WOOFER

18WS600
18” Woofer for low and mid bass professional sound
reinforcement, offering high power capacity, outstanding low end
response and exceptionally smooth transition into the vocal range.
This new design is capable of handling up to 1,200 Watts Continous
Music.
The 18WS600 is ideal for side fill as well as front of house
cabinets. This woofer exhibits outstanding acoustics with work horse
construction. Designed for smaller enclosures, the 18WS600 is a
versatile, high performance woofer. General construction includes a
sturdy cast frame, an impregnated cloth surround, impregnated long
fiber paper cone and stable double spider.
The 18WS600 woofer incorporates, a large magnetic assembly
central hole and 6 windows on the frame which increases heat
dissipation and reduces operating temperature increasing the output
power with reduced power compression.

SPECIFICATIONS
Nominal diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 (18) mm (in)
Nominal impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 W
Minimum impedance @ 132 Hz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 W
Power handling
Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ,400 W
Continous Music1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 W
NBR2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 00 W
AES3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 W
Sensitivity (2.83V@1m) averaged from 100 to 500 Hz. . . . . 98 dB SPL
Power compression @ 0 dB (nom. power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 dB
Power compression @ -3 dB (nom. power)/2. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 dB
Power compression @ -10 dB (nom. power)/10. . . . . . . . . . 0.7 dB
Frequency response @ -10 dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 3,000 Hz
1
Power handling specifications refer to normal speech and/or music program material,
reproduced by an amplifier producing no more than 5% distortion. Power is calculated as
true RMS voltage squared divided by the nominal impedance of the loudspeaker. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2
NBR Standard (10,303 Brasilian Standard). Magnet material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barium ferrite
3
AES Standard (60 - 600 Hz). Magnet weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,640 (92) g (oz)
Magnet diameter x depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 x 24 (7.87 x 0.95) mm (in)
THIELE-SMALL PARAMETERS Magnetic assembly weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,000 (17.20) g (lb)
Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Hz Frame material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A luminum
Vas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 (13.24) l (ft3) Frame finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black-Silver Epoxy
Qts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.43 Voice coil material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooper
Qes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.44 Voice coil former material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Til
Qms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.79 Cone material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long fiber pulp
ho (half space) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 % Volume displaced by woofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 (0.282) l (ft3)
Sd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1194 (184.45) m2 (in2) Net weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,840(25.24) g (lb)
Vd (Sd x Xmax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447.8 (27.67) cm3 (in3) Gross weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,380 (27.34) g (lb)
Carton dimensions (W x D x H) . 46.5 x 46.5 x 21.5 (18.3 x 18.3 x 8.5) cm (in)
Xmax (max. excursion (peak) with 10% distortion) . . . 3.8 (0.15) mm (in)
Xlim (max.excursion (peak) before physical damage) . 21 (0.82) mm (in) MOUNTING INFORMATION
Number of bolt-holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Atmospheric conditions at TS parameter measurements:
Bolt-hole diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .0 (0.27) mm (in)
Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (75) °C (°F)
Bolt-circle diameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 (17.28) mm (in)
Atmospheric pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,005 mb
Baffle cutout diameter (front mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 (16.61) mm (in)
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 % Baffle cutout diameter (rear mount). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 (16.22) mm (in)
Thiele-Small parameters are measured after a 2-hour power test using half power. Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver-plated push terminals
A variation of ± 15% is allowed. Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positive voltage applied to the positive
terminal (red) gives forward cone motion
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS Minimum clearance between the back of the magnetic assembly and the
bL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.2 Tm enclosure wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 (3) mm (in)
Flux density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.98 T
Voice coil diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 (4) mm (in)
Voice coil winding length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.7 (97.4) m (ft)
Wire temperature coefficient of resistance (a25). . . . . 0.00388 1/°C ø 457 8x ø 7 205
Maximum voice coil operation temperature. . . . . . . . 251 (484) °C (°F)
qvc (max.voice coil operation temp./max.power) . . 0.56 (1.07) °C/W(°F/W)
Hvc (voice coil winding depth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.0 (0.71) mm (in)
Hag (air gap height). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 (0.37) mm (in)
Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .3 W
Mms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.5 (0.27) g (lb)
Cms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 90 mm/N
ø 200

Rms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.37 kg/s

ø 420

NON-LINEAR PARAMETERS
Le @ Fs (voice coil inductance @ Fs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.569 mH
Le @ 1 kHz (voice coil inductance @ 1 kHz). . . . . . . . . . . . 1.702 mH
Le @ 20 kHz (voice coil inductance @ 20 kHz). . . . . . . . . . 0.714 mH
Red @ Fs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.201 W
Red @ 1 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.769 W
Red @ 20 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.338 W
ø 439 49 144 12
Krm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 mW
Kxm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 mH
Erm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.93
Exm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.71
Dimensions in mm.
 WOOFER
18WS600
RESPONSE CURVES (0° AND 45°) IN A TEST ENCLOSURE INSIDE AN POLAR RESPONSE CURVES
ANECHOIC CHAMBER, 1 W / 1m
110
50 Hz 100 Hz 250 Hz
0 0 0
30° 330° 30° 330° 30° 330°
-6 -6 -6
100 60° -10 60° -10 60° -10
300° 300° 300°

-20 -20 -20

90° dB 270° 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270°
90
dB

120° 240° 120° 240° 120° 240°

150° 210° 150° 210° 150° 210°

80 180° 180° 180°

500 Hz 800 Hz 1,25 kHz

70 0 0 0
30° 330° 30° 330° 30° 330°
-6 -6 -6
60° -10 300° 60° -10 300° 60° -10 300°
60 -20 -20 -20
20 200 2k 20k 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270°
Hz
Response Curve at 0°.
Response Curve at 45°. 120° 240° 120° 240° 120° 240°

150° 210° 150° 210° 150° 210°

180° 180° 180°
IMPEDANCE AND PHASE CURVES MEASURED IN FREE-AIR
2 kHz 3,15 kHz
400 90 0 0
30° 330° 30° 330°
-6 -6
60° -10 300° 60° -10 300°

300 -20 -20

45 dB dB
90° 270° 90° 270°
degrees

120° 240° 120° 240°

ohms

200 0 150° 210° 150° 210°

180° 180°
Polar Response Curve.

100 -45

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT AMPLIFIER

The power amplifier must be able to supply twice the RMS driver power. This
0 -90 3 dB headroom is necessary to handle the peaks that are common to
20 200 2k 20k musical programs. When the amplifier clips those peaks, high distortion
Hz arises and this may damage the transducer due to excessive heat. The use
Impedance Curve. of compressors is a good practice to reduce music dynamics to safe levels.
Phase Curve.
FINDING VOICE COIL TEMPERATURE
HARMONIC DISTORTION CURVES MEASURED AT 10 INPUT POWER, It is very important to avoid maximum voice coil temperature. Since moving
1m coil resistance (RE) varies with temperature according to a well known law,
we can calculate the temperature inside the voice coil by measuring the
140 voice coil DC resistance:
æR öæ 1 ö
TB = TA + çç B - 1÷÷ çç TA - 25 + ÷÷
è RA øè a 25 ø
120 TA , TB= voice coil temperatures in °C.
RA , RB= voice coil resistances at temperatures TA and TB, respectively.
a25= voice coil wire temperature coefficient at 25 °C.
dB

100 POWER COMPRESSION

Voice coil resistance rises with temperature, which leads to efficiency
reduction. Therefore, if after doubling the applied electric power to the driver
we get a 2 dB rise in SPL instead of the expected 3 dB, we can say that
80 power compression equals 1 dB. An efficient cooling system to dissipate
voice coil heat is very important to reduce power compression.

NON-LINEAR VOICE COIL PARAMETERS

60 Due to its close coupling with the magnetic assembly, the voice coil in
20 200 20k electrodynamic loudspeakers is a very non-linear circuit. Using the non-
Hz linear modeling parameters Krm, Kxm, Erm and Exm from an empirical
Response Curve. model, we can calculate voice coil impedance with good accuracy.
Distortion Curve, 2nd harmonic.
Distortion Curve, 3rd harmonic.
SUGGESTED PROJECTS
HB1805A1 HB1805B1 HB1805C1 VB1805A1 PAS1G1 PAS2G1
PAS3G1
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TEST ENCLOSURE
170-liter volume with 3 ducts ø 4” by 11” length.

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