Dayton AudioPA380-8
£104.71Fs32 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas175 L +10%, worse
BL25.8 T·m +7%
Xmax5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity95.1 dB −2.4, worse
15-inch LF driver · 102 mm voice coil · 900 W
BMS 15N820 8Ω
8 Ω · 40–2500 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 39Hz
- Xmax
- 4.5mm
- SPL
- 98dB
- Pe
- 900W
- BL
- 24.2T·m
- Vd
- 396cm³
- Qts
- 0.26
- Vas
- 159L
BMS 15N820 is a 15-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 900 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 39 Hz, Qts 0.26, Vas 159 L, Xmax 4.5 mm, sensitivity 97.5 dB, plus 396 cm³ Vd and 145 EBP. bits tracks vendor pricing, datasheet links, simulator import data, and similar drivers from the same loudspeaker database.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 39Hz
- Qts
- 0.26
- Qes
- 0.27
- Qms
- 4.5
- Vas
- 159L
- Re
- 5.7Ω
- Le
- 0.81mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 24.2T·m
- Sd
- 880cm²
- Mms
- 114g
- Xmax
- 4.5mm
- Vd †
- 396cm³
- Voice coil
- 102mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 97.5dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Power
- 900W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 40–2500Hz
- EBP †
- 145 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 388mm
- Cutout
- 358mm
- Bolt circle
- 371mm
- Depth
- 184mm
- Weight
- 5.7kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.14mm/N
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else BMS lists
LF
- BL
- 24.2T·m
- Fs
- 39Hz
- Le
- 0.81mH
- Re
- 5.7Ω
- Sd
- 880cm²
- Cms
- 0.14mm/N
- Mms
- 114g
- Qes
- 0.27
- Qms
- 4.5
- Qts
- 0.26
- SPL
- 97.5dB
- Vas
- 159L
- Xmax
- 4.5mm
- Power
- 900W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 98dB
- Low limit
- 40Hz
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 97.5dB
- High limit
- 2500Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Voice coil
- 102mm
- 10. basket
- Cast Aluminum
- 20. bl factor
- BL 24.2 Tesla m
- 1. application
- 2- or 3-way Systems
- 18. moving mass
- Mms 0.114 kg
- 13. dc resistance
- Re 5.7 Ohm
- 9. magnet gap depth
- 10 mm
- 17. equivalent volume
- Vas 159 L
- 2. nominal impendance
- 8 Ohm
- 5. frequency response
- 40 – 2500 Hz
- 6. voice coil diameter
- 101.6 (4″) mm
- 7. voice coil material
- Cu
- 12. resonance frequency
- Fs 39.2 Hz
- 14. mechanical q factor
- Qms 4.5
- 15. electrical q factor
- Qes 0.27
- 16. total quality factor
- Qts 0.26
- 19. mechanical complience
- Cms 0.144 mm / N
- 21. effective piston area
- Sd 0.0880 m²
- 22. max. linear excursion
- Xmax +/- 4.5 mm
- 23. voice coil inductance
- Le1k 0.81 mH
- 4. sensitivity (1 w / 1 m)
- 98 dB
- 3. power handling aes noise
- 900 W
- 8. voice coil winding depth
- 19 mm
- 11. effect. diaphragm diameter d
- 335 mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the 15N820. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver15N820
Best price
–
Fs
39 Hz
Qts
0.26
Vas
159 L
BL
24.2 T·m
Xmax
4.5 mm
Sensitivity
97.5 dB
Power
900 W
CelestionTF1530
£118.90Fs42 Hz +7%
Qts0.28 +8%
Vas162.2 L –
BL21.2 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax4 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity97.9 dB –
B&C15PS76
£184.00Fs38 Hz −3%
Qts0.26 –
Vas164 L +3%
BL22.1 T·m −9%
Xmax7.5 mm +67%, better
Sensitivity97.1 dB –
B&C15PLB76
£191.58Fs42 Hz +7%
Qts0.25 −4%
Vas164 L +3%
BL22.1 T·m −9%
Xmax5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity98.7 dB +1.2
FaitalPRO15FH510
£199.28Fs35 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.26 –
Vas191.8 L +21%, worse
BL21 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax9.3 mm +106%, better
Sensitivity96.9 dB −0.6
RCFL15P400
£214.72Fs36 Hz −8%
Qts0.25 −4%
Vas160 L –
BL24.8 T·m –
Xmax8 mm +78%, better
Sensitivity96.4 dB −1.1
RCFLF15G401
£238.26Fs36 Hz −8%
Qts0.26 –
Vas150 L −6%
BL24.6 T·m –
Xmax9 mm +100%, better
Sensitivity96.2 dB −1.3
Eighteen Sound15LW1401
£254.65Fs42 Hz +7%
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas131 L −18%, better
BL24.2 T·m –
Xmax9 mm +100%, better
Sensitivity97.4 dB –
FaitalPRO15HP1020
£263.08Fs40 Hz –
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas126.6 L −20%, better
BL24.2 T·m –
Xmax9 mm +100%, better
Sensitivity96.6 dB −0.9
Sica15 K 3 PL
£272.13Fs40 Hz –
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas166.1 L +4%
BL21.4 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax6.5 mm +44%, better
Sensitivity97.8 dB –
FaitalPRO15FX600
£283.85Fs38 Hz −3%
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas128.3 L −19%, better
BL23.2 T·m −4%
Xmax11.3 mm +150%, better
Sensitivity96 dB −1.5
Eighteen Sound15NLW9401
£288.50Fs39 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas134 L −16%, better
BL25.4 T·m +5%
Xmax10 mm +122%, better
Sensitivity96.6 dB −0.9
Eighteen Sound15NLW9300
£315.00Fs39 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas170 L +7%
BL24.4 T·m –
Xmax8 mm +78%, better
Sensitivity97.8 dB –
PeerlessFSL-1530R01-08
No current priceFs41 Hz +5%
Qts0.24 −8%
Vas180 L +13%, worse
BL21.8 T·m −10%
Xmax4.7 mm +4%
Sensitivity99 dB +1.5
No photo
PHL Audio5011MNDU
No current priceFs38 Hz −3%
Qts0.26 –
Vas169 L +6%
BL23.7 T·m –
Xmax7.5 mm +67%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
CelestionFTR15-4080F
No current priceFs38 Hz −3%
Qts0.25 −4%
Vas163.1 L –
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax8.5 mm +89%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
BMS15S430V2
No current priceFs40 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas135 L −15%, better
BL25.0 T·m +3%
Xmax7.5 mm +67%, better
Sensitivity97 dB −0.5
Eighteen Sound15MB650
No current priceFs40 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas210 L +32%, worse
BL20 T·m −17%, worse
Xmax4 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity99 dB +1.5
Oberton15NB451
No current priceFs40 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas145.2 L −9%
BL22.9 T·m −5%
Xmax7 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity97.4 dB –
No photo
PHL Audio6301MND
No current priceFs36 Hz −8%
Qts0.26 –
Vas140 L −12%, better
BL25.5 T·m +5%
Xmax10.5 mm +133%, better
Sensitivity95.7 dB −1.8
Oberton15B500
No current priceFs38 Hz –
Qts0.27 +3%
Vas145.8 L −8%
BL22.9 T·m −5%
Xmax7.3 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity96.8 dB −0.7
No photo
PHL Audio5241MNDU-7
No current priceFs45 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.26 –
Vas120.5 L −24%, better
BL24.3 T·m –
Xmax7.5 mm +67%, better
Sensitivity98 dB +0.5
BMS15N830V2
No current priceFs37 Hz −6%
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas159 L –
BL22.4 T·m −7%
Xmax8 mm +78%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB −1
Oberton15NB500
No current priceFs43 Hz +9%
Qts0.26 –
Vas121.5 L −24%, better
BL24.3 T·m –
Xmax7.3 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity97.7 dB –
RCFCX15N351
No current priceFs55 Hz +40%, worse
Qts0.26 –
Vas110 L −31%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax6 mm +33%, better
Sensitivity100.3 dB +2.8, better
No photo
PHL Audio6201MND
No current priceFs36 Hz −8%
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas140 L −12%, better
BL25 T·m +3%
Xmax10.5 mm +133%, better
Sensitivity95.6 dB −1.9
RCFMB15N405
No current priceFs46 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas124 L −22%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax7 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity98.4 dB +0.9
No current price
Fs45 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.27 +4%
Vas127 L −20%, better
BL24.5 T·m –
Xmax7.5 mm +67%, better
Sensitivity98 dB +0.5
CelestionFTR15-4080FD
No current priceFs35 Hz −10%
Qts0.28 +7%
Vas164.3 L +3%
BL23.1 T·m −5%
Xmax8.5 mm +89%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB −1.6
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Qes
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Xmaxmm
BLTm
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