Drivers
Datasheet values with their source, sorted by size. We automatically check the Thiele-Small parameters for internal consistency; where a manufacturer states Fs and Qes, the driver page shows a calculated enclosure suggestion.
21 inch
Link to section “21 inch”- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 21LW1400 18 Sound 21LW1400: 21″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 4″ voice coil and Fs 28 Hz – widely used in bass reflex, bandpass and horn enclosures.
- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 21LW2600 18 Sound 21LW2600: 21″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 14.6 mm Xmax and Fs 27 Hz – intended by the manufacturer for bass reflex and infra-bass enclosures.
- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 21NLW4100 18 Sound 21NLW4100: 21″ subwoofer driver with neodymium motor, 4″ voice coil and 15.2 mm Xmax – intended by the manufacturer for bass reflex and infra-bass enclosures.
- Beyma · Subwoofer driver Beyma 21LEX1600Nd Beyma 21LEX1600Nd: 21″ subwoofer driver with neodymium motor, 1600 W AES and 14 mm Xmax – the manufacturer specifies a 150-litre bass reflex enclosure.
- FaitalPRO · Subwoofer driver FaitalPRO 21XL3000 FaitalPRO 21XL3000: 21″ subwoofer driver with 6.5″ voice coil, 3000 W AES and 17.67 mm Xmax – neodymium motor for large bass enclosures.
- LaVoce Italiana · Subwoofer driver LaVoce Italiana SAN214.50 LaVoce SAN214.50: 21″ subwoofer driver with neodymium motor, 4.5″ voice coil and 15.4 mm Xmax – the manufacturer specifies 296 L bass reflex with 35 Hz tuning.
- Precision Devices · Subwoofer driver Precision Devices PD.2150 21″ subwoofer driver from Precision Devices with 6″ voice coil, ferrite magnet and BL above 37 Tm, for horn and bass reflex enclosures, no longer manufactured.
18 inch
Link to section “18 inch”- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 18LW1400 18 Sound 18LW1400: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, Fs 31 Hz and Qts 0.29 – the manufacturer gives 220 L as the enclosure volume.
- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 18LW2400 18 Sound 18LW2400: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 4″ voice coil and Qts 0.31 – the manufacturer gives 220 L as the enclosure volume.
- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 18LW2500 18 Sound 18LW2500: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 4″ voice coil and 15 mm Xmax – now in the product archive; according to the manufacturer, the successor is the 18NLW4000.
- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 18TLW3000 18 Sound 18TLW3000: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor and 12 mm Xmax – with Qts 0.41 and 185 L Vas designed for small bass reflex enclosures.
- B&C Speakers · Subwoofer driver B&C Speakers 18SW115 B&C 18SW115: 18″ subwoofer with neodymium inside magnet, 4.5″ voice coil and 14 mm Xmax – the manufacturer recommends 150 L, tuned to 35 Hz.
- B&C Speakers · Subwoofer driver B&C Speakers 18TBX100 B&C 18TBX100: 18″ subwoofer with ferrite motor, 4″ voice coil and Qts 0.35 – the manufacturer recommends 200 L, tuned to 34 Hz.
- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 18G50 Beyma 18G50: discontinued 18″ woofer with ferrite motor and 4.5″ aluminium voice coil, according to the manufacturer for subwoofers and woofers in 80 to 200 L.
- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 18G550 Beyma 18G550: discontinued 18″ woofer with ferrite motor and 4.5″ voice coil, intended by the manufacturer for subwoofers and woofers in 80 to 200 L.
- Beyma · Subwoofer driver Beyma 18LEX1000Fe Beyma 18LEX1000Fe: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 3.5″ voice coil and 11 mm Xmax – according to the manufacturer, for 174 L.
- Beyma · Subwoofer driver Beyma 18LX60 Beyma 18LX60: discontinued 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 4″ copper voice coil and Fs 27 Hz – predecessor of the 18LX60V2/S.
- Beyma · Subwoofer driver Beyma 18LX60V2/S Beyma 18LX60V2/S: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor and 4″ voice coil – successor of the 18LX60, which is widely used in DIY builds; according to the manufacturer, for 250 L.
- Beyma · Subwoofer driver Beyma 18P1000FeV2/S Beyma 18P1000FeV2/S: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 1200 W AES and Qts 0.32 – according to the manufacturer, for 180 L.
- Beyma · Subwoofer driver Beyma 18PW1400Fe/S Beyma 18PW1400Fe/S: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 1400 W AES and Qts 0.27 – according to the manufacturer, for 180 L.
- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 18WRS600 Beyma 18WRS600: inexpensive 18″ driver with ferrite motor, 3″ voice coil and Fs 30 Hz – with Qts 0.47 it depends on large enclosures.
- Eminence · Subwoofer driver Eminence DefiniMax 4018LF Eminence DefiniMax 4018LF: 18″ subwoofer driver with 4″ voice coil, shorting ring and Qts 0.34 – Eminence uses it to build its Single and Double Bass Bin.
- Eminence · Subwoofer driver Eminence Kilomax Pro 18 Eminence Kilomax Pro 18 (as of 2003): 18″ subwoofer driver with 4″ voice coil, 1250 W and 9.8 mm Xmax – the predecessor version of today’s Kilomax Pro-18A.
- Eminence · Subwoofer driver Eminence Kilomax Pro 18A Eminence Kilomax Pro 18A: 18″ subwoofer driver with 10 mm Xmax and 1250 W – designed for excursion rather than efficiency, usable up to 300 Hz according to the manufacturer.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Omega Pro 18 Eminence Omega Pro 18 (as of 2003): 18″ bass driver with 4″ voice coil, 800 W and a very low Qts of 0.24 – according to the manufacturer for all high-power bass applications.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Sigma Pro 18A Eminence Sigma Pro 18A: 18″ driver with 28 Hz resonance and 99 dB sensitivity according to the manufacturer – an affordable entry into large bass enclosures.
- FaitalPRO · Woofer FaitalPRO 18HP1060 FaitalPRO 18HP1060: 18″ driver with neodymium ring: 98 dB sensitivity, 12.45 mm Xmax and a weight of only 7.3 kg according to the manufacturer.
- Fane · Subwoofer driver Fane Colossus 18XB Fane Colossus 18XB: 18″ sub-bass driver with ferrite motor, 4″ copper voice coil and 7.5 mm Xmax for bass reflex enclosures.
- Fane · Subwoofer driver Fane Colossus Prime 18XS Fane Colossus Prime 18XS: 18″ subwoofer driver with 4″ voice coil and 12 mm Xmax – Thiele-Small parameters, power handling and plausibility check.
- LaVoce Italiana · Subwoofer driver LaVoce Italiana SAF185.00 LaVoce SAF185.00: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 5″ voice coil and Qts 0.23 – the manufacturer specifies 110 L bass reflex with 42 Hz tuning.
- Precision Devices · Woofer Precision Devices PD.184 18″ bass driver from Precision Devices with 4″ voice coil and ferrite magnet, no longer in series production.
- Precision Devices · Subwoofer driver Precision Devices PD.185C001 18″ subwoofer driver from Precision Devices with 5″ voice coil and neodymium motor – Thiele-Small parameters from the datasheet with plausibility check.
- Precision Devices · Subwoofer driver Precision Devices PD.185N02 18″ driver from Precision Devices with neodymium motor and high BL – datasheet values from the horn build plan PD-H118A.
- Precision Devices · Subwoofer driver Precision Devices PD.186/2 18″ driver from Precision Devices with 5″ voice coil and ceramic magnet – datasheet values from the horn build plan PD-H118A.
- RCF · Woofer RCF L18P300 RCF L18P300: 18″ driver with ferrite motor (ceramic magnet), 4″ copper voice coil and Qts 0.33 – the driver of several Speakerplans subs.
- RCF · Subwoofer driver RCF LF18G401 RCF LF18G401: 18″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 4″ double-layer copper coil and 98 dB – with Qts 0.29 for bass reflex.
- RCF · Subwoofer driver RCF LF18N401 18″ neodymium woofer from RCF with 4″ voice coil – Thiele-Small parameters and power handling from the official product page.
- the box · Woofer the box Speaker 18-500/8-A the box Speaker 18-500/8-A: inexpensive 18″ driver from the Thomann house brand in a die-cast aluminium basket with 4″ voice coil – Thiele-Small parameters from the retailer's datasheet, Xmax is missing.
15 inch
Link to section “15 inch”- 18 Sound · Woofer 18 Sound 15ND830 18 Sound 15ND830: 15″ woofer with neodymium motor, 3″ voice coil and only 4.6 kg – intended by the manufacturer for compact bass reflex tops and subwoofers.
- 18 Sound · Subwoofer driver 18 Sound 15NLW4500 18 Sound 15NLW4500: 15″ woofer with neodymium motor, 4.5″ voice coil and 14.5 mm Xmax – according to the manufacturer, for bass reflex, bandpass and horn subwoofers.
- 18 Sound · Woofer 18 Sound 15W700 15″ woofer from 18 Sound with 3″ voice coil – Thiele-Small parameters from the application note of the 15″ two-way kit.
- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 15WR400 Beyma 15WR400: inexpensive 15″ driver with ferrite motor, 3″ voice coil and 99 dB sensitivity – a classic mid-bass driver for tops.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Delta 15A Eminence Delta 15A: inexpensive 15″ driver with 100 dB sensitivity according to the manufacturer – with 2.7 mm Xmax a mid-bass driver, not a subwoofer driver.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Kappa 15A Eminence Kappa 15A: 15″ driver with 3″ voice coil, Fs 33 Hz and 100.5 dB according to the manufacturer – a widely used mid-bass driver with EBP 98.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Kappa 15LF Eminence Kappa 15LF: 15″ woofer with 3″ voice coil, 5.5 mm Xmax and 99 dB – available today as the Kappa-15LFA; according to the manufacturer, for vented mid-bass and bass enclosures and also for bass guitar.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Kappa Pro 15A Eminence Kappa Pro 15A: 15″ driver with 101 dB sensitivity according to the manufacturer – a widely used mid-bass driver for tops and small subs.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Omega Pro 15A Eminence Omega Pro 15A: 15″ bass driver with 4″ voice coil and low resonance; according to the manufacturer for vented enclosures between 57 and 108 litres.
- FaitalPRO · Woofer FaitalPRO 15HP1060 FaitalPRO 15HP1060: 15″ driver with neodymium ring, 4″ voice coil and 12.45 mm Xmax – light enough for portable tops and subs.
- JBL · Woofer JBL E140 JBL E140: discontinued 15″ woofer of the E Series with 4″ copper voice coil and Qts 0.17, intended for electric bass, organ and low-frequency sound reinforcement.
- LaVoce Italiana · Coaxial driver LaVoce Italiana CAN153.00TH LaVoce CAN153.00TH: 15″ coaxial driver with neodymium motor, 1.4″ HF throat and titanium diaphragm – the LF and HF sections share one magnet.
- LaVoce Italiana · Subwoofer driver LaVoce Italiana WAF154.00 LaVoce WAF154.00: 15″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 4″ voice coil and 12.1 mm Xmax – the manufacturer specifies 107.6 L bass reflex with 45 Hz tuning.
- Precision Devices · Woofer Precision Devices PD.154 15″ bass driver from Precision Devices with 4″ voice coil, ferrite magnet and a high BL of 29 Tm, no longer manufactured.
- Precision Devices · Woofer Precision Devices PD.154NR1 15″ bass/mid-bass driver from Precision Devices with radial neodymium motor and 4″ voice coil, intended for two-way cabinets as well as bass reflex and horn subs.
- Sica · Woofer Sica 15 S 3 PL Sica 15 S 3 PL: 15″ driver with neodymium motor, 3″ voice coil and only 3.9 kg – with Fs 33 Hz and Vas 230 L a very compliant lightweight.
- Sica · Woofer Sica 15 S 4 PL Sica 15 S 4 PL: 15″ driver with neodymium motor, 4″ voice coil, 1200 W AES and 97.8 dB – at a weight of 7 kg intended for portable systems.
12 inch
Link to section “12 inch”- 18 Sound · Coaxial driver 18 Sound 12NCX750 18 Sound 12NCX750: 12″ coaxial driver with neodymium motor and titanium diaphragm in the HF section – according to the manufacturer, for monitors from 40 L.
- B&C Speakers · Coaxial driver B&C Speakers 12HCX76 B&C 12HCX76: 12″ coaxial driver with a shared neodymium motor, 3″ HF section with titanium diaphragm and 60° × 40° coverage.
- B&C Speakers · Woofer B&C Speakers 12NW76 B&C 12NW76: 12″ woofer with neodymium ring magnet, 3″ voice coil and a very low Qts of 0.16 – the manufacturer recommends 50 L, tuned to 60 Hz.
- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 12BR70 Beyma 12BR70: inexpensive 12″ driver with ferrite motor and 2″ voice coil – with Fs 31 Hz and Qts 0.50 one of the few entry-level drivers suitable for bass reflex with complete parameters.
- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 12G40 Beyma 12G40: 12″ driver with ferrite motor, 3″ voice coil and 97 dB sensitivity – a widely used mid-bass driver for tops.
- BMS · Woofer BMS 12S305 BMS 12S305: 12″ woofer with 3″ copper voice coil and ±11 mm Xmax, which the manufacturer recommends for compact subwoofers with 30 to 40 L bass reflex.
- Celestion · Coaxial driver Celestion FTX1225 Celestion FTX1225: 12″ coaxial driver with ferrite motor – LF and HF sections in one basket, the basis of the Celestion build plan CKT-FM-FTX1225.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Beta 12A Eminence Beta 12A: light and inexpensive 12″ driver with 2″ voice coil; according to the manufacturer, suitable for both sealed and vented enclosures.
- Eminence · Coaxial driver Eminence Beta 12CX Eminence Beta 12CX: inexpensive 12″ coaxial driver with ferrite motor – a common starting point for simple monitors.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Delta 12A Eminence Delta 12A: 12″ driver with 2.5″ voice coil for bass reflex enclosures; Eminence recommends it as a mid/bass driver or as a woofer with a high-pass.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Kappa Pro 12A Eminence Kappa Pro 12A: powerfully driven 12″ driver with 3″ voice coil and high EBP – by the rule of thumb a candidate for small vented enclosures and horns.
- Eminence · Subwoofer driver Eminence LAB 12 Eminence LAB 12: 12″ subwoofer driver with 13 mm Xmax and Fs 22 Hz – developed by Tom Danley for the bass reflex horn design “LABhorn”.
- FaitalPRO · Woofer FaitalPRO 12HP1060 FaitalPRO 12HP1060: 12″ driver with neodymium ring and 4″ voice coil; strong motor and 12.45 mm Xmax at a weight of 6.6 kg.
- LaVoce Italiana · Subwoofer driver LaVoce Italiana SSF122.50L LaVoce SSF122.50L: inexpensive 12″ subwoofer driver with ferrite motor, 2.5″ voice coil and 11.5 mm Xmax – the driver of the low-budget subs PS-Sub112 and LBH-112.
- LaVoce Italiana · Woofer LaVoce Italiana WAF123.03 LaVoce WAF123.03: 12″ woofer with ferrite motor, 3″ voice coil and 9.8 mm Xmax, which the manufacturer now lists in its archive.
- P.Audio · Woofer P.Audio C12-300MB 12″ mid-bass driver of the Challenger series from P.Audio with 300 W (rms) and 97 dB according to the manufacturer; Thiele-Small parameters have not been preserved.
- P.Audio · Woofer P.Audio SN-12B 12″ driver of the SN series from P.Audio with 300 W (rms) and 99 dB according to the manufacturer; Thiele-Small parameters have not been preserved.
- P.Audio · Woofer P.Audio SN-12MB 12″ mid-bass driver from P.Audio with neodymium magnet, die-cast aluminium basket and 3″ voice coil, designed for 60 Hz to 2 kHz according to the manufacturer.
- Sica · Woofer Sica 12 S 4 PL Sica 12 S 4 PL: 12″ driver with neodymium motor, 4″ voice coil and only 6.6 kg – with Qts 0.25 a driver for bass reflex and horns.
- the box · Woofer the box Speaker 12-280/8-W the box Speaker 12-280/8-W: inexpensive 12″ driver from the Thomann house brand with 3″ voice coil – Thiele-Small parameters from the retailer's datasheet, only Xmax is missing.
10 inch
Link to section “10 inch”- Beyma · Woofer Beyma 10M250 Beyma 10M250: discontinued 10″ woofer with 2.5″ voice coil, 99 dB sensitivity and Fs 58 Hz from Beyma’s pro sound range.
- Eminence · Coaxial driver Eminence Beta 10CX Eminence Beta 10CX: inexpensive 10″ coaxial driver with ferrite motor – for compact monitors and fills.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Delta 10 Eminence Delta 10: 10″ driver with lightweight aluminium voice coil, 350 W and 98.8 dB – according to the manufacturer, as a woofer/mid-bass or midrange driver in vented monitors and multi-way cabinets.
- Eminence · Woofer Eminence Kappa Pro 10 Eminence Kappa Pro 10: 10″ driver with 3″ voice coil, 500 W and Qts 0.20 – available today as the Kappa Pro-10A; according to the manufacturer, for sealed midrange as well as vented mid-bass and bass enclosures.
- P.Audio · Woofer P.Audio SN-10MB 10″ mid-bass driver from P.Audio with neodymium magnet, die-cast aluminium basket and 3″ voice coil, designed for 65 Hz to 2.5 kHz according to the manufacturer.
Compression drivers and tweeters
Link to section “Compression drivers and tweeters”Here the inch figure refers to the throat diameter, not the diaphragm.
- 18 Sound · Compression driver 18 Sound ND1460 18 Sound ND1460: 1.4″ compression driver with titanium diaphragm, 3″ voice coil and neodymium motor, usable from 800 Hz.
- B&C Speakers · Compression driver B&C Speakers DE820TN B&C DE820TN: 1.4″ compression driver with titanium diaphragm, 3″ voice coil and neodymium motor – the manufacturer recommends crossing over from 1.2 kHz.
- Beyma · Compression driver Beyma CP800Ti Beyma CP800Ti: 2″ compression driver with titanium diaphragm, 4″ voice coil and ferrite magnet, which the manufacturer uses from 500 Hz.
- Eminence · Compression driver Eminence N151M-8 Eminence N151M-8: small 1″ compression driver of ring-radiator design with neodymium motor and Mylar diaphragm, usable from 1.8 kHz according to the manufacturer.
- Eminence · Compression driver Eminence PSD 2002 Eminence PSD 2002: 1″ compression driver with titanium diaphragm, 2″ voice coil and ferrite magnet, usable from 1.2 kHz according to the manufacturer.
- P.Audio · Compression driver P.Audio BM-D450 1″ compression driver from P.Audio with titanium diaphragm (44.4 mm) and ferrite magnet, usable from 1.5 kHz according to the manufacturer.
- P.Audio · Compression driver P.Audio BM-D750 2″ compression driver from P.Audio with 72.2 mm voice coil, titanium diaphragm and ferrite magnet, usable from 1 kHz according to the manufacturer.
- P.Audio · Compression driver P.Audio SD-740N 1.5″ compression driver of the SD series from P.Audio with 72.2 mm voice coil, according to the manufacturer 125 W (rms) and 111 dB at 600 Hz to 20 kHz.
- P.Audio · Compression driver P.Audio SD-750N 2″ compression driver of the SD series from P.Audio, according to the manufacturer 125 W (rms) and 111 dB at 600 Hz to 20 kHz.
- Precision Devices · Compression driver Precision Devices PD.CD1.5NR1 1.5″ compression driver from Precision Devices with titanium diaphragm, 2.5″ voice coil and radial neodymium motor, usable from 500 Hz.