• The wall and the cable route. Blockwork, plasterboard and glazed partition are three different fixing jobs. Take size and fixing detail off the datasheet before marking up.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer: Hikvision
• Model: DS-QAE0606G2-V
• Impedance: 8 Ω
• Speaker Unit: 6“ paper basin+High note
• Rated Power: 100V: 6W/3W
• Sensitivity(1 m, 1 W): 93dB±3dB
• Maximum Sound Pressure Level: 104dB
• Frequency Response: 90Hz to 20kHz
• Audio In: Rated voltage，100 V
• Material: Main body: PC; Base: ABS
• Dimension: Ø188mm X 75mm（7.40″×2.95″）
• Operating Temperature: -10 °C to 45 °C
• Operating Humidity: ＜90% (No condensation)
• Mounting Hole Dimension: Ø170mm

Figures from Hikvision’s published datasheet. We confirm the revision in stock when we quote.

Compatibility

An analogue speaker belongs on an analogue public address amplifier, Hikvision or otherwise, not on a data network. Send us the amplifier model and the zone schedule and we will check the pairing against the datasheet before you order — call 16454.

What’s in the box

• 1 × Hikvision DS-QAE0606G2-V analogue wall speaker
• Documentation as supplied by Hikvision

Contents vary by revision; we confirm what ships with current stock on the order.

Common questions

Can I mix this with ceiling speakers on the same line?
Mixing speaker shapes on one line is ordinary practice, provided the connection arrangement matches and total load stays inside the channel rating — both datasheet questions. Send us the mix and we will confirm.

The client may split the floor into more zones later. Is analogue still right?
Only if you are prepared to rewire. Zoning here is fixed by the cable, so a split means new runs to new channels. Where the layout is unsettled, network usually costs less over the building’s life, even though the speakers cost more.

Does each speaker need its own cable back to the rack?
No, and that is the strength of this architecture: speakers in one zone share a run, and only the zone needs a pair back to its amplifier channel.

Genuine Hikvision from the authorized Hikvision agent in Egypt, official manufacturer warranty of 1 to 5 years depending on the product, delivery across Egypt, and professional installation in Cairo & Giza, priced after a site assessment. Prices are given on request — press Get a Quote on this page or call 16454.