- Net volume
- 100L
- Tuning
- 45Hz
Eighteen Sound gives the volume and tuning; the port is sized for the driver when you open it.
15-inch LF driver · 500 W
Eighteen Sound 15W600 8Ω
8 Ω · 38–4400 Hz
No current price
- Fs
- 38Hz
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- SPL
- 97dB
- Pe
- 500W
- BL
- 20.5T·m
- Vd
- 585cm³
- Qts
- 0.29
- Vas
- 183L
Published graphs
Eighteen Sound 15W600 is a 15-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 500 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 38 Hz, Qts 0.29, Vas 183 L, Xmax 6.5 mm, sensitivity 97.3 dB, plus 585 cm³ Vd and 127 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
- 38Hz
- Qts
- 0.29
- Qes
- 0.30
- Qms
- 7.2
- Vas
- 183L
- Re
- 5.6Ω
- Le
- 1.85mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 20.5T·m
- Sd
- 900cm²
- Mms
- 93g
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- Vd †
- 585cm³
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 97.3dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Power
- 500W
- Nominal power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 38–4400Hz
- EBP †
- 127 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 387mm
- Cutout
- 353mm
- Bolt circle
- 370mm
- Depth
- 168mm
- Weight
- 8.6kg
Other published values
- Power Program
- 600
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Eighteen Sound lists
LF · Primary · 15″
- BL
- 20.5T·m
- Fs
- 38Hz
- Le
- 1.85mH
- Re
- 5.6Ω
- Sd
- 900cm²
- Mms
- 93g
- Qes
- 0.30
- Qms
- 7.2
- Qts
- 0.29
- SPL
- 97.3dB
- Vas
- 183L
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 98dB
- Low limit
- 38Hz
- Nominal power
- 500W
- Power Program
- 600
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 97.3dB
- High limit
- 4400Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Weight
- 8.6kg
- Diameter
- 387mm
- Depth
- 168mm
- Cutout
- 353mm
- Bolt circle
- 370mm
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Designs
What Eighteen Sound suggests for the 15W600. No published designs name it yet.
How we find designsEighteen Sound’s suggested box
From Eighteen Sound’s 15W600 page
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the 15W600. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver15W600
Best price
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Fs
38 Hz
Qts
0.29
Vas
183 L
BL
20.5 T·m
Xmax
6.5 mm
Sensitivity
97.3 dB
Power
500 W
CelestionTF1530
£119.96Fs42 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas162.2 L −11%, better
BL21.2 T·m +4%
Xmax4 mm −38%, worse
Sensitivity97.9 dB +0.6
MonacorTF1530/8
£134.32Fs42 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas162.2 L −11%, better
BL21.2 T·m +4%
Xmax4 mm −38%, worse
Sensitivity97.9 dB +0.6
Beyma15WR400
£165.43Fs36 Hz −5%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas236 L +29%, worse
BL19.2 T·m −6%
Xmax6.3 mm −3%
Sensitivity97.5 dB –
B&C15CLA76
£165.58Fs40 Hz +5%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas176 L −4%
BL19.8 T·m −3%
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity97.6 dB –
EminenceKAPPA PRO-15LF
£166.34Fs35 Hz −8%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas198.8 L +9%
BL21.6 T·m +5%
Xmax6.7 mm +3%
Sensitivity96.3 dB −1
Eighteen Sound15MB700
£174.30Fs42 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas202 L +10%, worse
BL17.6 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity98.9 dB +1.6
Eighteen Sound15W700
£179.10Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas217 L +19%, worse
BL18.4 T·m −10%, worse
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity97.6 dB –
B&C15PS76
£185.00Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.26 −10%, better
Vas164 L −10%, better
BL22.1 T·m +8%
Xmax7.5 mm +15%, better
Sensitivity97.1 dB –
Beyma14MC700ND
£229.73Fs51 Hz +34%, worse
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas78 L −57%, better
BL22 T·m +7%
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity97.4 dB –
Eighteen Sound15ND830
£239.90Fs39 Hz –
Qts0.32 +10%, worse
Vas213 L +16%, worse
BL18 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity97.6 dB –
FaitalPRO15FX560
£245.00Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas159 L −13%, better
BL21.5 T·m +5%
Xmax9.4 mm +45%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB −0.8
Eighteen Sound15ND940
£255.47Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas174 L −5%
BL21.9 T·m +7%
Xmax9.5 mm +46%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
Eighteen Sound15MB1000
£259.50Fs48 Hz +26%, worse
Qts0.31 +7%
Vas132.5 L −28%, better
BL21 T·m –
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.6 dB +1.3
Sica15 K 3 PL
£274.56Fs40 Hz +5%
Qts0.27 −7%
Vas166.1 L −9%
BL21.4 T·m +4%
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity97.8 dB +0.5
Eighteen Sound15ND730
£274.91Fs44 Hz +16%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas156 L −15%, better
BL21 T·m –
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity98.5 dB +1.2
Eighteen Sound15NMB420
£291.97Fs42 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas225 L +23%, worse
BL19 T·m −7%
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity99.5 dB +2.2, better
Eighteen Sound15LW1500
£318.00Fs34 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas195 L +7%
BL22.1 T·m +8%
Xmax9 mm +38%, better
Sensitivity96.2 dB −1.1
MonacorFTX1530/8
£359.03Fs43 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.28 −5%
Vas172.1 L −6%
BL20.2 T·m –
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.5 dB +1.2
B&C15CXN76
£396.97Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas246 L +34%, worse
BL17.8 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.6 dB +1.3
B&C15HCX76
£399.49Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.28 −3%
Vas246 L +34%, worse
BL17.8 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.6 dB +1.3
Oberton15B450 / 15B450A / 15B450A2
No current priceFs45 Hz +19%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas146.8 L −20%, better
BL20.4 T·m –
Xmax6.8 mm +4%
Sensitivity98.6 dB +1.3
CelestionFTX1530
No current priceFs43 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.28 −5%
Vas172.1 L −6%
BL20.2 T·m –
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.5 dB +1.2
Beyma15XA38ND
No current priceFs38 Hz –
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas238 L +30%, worse
BL20.4 T·m –
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.3 dB +1
CelestionNTR15-3018E
No current priceFs35 Hz −8%
Qts0.28 –
Vas207.3 L +13%, worse
BL21.1 T·m –
Xmax5 mm −23%, worse
Sensitivity96.7 dB −0.6
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PHL Audio5021M
No current priceFs32 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas169 L −8%
BL24 T·m +17%, better
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity94.4 dB −2.9, worse
Oberton15NMB500
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.29 –
Vas128.0 L −30%, better
BL21.3 T·m +4%
Xmax7.8 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity97.9 dB +0.6
Eighteen Sound15NTLW2500
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas143 L −22%, better
BL21.2 T·m +3%
Xmax8 mm +23%, better
Sensitivity98.3 dB +1
Oberton15NMB35
No current priceFs39 Hz –
Qts0.34 +16%, worse
Vas177.5 L −3%
BL18.5 T·m −10%
Xmax6.8 mm +4%
Sensitivity96.8 dB −0.5
Oberton15B500
No current priceFs38 Hz –
Qts0.27 −8%
Vas145.8 L −20%, better
BL22.9 T·m +12%, better
Xmax7.3 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity96.8 dB −0.5
Oberton15HCX
No current priceFs41 Hz +7%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas205.5 L +12%, worse
BL17.1 T·m −17%, worse
Xmax7.8 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity98.5 dB +1.2
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