REDCATT183FIND
£121.54Fs32 Hz –
Qts0.42 +4%
Vas329.5 L +9%
BL21.1 T·m –
Xmax5.9 mm −44%, worse
Sensitivity96 dB –
18-inch LF driver · PD series · 127 mm voice coil · 1,200 W
Precision Devices PD.185C001 8Ω
8 Ω · 30–300 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 32Hz
- Xmax
- 10.5mm
- SPL
- 96dB
- Pe
- 1200W
- BL
- 21T·m
- Vd
- 1220cm³
- Qts
- 0.40
- Vas
- 302L
Precision Devices PD.185C001 is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 1200 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 32 Hz, Qts 0.40, Vas 302 L, Xmax 10.5 mm, sensitivity 95.7 dB, plus 1220 cm³ Vd and 76 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
- 32Hz
- Qts
- 0.40
- Qes
- 0.42
- Qms
- 8.4
- Vas
- 302L
- Re
- 5.9Ω
- Le
- 3.80mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 21T·m
- Sd
- 1162cm²
- Mms
- 157g
- Xmax
- 10.5mm
- Vd †
- 1220cm³
- Voice coil
- 127mm
- Flux density
- 0.96T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.7dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Power
- 1200W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Range
- 30–300Hz
- EBP †
- 76 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 474mm
- Cutout
- 415mm
- Bolt circle
- 456mm
- Depth
- 182.5mm
- Weight
- 13.2kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.16mm/N
- Power Peak
- 4800
Sensitivity shows 95.7 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Precision Devices publishes 97.0 dB, 1.3 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Precision Devices lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 21T·m
- Fs
- 32Hz
- Le
- 3.80mH
- Re
- 5.9Ω
- Sd
- 1162cm²
- Cms
- 0.16mm/N
- Mms
- 157g
- Qes
- 0.42
- Qms
- 8.4
- Qts
- 0.40
- SPL
- 95.7dB
- Vas
- 302L
- Xmax
- 10.5mm
- Power
- 1200W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Power Peak
- 4800
- Flux density
- 0.96T
- Sensitivity
- 97dB
- Low limit
- 30Hz
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.7dB
- High limit
- 300Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Voice coil
- 127mm
- Weight
- 13.2kg
- Diameter
- 474mm
- Depth
- 182.5mm
- Cutout
- 415mm
- Bolt circle
- 456mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the PD.185C001. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverPD.185C001
Best price
–
Fs
32 Hz
Qts
0.40
Vas
302 L
BL
21 T·m
Xmax
10.5 mm
Sensitivity
95.7 dB
Power
1200 W
SB AudienceBIANCO-18SW450
£135.53Fs28 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.45 +12%, worse
Vas370.4 L +23%, worse
BL18.8 T·m −10%, worse
Xmax10.9 mm +4%
Sensitivity94.4 dB −1.3
SB AudienceROSSO-18SW800
£187.71Fs33 Hz +3%
Qts0.46 +14%, worse
Vas258.1 L −15%, better
BL21 T·m –
Xmax11.3 mm +8%
Sensitivity94.9 dB −0.8
B&C18PS100
£199.50Fs30 Hz −6%
Qts0.39 −3%
Vas245 L −19%, better
BL22.5 T·m +7%
Xmax8 mm −24%, worse
Sensitivity94.1 dB −1.6
SB AudienceROSSO-18SW750
£200.80Fs36 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.43 +7%
Vas206.9 L −31%, better
BL23.3 T·m +11%, better
Xmax8.8 mm −16%, worse
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
Beyma18LEX1200FE
£222.52Fs32 Hz –
Qts0.38 −6%
Vas277 L −8%
BL23.2 T·m +10%, better
Xmax11 mm +5%
Sensitivity95.7 dB –
Beyma18LEX1000FE
£225.00Fs34 Hz +6%
Qts0.38 −6%
Vas250 L −17%, better
BL23.8 T·m +13%, better
Xmax11 mm +5%
Sensitivity96 dB –
CelestionFTR18-4080HDX
£237.20Fs39 Hz +23%, worse
Qts0.43 +6%
Vas174.9 L −42%, better
BL21.3 T·m –
Xmax10.1 mm −4%
Sensitivity95.6 dB –
EminenceKILOMAX PRO-18A
£238.76Fs32 Hz –
Qts0.47 +17%, worse
Vas331.5 L +10%
BL17.2 T·m −18%, worse
Xmax10 mm −5%
Sensitivity95.5 dB –
SB AudienceROSSO-18SW650
£243.04Fs31 Hz −3%
Qts0.41 –
Vas304.3 L –
BL20.6 T·m –
Xmax11.2 mm +6%
Sensitivity95.2 dB −0.5
FaitalPRO18HP1010
£244.76Fs35 Hz +9%
Qts0.40 –
Vas240.1 L −20%, better
BL22 T·m +5%
Xmax9.8 mm −7%
Sensitivity95.9 dB –
Beyma18LEX1000ND
£249.54Fs34 Hz +6%
Qts0.39 −3%
Vas260 L −14%, better
BL22 T·m +5%
Xmax11 mm +5%
Sensitivity95.9 dB –
Beyma18PWB1000FE
£255.00Fs27 Hz −16%, better
Qts0.38 −6%
Vas317 L +5%
BL25 T·m +19%, better
Xmax12.5 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.7
B&C18NBX100
£263.21Fs35 Hz +9%
Qts0.38 −6%
Vas198 L −34%, better
BL24.8 T·m +18%, better
Xmax10 mm −5%
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
FaitalPRO18HP1030
£269.00Fs35 Hz +9%
Qts0.41 –
Vas185.5 L −39%, better
BL24.3 T·m +16%, better
Xmax12.4 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB −1
Eighteen Sound18TLW3000
£328.16Fs33 Hz +3%
Qts0.41 –
Vas185 L −39%, better
BL24.5 T·m +17%, better
Xmax12 mm +14%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.7
BMS18N830V2
£347.59Fs31 Hz −3%
Qts0.37 −8%
Vas262 L −13%, better
BL22.4 T·m +7%
Xmax8 mm −24%, worse
Sensitivity95 dB −0.7
Dayton Audio18SW1200F-8
No current priceFs32 Hz –
Qts0.40 –
Vas287.7 L −5%
BL24.4 T·m +16%, better
Xmax10.6 mm –
Sensitivity95.5 dB –
No current price
Fs33 Hz +3%
Qts0.39 −4%
Vas257 L −15%, better
BL22.4 T·m +7%
Xmax12 mm +14%, better
Sensitivity95.6 dB –
PRV Audio18SW2000
No current priceFs32 Hz –
Qts0.45 +12%, worse
Vas289.9 L −4%
BL22.1 T·m +5%
Xmax9.6 mm −9%
Sensitivity95.2 dB −0.5
B&C18RBX100
No current priceFs42 Hz +31%, worse
Qts0.40 –
Vas136 L −55%, better
BL22 T·m +5%
Xmax10 mm −5%
Sensitivity95.9 dB –
Precision DevicesPD.184C002
No current priceFs40 Hz +25%, worse
Qts0.34 −16%, better
Vas268 L −11%, better
BL21 T·m –
Xmax9.7 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.8 dB +3.1, better
Sica18 PFS 4
No current priceFs29 Hz −10%, better
Qts0.37 −8%
Vas245.9 L −19%, better
BL24.6 T·m +17%, better
Xmax9.5 mm −10%
Sensitivity93.5 dB −2.2, worse
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PHL Audio7081
No current priceFs34 Hz +6%
Qts0.41 –
Vas267.6 L −11%, better
BL22.7 T·m +8%
Xmax7.5 mm −29%, worse
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
PeerlessFSL-1830R03-08
No current priceFs32 Hz –
Qts0.36 −11%, better
Vas338 L +12%, worse
BL21.4 T·m –
Xmax8.7 mm −17%, worse
Sensitivity96.8 dB +1.1
BishopSoundBDP18/4
No current priceFs39 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.40 –
Vas183.3 L −39%, better
BL17.1 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax11.3 mm +8%
Sensitivity96.2 dB +0.5
P.AudioP-18N-V3
No current priceFs35 Hz +9%
Qts0.40 –
Vas179.5 L −41%, better
BL24.1 T·m +15%, better
Xmax9 mm −14%, worse
Sensitivity94.7 dB −1
Sica18 S 4 CP
No current priceFs33 Hz +3%
Qts0.35 −13%, better
Vas225 L −25%, better
BL23.5 T·m +12%, better
Xmax11 mm +5%
Sensitivity95.2 dB −0.5
CelestionERPROX18
No current priceFs35 Hz +9%
Qts0.38 −6%
Vas188.9 L −37%, better
BL24.4 T·m +16%, better
Xmax9.5 mm −10%
Sensitivity94.7 dB −1
P.Audio18BM-1000S
No current priceFs35 Hz +9%
Qts0.40 –
Vas212.1 L −30%, better
BL23.8 T·m +13%, better
Xmax8 mm −24%, worse
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
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