SOVEREIGN 18-500

Bass Driver

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Ideal for sealed bass enclosures for PA applications and sealed bass guitar cabinets.
Can be used in large ported enclosures.
Optimised cone pulp offering increased strength, durability and performance.

Please enquire about alternative impedances.
A.E.S. power handling test. Pink noise bandpass filtered at 12 dB per octave with cutoff frequencies of 45 Hz and 450 Hz. Driver mounted in free air, test signal applied at rated power for two hours.
Please note that the frequency response measurements are supplied for comparison only and are not a measure of the low frequency performance which may be achieved in a fully optimised system.

Electro Acoustic Specifications
Nominal Chassis Diameter	18" / 457.2 mm
Impedance	8 Ω
Power Handling	500 W (A.E.S.)
Peak Power (6dB Crest Factor)	2000 W (A.E.S.)
Usable Frequency Range (-6dB)	42 Hz -1.5 kHz
Sensitivity (1W - 1m) Wideband	99 dB
Moving Mass (inc. Air Load)	130 grams
Minimum Impedance (Zmin)	6.36 Ω
Effective Piston Diameter	13.97" / 355 mm
Magnet Weight	120 oz
Magnetic Gap Depth	0.39" / 9.90 mm
Flux Density	1.0 Tesla
Coil Winding Height	0.82" / 20.82 mm
Voice Coil Diameter	3.0" / 76.2 mm
Speaker Type	Bass Driver
Speaker Series	The Sovereign Series
Program Power	1000 W (A.E.S.)
Sensitivity (1W / 1m) Working band

Thiele Small Parameters (TSPs)
FS	33 Hz
Re	5.3 Ω
QMS	9.2
QES	0.6
QTS	0.563
Vas	346 Litres
Vd	0.73 Litres
CMS	0.18 mm/N
BL	15.43 T/m
MMS	130 grams
Xmax	6.3 mm
Sd	1178 cm²
Efficiency	2.00%
Le	1.95 mH
EBP	55 Hz

Materials of Construction
Coil Former Material	Glass Fibre
Voice Coil Material	Copper
Magnet Material	Ferrite
Chassis Material	Pressed Steel
Cone Material	Ribbed Paper
Surround / Edge Termination	Polyvinyl Damped Dbl. Half Roll Linen
Dust Dome Material	Paper
Connectors	Solder Tag
Polarity	Positive voltage at red terminal causes forward motion of cone

Mounting / Shipping Information
Overall Diameter	18" / 457.2 mm
Width Across Flats	N/A
Flange Height	0.47" / 11.93 mm
Baffle Hole Diameter F/M	16.69" / 423.92 mm
Baffle Hole Diameter R/M	16.69" / 423.92 mm
Gasket Supplied	Front & Rear
Outer Fixing Holes	8x ø 8.5 mm on 17.44" / 443 mm PCD
Inner Fixing Holes	Not Applicable
Depth	8.03" / 203.96 mm
Weight	17.85 lb / 8.09 Kg
Recommended Enclosure Volume	4.41 - 7.06 cu ft / 125 - 200 Litres
Shipping Weight	21.59 lb / 9.8 Kg
Packing Carton Dimensions	(W) 485 (D) 485 (H) 240 mm

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Fane Sovereign 18-500 Datasheet	0.27Mb	.pdf	DOWNLOAD