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The Peavey 1808-8 HE BWX Black Widow is a legendary, heavy-duty 18-inch low-frequency transducer engineered for ultimate power handling, structural resilience, and absolute sub-bass performance.
Designed as a top-tier replacement and upgrade driver for premium PA subwoofers, concert bass bins, and large-scale touring enclosures, the 1808-8 HE BWX represents the pinnacle of Peavey's loudspeaker engineering.
It is optimized to deliver deep, earth-shaking low-end frequencies with high efficiency, making it the choice driver for professional sound reinforcement companies, touring musicians, and high-capacity venue installations that demand unrelenting bass performance night after night.
At the core of this driver is Peavey’s iconic Black Widow design philosophy, which features a field-replaceable basket assembly.
Instead of discarding the entire speaker or dealing with complex, messy re-cone kits if the speaker gets damaged, users can quickly bolt a replacement basket onto the original magnet structure on-site.
Utilizing a massive Kevlar-reinforced composite cone alongside a high-temperature 4-inch voice coil, the 1808-8 HE BWX thrives under extreme thermodynamic load, virtually eliminating power compression and ensuring tight, punchy, non-distorted low-frequency transients even when driven to maximum performance thresholds.
Features
Field-Replaceable Basket Design: Built with a unique bolt-on chassis configuration that separates the magnet from the basket assembly, enabling lightning-fast, drop-in field repairs without needing adhesive re-cone kits.
Kevlar-Reinforced Cellulose Cone: Fabricated using a high-rigidity composite cone matrix infused with genuine Kevlar fibers to prevent cone-flexing and mechanical fatigue under intense long-excursion pressures.
4-Inch Edge-Wound Copper Voice Coil: Wound on a thermally resilient polyimide former to dissipate heat rapidly, enhancing electrical efficiency and protecting against voice coil meltdown during high-output performance.
Cast Aluminum Chassis: Constructed on a precision-machined, heavy-duty cast aluminum basket that eliminates frame resonance and ensures permanent alignment of the heavy motor structure.
Optimized BWX Magnet Structure: Powered by a massive high-flux ceramic magnet with an aero-vented back plate that forces fresh air directly through the voice coil gap for active, dynamic cooling.
Touring Grade Drop-In Upgrade: Serves as the factory replacement driver for high-end Peavey SP, QW, and Versarray series subwoofers, and works beautifully as a high-performance upgrade in third-party passive bass enclosures.
Specifications
Component Type: Professional Large-Format Low-Frequency Subwoofer Transducer
Model Designation: 1808-8 HE BWX Black Widow
Nominal Driver Diameter: 18 inches (457 mm)
Program Power Capacity: 1000 Watts Program Handling
Peak Power Capacity: 2000 Watts Peak Max
Continuous Power Rating: 500 Watts Continuous RMS
Nominal System Impedance: 8 Ohms Universal Working Impedance
Voice Coil Diameter: 4.0 inches (100 mm)
Voice Coil Material: Edge-Wound Copper Ribbon Wire on high-temp Kapton / Polyimide Former
Primary Application: Replacement low-frequency driver for touring subwoofers, heavy-duty club bass bins, cinema sub systems, and premium live multi-way sound reinforcement arrays.
What’s in the Box
1 x Peavey 1808-8 HE BWX Black Widow 18" Replacement Speaker
