B&C12CL64
£79.00Fs52 Hz −9%
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas64 L +4%
BL17.5 T·m +5%
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity96.5 dB −0.5
12-inch LF driver · BMA series · 86 mm voice coil · 500 W
P.Audio 12BMA-500B 8Ω
8 Ω · 55–3500 Hz
No current price
- Fs
- 57Hz
- Xmax
- 5mm
- SPL
- 97dB
- Pe
- 500W
- BL
- 16.7T·m
- Vd
- 270cm³
- Qts
- 0.34
- Vas
- 61L
P.Audio 12BMA-500B is a 12-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 500 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 57 Hz, Qts 0.34, Vas 61.4 L, Xmax 5 mm, sensitivity 97 dB, plus 270 cm³ Vd and 158 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
- 57Hz
- Qts
- 0.34
- Qes
- 0.36
- Qms
- 7.9
- Vas
- 61.4L
- Re
- 5.4Ω
- Le
- 0.51mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 16.7T·m
- Sd
- 539cm²
- Mms
- 52g
- Xmax
- 5mm
- Vd †
- 270cm³
- Voice coil
- 86mm
- Flux density
- 1.10T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 97dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 96dB
- Power
- 500W
- Nominal power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 55–3500Hz
- EBP †
- 158 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 313mm
- Cutout
- 285mm
- Depth
- 142mm
- Weight
- 7.8kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.15mm/N
- Power Program
- 1000
Other dimensions
- Mounting Depth
- 142
- Mounting Diameter
- 297
Sensitivity shows 97.0 dB, calculated from the T/S values. P.Audio publishes 96.0 dB, 1.0 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else P.Audio lists
LF · Primary · 12″
- BL
- 16.7T·m
- Fs
- 57Hz
- Le
- 0.51mH
- Re
- 5.4Ω
- Sd
- 539cm²
- Cms
- 0.15mm/N
- Mms
- 52g
- Qes
- 0.36
- Qms
- 7.9
- Qts
- 0.34
- SPL
- 97dB
- Vas
- 61.4L
- Xmax
- 5mm
- Power
- 500W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 1.10T
- Sensitivity
- 96dB
- Low limit
- 55Hz
- Nominal power
- 500W
- Power Program
- 1000
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 97dB
- High limit
- 3500Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 96dB
- Voice coil
- 86mm
- Weight
- 7.8kg
- Diameter
- 313mm
- Depth
- 142mm
- Mounting Depth
- 142
- Cutout
- 285mm
- Mounting Diameter
- 297
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Same-size drivers, compared with the 12BMA-500B. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver12BMA-500B
Best price
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Fs
57 Hz
Qts
0.34
Vas
61.4 L
BL
16.7 T·m
Xmax
5 mm
Sensitivity
97 dB
Power
500 W
CelestionTF1230S
£85.00Fs60 Hz +6%
Qts0.37 +10%
Vas54.4 L −11%, better
BL16.6 T·m –
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity96.5 dB −0.5
CelestionTF1225E
£99.00Fs53 Hz −8%
Qts0.33 –
Vas67.7 L +10%, worse
BL17.7 T·m +6%
Xmax5.3 mm +5%
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.7
LavoceWSN122.50
£99.75Fs53 Hz −7%
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas69.4 L +13%, worse
BL15.8 T·m −5%
Xmax4.7 mm −6%
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.7
CIAREPWA12.64
£114.84Fs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.35 –
Vas58 L −6%
BL17.6 T·m +5%
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.7
CelestionFTR12-3070C
£133.28Fs65 Hz +14%, worse
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas43.7 L −29%, better
BL18.6 T·m +11%, better
Xmax5.5 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity97.3 dB –
B&C12FW64
£136.93Fs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.29 −15%, better
Vas64 L +4%
BL15.5 T·m −7%
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity97.3 dB –
CelestionTN1230
£145.00Fs47 Hz −18%, better
Qts0.35 –
Vas64.3 L +5%
BL18.6 T·m +11%, better
Xmax3.8 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity94.5 dB −2.5, worse
REDCATT12NPM
£167.56Fs49 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.31 −9%
Vas63.6 L +4%
BL17.3 T·m +4%
Xmax4.0 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity95.7 dB −1.3
B&C12FCX76
£294.14Fs47 Hz −18%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas82 L +34%, worse
BL15.6 T·m −7%
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity95.9 dB −1.1
Eighteen Sound12NCX750
£426.63Fs58 Hz –
Qts0.29 −15%, better
Vas63 L –
BL17.5 T·m +5%
Xmax5.5 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity98 dB +1
Eighteen Sound12NCX750H
£444.75Fs58 Hz –
Qts0.29 −15%, better
Vas63 L –
BL17.5 T·m +5%
Xmax5.5 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity98 dB +1
Oberton12CX
No current priceFs51 Hz −10%, better
Qts0.35 –
Vas58.5 L −5%
BL17.4 T·m +4%
Xmax5.3 mm +5%
Sensitivity95.4 dB −1.6
MonacorSP-12A/302PA
No current priceFs50 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas77 L +25%, worse
BL17.0 T·m –
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity96.4 dB −0.6
P.Audio12BM-500B
No current priceFs52 Hz −9%
Qts0.35 –
Vas69.8 L +14%, worse
BL16.6 T·m –
Xmax4.8 mm −4%
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.7
Oberton12HCX
No current priceFs53 Hz −8%
Qts0.33 –
Vas55.5 L −10%
BL17.8 T·m +7%
Xmax5.3 mm +5%
Sensitivity95.6 dB −1.4
P.Audio12BM-300B-V3
No current priceFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.34 –
Vas62.4 L –
BL17.1 T·m –
Xmax3.9 mm −22%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB –
P.Audio12BM-400B
No current priceFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.34 –
Vas62.4 L –
BL17.1 T·m –
Xmax3.9 mm −22%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB –
EminenceFS12.30A8
No current priceFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas61 L –
BL17 T·m –
Xmax4.3 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity96.3 dB −0.7
P.Audio12NT-76MB
No current priceFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.36 +6%
Vas71.6 L +17%, worse
BL17.4 T·m +4%
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity97.1 dB –
Oberton12NCX
No current priceFs58 Hz –
Qts0.30 −12%, better
Vas62.9 L –
BL17.2 T·m –
Xmax5.3 mm +5%
Sensitivity98.1 dB +1.1
MonacorSP-312CX
No current priceFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.33 –
Vas64 L +4%
BL16.9 T·m –
Xmax3 mm −40%, worse
Sensitivity96.7 dB –
B&C12FL64
No current priceFs51 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas50 L −19%, better
BL20.2 T·m +21%, better
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity94.9 dB −2.1, worse
CelestionCNX1230
No current priceFs54 Hz −5%
Qts0.34 –
Vas68.4 L +11%, worse
BL16.3 T·m –
Xmax6.5 mm +30%, better
Sensitivity96.8 dB –
FaneCOLOSSUS 12MBH
No current priceFs48 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas75 L +22%, worse
BL17.5 T·m +5%
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB −1.2
Oberton12B45V
No current priceFs48 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.35 +4%
Vas58.5 L −5%
BL16.6 T·m –
Xmax10.5 mm +110%, better
Sensitivity94.4 dB −2.6, worse
P.Audio12NT-88MB
No current priceFs55 Hz −4%
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas49.1 L −20%, better
BL20.9 T·m +25%, better
Xmax5 mm –
Sensitivity95.8 dB −1.2
CelestionTF1225CX
No current priceFs64 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.36 +5%
Vas45.1 L −27%, better
BL17.5 T·m +5%
Xmax4.5 mm −10%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB –
PRV Audio12MB2000FT
No current priceFs56 Hz –
Qts0.32 −6%
Vas66.9 L +9%
BL17.7 T·m +6%
Xmax6 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity97.5 dB +0.5
Sica12 S 3 PL
No current priceFs42 Hz −26%, better
Qts0.34 –
Vas76.9 L +25%, worse
BL16.8 T·m –
Xmax7 mm +40%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −3, worse
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Qts
Qes
VasL
Xmaxmm
BLTm
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