American Bass TM-1044

10″ subwoofer · dual 4 Ω · 500 W RMS

Fs 34.4 HzQts 0.49Vas 1.00 ft³Xmax 0.47″

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 volume0.60 ft³ (17 L)
Qtc0.80
Fc56 Hz
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)53 Hz
Example box (outside)12 3/16″ × 12 3/16″ × 11 1/4″
Open sealed box in designer

Ported

Net volume1.94 ft³ (55 L)
Tuning (Fb)30 Hz
Portslot 1 3/4 × 14 5/16″, 34 11/16″ long
Port velocity at 500 W63 ft/s
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)27 Hz
Example box (outside)31 1/2″ × 15 3/4″ × 12 3/16″
Open ported box in designer
203040506080100150200606672788490HzdB
Sealed Ported · SPL in dB at 1 W / 1 m, no cabin gain

Thiele/Small parameters

Fs34.4 Hz
Qts0.49
Qes0.554
Qms4.33
Vas1.00 ft³
Re (one coil)3.4 Ω
Sd53.7 in²
Xmax0.47″
Vd25.4 in³ calc.
Mms129 g calc.
BL13.1 T·m calc.
EBP62 — sealed or ported calc.
Sensitivity, 1 W / 1 m85.2 dB calc.

General

Size10″
Voice coilsdual 4 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