Peavey 1808-8 Cu BWX Woofer

The 1808 BWx driver series represents a new level of power and performance for Black Widow loudspeakers. Power handling is increased by 40% over other comparable models, along with reduced distortion and higher overall sound quality. This series consists of four specially designed 18" drivers, suitable for high performance sound reinforcement and musical instrument applications. Design The 1808 series uses a new cone that is a variation on the existing Kevlar impregnated cones used on all Black Widows. The new cone is stronger and tougher, highly water resistant and has a specially designed deep roll accordion surround. The dustcap is also made of the same extremely strong material. Voice coil assemblies on the new drivers use thermoset insulated aluminum or copper ribbon wire, bonded onto an incredibly durable, heat resistant polyimide composite former. The coil wires are solderless diffusion welded to which are embedded inside the former assembly and soldered to the tinsel leads with high temperature silver solder. The solder joint is then coated with a special thermally conductive silicone adhesive for encapsulation and heat dissipation. The voce coil assembly is bonded to the Kevlar cone and new super tough nylon composite spider using a thermoset epoxy originally developed for attaching nose cones on ICBM missiles truly an aerospace grade adhesive. The spider and surround are bonded to the frame with a high strength adhesive. The magnet structure includes subtle changes to its geometry that improve power handling. While it appears the same as the standard structure and replacement baskets from the '08 series will fit on standard BW magnet structures, the improved power handling will be compromised if the standard structure is used.