GRS18PT-8
£64.08 · 71% less, betterFs23 Hz −23%, better
Qts0.54 –
Vas475.7 L +6%
BL19.5 T·m −16%, worse
Xmax7.8 mm −17%, worse
Sensitivity92 dB −3.4, worse
18-inch LF driver · FH series · 600 W
FaitalPRO 18FH500 16Ω
30–3150 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 30Hz
- Xmax
- 9.4mm
- SPL
- 95dB
- Pe
- 600W
- BL
- 23.3T·m
- Vd
- 1141cm³
- Qts
- 0.53
- Vas
- 450L
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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Frequency response
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impedance
Impedance response
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FaitalPRO 18FH500 is an 18-inch 16 ohm LF driver rated at 600 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 30 Hz, Qts 0.53, Vas 450.1 L, Xmax 9.4 mm, sensitivity 95.4 dB, plus 1141 cm³ Vd and 54 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 £222.32.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 30Hz
- Qts
- 0.53
- Qes
- 0.56
- Qms
- 10
- Vas
- 450.1L
- Re
- 12.7Ω
- Le
- 2.10mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 23.3T·m
- Sd
- 1207cm²
- Mms
- 127g
- Xmax
- 9.4mm
- Vd †
- 1141cm³
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.4dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Power
- 600W
- Impedance
- 16Ω
- Range
- 30–3150Hz
- EBP †
- 54 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 460mm
- Cutout
- 424mm
- Bolt circle
- 440mm
- Depth
- 202mm
- Weight
- 4.6kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.22mm/N
- Rms
- 2.40kg/s
- Power Program
- 1200
Sensitivity shows 95.4 dB, calculated from the T/S values. FaitalPRO publishes 97.0 dB, 1.6 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else FaitalPRO lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 23.3T·m
- Fs
- 30Hz
- Le
- 2.10mH
- Re
- 12.7Ω
- Sd
- 1207cm²
- Cms
- 0.22mm/N
- Mms
- 127g
- Qes
- 0.56
- Qms
- 10
- Qts
- 0.53
- Rms
- 2.40kg/s
- SPL
- 95.4dB
- Vas
- 450.1L
- Xmax
- 9.4mm
- Power
- 600W
- Impedance
- 16Ω
- Sensitivity
- 97dB
- Low limit
- 30Hz
- Power Program
- 1200
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.4dB
- High limit
- 3150Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Weight
- 4.6kg
- Diameter
- 460mm
- Depth
- 202mm
- Cutout
- 424mm
- Bolt circle
- 440mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the 18FH500. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver18FH500
Best price
£222.32
Fs
30 Hz
Qts
0.53
Vas
450.1 L
BL
23.3 T·m
Xmax
9.4 mm
Sensitivity
95.4 dB
Power
600 W
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£135.53 · 39% less, betterFs28 Hz −7%
Qts0.45 −15%, better
Vas370.4 L −18%, better
BL18.8 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax10.9 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity94.4 dB −1
SB AudienceBIANCO-18SW500
£151.79 · 32% less, betterFs30 Hz –
Qts0.52 –
Vas334.8 L −26%, better
BL19.8 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax9.2 mm –
Sensitivity94.3 dB −1.1
Beyma18WRS600
£169.00 · 24% less, betterFs30 Hz –
Qts0.47 −11%, better
Vas354 L −21%, better
BL19 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax8.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity95 dB –
SB AudienceROSSO-18SW800
£187.71 · 16% less, betterFs33 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.46 −13%, better
Vas258.1 L −43%, better
BL21 T·m −10%
Xmax11.3 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity94.9 dB −0.5
SB AudienceROSSO-18SW750
£200.80 · 10% less, betterFs36 Hz +20%, worse
Qts0.43 −19%, better
Vas206.9 L −54%, better
BL23.3 T·m –
Xmax8.8 mm −7%
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
Beyma18LX60V2S
£217.93 · 2% lessFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.48 −9%
Vas236 L −48%, better
BL21.8 T·m −6%
Xmax8 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity95.1 dB –
CelestionFTR18-4080FD
£218.97 · 2% lessFs25 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.29 −46%, better
Vas408.7 L −9%
BL22.8 T·m –
Xmax8.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity95.4 dB –
FaitalPRO18FH510
£221.48 · Same priceFs30 Hz –
Qts0.29 −45%, better
Vas411.9 L −8%
BL21 T·m −10%
Xmax9.3 mm –
Sensitivity97.7 dB +2.3, better
EminenceKILOMAX PRO-18A
£238.46 · 7% more, worseFs32 Hz +7%
Qts0.47 −11%, better
Vas331.5 L −26%, better
BL17.2 T·m −26%, worse
Xmax10 mm +6%
Sensitivity95.5 dB –
FaitalPRO18HP1010
£244.05 · 10% more, worseFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.40 −25%, better
Vas240.1 L −47%, better
BL22 T·m −6%
Xmax9.8 mm +3%
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.5
Precision DevicesPD.186/3
£259.00 · 17% more, worseFs34 Hz +14%, worse
Qts0.52 –
Vas192.2 L −57%, better
BL22.2 T·m −5%
Xmax10.5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity93.5 dB −1.9
PRV Audio18SW2400
£292.48 · 32% more, worseFs36 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.56 +6%
Vas192.8 L −57%, better
BL22.5 T·m −3%
Xmax12.5 mm +32%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.4
P.AudioC18-1000-V4
No current priceFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.56 +5%
Vas183.7 L −59%, better
BL22.5 T·m −3%
Xmax9.5 mm –
Sensitivity93.4 dB −2, worse
P.AudioC18-1200
No current priceFs38 Hz +27%, worse
Qts0.55 +4%
Vas136.4 L −70%, better
BL25.1 T·m +8%
Xmax9.5 mm –
Sensitivity93.2 dB −2.2, worse
CelestionTF1835
No current priceFs37 Hz +23%, worse
Qts0.54 –
Vas148.3 L −67%, better
BL21.8 T·m −7%
Xmax10 mm +6%
Sensitivity93.1 dB −2.3, worse
FaneIMPERIUM 18XL
No current priceFs36 Hz +20%, worse
Qts0.53 –
Vas205 L −54%, better
BL20.4 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax10.5 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity94.4 dB −1
P.Audio18BMA-1200S
No current priceFs39 Hz +30%, worse
Qts0.52 –
Vas141.5 L −69%, better
BL24 T·m +3%
Xmax11 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity93.9 dB −1.5
PRV Audio18SW2000
No current priceFs32 Hz +7%
Qts0.45 −15%, better
Vas289.9 L −36%, better
BL22.1 T·m −5%
Xmax9.6 mm –
Sensitivity95.2 dB –
CelestionERPROX18E
No current priceFs32 Hz +7%
Qts0.43 −18%, better
Vas246.2 L −45%, better
BL23.7 T·m –
Xmax9.5 mm –
Sensitivity94.4 dB −1
BishopSoundBDP18/8
No current priceFs40 Hz +32%, worse
Qts0.56 +5%
Vas178.1 L −60%, better
BL23.0 T·m –
Xmax11.3 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity94.8 dB −0.6
P.Audio18NT-100SW
No current priceFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.48 −9%
Vas144.6 L −68%, better
BL25.2 T·m +8%
Xmax9 mm −5%
Sensitivity93 dB −2.4, worse
P.AudioGST-181200-V3
No current priceFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.54 –
Vas180.2 L −60%, better
BL22.8 T·m –
Xmax6 mm −37%, worse
Sensitivity93.3 dB −2.1, worse
P.AudioIMF
No current priceFs33 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.50 −6%
Vas240.1 L −47%, better
BL20.2 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax7.5 mm −21%, worse
Sensitivity93.7 dB −1.7
P.Audio19FT-115XB
No current priceFs34 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.45 −15%, better
Vas233 L −48%, better
BL26.8 T·m +15%, better
Xmax9.5 mm –
Sensitivity94.9 dB −0.5
P.AudioC18-650EL-V3
No current priceFs41 Hz +37%, worse
Qts0.52 –
Vas179.1 L −60%, better
BL21.5 T·m −8%
Xmax5.3 mm −44%, worse
Sensitivity95.5 dB –
P.Audio18FT-100SW
No current priceFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.47 −11%, better
Vas222.9 L −50%, better
BL24.2 T·m +4%
Xmax7.5 mm −21%, worse
Sensitivity94.8 dB −0.6
P.AudioGST-181500-V3
No current priceFs40 Hz +33%, worse
Qts0.60 +13%, worse
Vas92.2 L −80%, better
BL26.8 T·m +15%, better
Xmax9 mm −5%
Sensitivity91.7 dB −3.7, worse
P.AudioP180/2243
No current priceFs35 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.59 +11%, worse
Vas159.1 L −65%, better
BL20.1 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax8.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity92.2 dB −3.2, worse
Sica18 PFS 4
No current priceFs29 Hz −4%
Qts0.37 −30%, better
Vas245.9 L −45%, better
BL24.6 T·m +6%
Xmax9.5 mm –
Sensitivity93.5 dB −1.9
Tune the match
Choose the published values that matter to your design. Size stays matched to this driver.
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Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
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