B&C18TBX100
£187.08Fs34 Hz −6%
Qts0.35 −10%, better
Vas212 L +12%, worse
BL25.5 T·m +8%
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity95.6 dB –
18-inch LF driver · 100 mm voice coil · 1,200 W
Sica 18 S 4 PL 8Ω
8 Ω
No current price
- Fs
- 36Hz
- Xmax
- 8mm
- SPL
- 95dB
- Pe
- 1200W
- BL
- 23.5T·m
- Vd
- 931cm³
- Qts
- 0.39
- Vas
- 189L
Sica 18 S 4 PL is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 1200 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 36 Hz, Qts 0.39, Vas 189 L, Xmax 8 mm, sensitivity 95.3 dB, plus 931 cm³ Vd and 86 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
- 36Hz
- Qts
- 0.39
- Qes
- 0.42
- Qms
- 6.6
- Vas
- 189L
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Le
- 1.35mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 23.5T·m
- Sd
- 1164cm²
- Mms
- 197g
- Xmax
- 8mm
- Vd †
- 931cm³
- Voice coil
- 100mm
- Flux density
- 1.21T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.3dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97.3dB
- Power
- 1200W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- EBP †
- 86 · Sealed or vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 462mm
- Cutout
- 417mm
- Bolt circle
- 441mm
- Depth
- 211mm
- Weight
- 8.3kg
Other published values
- Cms
- 0.10mm/N
- Power Program
- 2400
Sensitivity shows 95.3 dB, calculated from the T/S values. Sica publishes 97.3 dB, 2.0 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Sica lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 23.5T·m
- Fs
- 36Hz
- Le
- 1.35mH
- Re
- 5.2Ω
- Sd
- 1164cm²
- Cms
- 0.10mm/N
- Mms
- 197g
- Qes
- 0.42
- Qms
- 6.6
- Qts
- 0.39
- SPL
- 95.3dB
- Vas
- 189L
- Xmax
- 8mm
- Power
- 1200W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 1.21T
- Sensitivity
- 97.3dB
- Power Program
- 2400
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.3dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97.3dB
- Voice coil
- 100mm
- Weight
- 8.3kg
- Diameter
- 462mm
- Depth
- 211mm
- Cutout
- 417mm
- Bolt circle
- 441mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the 18 S 4 PL. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver18 S 4 PL
Best price
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Fs
36 Hz
Qts
0.39
Vas
189 L
BL
23.5 T·m
Xmax
8 mm
Sensitivity
95.3 dB
Power
1200 W
SB AudienceROSSO-18SW750
£200.80Fs36 Hz –
Qts0.43 +10%, worse
Vas206.9 L +9%
BL23.3 T·m –
Xmax8.8 mm +10%, better
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
B&C18PS100
£201.73Fs30 Hz −17%, better
Qts0.39 –
Vas245 L +30%, worse
BL22.5 T·m −4%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity94.1 dB −1.2
RCFL18P300
£225.00Fs33 Hz −9%
Qts0.33 −15%, better
Vas226 L +20%, worse
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95.8 dB +0.5
CelestionCF1840JD
£239.00Fs37 Hz –
Qts0.40 –
Vas155 L −18%, better
BL24.8 T·m +5%
Xmax12.5 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity94.6 dB −0.7
FaitalPRO18HP1010
£247.50Fs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.40 –
Vas240.1 L +27%, worse
BL22 T·m −7%
Xmax9.8 mm +22%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.6
B&C18NBX100
£266.16Fs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.38 –
Vas198 L +5%
BL24.8 T·m +5%
Xmax10 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
B&C18TBW100
£266.16Fs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.39 –
Vas175 L −7%
BL26.4 T·m +12%, better
Xmax12 mm +50%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB −0.6
FaitalPRO18HP1030
£269.00Fs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.41 +5%
Vas185.5 L –
BL24.3 T·m +3%
Xmax12.4 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB −0.6
FaneCOLOSSUS 18SB
£284.00Fs36 Hz –
Qts0.35 −11%, better
Vas199 L +5%
BL24 T·m –
Xmax8.3 mm +3%
Sensitivity96.1 dB +0.8
MonacorCF1840JD/4
£287.34Fs37 Hz –
Qts0.40 –
Vas155 L −18%, better
BL24.8 T·m +5%
Xmax12.5 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity94.6 dB −0.7
MonacorCF1840JD/8
£287.34Fs37 Hz –
Qts0.40 –
Vas155 L −18%, better
BL24.8 T·m +5%
Xmax12.5 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity94.6 dB −0.7
FaitalPRO18HP1042
£289.88Fs38 Hz +5%
Qts0.41 +5%
Vas191.9 L –
BL24.5 T·m +4%
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.6
BMS18S430V2
£316.72Fs31 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.34 −13%, better
Vas262 L +39%, worse
BL23.5 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95.4 dB –
Eighteen Sound18TLW3000
£331.84Fs33 Hz −9%
Qts0.41 +5%
Vas185 L –
BL24.5 T·m +4%
Xmax12 mm +50%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.3
B&C18SW100
£334.80Fs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.38 –
Vas180 L −5%
BL26.1 T·m +11%, better
Xmax12.5 mm +56%, better
Sensitivity94.9 dB –
BMS18N830V2
£347.59Fs31 Hz −14%, better
Qts0.37 −5%
Vas262 L +39%, worse
BL22.4 T·m −5%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95 dB –
Sica18 PF 4
£360.19Fs38 Hz +5%
Qts0.43 +10%, worse
Vas147.3 L −22%, better
BL24.6 T·m +5%
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity94.4 dB −0.9
FaitalPRO18XL1800
£425.00Fs29 Hz −20%, better
Qts0.40 –
Vas215.5 L +14%, worse
BL25.4 T·m +8%
Xmax20.2 mm +152%, better
Sensitivity93 dB −2.3, worse
P.Audio18BM-1000S
No current priceFs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.40 –
Vas212.1 L +12%, worse
BL23.8 T·m –
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
P.AudioP-18N-V3
No current priceFs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.40 –
Vas179.5 L −5%
BL24.1 T·m –
Xmax9 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB −0.6
CelestionERPROX18
No current priceFs35 Hz −4%
Qts0.38 –
Vas188.9 L –
BL24.4 T·m +4%
Xmax9.5 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity94.7 dB −0.6
P.Audio18NT-100XB
No current priceFs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.41 +5%
Vas171.3 L −9%
BL24.6 T·m +4%
Xmax7 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity94.4 dB −0.9
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PHL Audio7081
No current priceFs34 Hz −6%
Qts0.41 +5%
Vas267.6 L +42%, worse
BL22.7 T·m −4%
Xmax7.5 mm −6%
Sensitivity95.8 dB +0.5
CelestionCF1840H
No current priceFs39 Hz +6%
Qts0.35 −10%, better
Vas196.7 L +4%
BL17.4 T·m −26%, worse
Xmax8 mm –
Sensitivity96.7 dB +1.4
REDCATT18FIND-1
No current priceFs36 Hz –
Qts0.42 +8%
Vas203.4 L +8%
BL23.6 T·m –
Xmax5.8 mm −27%, worse
Sensitivity95.4 dB –
P.Audio19NT-115XB
No current priceFs35 Hz −3%
Qts0.39 –
Vas206 L +9%
BL29 T·m +23%, better
Xmax9.5 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity95.4 dB –
Sica18 PFS 4
No current priceFs29 Hz −21%, better
Qts0.37 −5%
Vas245.9 L +30%, worse
BL24.6 T·m +5%
Xmax9.5 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity93.5 dB −1.8
CelestionFTR18-4080FDX
No current priceFs37 Hz +3%
Qts0.41 +6%
Vas160.7 L −15%, better
BL25.1 T·m +7%
Xmax6 mm −25%, worse
Sensitivity94.9 dB –
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Xmaxmm
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