American Bass SL-104

10″ subwoofer · 4 Ω · 300 W RMS

Fs 38.4 HzQts 0.47Vas 0.83 ft³Xmax 0.35″

Recommended box

For a sedan, one sub, 300 W. It’s the same math as the designer’s step-by-step mode, where you can fit the box to your space, vehicle and amp and get plans, a cut sheet and DXF.

Sealed

Net volume0.49 ft³ (14 L)
Qtc0.77
Fc63 Hz
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)62 Hz
Example box (outside)12 3/16″ × 12 3/16″ × 9 11/16″
Open sealed box in designer

Ported

Net volume1.41 ft³ (40 L)
Tuning (Fb)35 Hz
Portslot 1 9/16 × 14 5/16″, 30 15/16″ long
Port velocity at 300 W51 ft/s
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)32 Hz
Example box (outside)31 1/2″ × 15 3/4″ × 9 9/16″
Open ported box in designer
203040506080100150200606672788490HzdB
Sealed Ported · SPL in dB at 1 W / 1 m, no cabin gain

Thiele/Small parameters

Fs38.4 Hz
Qts0.47
Qes0.511
Qms5.67
Vas0.83 ft³
Re3.4 Ω
Sd53.6 in²
Xmax0.35″
Vd19 in³ calc.
Mms124 g calc.
BL14.1 T·m calc.
EBP75 — sealed or ported calc.
Sensitivity, 1 W / 1 m86.1 dB calc.

General

Size10″
Voice coils4 Ω
RMS power300 W

Mounting dimensions

Ø10 5/16″cutout Ø9 1/16″mounting depth 3 5/8″magnet Ø≈ 5 7/8″
Cutout diameter9 1/16″
Mounting depth3 5/8″
Overall diameter10 5/16″

“≈” means the value isn’t in the spec sheet and a typical value for the size is used; “calc.” means it’s calculated from the published parameters. Check the manufacturer’s spec sheet before you build.

Data sources

Other American Bass 10″ models