FaitalPRO18HP1022
£266.55Fs35 Hz +6%
Qts0.30 –
Vas204.9 L +13%, worse
BL28 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax9.5 mm −30%, worse
Sensitivity96.6 dB +1.2
18-inch LF driver · 125 mm voice coil · 1,700 W
VAS Audio 18-1700FC 8Ω
8 Ω · 30–1000 Hz
No price for delivery to the UK
- Fs
- 33Hz
- Xmax
- 13.5mm
- SPL
- 95dB
- Pe
- 1700W
- BL
- 33T·m
- Vd
- 1654cm³
- Qts
- 0.29
- Vas
- 181L
VAS Audio 18-1700FC is an 18-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 1700 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 33 Hz, Qts 0.29, Vas 181 L, Xmax 13.5 mm, sensitivity 95.4 dB, plus 1654 cm³ Vd and 110 EBP. bits tracks vendor pricing, datasheet links, simulator import data, and similar drivers from the same loudspeaker database.
Partial source evidence
Automated T/S checks passed, but some material low-frequency parameters are not published for this record.
Material fields not published: Mms
- Manufacturer page linked
- Datasheet linked
- Canonical units normalized for comparison
- Vd can be derived from Sd and Xmax
- EBP can be derived from Fs and Qes
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 33Hz
- Qts
- 0.29
- Qes
- 0.30
- Qms
- 14.3
- Vas
- 181L
- Re
- 5.4Ω
- Le
- 1.90mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 33T·m
- Sd
- 1225cm²
- Xmax
- 13.5mm
- Vd †
- 1654cm³
- Voice coil
- 125mm
- Flux density
- 1.10T
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 95.4dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Power
- 1700W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Min. impedance
- 6.8Ω
- Range
- 30–1000Hz
- EBP †
- 110 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 486mm
- Cutout
- 424mm
- Bolt circle
- 470mm
- Depth
- 200mm
- Weight
- 20.4kg
Other published values
- Power Program
- 3400
Sensitivity shows 95.4 dB, calculated from the T/S values. VAS Audio publishes 97.0 dB, 1.6 dB apart.
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else VAS Audio lists
LF · Primary · 18″
- BL
- 33T·m
- Fs
- 33Hz
- Le
- 1.90mH
- Re
- 5.4Ω
- Sd
- 1225cm²
- Qes
- 0.30
- Qms
- 14.3
- Qts
- 0.29
- SPL
- 95.4dB
- Vas
- 181L
- Xmax
- 13.5mm
- Power
- 1700W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Flux density
- 1.10T
- Sensitivity
- 97dB
- Low limit
- 30Hz
- Power Program
- 3400
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 95.4dB
- High limit
- 1000Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 97dB
- Min. impedance
- 6.8Ω
- Voice coil
- 125mm
- Weight
- 20.4kg
- Diameter
- 486mm
- Depth
- 200mm
- Cutout
- 424mm
- Bolt circle
- 470mm
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Same-size drivers, compared with the 18-1700FC. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driver18-1700FC
Best price
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Fs
33 Hz
Qts
0.29
Vas
181 L
BL
33 T·m
Xmax
13.5 mm
Sensitivity
95.4 dB
Power
1700 W
Eighteen Sound18LW2600
£297.57Fs31 Hz −6%
Qts0.29 –
Vas187 L +3%
BL31 T·m −6%
Xmax14.8 mm +10%
Sensitivity94.7 dB −0.7
Oberton18XB1301DS
£322.78Fs36 Hz +8%
Qts0.30 –
Vas172.9 L −4%
BL26.9 T·m −19%, worse
Xmax12 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity96 dB +0.6
RCFLF18N405
£325.54Fs30 Hz −9%
Qts0.32 +8%
Vas227 L +25%, worse
BL26.5 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax14 mm +4%
Sensitivity94.6 dB −0.8
SB AudienceNERO-18SW1100D
£335.25Fs36 Hz +9%
Qts0.33 +12%, worse
Vas153.1 L −15%, better
BL30.9 T·m −6%
Xmax12.2 mm −10%
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
B&C18DS100
£355.00Fs34 Hz +3%
Qts0.29 –
Vas155 L −14%, better
BL30 T·m −9%
Xmax14.5 mm +7%
Sensitivity95.1 dB –
RCFLF18X451
£360.00Fs30 Hz −9%
Qts0.28 −5%
Vas220 L +22%, worse
BL30.5 T·m −8%
Xmax14 mm +4%
Sensitivity95.1 dB –
Eighteen Sound18NLW4100
£372.17Fs31 Hz −6%
Qts0.34 +15%, worse
Vas180 L –
BL29 T·m −12%, worse
Xmax15 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity93.9 dB −1.5
CelestionTSQ1845
£381.39Fs35 Hz +6%
Qts0.29 –
Vas119.3 L −34%, better
BL33.8 T·m –
Xmax15 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity94.3 dB −1.1
Oberton18XB1600V2
£388.58Fs33 Hz –
Qts0.28 −6%
Vas267 L +48%, worse
BL29.6 T·m −10%, worse
Xmax12.5 mm −7%
Sensitivity97.1 dB +1.7
CelestionCF18VJD
£399.00Fs35 Hz +5%
Qts0.31 +5%
Vas145.8 L −19%, better
BL32.6 T·m –
Xmax12 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity94.6 dB −0.8
RCFLN19S400
£417.44Fs32 Hz −3%
Qts0.26 −12%, better
Vas204 L +13%, worse
BL32 T·m −3%
Xmax17 mm +26%, better
Sensitivity96 dB +0.6
FaitalPRO18XL2000
£420.00Fs28 Hz −15%, better
Qts0.27 −8%
Vas232.1 L +28%, worse
BL30.8 T·m −7%
Xmax16.3 mm +21%, better
Sensitivity94.6 dB −0.8
FaitalPRO18XL1700
£469.00Fs28 Hz −15%, better
Qts0.28 −5%
Vas227 L +25%, worse
BL30.5 T·m −8%
Xmax16.2 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity94.4 dB −1
Eighteen Sound18NLW4500
£469.40Fs35 Hz +6%
Qts0.33 +12%, worse
Vas151 L −17%, better
BL30.3 T·m −8%
Xmax15.3 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity94.8 dB −0.6
Eighteen Sound18NLW9601
£544.01Fs39 Hz +18%, worse
Qts0.28 −5%
Vas120 L −34%, better
BL31 T·m −6%
Xmax14 mm +4%
Sensitivity95.8 dB –
Eighteen Sound18NLW9000
£550.00Fs34 Hz +3%
Qts0.31 +5%
Vas206 L +14%, worse
BL28 T·m −15%, worse
Xmax14 mm +4%
Sensitivity96.1 dB +0.7
Eighteen Sound18NTLW5000
£550.00Fs32 Hz −3%
Qts0.32 +8%
Vas176 L –
BL31.3 T·m −5%
Xmax17.5 mm +30%, better
Sensitivity94.5 dB −0.9
B&C18HTX100
£809.86Fs44 Hz +33%, worse
Qts0.32 +8%
Vas173 L −4%
BL26.3 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax13 mm −4%
Sensitivity98.4 dB +3, better
VAS Audio18-1700NC
No current priceFs32 Hz −3%
Qts0.28 −5%
Vas178 L –
BL34.4 T·m +4%
Xmax13.5 mm –
Sensitivity95.1 dB –
Oberton18NXB1600
No current priceFs32 Hz –
Qts0.30 –
Vas173.1 L −4%
BL29.6 T·m −10%, worse
Xmax13.5 mm –
Sensitivity94.5 dB −0.9
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FaneIMPERIUM 18NDXL
No current priceFs33 Hz –
Qts0.29 –
Vas203 L +12%, worse
BL29.4 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax12 mm −11%, worse
Sensitivity95.9 dB +0.5
Oberton18NXB1601
No current priceFs35 Hz +5%
Qts0.29 −3%
Vas146.2 L −19%, better
BL30.5 T·m −8%
Xmax12.5 mm −7%
Sensitivity95.1 dB –
Oberton18NXB1200
No current priceFs36 Hz +9%
Qts0.28 −4%
Vas159.6 L −12%, better
BL29.4 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax11.5 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity96 dB +0.6
Oberton18XB700
No current priceFs36 Hz +9%
Qts0.30 +3%
Vas183.2 L –
BL26.1 T·m −21%, worse
Xmax9 mm −33%, worse
Sensitivity96.4 dB +1
Eighteen Sound18LW2500
No current priceFs34 Hz +3%
Qts0.33 +12%, worse
Vas135 L −25%, better
BL30 T·m −9%
Xmax15 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.4
Eighteen Sound18NLW4000
No current priceFs34 Hz +3%
Qts0.33 +12%, worse
Vas135 L −25%, better
BL30 T·m −9%
Xmax15 mm +11%, better
Sensitivity94 dB −1.4
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Precision DevicesPD.1845-1N
No current priceFs34 Hz +3%
Qts0.32 +10%
Vas179.0 L –
BL26.4 T·m −20%, worse
Xmax16 mm +19%, better
Sensitivity95.3 dB –
Precision DevicesPD.185NR1
No current priceFs34 Hz +3%
Qts0.27 −8%
Vas102 L −44%, better
BL29.5 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax11.8 mm −13%, worse
Sensitivity93.4 dB −2, worse
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