Illuminata 18 R3004-662000   Floorstanding as in Hobby Hifi 6/2016

Technical data
  • impedance: 6 Ohm
  • sensivity (2,83V/1m): 82 dB
  • size (HxWxD): 750 x 200 x 280 mm
  • frequency range (-8dB): 35 - 40000 Hz
  • crossover frequency(s): 2000 Hz
  • speaker type: closed box

Illuminata 18BE/RD is a small floorstanding high-end speaker that employs a Scan-Speak 18WU8741T00 woofer. It has been developed in three different variants. The variants have different tweeters of Scan Speak. Please choose between:

Illuminata 18BE/RD has been developed by Bernd Timmermanns.

The speaker is built in GHP technology (closed, with high pass filter).

The crossover consists of a 3rd order high-pass filter (18 dB per octave slope) for the tweeter. The woofer is connected to a 2nd order low-pass filter (12 dB per octave slope) with two parallel RCL to smoothen the frequency response. In series to the woofer is a high-pass capacitor.

Between 50 Hz and 40 kHz, the frequency response of this loudspeaker is very linear on axis. The decay spectrum is perfect. At low volume, i.e. 90 dB at 1 m, the nonlinear distortions are mostly below 1% above 200 Hz.

Our kit consists of

  • ScanSpeak ring radiator D3004/6620-00, 1/2 package
  • ScanSpeak Midrange 18WU8741T00, 8Ohm
  • Damping fleece MT Bondum 800 (30 x 50 x 2 cm)
  • 0,5x PE sealing tape, 5x2 mm, 7.5 m
  • Damping Sonofil 100 x 35 cm for 20 litres
  • Binding Post PK31, gold plated (one pair, red and black)
  • 3m Speaker cable 2x2.5 mm2, transparent
  • 1,5x Pan screws 4x20 black, cross recess, 8 pieces
  • Plan for DIY kit

the crossover components (right),
to be mounted on a small wooden board.

  • Mundorf MCAP EVO Oil 0.33 μF / 450 V
  • Mundorf MCAP EVO Oil 4.7 μF / 450 V
  • Mundorf MCAP EVO Oil 15 μF / 450 V
  • ClarityCap PWA capacitor 33 μF / 160 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 15 μF / 400 Vdc
  • electrolytic capacitor, etched, 33 μF/100 Vdc
  • electrolytic capacitor, etched, 47 μF/100 Vdc
  • electrolytic capacitor, etched, 68 μF/100 Vdc
  • electrolytic capacitor, etched, 330 μF/63 Vdc
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL140, 2.2 mH/0.46 Ohm
  • Mundorf air core coil L50, 1.5 mH/1.85 0hm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 0.39 mH/0.49 Ohm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 22 mH/5.61 Ohm
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 4.7 Ohm (yellow-violet-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 8.2 Ohm (grey-red-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 12 Ohm (brown-red-black)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 5W 3.9 Ohm (orange-white-gold)

Kit without cabinet, price per speaker   EUR 864,00 excl. VAT: € 726.05 / $ 784.13

Kit with high-end crossover

The high-end kit comes with Mundorf EVO Silver Gold Oil capacitors in series to the tweeter. The inductances are mostly baked varnish coils. In series to the woofer is a Mundorf CFC copper foil coil; both for minimizing microphonic effects. - The current flow through the coil creates a magnetic field which sets the reel of wire in motion. This motion induces a voltage in the coil which adds itself to the signal. The stiffer the reel of wire is, the less the signal will be altered.

Kit with high-end-crossover without cabinet, price per speaker   EUR 1257,00 excl. VAT: € 1056.30 / $ 1140.81

Impedance correction

If you want to use a valve amplifier with this speaker an impedance correction should be employed. In this case the component quality is less important; therefore, we offer only one kit (upon request higher quality components are available).


Price per impedance correction for one speaker, to be mounted on a small wooden board.     EUR 19,70 excl. VAT: € 16.55 / $ 17.88

universal PCBs

If you prefer to mount the crossover components on a 240 x 165 mm universal PCB instead on wood:
Universal PCB RA240, order no.. str-RA240, price per unit:   EUR 8,60 excl. VAT: € 7.23 / $ 7.81
We recommend one board per kit (two boards for a speaker pair)


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