GRS18PT-8
£64.18Fs23 Hz −49%, better
Qts0.54 −8%
Vas475.7 L +377%, worse
BL19.5 T·m −25%, worse
Xmax7.8 mm +61%, better
Sensitivity92 dB −1.6
18-inch LF driver · SD18 series · 114 mm voice coil · 1,700 W
P.Audio SD18-1700EL 8Ω
8 Ω · 35–1000 Hz
No current price
- Fs
- 45Hz
- Xmax
- 4.8mm
- SPL
- 94dB
- Pe
- 1700W
- BL
- 25.9T·m
- Vd
- 594cm³
- Qts
- 0.59
- Vas
- 100L
P.Audio SD18-1700EL is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 1700 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 45 Hz, Qts 0.59, Vas 99.7 L, Xmax 4.8 mm, sensitivity 93.6 dB, plus 594 cm³ Vd and 71 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
- 45Hz
- Qts
- 0.59
- Qes
- 0.63
- Qms
- 11.1
- Vas
- 99.7L
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Le
- 1.02mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 25.9T·m
- Sd
- 1225cm²
- Mms
- 308g
- Xmax
- 4.8mm
- Vd †
- 594cm³
- Voice coil
- 114mm
- Flux density
- 0.80T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 93.6dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Power
- 1700W
- Nominal power
- 1700W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 35–1000Hz
- EBP †
- 71 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 476.1mm
- Cutout
- 428.2mm
- Depth
- 211.3mm
- Weight
- 14.2kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.043mm/N
- Power Program
- 3400
Other dimensions
- Mounting Depth
- 211.3
- Mounting Diameter
- 450
Sensitivity shows 93.6 dB, calculated from the T/S values. P.Audio publishes 98.0 dB, 4.4 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else P.Audio lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 25.9T·m
- Fs
- 45Hz
- Le
- 1.02mH
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Sd
- 1225cm²
- Cms
- 0.043mm/N
- Mms
- 308g
- Qes
- 0.63
- Qms
- 11.1
- Qts
- 0.59
- SPL
- 93.6dB
- Vas
- 99.7L
- Xmax
- 4.8mm
- Power
- 1700W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 0.80T
- Sensitivity
- 98dB
- Low limit
- 35Hz
- Nominal power
- 1700W
- Power Program
- 3400
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 93.6dB
- High limit
- 1000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 98dB
- Voice coil
- 114mm
- Weight
- 14.2kg
- Diameter
- 476.1mm
- Depth
- 211.3mm
- Mounting Depth
- 211.3
- Cutout
- 428.2mm
- Mounting Diameter
- 450
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Same-size drivers, compared with the SD18-1700EL. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverSD18-1700EL
Best price
–
Fs
45 Hz
Qts
0.59
Vas
99.7 L
BL
25.9 T·m
Xmax
4.8 mm
Sensitivity
93.6 dB
Power
1700 W
LavoceSAF184.04
£224.30Fs38 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.50 −15%, better
Vas134.8 L +35%, worse
BL26.5 T·m –
Xmax12.5 mm +158%, better
Sensitivity93.5 dB –
Precision DevicesPD.186/3
£259.00Fs34 Hz −24%, better
Qts0.52 −12%, better
Vas192.2 L +93%, worse
BL22.2 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax10.5 mm +116%, better
Sensitivity93.5 dB –
BishopSoundBWP18/4
£269.00Fs42 Hz −6%
Qts0.69 +17%, worse
Vas110.1 L +10%, worse
BL18.8 T·m −27%, worse
Xmax12 mm +147%, better
Sensitivity92.6 dB −1
PRV Audio18SW2400
£291.80Fs36 Hz −19%, better
Qts0.56 −5%
Vas192.8 L +93%, worse
BL22.5 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax12.5 mm +158%, better
Sensitivity94 dB –
CIARE18.00SW
£304.00Fs36 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.50 −15%, better
Vas93 L −7%
BL32.5 T·m +25%, better
Xmax14 mm +189%, better
Sensitivity91 dB −2.6, worse
REDCATT18NPW
£346.04Fs36 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.28 −53%, better
Vas211.5 L +112%, worse
BL27.3 T·m +5%
Xmax4.8 mm –
Sensitivity97.5 dB +3.9, better
P.AudioGST-181500-V3
No current priceFs40 Hz −11%, better
Qts0.60 –
Vas92.2 L −7%
BL26.8 T·m +3%
Xmax9 mm +86%, better
Sensitivity91.7 dB −1.9
BishopSoundBWP18/8/V2
No current priceFs43 Hz −5%
Qts0.64 +9%
Vas120.9 L +21%, worse
BL24.1 T·m −7%
Xmax12 mm +147%, better
Sensitivity93.5 dB –
P.AudioEX18-1000S
No current priceFs38 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.61 +3%
Vas190.6 L +91%, worse
BL20.1 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax5.3 mm +8%
Sensitivity94.1 dB +0.5
P.AudioC18-1200
No current priceFs38 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.55 −7%
Vas136.4 L +37%, worse
BL25.1 T·m −3%
Xmax9.5 mm +96%, better
Sensitivity93.2 dB –
P.AudioC18-1000-V3
No current priceFs41 Hz −9%
Qts0.72 +22%, worse
Vas117.6 L +18%, worse
BL22.9 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax5.3 mm +8%
Sensitivity92.3 dB −1.3
P.AudioC18-650EL-V3
No current priceFs41 Hz −9%
Qts0.52 −12%, better
Vas179.1 L +80%, worse
BL21.5 T·m −17%, worse
Xmax5.3 mm +8%
Sensitivity95.5 dB +1.9
PeerlessFSL-1830R09-08
No current priceFs33 Hz −27%, better
Qts0.58 –
Vas220 L +121%, worse
BL21.1 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax15.9 mm +228%, better
Sensitivity93.2 dB –
P.AudioGST-181200-V3
No current priceFs35 Hz −22%, better
Qts0.54 −8%
Vas180.2 L +81%, worse
BL22.8 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax6 mm +24%, better
Sensitivity93.3 dB –
P.AudioP180/2243
No current priceFs35 Hz −22%, better
Qts0.59 –
Vas159.1 L +60%, worse
BL20.1 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax8.5 mm +75%, better
Sensitivity92.2 dB −1.4
BishopSoundBDP18/8
No current priceFs40 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.56 −5%
Vas178.1 L +79%, worse
BL23.0 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax11.3 mm +133%, better
Sensitivity94.8 dB +1.2
P.Audio18BMA-1200S
No current priceFs39 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.52 −12%, better
Vas141.5 L +42%, worse
BL24 T·m −7%
Xmax11 mm +127%, better
Sensitivity93.9 dB –
P.AudioC18-650EL-V4
No current priceFs35 Hz −22%, better
Qts0.68 +15%, worse
Vas127.0 L +27%, worse
BL22.1 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax7 mm +44%, better
Sensitivity90.9 dB −2.7, worse
P.AudioC18-1000-V4
No current priceFs35 Hz −22%, better
Qts0.56 −6%
Vas183.7 L +84%, worse
BL22.5 T·m −13%, worse
Xmax9.5 mm +96%, better
Sensitivity93.4 dB –
CelestionTF1835
No current priceFs37 Hz −18%, better
Qts0.54 −9%
Vas148.3 L +49%, worse
BL21.8 T·m −16%, worse
Xmax10 mm +106%, better
Sensitivity93.1 dB −0.5
P.Audio18NT-100SW
No current priceFs35 Hz −22%, better
Qts0.48 −19%, better
Vas144.6 L +45%, worse
BL25.2 T·m –
Xmax9 mm +86%, better
Sensitivity93 dB −0.6
CIARECSD184-22
No current priceFs37 Hz −18%, better
Qts0.53 −10%, better
Vas141 L +41%, worse
BL18.5 T·m −29%, worse
Xmax13 mm +168%, better
Sensitivity92.9 dB −0.7
Acoustic EleganceIB18AU-8
No current priceFs28 Hz −37%, better
Qts0.59 –
Vas389.8 L +291%, worse
BL16 T·m −38%, worse
Xmax18 mm +271%, better
Sensitivity93.3 dB –
Acoustic EleganceIB18HT-8
No current priceFs18 Hz −59%, better
Qts0.57 −3%
Vas632.1 L +534%, worse
BL16 T·m −38%, worse
Xmax18 mm +271%, better
Sensitivity90 dB −3.6, worse
Acoustic EleganceIB18HT-4
No current priceFs18 Hz −59%, better
Qts0.57 −3%
Vas632.1 L +534%, worse
BL11.3 T·m −56%, worse
Xmax18 mm +271%, better
Sensitivity90 dB −3.6, worse
Acoustic EleganceIB18AU-4
No current priceFs28 Hz −37%, better
Qts0.60 –
Vas389.8 L +291%, worse
BL11.3 T·m −56%, worse
Xmax18 mm +271%, better
Sensitivity93.3 dB –
P.AudioP180/2242-V3
No current priceFs46 Hz –
Qts0.68 +15%, worse
Vas131.4 L +32%, worse
BL20.2 T·m −22%, worse
Xmax6.8 mm +40%, better
Sensitivity94.4 dB +0.8
P.Audio18NT-115XB
No current priceFs33 Hz −27%, better
Qts0.44 −25%, better
Vas112.7 L +13%, worse
BL29.0 T·m +12%, better
Xmax9.8 mm +102%, better
Sensitivity91.6 dB −2, worse
FaneIMPERIUM 18XL
No current priceFs36 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.53 −10%, better
Vas205 L +106%, worse
BL20.4 T·m −21%, worse
Xmax10.5 mm +116%, better
Sensitivity94.4 dB +0.8
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