American Bass XO-1044

10″ subwoofer · dual 4 Ω · 300 W RMS

Fs 37.5 HzQts 0.52Vas 0.68 ft³Xmax 0.43″

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)
Qtc0.80
Fc58 Hz
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)54 Hz
Example box (outside)12 3/16″ × 12 3/16″ × 9 11/16″
Open sealed box in designer

Ported

Net volume1.59 ft³ (45 L)
Tuning (Fb)31 Hz
Portslot 1 9/16 × 14 5/16″, 35 9/16″ long
Port velocity at 300 W51 ft/s
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)28 Hz
Example box (outside)31 1/2″ × 15 3/4″ × 10 5/8″
Open ported box in designer
203040506080100150200606672788490HzdB
Sealed Ported · SPL in dB at 1 W / 1 m, no cabin gain

Thiele/Small parameters

Fs37.5 Hz
Qts0.52
Qes0.6
Qms4.04
Vas0.68 ft³
Re (one coil)3.4 Ω
Sd51.2 in²
Xmax0.43″
Vd22.2 in³ calc.
Mms145 g calc.
BL13.9 T·m calc.
EBP63 — sealed or ported calc.
Sensitivity, 1 W / 1 m84.3 dB calc.

General

Size10″
Voice coilsdual 4 Ω
RMS power300 W

Mounting dimensions

Ø≈ 10 3/8″cutout Ø9 3/16″mounting depth 5 1/8″magnet Ø≈ 5 15/16″
Cutout diameter9 3/16″
Mounting depth5 1/8″

“≈” 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