Dayton AudioPA380-8
£105.77 · 61% less, betterFs32 Hz −21%, better
Qts0.27 –
Vas175 L +5%
BL25.8 T·m +21%, better
Xmax5 mm −23%, worse
Sensitivity95.1 dB −2.7, worse
15-inch LF driver · 75 mm voice coil · 400 W
Sica 15 K 3 PL 8Ω
8 Ω
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 40Hz
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- SPL
- 98dB
- Pe
- 400W
- BL
- 21.4T·m
- Vd
- 556cm³
- Qts
- 0.27
- Vas
- 166L
Sica 15 K 3 PL is a 15-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 400 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 40 Hz, Qts 0.27, Vas 166.1 L, Xmax 6.5 mm, sensitivity 97.8 dB, plus 556 cm³ Vd and 143 EBP. bits tracks UK, EU and US shop prices, price movement, datasheet links, simulator import data, and similar drivers, with a current best price of £274.56.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 40Hz
- Qts
- 0.27
- Qes
- 0.28
- Qms
- 8.3
- Vas
- 166.1L
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Le
- 0.60mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 21.4T·m
- Sd
- 855cm²
- Mms
- 99g
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- Vd †
- 556cm³
- Voice coil
- 75mm
- Flux density
- 1.42T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 97.8dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 99.7dB
- Power
- 400W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- EBP †
- 143 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 388mm
- Cutout
- 355mm
- Bolt circle
- 371mm
- Depth
- 169mm
- Weight
- 4kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.16mm/N
- Power Program
- 800
Sensitivity shows 97.8 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Sica publishes 99.7 dB, 1.9 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Sica lists
LF · Primary · 15″
- BL
- 21.4T·m
- Fs
- 40Hz
- Le
- 0.60mH
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Sd
- 855cm²
- Cms
- 0.16mm/N
- Mms
- 99g
- Qes
- 0.28
- Qms
- 8.3
- Qts
- 0.27
- SPL
- 97.8dB
- Vas
- 166.1L
- Xmax
- 6.5mm
- Power
- 400W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 1.42T
- Sensitivity
- 99.7dB
- Power Program
- 800
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 97.8dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 99.7dB
- Voice coil
- 75mm
- Weight
- 4kg
- Diameter
- 388mm
- Depth
- 169mm
- Cutout
- 355mm
- Bolt circle
- 371mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the 15 K 3 PL. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver15 K 3 PL
Best price
£274.56
Fs
40 Hz
Qts
0.27
Vas
166.1 L
BL
21.4 T·m
Xmax
6.5 mm
Sensitivity
97.8 dB
Power
400 W
CelestionTF1530
£119.96 · 56% less, betterFs42 Hz +5%
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas162.2 L –
BL21.2 T·m –
Xmax4 mm −38%, worse
Sensitivity97.9 dB –
MonacorTF1530/8
£134.32 · 51% less, betterFs42 Hz +5%
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas162.2 L –
BL21.2 T·m –
Xmax4 mm −38%, worse
Sensitivity97.9 dB –
B&C15CLA76
£165.58 · 40% less, betterFs40 Hz –
Qts0.30 +11%, worse
Vas176 L +6%
BL19.8 T·m −7%
Xmax5.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity97.6 dB –
EminenceKAPPA PRO-15LF
£166.34 · 39% less, betterFs35 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.30 +11%, worse
Vas198.8 L +20%, worse
BL21.6 T·m –
Xmax6.7 mm +3%
Sensitivity96.3 dB −1.5
B&C15PLB76
£180.79 · 34% less, betterFs42 Hz +5%
Qts0.25 −7%
Vas164 L –
BL22.1 T·m +3%
Xmax5 mm −23%, worse
Sensitivity98.7 dB +0.9
LavoceWAF154.03
£183.53 · 33% less, betterFs40 Hz –
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas166.6 L –
BL23.5 T·m +10%
Xmax5.2 mm −20%, worse
Sensitivity97.8 dB –
B&C15PS76
£185.00 · 33% less, betterFs38 Hz −5%
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas164 L –
BL22.1 T·m +3%
Xmax7.5 mm +15%, better
Sensitivity97.1 dB −0.7
FaitalPRO15FH510
£201.06 · 27% less, betterFs35 Hz −13%, better
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas191.8 L +15%, worse
BL21 T·m –
Xmax9.3 mm +42%, better
Sensitivity96.9 dB −0.9
Beyma14MC700ND
£229.73 · 16% less, betterFs51 Hz +28%, worse
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas78 L −53%, better
BL22 T·m –
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity97.4 dB –
Eighteen Sound15ND940
£255.47 · 7% less, betterFs38 Hz −5%
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas174 L +5%
BL21.9 T·m –
Xmax9.5 mm +46%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB −0.6
Eighteen Sound15ND730
£274.91 · Same priceFs44 Hz +10%, worse
Qts0.29 +7%
Vas156 L −6%
BL21 T·m –
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity98.5 dB +0.7
Eighteen Sound15NMB420
£291.97 · 6% more, worseFs42 Hz +5%
Qts0.29 +7%
Vas225 L +35%, worse
BL19 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity99.5 dB +1.7
Eighteen Sound15NLW9300
£315.00 · 15% more, worseFs39 Hz –
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas170 L –
BL24.4 T·m +14%, better
Xmax8 mm +23%, better
Sensitivity97.8 dB –
MonacorFTX1530/8
£359.03 · 31% more, worseFs43 Hz +6%
Qts0.28 –
Vas172.1 L +4%
BL20.2 T·m −6%
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.5 dB +0.7
FaitalPRO15HX500
£430.01 · 57% more, worseFs40 Hz –
Qts0.28 +4%
Vas150.1 L −10%
BL22.2 T·m +4%
Xmax9.4 mm +45%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB −0.6
CelestionFTX1530
No current priceFs43 Hz +6%
Qts0.28 –
Vas172.1 L +4%
BL20.2 T·m −6%
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity98.5 dB +0.7
Eighteen Sound15W600
No current priceFs38 Hz −5%
Qts0.29 +7%
Vas183 L +10%, worse
BL20.5 T·m −4%
Xmax6.5 mm –
Sensitivity97.3 dB −0.5
Oberton15B450 / 15B450A / 15B450A2
No current priceFs45 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.29 +6%
Vas146.8 L −12%, better
BL20.4 T·m −5%
Xmax6.8 mm +4%
Sensitivity98.6 dB +0.8
Oberton15B500
No current priceFs38 Hz −4%
Qts0.27 –
Vas145.8 L −12%, better
BL22.9 T·m +7%
Xmax7.3 mm +12%, better
Sensitivity96.8 dB −1
RCFMB15N405
No current priceFs46 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.27 –
Vas124 L −25%, better
BL23.5 T·m +10%
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity98.4 dB +0.6
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PHL Audio5011MNDU
No current priceFs38 Hz −5%
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas169 L –
BL23.7 T·m +11%, better
Xmax7.5 mm +15%, better
Sensitivity97.2 dB −0.6
Oberton15NB451
No current priceFs40 Hz –
Qts0.26 −5%
Vas145.2 L −13%, better
BL22.9 T·m +7%
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity97.4 dB –
BMS15N830V2
No current priceFs37 Hz −8%
Qts0.27 –
Vas159 L −4%
BL22.4 T·m +5%
Xmax8 mm +23%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB −1.3
RCFCX15N351
No current priceFs55 Hz +38%, worse
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas110 L −34%, better
BL23.5 T·m +10%
Xmax6 mm −8%
Sensitivity100.3 dB +2.5, better
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PHL Audio5021M
No current priceFs32 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.30 +11%, worse
Vas169 L –
BL24 T·m +12%, better
Xmax7 mm +8%
Sensitivity94.4 dB −3.4, worse
CelestionFTR15-4080FD
No current priceFs35 Hz −12%, better
Qts0.28 –
Vas164.3 L –
BL23.1 T·m +8%
Xmax8.5 mm +31%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB −1.9
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PHL Audio5241MNDU-7
No current priceFs45 Hz +13%, worse
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas120.5 L −27%, better
BL24.3 T·m +14%, better
Xmax7.5 mm +15%, better
Sensitivity98 dB –
Oberton15NMB500
No current priceFs45 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.29 +8%
Vas128.0 L −23%, better
BL21.3 T·m –
Xmax7.8 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity97.9 dB –
BMS15S430V2
No current priceFs40 Hz –
Qts0.26 −4%
Vas135 L −19%, better
BL25.0 T·m +17%, better
Xmax7.5 mm +15%, better
Sensitivity97 dB −0.8
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