SB AudienceBIANCO-15MW500
£110.00Fs39 Hz −6%
Qts0.40 +18%, worse
Vas171 L +6%
BL18.8 T·m –
Xmax7.6 mm –
Sensitivity96 dB −1.2
15-inch LF driver · 15MB series · 77 mm voice coil · 500 W
Oberton 15MB500 8Ω
8 Ω · 50–3000 Hz
No current price
- Fs
- 42Hz
- Xmax
- 7.8mm
- SPL
- 97dB
- Pe
- 500W
- BL
- 18.5T·m
- Vd
- 643cm³
- Qts
- 0.34
- Vas
- 162L
Published graphs
Oberton 15MB500 is a 15-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 500 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 42 Hz, Qts 0.34, Vas 161.5 L, Xmax 7.8 mm, sensitivity 97.2 dB, plus 643 cm³ Vd and 119 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
- 42Hz
- Qts
- 0.34
- Qes
- 0.35
- Qms
- 12.8
- Vas
- 161.5L
- Re
- 5.3Ω
- Le
- 0.92mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 18.5T·m
- Sd
- 830cm²
- Mms
- 88g
- Xmax
- 7.8mm
- Vd †
- 643cm³
- Voice coil
- 77mm
- Flux density
- 1.20T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 97.2dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 200dB
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Min. impedance
- 6.3Ω
- Range
- 50–3000Hz
- EBP †
- 119 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 388mm
- Cutout
- 355mm
- Bolt circle
- 372mm
- Depth
- 171.5mm
- Weight
- 7.8kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.17mm/N
- Power Program
- 1000
Sensitivity shows 97.2 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Oberton publishes 200.0 dB, 102.8 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Oberton lists
LF · Primary · 15″
- BL
- 18.5T·m
- Fs
- 42Hz
- Le
- 0.92mH
- Re
- 5.3Ω
- Sd
- 830cm²
- Cms
- 0.17mm/N
- Mms
- 88g
- Qes
- 0.35
- Qms
- 12.8
- Qts
- 0.34
- SPL
- 97.2dB
- Vas
- 161.5L
- Xmax
- 7.8mm
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 1.20T
- Sensitivity
- 200dB
- Low limit
- 50Hz
- Power Program
- 1000
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 97.2dB
- High limit
- 3000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 200dB
- Min. impedance
- 6.3Ω
- 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 15MB500. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver15MB500
Best price
–
Fs
42 Hz
Qts
0.34
Vas
161.5 L
BL
18.5 T·m
Xmax
7.8 mm
Sensitivity
97.2 dB
Power
500 W
B&C15CL76
£127.74Fs42 Hz –
Qts0.33 –
Vas135 L −16%, better
BL21 T·m +13%, better
Xmax7 mm −10%
Sensitivity96.7 dB −0.5
SB AudienceROSSO-15W400
£134.56Fs44 Hz +6%
Qts0.33 –
Vas140.1 L −13%, better
BL21.5 T·m +16%, better
Xmax8.3 mm +7%
Sensitivity97.5 dB –
£152.00
Fs40 Hz −4%
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas188 L +16%, worse
BL19.7 T·m +6%
Xmax6.9 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity97 dB –
Eighteen Sound15W750
£185.88Fs39 Hz −6%
Qts0.37 +9%
Vas218 L +35%, worse
BL17.6 T·m −5%
Xmax8 mm +3%
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
BMS15S330
£194.97Fs39 Hz −6%
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas152 L −6%
BL23 T·m +24%, better
Xmax8 mm +3%
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.9
FaitalPRO15FH530
£200.12Fs39 Hz −6%
Qts0.35 +3%
Vas140.6 L −13%, better
BL20.7 T·m +12%, better
Xmax9.3 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity95.7 dB −1.5
B&C15NDL88
£225.24Fs45 Hz +8%
Qts0.34 –
Vas126 L −22%, better
BL20.1 T·m +8%
Xmax8 mm +3%
Sensitivity97.1 dB –
Eighteen Sound15ND830
£239.90Fs39 Hz −6%
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas213 L +32%, worse
BL18 T·m –
Xmax6.5 mm −16%, worse
Sensitivity97.6 dB –
Eighteen Sound15NW530
£243.16Fs43 Hz +4%
Qts0.33 –
Vas154 L −5%
BL22 T·m +19%, better
Xmax7.5 mm −3%
Sensitivity97.5 dB –
Dayton AudioRSS390HO-4
£301.43Fs22 Hz −48%, better
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas168 L +4%
BL19.8 T·m +7%
Xmax12 mm +55%, better
Sensitivity88.8 dB −8.4, worse
Eighteen Sound15NLW9500
£376.79Fs35 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas163 L –
BL21.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax9 mm +16%, better
Sensitivity95.2 dB −2, worse
Eighteen Sound15NCX910
£497.18Fs55 Hz +33%, worse
Qts0.33 –
Vas107 L −34%, better
BL21 T·m +13%, better
Xmax7 mm −10%
Sensitivity99.2 dB +2, better
Oberton15HCX3572
No current priceFs46 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.34 –
Vas140.7 L −13%, better
BL18.8 T·m –
Xmax7.3 mm −6%
Sensitivity98 dB +0.8
Oberton15CX
No current priceFs38 Hz −8%
Qts0.35 –
Vas163.8 L –
BL18.4 T·m –
Xmax7 mm −10%
Sensitivity95.9 dB −1.3
Oberton15NMB35
No current priceFs39 Hz −6%
Qts0.34 –
Vas177.5 L +10%
BL18.5 T·m –
Xmax6.8 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity96.8 dB –
Oberton15NCX
No current priceFs44 Hz +5%
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas138.4 L −14%, better
BL18.6 T·m –
Xmax7.8 mm –
Sensitivity96.9 dB –
FaneCOLOSSUS 15XB
No current priceFs38 Hz −8%
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas168 L +4%
BL22.1 T·m +19%, better
Xmax7.5 mm −3%
Sensitivity96.4 dB −0.8
Oberton15MB35
No current priceFs48 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.34 –
Vas115.1 L −29%, better
BL20.1 T·m +8%
Xmax6.8 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity97.6 dB –
LavoceNBASS15-30
No current priceFs42 Hz –
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas143.1 L −11%, better
BL19.2 T·m +4%
Xmax6.6 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity96.5 dB −0.7
CelestionFTR15-3070E
No current priceFs46 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.38 +12%, worse
Vas145.8 L −10%
BL17.9 T·m −4%
Xmax7.8 mm –
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
Oberton15XL400
No current priceFs49 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.34 –
Vas140 L −13%, better
BL18.9 T·m –
Xmax5.3 mm −32%, worse
Sensitivity98.7 dB +1.5
Sica15 FE 3 CP
No current priceFs40 Hz −3%
Qts0.33 –
Vas170.4 L +5%
BL19.1 T·m +3%
Xmax5.5 mm −29%, worse
Sensitivity97.2 dB –
Oberton15HCX
No current priceFs41 Hz –
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas205.5 L +27%, worse
BL17.1 T·m −8%
Xmax7.8 mm –
Sensitivity98.5 dB +1.3
CelestionTF1530E
No current priceFs44 Hz +5%
Qts0.33 −3%
Vas191.6 L +19%, worse
BL17.0 T·m −8%
Xmax6.5 mm −16%, worse
Sensitivity98.3 dB +1.1
Eighteen Sound15NCX910BE
No current priceFs55 Hz +33%, worse
Qts0.33 –
Vas107 L −34%, better
BL21 T·m +13%, better
Xmax7 mm −10%
Sensitivity99.2 dB +2, better
Eighteen Sound15NCX910N
No current priceFs55 Hz +33%, worse
Qts0.33 –
Vas107 L −34%, better
BL21 T·m +13%, better
Xmax7 mm −10%
Sensitivity99.2 dB +2, better
Eighteen Sound15NTLW2500
No current priceFs45 Hz +8%
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas143 L −11%, better
BL21.2 T·m +14%, better
Xmax8 mm +3%
Sensitivity98.3 dB +1.1
CIARECSD154-22
No current priceFs31 Hz −25%, better
Qts0.33 –
Vas129 L −20%, better
BL18.4 T·m –
Xmax13 mm +68%, better
Sensitivity92.4 dB −4.8, worse
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Xmaxmm
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