- Net volume
- 50L
- Tuning
- 55Hz
Eighteen Sound gives the volume and tuning; the port is sized for the driver when you open it.
12-inch LF driver · 500 W
Eighteen Sound 12LW800 8Ω
8 Ω · 46–4200 Hz
£189.95
SteadyLean Audio · 1 in stock · All 2 offers
- Fs
- 52Hz
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- SPL
- 96dB
- Pe
- 500W
- BL
- 21.3T·m
- Vd
- 345cm³
- Qts
- 0.29
- Vas
- 48L
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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Published graphs
Eighteen Sound 12LW800 is a 12-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 500 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 52 Hz, Qts 0.29, Vas 48 L, Xmax 6.5 mm, sensitivity 95.6 dB, plus 345 cm³ Vd and 173 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 £189.95.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 52Hz
- Qts
- 0.29
- Qes
- 0.30
- Qms
- 7.6
- Vas
- 48L
- Re
- 5.6Ω
- Le
- 1.72mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 21.3T·m
- Sd
- 531cm²
- Mms
- 77g
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- Vd †
- 345cm³
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.6dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 96dB
- Power
- 500W
- Nominal power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 46–4200Hz
- EBP †
- 173 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 315mm
- Cutout
- 282mm
- Bolt circle
- 296mm
- Depth
- 151mm
- Weight
- 8.1kg
Other published values
- Power Program
- 800
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Eighteen Sound lists
LF · Primary · 12″
- BL
- 21.3T·m
- Fs
- 52Hz
- Le
- 1.72mH
- Re
- 5.6Ω
- Sd
- 531cm²
- Mms
- 77g
- Qes
- 0.30
- Qms
- 7.6
- Qts
- 0.29
- SPL
- 95.6dB
- Vas
- 48L
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 96dB
- Low limit
- 46Hz
- Nominal power
- 500W
- Power Program
- 800
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.6dB
- High limit
- 4200Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 96dB
- Weight
- 8.1kg
- Diameter
- 315mm
- Depth
- 151mm
- Cutout
- 282mm
- Bolt circle
- 296mm
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Designs
What Eighteen Sound suggests for the 12LW800. No published designs name it yet.
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the 12LW800. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver12LW800
Best price
£189.95
Fs
52 Hz
Qts
0.29
Vas
48 L
BL
21.3 T·m
Xmax
6.5 mm
Sensitivity
95.6 dB
Power
500 W
CIAREPWA12.75
£121.41 · 36% less, betterFs53 Hz –
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas52 L +8%
BL19.6 T·m −8%
Xmax5.8 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity95.9 dB –
PRV Audio12MR2000
£142.06 · 25% less, betterFs57 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.33 +14%, worse
Vas52.5 L +9%
BL21.3 T·m –
Xmax6.6 mm –
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1
Beyma12MCB700
£174.16 · 8% less, betterFs51 Hz –
Qts0.27 −7%
Vas59.5 L +24%, worse
BL20.4 T·m −4%
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity96.4 dB +0.8
PRV Audio12MR2000X
£186.95 · 2% lessFs65 Hz +24%, worse
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas39.6 L −17%, better
BL23.2 T·m +9%
Xmax6.6 mm –
Sensitivity97.9 dB +2.3, better
RCFMB12X351
£187.93 · 1% lessFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.26 −10%, better
Vas46 L −4%
BL22.5 T·m +6%
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1
B&C12PS100
£193.00 · 2% moreFs44 Hz −15%, better
Qts0.27 −7%
Vas47 L –
BL22.5 T·m +6%
Xmax8 mm +23%, better
Sensitivity93.4 dB −2.2, worse
B&C12NDL88
£208.49 · 10% more, worseFs51 Hz –
Qts0.27 −7%
Vas52 L +8%
BL19.9 T·m −7%
Xmax8 mm +23%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
Beyma12MC700ND
£209.29 · 10% more, worseFs51 Hz –
Qts0.24 −17%, better
Vas58 L +21%, worse
BL21.6 T·m –
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity96.7 dB +1.1
PRV Audio12MR2000X-NDY
£209.39 · 10% more, worseFs67 Hz +29%, worse
Qts0.31 +7%
Vas35.9 L −25%, better
BL22.7 T·m +7%
Xmax6.1 mm −6%
Sensitivity97.3 dB +1.7
PRV Audio12MR2000-NDY
£209.39 · 10% more, worseFs54 Hz +5%
Qts0.34 +17%, worse
Vas48.2 L –
BL22.8 T·m +7%
Xmax6.2 mm −5%
Sensitivity95.5 dB –
Eighteen Sound12ND830
£240.31 · 27% more, worseFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas72 L +50%, worse
BL17.6 T·m −17%, worse
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity98 dB +2.4, better
Eighteen Sound12LW1400
£260.72 · 37% more, worseFs45 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas55 L +15%, worse
BL20 T·m −6%
Xmax8.3 mm +27%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.6
Sica12 PNS 4
£359.21 · 89% more, worseFs42 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.31 +7%
Vas50.2 L +5%
BL22.3 T·m +5%
Xmax9.5 mm +46%, better
Sensitivity92.6 dB −3, worse
BMS12CN680
£365.51 · 92% more, worseFs46 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.26 −10%, better
Vas58 L +21%, worse
BL20.6 T·m −3%
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity95.2 dB –
Eighteen Sound12NCX750
£426.63 · 125% more, worseFs58 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas63 L +31%, worse
BL17.5 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity98 dB +2.4, better
Eighteen Sound12NCX910
£436.54 · 130% more, worseFs57 Hz +10%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas58 L +21%, worse
BL18.1 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax6.9 mm +6%
Sensitivity97.4 dB +1.8
Eighteen Sound12NCX750H
£444.75 · 134% more, worseFs58 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas63 L +31%, worse
BL17.5 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity98 dB +2.4, better
Eighteen Sound12NCX910N
£478.98 · 152% more, worseFs57 Hz +10%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas58 L +21%, worse
BL18.1 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax6.9 mm +6%
Sensitivity97.4 dB +1.8
CelestionTSQ1230
No current priceFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.30 +4%
Vas45.2 L −6%
BL20.5 T·m −4%
Xmax6.8 mm +4%
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
Oberton12MB35
No current priceFs51 Hz –
Qts0.27 −8%
Vas50.1 L +4%
BL20.5 T·m −4%
Xmax6.8 mm +4%
Sensitivity96 dB –
Eighteen Sound12NCX910BE
No current priceFs57 Hz +10%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas58 L +21%, worse
BL18.1 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax6.9 mm +6%
Sensitivity97.4 dB +1.8
B&C12FL76
No current priceFs50 Hz −4%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas57 L +19%, worse
BL18.7 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity95.5 dB –
Sica12 K 4 PL
No current priceFs49 Hz −7%
Qts0.25 −14%, better
Vas47.4 L –
BL22.9 T·m +7%
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity95 dB −0.6
P.Audio12NX-76MB
No current priceFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.31 +7%
Vas50.3 L +5%
BL21.4 T·m –
Xmax4.8 mm −27%, worse
Sensitivity96.3 dB +0.7
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PHL Audio4071-1
No current priceFs47 Hz −10%
Qts0.24 −17%, better
Vas57.8 L +20%, worse
BL20.6 T·m −3%
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity95.7 dB –
FaneCOLOSSUS 12MB
No current priceFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.29 –
Vas56 L +17%, worse
BL18.3 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity96.5 dB +0.9
CelestionNTR12-3018D
No current priceFs59 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.30 –
Vas50.4 L +5%
BL19.9 T·m −7%
Xmax4 mm −38%, worse
Sensitivity97 dB +1.4
P.Audio12NT-88MB
No current priceFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.32 +10%, worse
Vas49.1 L –
BL20.9 T·m –
Xmax5 mm −23%, worse
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
LavoceNBASS12-30
No current priceFs46 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.26 −10%, better
Vas68.6 L +43%, worse
BL19.5 T·m −8%
Xmax6.6 mm –
Sensitivity96 dB –
CelestionCF1230F
No current priceFs57 Hz +9%
Qts0.32 +9%
Vas49.6 L +3%
BL18.3 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax7.5 mm +15%, better
Sensitivity96.2 dB +0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lean Audio | £189.95, the lowest price | 1 in stock | Visit shop at Lean Audio |
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