Product Details

Description

The LEGEND 1518 15" Lead / Rhythm Guitar Speaker is an Eminence guitar speaker for musicians, builders, and repair technicians seeking a purposeful replacement or new-cabinet driver. Higher power, vintage guitar tone. Big low-end, with a mellow, but singing top end. Key specifications include 150 W power handling, 8 Ω nominal impedance, 60 Hz - 4 kHz usable frequency range, 103.4 dB sensitivity.

Its construction features a ferrite magnet, a paper cone, a 2", 50 mm voice coil, supporting reliable performance in compatible cabinets and amplifiers. Use it for amplifier upgrades, custom cabinet projects, tonal experimentation, or restoring a working rig with a speaker selected for its musical response. Before installation, confirm the amplifier's impedance requirement, available mounting depth, cabinet cutout, and power compatibility. For best results, choose an enclosure and amplifier pairing appropriate for the published specifications and the desired playing style.

Characteristics
Filter series
Legend
Model
Legend 1518
Characteristics application
15" Open Back
Configuration
1 or 2 x 15"
Low end response
Aggressive
High end response
Moderate
Overall coloration
Well balanced 15" with tight/punchy lows and warm, smooth mids and highs.
Break up modes
Balanced
Characteristics power range

150

Instrument

Lead/Rhythm Guitar

Characteristics genre

Blues
Country
Rock

Specifications
Nominal basket diameter
15", 381mm
Nominal impedance
8 Ω
Power rating watts
150 W
Resonance
82 Hz
Usable frequency range
60 Hz - 4 kHz
Sensitivity
103.4 dB
Gap height
0.312", 7.9 mm
Voice coil diameter
2", 50 mm
Thiele & Small Parameters
Resonant frequency fs
82 Hz
Dc resistance re
7.16
Coil inductance le
0.86
Mechanical q qms
10.12
Electromagnetic q qes
1.02
Total q qts
0.93
Compliance equivalent volume vas
65.4 liters, 2.31 cu.ft.
Peak diaphragm displacement volume vd
65.9 cc
Mechanical compliance of suspension cms
0.07 mm/N
Bl product bl
14.1
Diaphragm mass inc airload mms
55
Efficiency bandwidth product ebp
80
Maximum linear excursion xmax
0.8 mm
Surface area of cone sd
823.7 cm²
Mounting Information
Recommended enclosure volume vented
Acceptable
Driver volume displaced
0.128 cu.ft. / 3.62 liters
Overall diameter
15.15", 384.8 mm
Baffle hole diameter
13.87", 352.3 mm
Front sealing gasket
Yes
Mounting holes diameter
0.25", 6.4mm
Mounting holes b c d
14.56", 369.8mm
Depth
6.1", 154.9 mm
Net weight
12.1 lbs, 5.49 kg
Shipping weight
14.1 lbs, 6.40 kgs
Materials of Construction
Coil construction
Edgewound copper
Voice coil former
Polyimide
Magnet material
Ferrite
Basket material
Pressed steel
Cone composition
Paper
Surround
Paper
Dust cap composition
Zurette