B&C18TBX100
£184.81 · 42% less, betterFs34 Hz +10%
Qts0.35 –
Vas212 L −19%, better
BL25.5 T·m +9%
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity95.6 dB –
18-inch LF driver · 102 mm voice coil · 1,200 W
BMS 18S430V2 8Ω
8 Ω · 20–200 Hz
£316.72
SteadyLean Audio · 2 in stock · All 1 offer
- Fs
- 31Hz
- Xmax
- 8mm
- SPL
- 95dB
- Pe
- 1200W
- BL
- 23.5T·m
- Vd
- 970cm³
- Qts
- 0.34
- Vas
- 262L
BMS 18S430V2 is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 1200 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 31 Hz, Qts 0.34, Vas 262 L, Xmax 8 mm, sensitivity 95.4 dB, plus 970 cm³ Vd and 86 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 £316.72.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 31Hz
- Qts
- 0.34
- Qes
- 0.36
- Qms
- 6
- Vas
- 262L
- Re
- 4.8Ω
- Le
- 0.82mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 23.5T·m
- Sd
- 1213cm²
- Mms
- 210g
- Xmax
- 8mm
- Vd †
- 970cm³
- Voice coil
- 102mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.4dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 96dB
- Power
- 1200W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 20–200Hz
- EBP †
- 86 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 458mm
- Cutout
- 414mm
- Bolt circle
- 440mm
- Depth
- 218mm
- Weight
- 12.8kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.13mm/N
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else BMS lists
LF
- BL
- 23.5T·m
- Fs
- 31Hz
- Le
- 0.82mH
- Re
- 4.8Ω
- Sd
- 1213cm²
- Cms
- 0.13mm/N
- Mms
- 210g
- Qes
- 0.36
- Qms
- 6
- Qts
- 0.34
- SPL
- 95.4dB
- Vas
- 262L
- Xmax
- 8mm
- Power
- 1200W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 96dB
- Low limit
- 20Hz
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.4dB
- High limit
- 200Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 96dB
- Voice coil
- 102mm
- 10. basket
- Cast Aluminum
- 20. bl factor
- BL 23.5 Tesla m
- 1. application
- Subwoofer
- 18. moving mass
- Mms 0.210 kg
- 13. dc resistance
- Re 4.8 Ohm
- 9. magnet gap depth
- 10 mm
- 17. equivalent volume
- Vas 262 L
- 2. nominal impendance
- 8 Ohm
- 5. frequency response
- 20 – 200 Hz
- 6. voice coil diameter
- 101.6 (4″) mm
- 7. voice coil material
- Cu
- 12. resonance frequency
- Fs 31 Hz
- 14. mechanical q factor
- Qms 6
- 15. electrical q factor
- Qes 0.36
- 16. total quality factor
- Qts 0.34
- 19. mechanical complience
- Cms 0.125 mm / N
- 21. effective piston area
- Sd 0.1213 m²
- 22. max. linear excursion
- Xmax +/- 8 mm
- 23. voice coil inductance
- Le1k 0.82 mH
- 4. sensitivity (1 w / 1 m)
- 96 dB
- 3. power handling aes noise
- 1200 W
- 8. voice coil winding depth
- 26 mm
- 11. effect. diaphragm diameter d
- 393 mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the 18S430V2. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver18S430V2
Best price
£316.72
Fs
31 Hz
Qts
0.34
Vas
262 L
BL
23.5 T·m
Xmax
8 mm
Sensitivity
95.4 dB
Power
1200 W
B&C18PS100
£205.00 · 35% less, betterFs30 Hz −3%
Qts0.39 +15%, worse
Vas245 L −6%
BL22.5 T·m −4%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity94.1 dB −1.3
RCFL18P300
£225.00 · 29% less, betterFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.33 –
Vas226 L −14%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
B&C18RBX100
£226.58 · 28% less, betterFs40 Hz +29%, worse
Qts0.34 –
Vas220 L −16%, better
BL25.1 T·m +7%
Xmax10 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity98 dB +2.6, better
B&C18PZW100
£227.00 · 28% less, betterFs37 Hz +19%, worse
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas186 L −29%, better
BL25.5 T·m +9%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity96 dB +0.6
Beyma18P1000FEV2S
£249.00 · 21% less, betterFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas230 L −12%, better
BL26.8 T·m +14%, better
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity96 dB +0.6
RCFLF18G401
£252.42 · 20% less, betterFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.29 −15%, better
Vas268 L –
BL24.6 T·m +5%
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity97.1 dB +1.7
Eighteen Sound18LW2400
£272.63 · 14% less, betterFs35 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.31 −9%
Vas230 L −12%, better
BL25.6 T·m +9%
Xmax9.5 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity96.9 dB +1.5
Eighteen Sound18LW2420
£279.00 · 12% less, betterFs32 Hz +3%
Qts0.33 –
Vas252 L −4%
BL25.3 T·m +8%
Xmax10 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
FaneCOLOSSUS 18SB
£280.00 · 12% less, betterFs36 Hz +16%, worse
Qts0.35 –
Vas199 L −24%, better
BL24 T·m –
Xmax8.3 mm +3%
Sensitivity96.1 dB +0.7
Dayton Audio18SW1200N-8
£301.39 · 5% lessFs32 Hz +3%
Qts0.33 –
Vas253.6 L −3%
BL27.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax9.1 mm +14%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
BMS18N830V2
£347.59 · 10% more, worseFs31 Hz –
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas262 L –
BL22.4 T·m −5%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95 dB –
Dayton AudioRSS460HO-4
£442.94 · 40% more, worseFs19 Hz −39%, better
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas272 L +4%
BL23.4 T·m –
Xmax12.8 mm +59%, better
Sensitivity89.2 dB −6.2, worse
Sica18 K 4 PL
£447.92 · 41% more, worseFs37 Hz +19%, worse
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas201 L −23%, better
BL26.8 T·m +14%, better
Xmax6.5 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1.2
BMS18N850V2
£457.13 · 44% more, worseFs30 Hz −4%
Qts0.33 –
Vas243 L −7%
BL25.4 T·m +8%
Xmax12 mm +50%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB −0.7
BMS18N862
£669.01 · 111% more, worseFs25 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas312 L +19%, worse
BL25.5 T·m +9%
Xmax19 mm +138%, better
Sensitivity93.4 dB −2, worse
Oberton18B450
No current priceFs34 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.34 –
Vas241.6 L −8%
BL22.1 T·m −6%
Xmax7.3 mm −9%
Sensitivity96.4 dB +1
FaneCOLOSSUS 18XB
No current priceFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.34 –
Vas236 L −10%
BL25.9 T·m +10%, better
Xmax7.5 mm −6%
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
FaneCOLOSSUS 18-800N
No current priceFs38 Hz +23%, worse
Qts0.31 −10%, better
Vas217 L −17%, better
BL24 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity97.7 dB +2.3, better
Precision DevicesPD.184C002
No current priceFs40 Hz +29%, worse
Qts0.34 –
Vas268 L –
BL21 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax9.7 mm +21%, better
Sensitivity98.8 dB +3.4, better
Eighteen Sound18W1300
No current priceFs35 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.33 –
Vas336 L +28%, worse
BL20.4 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax8.5 mm +6%
Sensitivity98.2 dB +2.8, better
PeerlessFSL-1830R03-08
No current priceFs32 Hz +3%
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas338 L +29%, worse
BL21.4 T·m −9%
Xmax8.7 mm +8%
Sensitivity96.8 dB +1.4
CelestionCF1840H
No current priceFs39 Hz +24%, worse
Qts0.35 +3%
Vas196.7 L −25%, better
BL17.4 T·m −26%, worse
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity96.7 dB +1.3
Sica18 S 4 PL
No current priceFs36 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.39 +15%, worse
Vas189 L −28%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
P.Audio18BM-1000S
No current priceFs35 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.40 +18%, worse
Vas212.1 L −19%, better
BL23.8 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
Sica18 PFS 4
No current priceFs29 Hz −7%
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas245.9 L −6%
BL24.6 T·m +5%
Xmax9.5 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity93.5 dB −1.9
Sica18 S 4 CP
No current priceFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.35 –
Vas225 L −14%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax11 mm +38%, better
Sensitivity95.2 dB –
RCFLF18G908
No current priceFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.29 −15%, better
Vas268 L –
BL24.6 T·m +5%
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity97.1 dB +1.7
CelestionFTR18-4080F
No current priceFs33 Hz +5%
Qts0.31 −9%
Vas281.3 L +7%
BL22.5 T·m −4%
Xmax6 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1.2
REDCATT186FIND
No current priceFs33 Hz +6%
Qts0.35 –
Vas174.2 L −34%, better
BL30.2 T·m +29%, better
Xmax8.4 mm +5%
Sensitivity94.4 dB −1
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Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
| Shop | Price | Against the lowest | Stock | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lean Audio | £316.72, the lowest price | 2 in stock | Visit shop at Lean Audio |
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