CelestionTF1220
£63.48 · 71% less, betterFs56 Hz +7%
Qts0.39 −15%, better
Vas72.8 L +31%, worse
BL13.9 T·m −10%
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity96.6 dB +2.7, better
12-inch LF driver · PAW series · 75 mm voice coil · 400 W
Visaton PAW 30 ND 8Ω
8 Ω
£221.00
0.5%Thomann · In stock · All 7 offers
- Fs
- 52Hz
- Xmax
- 4mm
- SPL
- 94dB
- Pe
- 400W
- BL
- 15.4T·m
- Vd
- 216cm³
- Qts
- 0.46
- Vas
- 55L
Manufacturer response and impedance data, with source and trace details below. The left and right arrow keys read every shown curve at a frequency, a twelfth of an octave at a time, or an octave with Shift. Escape clears the reading.
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Frequency response
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Impedance response
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Published graphs
Visaton PAW 30 ND is a 12-inch 8 ohm LF driver rated at 400 W RMS. The validated T/S data includes Fs 52 Hz, Qts 0.46, Vas 55.4 L, Xmax 4 mm, sensitivity 93.9 dB, plus 216 cm³ Vd and 102 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 £221.00.
The published T/S values agree with each other
Thiele/Small
- Fs
- 52Hz
- Qts
- 0.46
- Qes
- 0.51
- Qms
- 4.8
- Vas
- 55.4L
- Re
- 5.7Ω
- Le
- 0.38mH
Motor and cone
- BL
- 15.4T·m
- Sd
- 539cm²
- Mms
- 63g
- Xmax
- 4mm
- Vd †
- 216cm³
- Voice coil
- 75mm
Power and response
- Sensitivity †
- 93.9dB
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 93dB
- Power
- 400W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- High limit
- 5500Hz
- EBP †
- 102 · Leans vented
Size and mounting
- Diameter
- 300mm
- Cutout
- 286mm
- Weight
- 3kg
Other published values
- Xmech
- 9
† Calculated by bits from the published values
What this validation status means
Everything else Visaton lists
LF · Primary · 12″
- BL
- 15.4T·m
- Fs
- 52Hz
- Le
- 0.38mH
- Re
- 5.7Ω
- Sd
- 539cm²
- Mms
- 63g
- Qes
- 0.51
- Qms
- 4.8
- Qts
- 0.46
- SPL
- 93.9dB
- Vas
- 55.4L
- Xmax
- 4mm
- Xmech
- 9
- Power
- 400W
- Impedance
- 8Ω
- Sensitivity
- 93dB
- Calculated sensitivity †
- 93.9dB
- High limit
- 5500Hz
- Manufacturer sensitivity
- 93dB
- Voice coil
- 75mm
- Weight
- 3kg
- Diameter
- 300mm
- Cutout
- 286mm
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Compare
Same-size drivers, compared with the PAW 30 ND. Clear differences are green when better and red when worse.
This driverPAW 30 ND
Best price
£221.00
Fs
52 Hz
Qts
0.46
Vas
55.4 L
BL
15.4 T·m
Xmax
4 mm
Sensitivity
93.9 dB
Power
400 W
PRV Audio12W750A
£63.52 · 71% less, betterFs60 Hz +15%, worse
Qts0.43 −7%
Vas81 L +46%, worse
BL14.3 T·m −7%
Xmax3.6 mm −9%
Sensitivity98 dB +4.1, better
SB AudienceBIANCO-12MW200
£68.29 · 69% less, betterFs51 Hz –
Qts0.49 +7%
Vas62.9 L +13%, worse
BL14.7 T·m −5%
Xmax7.0 mm +74%, better
Sensitivity94.2 dB –
PeerlessFSL-1225R02-08
£71.81 · 68% less, betterFs63 Hz +21%, worse
Qts0.44 −4%
Vas54.8 L –
BL14.9 T·m −3%
Xmax5.3 mm +32%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB +2.6, better
£75.00 · 66% less, better
Fs50 Hz −4%
Qts0.51 +11%, worse
Vas66 L +19%, worse
BL16.4 T·m +6%
Xmax5.5 mm +38%, better
Sensitivity94 dB –
CelestionTF1230S
£85.00 · 62% less, betterFs60 Hz +16%, worse
Qts0.37 −19%, better
Vas54.4 L –
BL16.6 T·m +7%
Xmax4.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity96.5 dB +2.6, better
CIAREFXI12
£96.29 · 56% less, betterFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.44 −4%
Vas70 L +26%, worse
BL13.9 T·m −10%
Xmax5 mm +25%, better
Sensitivity95.8 dB +1.9
EminenceTHE TONKER
£102.56 · 54% less, betterFs89 Hz +71%, worse
Qts0.47 –
Vas34.1 L −38%, better
BL17.4 T·m +13%, better
Xmax0.8 mm −80%, worse
Sensitivity98.9 dB +5, better
EminenceDELTA-12LFA
£104.72 · 53% less, betterFs51 Hz –
Qts0.47 –
Vas67.9 L +22%, worse
BL14.1 T·m −9%
Xmax4.8 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity94.5 dB +0.6
EminenceDELTA-12LFC
£104.72 · 53% less, betterFs52 Hz –
Qts0.44 −4%
Vas63.7 L +15%, worse
BL10.9 T·m −29%, worse
Xmax4.8 mm +20%, better
Sensitivity94.8 dB +0.9
B&C320K/C-A
£107.29 · 51% less, betterFs82 Hz +58%, worse
Qts0.50 +9%
Vas53 L −4%
BL12.2 T·m −21%, worse
Xmax2 mm −50%, worse
Sensitivity99.5 dB +5.6, better
Sica12 SR 3 CP
£154.90 · 30% less, betterFs37 Hz −29%, better
Qts0.40 −13%, better
Vas60.9 L +10%
BL16.6 T·m +7%
Xmax8 mm +100%, better
Sensitivity90.3 dB −3.6, worse
Sica12 SR 3 PL
£208.49 · 6% less, betterFs36 Hz −31%, better
Qts0.42 −9%
Vas60.4 L +9%
BL17.0 T·m +10%, better
Xmax7 mm +75%, better
Sensitivity90 dB −3.9, worse
FaitalPRO12HX230
£250.31 · 13% more, worseFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.43 −7%
Vas67.7 L +22%, worse
BL14.1 T·m −9%
Xmax7.4 mm +84%, better
Sensitivity95.9 dB +2, better
Eighteen Sound12NLW9300
£274.84 · 24% more, worseFs47 Hz −10%
Qts0.42 −9%
Vas56 L –
BL17 T·m +10%, better
Xmax8 mm +100%, better
Sensitivity93.1 dB −0.8
CelestionFTR12-2565D
No current priceFs60 Hz +16%, worse
Qts0.42 −9%
Vas49.1 L −11%, better
BL15.4 T·m –
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity95.3 dB +1.4
P.Audio12BMA-300B
No current priceFs61 Hz +17%, worse
Qts0.49 +7%
Vas54.4 L –
BL13.7 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax4 mm –
Sensitivity95.7 dB +1.8
P.AudioGST-12500-V3
No current priceFs56 Hz +8%
Qts0.48 +4%
Vas52.9 L −5%
BL15.7 T·m –
Xmax3.3 mm −19%, worse
Sensitivity94.6 dB +0.7
P.AudioEX12-500S
No current priceFs56 Hz +8%
Qts0.40 −13%, better
Vas54.5 L –
BL16.3 T·m +6%
Xmax3.9 mm –
Sensitivity95.5 dB +1.6
LavoceFBASS12-20
No current priceFs53 Hz –
Qts0.46 –
Vas75.4 L +36%, worse
BL13.3 T·m −14%, worse
Xmax4.3 mm +7%
Sensitivity95.5 dB +1.6
Sica12 PFS 3
No current priceFs43 Hz −17%, better
Qts0.47 –
Vas58.5 L +6%
BL15.9 T·m –
Xmax7 mm +75%, better
Sensitivity91.6 dB −2.3, worse
Sica12 C 2 CP
No current priceFs58 Hz +12%, worse
Qts0.45 –
Vas74.3 L +34%, worse
BL13.7 T·m −11%, worse
Xmax4.5 mm +13%, better
Sensitivity96.8 dB +2.9, better
WavecorSW312WA03
No current priceFs28 Hz −46%, better
Qts0.48 +4%
Vas61 L +10%, worse
BL14.5 T·m −6%
Xmax11.5 mm +188%, better
Sensitivity86.3 dB −7.6, worse
WavecorSW312WA04
No current priceFs28 Hz −46%, better
Qts0.48 +4%
Vas61 L +10%, worse
BL14.5 T·m −6%
Xmax11.5 mm +188%, better
Sensitivity86.3 dB −7.6, worse
P.AudioE12-300S-V2
No current priceFs57 Hz +10%
Qts0.40 −13%, better
Vas50.4 L −9%
BL17.1 T·m +11%, better
Xmax3.4 mm −15%, worse
Sensitivity95.5 dB +1.6
P.Audio12FT-100MB
No current priceFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.40 −13%, better
Vas46.4 L −16%, better
BL18.6 T·m +21%, better
Xmax3.7 mm −7%
Sensitivity94.6 dB +0.7
CelestionTF1230SL
No current priceFs57 Hz +9%
Qts0.39 −15%, better
Vas53.8 L −3%
BL15.7 T·m –
Xmax6 mm +50%, better
Sensitivity95.6 dB +1.7
JensenC12K-2-8
No current priceFs79 Hz +52%, worse
Qts0.47 –
Vas43.1 L −22%, better
BL14.7 T·m −5%
Xmax1 mm −75%, worse
Sensitivity97.4 dB +3.5, better
FaneCOLOSSUS 12MBN
No current priceFs55 Hz +6%
Qts0.40 −14%, better
Vas56 L –
BL16.6 T·m +8%
Xmax5.5 mm +38%, better
Sensitivity95.3 dB +1.4
Oberton12CX1
No current priceFs58 Hz +11%, worse
Qts0.37 −20%, better
Vas68.5 L +24%, worse
BL13.9 T·m −10%
Xmax4.3 mm +6%
Sensitivity97.2 dB +3.3, better
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best price over time
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Recent changes
- 23 OctThomann£222.00 → £221.00Down 0.5% from £222.00
- 7 OctThomann£226.00 → £222.00Down 1.8% from £226.00
- 28 AugThomann£225.00 → £226.00Up 0.4% from £225.00