American Bass TM-1022

10″ subwoofer · dual 2 Ω · 500 W RMS

Fs 32.6 HzQts 0.47Vas 0.90 ft³Xmax 0.43″

Recommended box

For a sedan, one sub, 500 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)
Qtc0.79
Fc55 Hz
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)53 Hz
Example box (outside)12 3/16″ × 12 3/16″ × 9 11/16″
Open sealed box in designer

Ported

Net volume1.55 ft³ (44 L)
Tuning (Fb)30 Hz
Portslot 1 9/16 × 14 5/16″, 39 3/16″ long
Port velocity at 500 W64 ft/s
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)27 Hz
Example box (outside)31 1/2″ × 15 3/4″ × 10 11/16″
Open ported box in designer
203040506080100150200606672788490HzdB
Sealed Ported · SPL in dB at 1 W / 1 m, no cabin gain

Thiele/Small parameters

Fs32.6 Hz
Qts0.47
Qes0.507
Qms6.3
Vas0.90 ft³
Re (one coil)1.8 Ω
Sd53.7 in²
Xmax0.43″
Vd23.3 in³ calc.
Mms158 g calc.
BL10.7 T·m calc.
EBP64 — sealed or ported calc.
Sensitivity, 1 W / 1 m84.4 dB calc.

General

Size10″
Voice coilsdual 2 Ω
RMS power500 W

Mounting dimensions

Ø10 5/16″cutout Ø9 1/8″mounting depth 3 15/16″magnet Ø≈ 5 15/16″
Cutout diameter9 1/8″
Mounting depth3 15/16″
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