- Net volume
- 200L
- Tuning
- 38Hz
Eighteen Sound gives the volume and tuning; the port is sized for the driver when you open it.
18-inch LF driver · 850 W
Eighteen Sound 18W1300 8Ω
8 Ω · 38–3300 Hz
No current price
- Fs
- 35Hz
- Xmax
- 8.5mm
- SPL
- 98dB
- Pe
- 850W
- BL
- 20.4T·m
- Vd
- 1041cm³
- Qts
- 0.33
- Vas
- 336L
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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impedance
Impedance response
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Published graphs
Eighteen Sound 18W1300 is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 850 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 35 Hz, Qts 0.33, Vas 336 L, Xmax 8.5 mm, sensitivity 98.2 dB, plus 1041 cm³ Vd and 100 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
- 35Hz
- Qts
- 0.33
- Qes
- 0.35
- Qms
- 5
- Vas
- 336L
- Re
- 5Ω
- Le
- 1.48mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 20.4T·m
- Sd
- 1225cm²
- Mms
- 129g
- Xmax
- 8.5mm
- Vd †
- 1041cm³
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 98.2dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 99.5dB
- Power
- 850W
- Nominal power
- 850W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 38–3300Hz
- EBP †
- 100 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 462mm
- Cutout
- 416mm
- Bolt circle
- 438mm
- Depth
- 211mm
- Weight
- 13kg
Other published values
- Power Program
- 1200
Sensitivity shows 98.2 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Eighteen Sound publishes 99.5 dB, 1.3 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Eighteen Sound lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 20.4T·m
- Fs
- 35Hz
- Le
- 1.48mH
- Re
- 5Ω
- Sd
- 1225cm²
- Mms
- 129g
- Qes
- 0.35
- Qms
- 5
- Qts
- 0.33
- SPL
- 98.2dB
- Vas
- 336L
- Xmax
- 8.5mm
- Power
- 850W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 99.5dB
- Low limit
- 38Hz
- Nominal power
- 850W
- Power Program
- 1200
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 98.2dB
- High limit
- 3300Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 99.5dB
- Weight
- 13kg
- Diameter
- 462mm
- Depth
- 211mm
- Cutout
- 416mm
- Bolt circle
- 438mm
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Designs
What Eighteen Sound suggests for the 18W1300. No published designs name it yet.
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the 18W1300. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver18W1300
Best price
–
Fs
35 Hz
Qts
0.33
Vas
336 L
BL
20.4 T·m
Xmax
8.5 mm
Sensitivity
98.2 dB
Power
850 W
Dayton AudioPA460-8
£130.89Fs28 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.33 –
Vas402 L +20%, worse
BL22.3 T·m +9%
Xmax6 mm −29%, worse
Sensitivity96.3 dB −1.9
B&C18TBX100
£184.81Fs34 Hz –
Qts0.35 +6%
Vas212 L −37%, better
BL25.5 T·m +25%, better
Xmax9 mm +6%
Sensitivity95.6 dB −2.6, worse
B&C18PS100
£199.28Fs30 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.39 +18%, worse
Vas245 L −27%, better
BL22.5 T·m +10%, better
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity94.1 dB −4.1, worse
FaitalPRO18FH500
£213.51Fs30 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.35 +6%
Vas417.9 L +24%, worse
BL19 T·m −7%
Xmax9.3 mm +9%
Sensitivity97 dB −1.2
CelestionFTR18-4080FD
£219.38Fs25 Hz −28%, better
Qts0.29 −13%, better
Vas408.7 L +22%, worse
BL22.8 T·m +12%, better
Xmax8.5 mm –
Sensitivity95.4 dB −2.8, worse
FaitalPRO18FH510
£221.89Fs30 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.29 −12%, better
Vas411.9 L +23%, worse
BL21 T·m –
Xmax9.3 mm +9%
Sensitivity97.7 dB −0.5
RCFL18P300
£225.00Fs33 Hz −6%
Qts0.33 –
Vas226 L −33%, better
BL23.5 T·m +15%, better
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity95.8 dB −2.4, worse
B&C18RBX100
£226.58Fs40 Hz +14%, worse
Qts0.34 +3%
Vas220 L −35%, better
BL25.1 T·m +23%, better
Xmax10 mm +18%, better
Sensitivity98 dB –
Beyma18P1000FEV2S
£249.00Fs33 Hz −6%
Qts0.32 −3%
Vas230 L −32%, better
BL26.8 T·m +31%, better
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity96 dB −2.2, worse
RCFLF18G401
£252.42Fs33 Hz −6%
Qts0.29 −12%, better
Vas268 L −20%, better
BL24.6 T·m +21%, better
Xmax9 mm +6%
Sensitivity97.1 dB −1.1
Eighteen Sound18LW2400
£272.63Fs35 Hz –
Qts0.31 −6%
Vas230 L −32%, better
BL25.6 T·m +25%, better
Xmax9.5 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity96.9 dB −1.3
Eighteen Sound18LW1400
£274.64Fs31 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.29 −12%, better
Vas297 L −12%, better
BL24.7 T·m +21%, better
Xmax9 mm +6%
Sensitivity96.6 dB −1.6
Eighteen Sound18LW2420
£279.00Fs32 Hz −9%
Qts0.33 –
Vas252 L −25%, better
BL25.3 T·m +24%, better
Xmax10 mm +18%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB −2.4, worse
FaneCOLOSSUS 18SB
£280.00Fs36 Hz –
Qts0.35 +5%
Vas199 L −41%, better
BL24 T·m +18%, better
Xmax8.3 mm –
Sensitivity96.1 dB −2.1, worse
RCFL18P400
£289.00Fs29 Hz −17%, better
Qts0.28 −15%, better
Vas340 L –
BL24.6 T·m +21%, better
Xmax9 mm +6%
Sensitivity96.6 dB −1.6
Dayton Audio18SW1200N-8
£301.39Fs32 Hz −9%
Qts0.33 –
Vas253.6 L −25%, better
BL27.6 T·m +35%, better
Xmax9.1 mm +7%
Sensitivity95.8 dB −2.4, worse
BMS18S430V2
£316.72Fs31 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.34 +3%
Vas262 L −22%, better
BL23.5 T·m +15%, better
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity95.4 dB −2.8, worse
BMS18N830V2
£347.59Fs31 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.37 +12%, worse
Vas262 L −22%, better
BL22.4 T·m +10%
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity95 dB −3.2, worse
Dayton AudioRSS460HO-4
£442.94Fs19 Hz −46%, better
Qts0.32 −3%
Vas272 L −19%, better
BL23.4 T·m +15%, better
Xmax12.8 mm +50%, better
Sensitivity89.2 dB −9, worse
BMS18N862
£568.53Fs25 Hz −28%, better
Qts0.34 +3%
Vas312 L −7%
BL25.5 T·m +25%, better
Xmax19 mm +124%, better
Sensitivity93.4 dB −4.8, worse
Oberton18B35
No current priceFs32 Hz −9%
Qts0.32 –
Vas333.6 L –
BL19.3 T·m −5%
Xmax9 mm +6%
Sensitivity97 dB −1.2
PeerlessFSL-1830R03-08
No current priceFs32 Hz −9%
Qts0.36 +9%
Vas338 L –
BL21.4 T·m +5%
Xmax8.7 mm –
Sensitivity96.8 dB −1.4
Precision DevicesPD.184C002
No current priceFs40 Hz +14%, worse
Qts0.34 +3%
Vas268 L −20%, better
BL21 T·m –
Xmax9.7 mm +14%, better
Sensitivity98.8 dB +0.6
Oberton18B450
No current priceFs34 Hz –
Qts0.34 +4%
Vas241.6 L −28%, better
BL22.1 T·m +8%
Xmax7.3 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity96.4 dB −1.8
FaneCOLOSSUS 18-800N
No current priceFs38 Hz +9%
Qts0.31 −7%
Vas217 L −35%, better
BL24 T·m +18%, better
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity97.7 dB −0.5
FaneCOLOSSUS 18XB
No current priceFs33 Hz −6%
Qts0.34 –
Vas236 L −30%, better
BL25.9 T·m +27%, better
Xmax7.5 mm −12%, worse
Sensitivity95.8 dB −2.4, worse
CelestionCF1840H
No current priceFs39 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.35 +6%
Vas196.7 L −41%, better
BL17.4 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax8 mm −6%
Sensitivity96.7 dB −1.5
CelestionFTR18-4080F
No current priceFs33 Hz −7%
Qts0.31 −6%
Vas281.3 L −16%, better
BL22.5 T·m +10%, better
Xmax6 mm −29%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB −1.6
RCFLF18G908
No current priceFs33 Hz −6%
Qts0.29 −12%, better
Vas268 L −20%, better
BL24.6 T·m +21%, better
Xmax9 mm +6%
Sensitivity97.1 dB −1.1
REDCATT186FIND
No current priceFs33 Hz −6%
Qts0.35 +6%
Vas174.2 L −48%, better
BL30.2 T·m +48%, better
Xmax8.4 mm –
Sensitivity94.4 dB −3.8, worse
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Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
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