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Application Note #10:

Building an effective
high power
horn loaded 18 subwoofer
Eighteen Sound Technical Department
December, 2010

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18 Horn Subwoofer kit

High performance 1 x 18 subwoofer system

Multiple driver choice is possible: 18LW2400 or 18NLW9400

18LW2400 woofer key features:

4 interleaved sandwiched voice coil (ISV)
Double silicon spider (DSS)
1200W AES power handling

18NLW9400 woofer key features:

4 interleaved sandwiched voice coil (ISV)
Double silicon spider (DSS)
Neodymium magnet
1200W AES power handling

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18LW2400 Data

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18NLW9400 Data

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The enclosure should be made of Baltic birch

plywood (15mm thickness)

Its recommended to well damping the cabinet

interior

Bolts are M6x35mm

You should see an example of the required

dampening on the image on the next page

M6 T-Nuts are recommended

An high density dampening material, such as

Dacron or other synthetic fibers, is required for
better performance

Handling, rigging and connectors are users

choice

Internal view
3
6
2
11B

12B
8
1A

10
13
5

14

15

16

2
3
6

11A
4

12A

1B
12B

9
5
10
15
16

13

14

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Internal view and damping material

3
6
2
12B

11B

1A

8
7

13

10

15
14

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16

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1A

18
17B

4
7

17A

11A

13
14

16

15

19

10

12B

Exploded view

11B

12A

1B

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Side wiew
3
166 mm

820 mm

2
1B

8
7
4

785 mm

815 mm

668 mm

10

5
100 mm

97 mm

625 mm

116 mm

16
15

14

678 mm
458 mm
238 mm
184 mm
150 mm

6
238 mm
297 mm
2
1B

517 mm

7
4

194 mm

10
273 mm
5

16

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15

14

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Front Side

590 mm
560 mm

180 mm

12A

12B
1B

1A

16

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Horn Details
4

252 mm

95 angle

105 angle

410 mm

328 mm

102,5 angle

105 angle

273 mm

102,5 angle

110 angle

10

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Rear Details

6
135 angle

135 angle

166 mm

5
135 angle

135 angle

116 mm

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Woofer details
85 angle

8mm diameter
440 mm diameter
416 mm diameter

497 mm

245 mm

105 side
42 mm
119 mm

168 mm

119 mm
280 mm

77 mm

105 angle

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Bottom

134 mm
75 mm

100 mm

100 mm

100 mm

100 mm

55 mm

484 mm
510 mm

12 mm
26 mm

30 mm
9 mm

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510 mm

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Bottom
80 angle

64,5 angle
139 mm
83 angle

28 mm

346 mm
378 mm

267 mm

179 mm

160 mm

50 mm

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Bottom

32 mm radius
100 mm radius

8mm diameter
820 mm

617 mm
590 mm

130 mm
103 mm

23 mm
510 mm
537 mm
560 mm

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Bottom

100 mm

100 mm

100 mm

100 mm

160 mm
117 mm

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37 mm
80 mm
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Bottom

625 mm
575 mm

115 mm

50 mm
510 mm
560 mm

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Bottom

100 mm

100 mm

100 mm

100 mm

145 mm
102 mm

80 mm

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37 mm

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System Measurements and Suggested Settings

with 18LW2400 and 18NLW9400

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Unfiltered Magnitude Response, 2.83V/1m and relative
Phase Response with 18LW2400

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Impedance and Step Response
with 18LW2400

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Unfiltered Magnitude Response, 2.83V/1m and relative
Phase Response with 18NLW9400

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Impedance and Step Response
with 18NLW9400

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