B&C15CL76
£125.02Fs42 Hz +10%
Qts0.25 −7%
Vas140 L −4%
BL19.1 T·m −17%, worse
Xmax7 mm −3%
Sensitivity97.9 dB +1.1
15-inch LF driver · 15B series · 77 mm voice coil · 500 W
Oberton 15B500 8Ω
8 Ω · 38–2500 Hz
No current price
- Fs
- 38Hz
- Xmax
- 7.3mm
- SPL
- 97dB
- Pe
- 500W
- BL
- 22.9T·m
- Vd
- 601cm³
- Qts
- 0.27
- Vas
- 146L
Published graphs
Oberton 15B500 is a 15-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 500 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 38 Hz, Qts 0.27, Vas 145.8 L, Xmax 7.3 mm, sensitivity 96.8 dB, plus 601 cm³ Vd and 139 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
- 0.27
- Qes
- 0.27
- Qms
- 12.1
- Vas
- 145.8L
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Le
- 1.25mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 22.9T·m
- Sd
- 830cm²
- Mms
- 114g
- Xmax
- 7.3mm
- Vd †
- 601cm³
- Voice coil
- 77mm
- Flux density
- 1.20T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 96.8dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 60dB
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Min. impedance
- 6.4Ω
- Range
- 38–2500Hz
- EBP †
- 139 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 388mm
- Cutout
- 355mm
- Bolt circle
- 372mm
- Depth
- 171.5mm
- Weight
- 7.8kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.15mm/N
- Power Program
- 1000
Sensitivity shows 96.8 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Oberton publishes 60.0 dB, 36.8 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Oberton lists
LF · Primary · 15″
- BL
- 22.9T·m
- Fs
- 38Hz
- Le
- 1.25mH
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Sd
- 830cm²
- Cms
- 0.15mm/N
- Mms
- 114g
- Qes
- 0.27
- Qms
- 12.1
- Qts
- 0.27
- SPL
- 96.8dB
- Vas
- 145.8L
- Xmax
- 7.3mm
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 1.20T
- Sensitivity
- 60dB
- Low limit
- 38Hz
- Power Program
- 1000
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 96.8dB
- High limit
- 2500Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 60dB
- Min. impedance
- 6.4Ω
- Voice coil
- 77mm
- Weight
- 7.8kg
- Diameter
- 388mm
- Depth
- 171.5mm
- Cutout
- 355mm
- Bolt circle
- 372mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the 15B500. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver15B500
Best price
–
Fs
38 Hz
Qts
0.27
Vas
145.8 L
BL
22.9 T·m
Xmax
7.3 mm
Sensitivity
96.8 dB
Power
500 W
B&C15PS76
£184.00Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas164 L +12%, worse
BL22.1 T·m −4%
Xmax7.5 mm +3%
Sensitivity97.1 dB –
RCFL15P400
£214.72Fs36 Hz −6%
Qts0.25 −7%
Vas160 L +10%
BL24.8 T·m +8%
Xmax8 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity96.4 dB –
RCFLF15G401
£238.26Fs36 Hz −6%
Qts0.26 –
Vas150 L –
BL24.6 T·m +7%
Xmax9 mm +24%, better
Sensitivity96.2 dB −0.6
Eighteen Sound15LW1401
£254.65Fs42 Hz +10%
Qts0.27 –
Vas131 L −10%, better
BL24.2 T·m +6%
Xmax9 mm +24%, better
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
FaitalPRO15HP1020
£263.08Fs40 Hz +5%
Qts0.27 –
Vas126.6 L −13%, better
BL24.2 T·m +6%
Xmax9 mm +24%, better
Sensitivity96.6 dB –
Sica15 K 3 PL
£272.13Fs40 Hz +5%
Qts0.27 –
Vas166.1 L +14%, worse
BL21.4 T·m −7%
Xmax6.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity97.8 dB +1
Eighteen Sound15ND730
£272.47Fs44 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.29 +8%
Vas156 L +7%
BL21 T·m −8%
Xmax6.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity98.5 dB +1.7
FaitalPRO15FX600
£283.85Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.27 –
Vas128.3 L −12%, better
BL23.2 T·m –
Xmax11.3 mm +55%, better
Sensitivity96 dB −0.8
Eighteen Sound15NLW9300
£315.00Fs39 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas170 L +17%, worse
BL24.4 T·m +7%
Xmax8 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity97.8 dB +1
BMS15S435
£317.34Fs38 Hz –
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas129 L −12%, better
BL24.4 T·m +7%
Xmax8 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB −0.9
Oberton15NB451
No current priceFs40 Hz +4%
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas145.2 L –
BL22.9 T·m –
Xmax7 mm −3%
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
RCFMB15N405
No current priceFs46 Hz +20%, worse
Qts0.27 –
Vas124 L −15%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax7 mm −3%
Sensitivity98.4 dB +1.6
BMS15S430V2
No current priceFs40 Hz +4%
Qts0.26 –
Vas135 L −7%
BL25.0 T·m +9%
Xmax7.5 mm +3%
Sensitivity97 dB –
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PHL Audio5011MNDU
No current priceFs38 Hz –
Qts0.26 –
Vas169 L +16%, worse
BL23.7 T·m +3%
Xmax7.5 mm +3%
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
No current price
Fs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.27 –
Vas127 L −13%, better
BL24.5 T·m +7%
Xmax7.5 mm +3%
Sensitivity98 dB +1.2
BMS15N830V2
No current priceFs37 Hz −3%
Qts0.27 –
Vas159 L +9%
BL22.4 T·m –
Xmax8 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB –
No photo
PHL Audio5241MNDU-7
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.26 –
Vas120.5 L −17%, better
BL24.3 T·m +6%
Xmax7.5 mm +3%
Sensitivity98 dB +1.2
Oberton15NB500
No current priceFs43 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.26 −5%
Vas121.5 L −17%, better
BL24.3 T·m +6%
Xmax7.3 mm –
Sensitivity97.7 dB +0.9
Oberton15B450 / 15B450A / 15B450A2
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.29 +7%
Vas146.8 L –
BL20.4 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax6.8 mm −7%
Sensitivity98.6 dB +1.8
FaneCOLOSSUS 15SB
No current priceFs41 Hz +7%
Qts0.29 +8%
Vas151 L +4%
BL22.5 T·m –
Xmax6.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
Sica15 F 4 CP
No current priceFs46 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.27 –
Vas97 L −33%, better
BL26 T·m +13%, better
Xmax7 mm −3%
Sensitivity97.4 dB +0.6
CelestionFTR15-4080F
No current priceFs38 Hz –
Qts0.25 −7%
Vas163.1 L +12%, worse
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax8.5 mm +17%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
CelestionFTR15-4080FD
No current priceFs35 Hz −7%
Qts0.28 +3%
Vas164.3 L +13%, worse
BL23.1 T·m –
Xmax8.5 mm +17%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB −0.9
Oberton15NMB500
No current priceFs45 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.29 +9%
Vas128.0 L −12%, better
BL21.3 T·m −7%
Xmax7.8 mm +7%
Sensitivity97.9 dB +1.1
RCFCX15N351
No current priceFs55 Hz +44%, worse
Qts0.26 –
Vas110 L −25%, better
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax6 mm −17%, worse
Sensitivity100.3 dB +3.5, better
Oberton15XL700
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas117.0 L −20%, better
BL23.1 T·m –
Xmax8.8 mm +21%, better
Sensitivity97.8 dB +1
Oberton15XL701
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas117.0 L −20%, better
BL23.1 T·m –
Xmax8.8 mm +21%, better
Sensitivity97.8 dB +1
Eighteen Sound15NTLW2500
No current priceFs45 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.30 +12%, worse
Vas143 L –
BL21.2 T·m −7%
Xmax8 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity98.3 dB +1.5
No photo
PHL Audio5021M
No current priceFs32 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.30 +12%, worse
Vas169 L +16%, worse
BL24 T·m +5%
Xmax7 mm −3%
Sensitivity94.4 dB −2.4, worse
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Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
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