B&C18TBW100
£227.94 · 43% less, betterFs33 Hz −4%
Qts0.32 +4%
Vas181.5 L +24%, worse
BL22.8 T·m −30%, worse
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity94.9 dB –
18-inch LF driver · CF18 series · 125 mm voice coil · 1,600 W
Celestion CF18VJD 8Ω
8 Ω · 25–1500 Hz
£399.00
SteadyLean Business · All 2 offers
- Fs
- 35Hz
- Xmax
- 12mm
- SPL
- 95dB
- Pe
- 1600W
- BL
- 32.6T·m
- Vd
- 1361cm³
- Qts
- 0.31
- Vas
- 146L
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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LF frequency response
Frequency response
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Celestion CF18VJD is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 1600 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 35 Hz, Qts 0.31, Vas 145.8 L, Xmax 12 mm, sensitivity 94.6 dB, plus 1361 cm³ Vd and 104 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 £399.00.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 35Hz
- Qts
- 0.31
- Qes
- 0.33
- Qms
- 4.6
- Vas
- 145.8L
- Re
- 6.1Ω
- Le
- 1.87mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 32.6T·m
- Sd
- 1134cm²
- Mms
- 265g
- Xmax
- 12mm
- Vd †
- 1361cm³
- Voice coil
- 125mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 94.6dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Power
- 1600W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 25–1500Hz
- EBP †
- 104 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 462mm
- Cutout
- 416mm
- Bolt circle
- 441mm
- Depth
- 233mm
- Weight
- 23kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.08mm/N
- Rms
- 12.59kg/s
- Power Program
- 3200
Sensitivity shows 94.6 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Celestion publishes 97.0 dB, 2.4 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Celestion lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 32.6T·m
- Fs
- 35Hz
- Le
- 1.87mH
- Re
- 6.1Ω
- Sd
- 1134cm²
- Cms
- 0.08mm/N
- Mms
- 265g
- Qes
- 0.33
- Qms
- 4.6
- Qts
- 0.31
- Rms
- 12.59kg/s
- SPL
- 94.6dB
- Vas
- 145.8L
- Xmax
- 12mm
- Power
- 1600W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 97dB
- Low limit
- 25Hz
- Power Program
- 3200
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 94.6dB
- High limit
- 1500Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Voice coil
- 125mm
- Weight
- 23kg
- Diameter
- 462mm
- Depth
- 233mm
- Cutout
- 416mm
- Bolt circle
- 441mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the CF18VJD. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverCF18VJD
Best price
£399.00
Fs
35 Hz
Qts
0.31
Vas
145.8 L
BL
32.6 T·m
Xmax
12 mm
Sensitivity
94.6 dB
Power
1600 W
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£284.15 · 29% less, betterFs36 Hz +3%
Qts0.30 –
Vas172.9 L +19%, worse
BL26.9 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity96 dB +1.4
RCFLF18X401
£289.00 · 28% less, betterFs30 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.30 –
Vas274 L +88%, worse
BL26.5 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity95.8 dB +1.2
CIARENDH18-4S
£291.62 · 27% less, betterFs31 Hz −10%, better
Qts0.32 +4%
Vas239 L +64%, worse
BL27.7 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax11.5 mm −4%
Sensitivity95.4 dB +0.8
Eighteen Sound18LW2600
£297.25 · 26% less, betterFs31 Hz −10%, better
Qts0.29 −6%
Vas187 L +28%, worse
BL31 T·m −5%
Xmax14.8 mm +23%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB –
SB AudienceNERO-18SW1100D
£334.88 · 16% less, betterFs36 Hz +4%
Qts0.33 +7%
Vas153.1 L +5%
BL30.9 T·m −5%
Xmax12.2 mm –
Sensitivity95.3 dB +0.7
BMS18S450
£345.00 · 14% less, betterFs29 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.31 –
Vas281 L +93%, worse
BL26.5 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity95.3 dB +0.7
B&C18DS100
£355.00 · 11% less, betterFs34 Hz –
Qts0.29 −6%
Vas155 L +6%
BL30 T·m −8%
Xmax14.5 mm +21%, better
Sensitivity95.1 dB +0.5
CelestionTSQ1845
£380.98 · 5% lessFs35 Hz –
Qts0.29 −6%
Vas119.3 L −18%, better
BL33.8 T·m +4%
Xmax15 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity94.3 dB –
Precision DevicesPD.1852/2
£397.00 · Same priceFs42 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.33 +7%
Vas120.4 L −17%, better
BL30.5 T·m −7%
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity96.2 dB +1.6
B&C18SW115
£430.38 · 8% more, worseFs32 Hz −7%
Qts0.30 –
Vas187 L +28%, worse
BL30.3 T·m −7%
Xmax14 mm +17%, better
Sensitivity94.9 dB –
Eighteen Sound18NLW4500
£468.89 · 18% more, worseFs35 Hz –
Qts0.33 +7%
Vas151 L +4%
BL30.3 T·m −7%
Xmax15.3 mm +28%, better
Sensitivity94.8 dB –
Eighteen Sound18NLW9601
£543.41 · 36% more, worseFs39 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.28 −9%
Vas120 L −18%, better
BL31 T·m −5%
Xmax14 mm +17%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB +1.2
Eighteen Sound18NTLW5000
£550.00 · 38% more, worseFs32 Hz −7%
Qts0.32 +4%
Vas176 L +21%, worse
BL31.3 T·m −4%
Xmax17.5 mm +46%, better
Sensitivity94.5 dB –
Eighteen Sound18NLW9000
£550.00 · 38% more, worseFs34 Hz –
Qts0.31 –
Vas206 L +41%, worse
BL28 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax14 mm +17%, better
Sensitivity96.1 dB +1.5
B&C18HTX100
£809.86 · 103% more, worseFs44 Hz +28%, worse
Qts0.32 +4%
Vas173 L +19%, worse
BL26.3 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax13 mm +8%
Sensitivity98.4 dB +3.8, better
Oberton18NXB1601
No current priceFs35 Hz –
Qts0.29 −7%
Vas146.2 L –
BL30.5 T·m −6%
Xmax12.5 mm +4%
Sensitivity95.1 dB +0.5
Oberton18NXB1600
No current priceFs32 Hz −6%
Qts0.30 –
Vas173.1 L +19%, worse
BL29.6 T·m −9%
Xmax13.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity94.5 dB –
Oberton18XB1201
No current priceFs38 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.32 –
Vas159.4 L +9%
BL26.7 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax10.5 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity96.3 dB +1.7
Oberton18NXB1200
No current priceFs36 Hz +4%
Qts0.28 −9%
Vas159.6 L +9%
BL29.4 T·m −10%
Xmax11.5 mm −4%
Sensitivity96 dB +1.4
VAS Audio18-1700FC
No current priceFs33 Hz −4%
Qts0.29 −5%
Vas181 L +24%, worse
BL33 T·m –
Xmax13.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity95.4 dB +0.8
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FaneIMPERIUM 18NDXL
No current priceFs33 Hz −4%
Qts0.29 −5%
Vas203 L +39%, worse
BL29.4 T·m −10%
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity95.9 dB +1.3
Oberton18NXB700
No current priceFs36 Hz +5%
Qts0.31 –
Vas155.5 L +7%
BL27.8 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax9 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity95.6 dB +1
Eighteen Sound18LW2500
No current priceFs34 Hz –
Qts0.33 +7%
Vas135 L −7%
BL30 T·m −8%
Xmax15 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −0.6
Eighteen Sound18NLW4000
No current priceFs34 Hz –
Qts0.33 +7%
Vas135 L −7%
BL30 T·m −8%
Xmax15 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −0.6
VAS Audio18-1700NC
No current priceFs32 Hz −7%
Qts0.28 −9%
Vas178 L +22%, worse
BL34.4 T·m +6%
Xmax13.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity95.1 dB +0.5
Precision DevicesPD.185NR1
No current priceFs34 Hz –
Qts0.27 −13%, better
Vas102 L −30%, better
BL29.5 T·m −9%
Xmax11.8 mm –
Sensitivity93.4 dB −1.2
Eighteen Sound18NLW9601C
No current priceFs38 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.34 +10%, worse
Vas99 L −32%, better
BL31.7 T·m –
Xmax14 mm +17%, better
Sensitivity93.8 dB −0.8
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RCFLF18Y402
No current priceFs30 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.30 –
Vas274 L +88%, worse
BL26.5 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax12 mm –
Sensitivity95.8 dB +1.2
Oberton18XB700
No current priceFs36 Hz +5%
Qts0.30 –
Vas183.2 L +26%, worse
BL26.1 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax9 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity96.4 dB +1.8
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VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
| Shop | Price | Against the lowest | Stock | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lean Business | £399.00, the lowest price | Stock not listed | Visit shop at Lean Business | |
Lean Audio | £420.00 | 5.3% above the lowest price | In stock | Visit shop at Lean Audio |
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