CIAREPWA12.64
£116.03 · 24% less, betterFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.35 –
Vas58 L –
BL17.6 T·m −4%
Xmax4.5 mm −44%, worse
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.5
12-inch LF driver · 500 W
Beyma 12MC500 8Ω
8 Ω · 65–5000 Hz
£152.99
SteadyParts Express · 3 in stock · Ships from United States · All 5 offers
- Fs
- 57Hz
- Xmax
- 8mm
- SPL
- 97dB
- Pe
- 500W
- BL
- 18.3T·m
- Vd
- 440cm³
- Qts
- 0.34
- Vas
- 57L
Manufacturer response and impedance data, with source and trace details below. The left and right arrow keys read every shown curve at a frequency, a twelfth of an octave at a time, or an octave with Shift. Escape clears the reading.
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Frequency response
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impedance
Impedance response
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Published graphs
Beyma 12MC500 is a 12-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 500 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 57 Hz, Qts 0.34, Vas 57 L, Xmax 8 mm, sensitivity 96.8 dB, plus 440 cm³ Vd and 163 EBP. bits tracks UK, EU and US shop prices, price movement, datasheet links, simulator import data, and similar drivers, with a current best price of £152.62.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 57Hz
- Qts
- 0.34
- Qes
- 0.35
- Qms
- 7.8
- Vas
- 57L
- Re
- 5.6Ω
- Le
- 0.70mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 18.3T·m
- Sd
- 550cm²
- Mms
- 59g
- Xmax
- 8mm
- Vd †
- 440cm³
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 96.8dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 65–5000Hz
- EBP †
- 163 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Weight
- 5.9kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.13mm/N
- Rms
- 2.70kg/s
- Power Program
- 1000
Sensitivity shows 96.8 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Beyma publishes 98.0 dB, 1.2 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Beyma lists
LF · Primary · 12″
- BL
- 18.3T·m
- Fs
- 57Hz
- Le
- 0.70mH
- Re
- 5.6Ω
- Sd
- 550cm²
- Cms
- 0.13mm/N
- Mms
- 59g
- Qes
- 0.35
- Qms
- 7.8
- Qts
- 0.34
- Rms
- 2.70kg/s
- SPL
- 96.8dB
- Vas
- 57L
- Xmax
- 8mm
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 98dB
- Low limit
- 65Hz
- Power Program
- 1000
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 96.8dB
- High limit
- 5000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Weight
- 5.9kg
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the 12MC500. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver12MC500
Best price
£152.62
Fs
57 Hz
Qts
0.34
Vas
57 L
BL
18.3 T·m
Xmax
8 mm
Sensitivity
96.8 dB
Power
500 W
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£136.29 · 11% less, betterFs57 Hz –
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas57 L –
BL17.6 T·m −4%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity96.5 dB –
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£143.50 · 6% less, betterFs50 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas47 L −18%, better
BL18.4 T·m –
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity93.9 dB −2.9, worse
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£143.79 · 6% less, betterFs57 Hz –
Qts0.33 –
Vas52.5 L −8%
BL21.3 T·m +16%, better
Xmax6.6 mm −17%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB –
B&C12FW88
£163.69 · 7% more, worseFs53 Hz −7%
Qts0.33 –
Vas45.7 L −20%, better
BL19.5 T·m +7%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity94.9 dB −1.9
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£179.00 · 17% more, worseFs58 Hz –
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas55 L −4%
BL17.7 T·m −3%
Xmax6.5 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity96.7 dB –
SB AudienceNERO-12MWN700D
£179.95 · 18% more, worseFs53 Hz −8%
Qts0.38 +12%, worse
Vas52.5 L −8%
BL17.9 T·m –
Xmax7.3 mm −9%
Sensitivity94.9 dB −1.9
FaitalPRO12HP1010
£191.59 · 26% more, worseFs45 Hz −21%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas56.5 L –
BL19.8 T·m +8%
Xmax9.3 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity93.7 dB −3.1, worse
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£221.00 · 45% more, worseFs58 Hz –
Qts0.35 –
Vas49 L −14%, better
BL19.2 T·m +5%
Xmax8.5 mm +6%
Sensitivity96.2 dB −0.6
Eighteen Sound12NW530
£228.40 · 50% more, worseFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas36 L −37%, better
BL19.7 T·m +8%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity94 dB −2.8, worse
Eighteen Sound12LW1400
£260.72 · 71% more, worseFs45 Hz −21%, better
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas55 L −4%
BL20 T·m +9%
Xmax8.3 mm +3%
Sensitivity94 dB −2.8, worse
Eighteen Sound12NW350
£275.61 · 81% more, worseFs54 Hz −5%
Qts0.34 –
Vas46 L −19%, better
BL19.2 T·m +5%
Xmax8.3 mm +4%
Sensitivity95.2 dB −1.6
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£287.12 · 88% more, worseFs29 Hz −50%, better
Qts0.33 –
Vas85.5 L +50%, worse
BL19.8 T·m +8%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity89.6 dB −7.2, worse
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£288.81 · 89% more, worseFs53 Hz −7%
Qts0.33 –
Vas45 L −21%, better
BL19.5 T·m +7%
Xmax8.3 mm +4%
Sensitivity94.8 dB −2, worse
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£329.47 · 116% more, worseFs56 Hz –
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas61.1 L +7%
BL16 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax7.4 mm −8%
Sensitivity96.5 dB –
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£391.29 · 156% more, worseFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas57.8 L –
BL17.4 T·m −5%
Xmax9.3 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB −0.9
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£436.54 · 186% more, worseFs57 Hz –
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas58 L –
BL18.1 T·m –
Xmax6.9 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
Eighteen Sound12NCX910N
£478.98 · 214% more, worseFs57 Hz –
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas58 L –
BL18.1 T·m –
Xmax6.9 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
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No current priceFs57 Hz –
Qts0.32 −7%
Vas49.6 L −13%, better
BL18.3 T·m –
Xmax7.5 mm −6%
Sensitivity96.2 dB −0.6
Eighteen Sound12LW801
No current priceFs54 Hz −5%
Qts0.33 –
Vas41 L −28%, better
BL20.3 T·m +11%, better
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity94.8 dB −2, worse
Eighteen Sound12NTLX3500
No current priceFs39 Hz −32%, better
Qts0.33 –
Vas79.6 L +40%, worse
BL17.1 T·m −7%
Xmax7.9 mm –
Sensitivity93.3 dB −3.5, worse
PeerlessNCP-1230R01-08
No current priceFs63 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas46.3 L −19%, better
BL18.1 T·m –
Xmax7.9 mm –
Sensitivity96.7 dB –
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No current priceFs35 Hz −39%, better
Qts0.35 –
Vas70 L +23%, worse
BL20.5 T·m +12%, better
Xmax7.5 mm −6%
Sensitivity91.2 dB −5.6, worse
Oberton12HCX
No current priceFs53 Hz −8%
Qts0.33 –
Vas55.5 L –
BL17.8 T·m –
Xmax5.3 mm −34%, worse
Sensitivity95.6 dB −1.2
Oberton12NMB35
No current priceFs54 Hz −5%
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas54.3 L −5%
BL17 T·m −7%
Xmax6.8 mm −16%, worse
Sensitivity95.7 dB −1.1
Eighteen Sound12NCX910BE
No current priceFs57 Hz –
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas58 L –
BL18.1 T·m –
Xmax6.9 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
Sica12 S 3 PL
No current priceFs42 Hz −26%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas76.9 L +35%, worse
BL16.8 T·m −8%
Xmax7 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity94 dB −2.8, worse
Oberton12CX
No current priceFs51 Hz −10%, better
Qts0.35 –
Vas58.5 L –
BL17.4 T·m −5%
Xmax5.3 mm −34%, worse
Sensitivity95.4 dB −1.4
CelestionCNX1230
No current priceFs54 Hz −5%
Qts0.34 –
Vas68.4 L +20%, worse
BL16.3 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax6.5 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity96.8 dB –
CIARE12.75W1
No current priceFs49 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.33 –
Vas67 L +18%, worse
BL18.9 T·m +3%
Xmax6 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity95.7 dB −1.1
Tune the match
Choose the published values that matter to your design. Size stays matched to this driver.
Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
| Shop | Price | Against the lowest | Stock | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parts Express Import VAT and duty may apply | £152.99, the lowest price | 3 in stock | Visit shop at Parts Express | |
Blue Aran approx 2 months | £151.70 | Ordered on Request (approx 2 months) | Visit shop at Blue Aran | |
SoundImports Import VAT and duty may apply | £156.64 | 2.4% above the lowest price | 1 in stock | Visit shop at SoundImports |
Best price over time
Tracked since 1 Apr
Recent changes
- 13 SepSoundImports£152.41 → £156.64Up 2.8% from £152.41