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Micro Series

Compact sealed enclosures for shallow-mount and small-footprint installs.

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Micro Series enclosure

About the series

What Micro Series means

The Micro Series exists for the space a standard subwoofer box will not go: behind the seat of a single cab, under a rear bench, in the shallow well behind a hatch. It is a line of sealed cabinets cut to shallow-mount drivers, and it starts from a plain admission. A compact box only works when the driver is compact too, so every Micro cabinet is designed around one named shallow-mount subwoofer rather than a size class. The internal volume, the baffle cutout and the bracing are solved from that driver's published Thiele-Small parameters, which is why the model table names the driver next to every cabinet.

That matters because most shallow drivers ship with no recommended enclosure at all. They work in a sealed box of roughly the right volume, and roughly is the problem. Too much air and the cone loses control as excursion rises; too little and it cannot move freely. The Micro Series settles the question at the cabinet, so a Wavtech thinPRO, a JL Audio TW3, an Alpine RSW or a ResoNix GUS lands in the volume it was designed for, not an approximation of it.

The construction is different from the rest of the line. Micro cabinets are stack fabricated: horizontal layers of Langboard Elite MDF, each CNC cut to the internal profile, glued and clamped into one solid block with the cavity machined through it, then reinforced with dowels at the high-stress points. There are no panel joints in the airflow path and no seams along the internal walls, which is what keeps a small cabinet rigid when a capable driver leans on it. It is a more involved build than panel-and-joint construction, and the two-year limited warranty follows the construction.

Every Micro cabinet is sealed. A ported alignment needs far more internal volume than a shallow space can offer, so a ported build in this size belongs in the Performance or Performance Optimized series instead. Each ships with polyfill sized to its volume and with rubber feet, so it runs upright or down-firing without modification, and the exterior is plush black carpet only. The line covers 10", 12" and 15" drivers in single and dual configurations; on the duals the listing states whether the chambers are common or isolated.

Shallow is a solution to a space constraint, not an upgrade. A shallow driver in a reduced cabinet will not match a standard driver in a standard box for output at the same price. If the depth exists, spend the money on the standard build. If it does not, this is the series that makes the install possible.

Build standard

What defines a Micro Series cabinet

Built to one shallow-mount driver

Each cabinet is cut to a named driver, with net volume, cutout and bracing solved from that model's published Thiele-Small parameters. The datasheet states which driver, and a different driver may mount but will not be in the volume it wants.

Stack fabrication with dowel reinforcement

Instead of five panels and glue joints, a Micro cabinet is a stack of CNC-cut MDF layers bonded into a single block with the cavity machined through it, and dowels tie the stack together where the load is highest. No seams inside the cabinet, no joints under pressure when the driver moves air.

Langboard Elite MDF, CNC cut in Tullahoma

Every layer is cut from 3/4" Langboard Elite MDF, a 48.5 lb/ft³ panel with a 200 psi internal bond rating, on ShopSabre routers in our Tullahoma, Tennessee shop.

Threaded inserts in the baffle

8/32 threaded inserts are pressed into the baffle, ready for stainless 8/32 machine screws. The driver torques evenly, the inserts do not strip, and the driver can come out and go back in without damaging the mounting surface.

Pre-wired 12-gauge OFC

The cabinet ships wired from the baffle to the Proline X ABS and carbon-fiber composite terminal cup in 12-gauge oxygen-free copper, with copper ring terminals and stainless hardware. Land the amplifier leads and the wiring is done.

Polyfill sized to the cabinet

Every Micro cabinet is sealed and ships with polyfill already installed, measured to its volume. In a sealed alignment the fill is part of the design and the quoted volume assumes it is in place.

Feet included, upright or down-firing

Rubber feet ship with every cabinet, so the same box sits upright behind a seat or runs down-firing on a cargo floor with the cone held clear of the surface.

Two-year limited warranty

Micro Series cabinets carry a two-year limited warranty on materials and craftsmanship, the longer term in the Proline X line, matching the more involved stack-fab build.

Models

Every Micro Series cabinet

18live models
Sealedalignment
10" · 12" · 15"driver sizes
Dual / Singledrivers per box
Standardorientation
ModelAlignmentNet volW × H × DCutoutFits
M10D-S ARC Sealed 1.2 Cubic Feet Total (0.60 cu ft per-driver equivalent loading, Arc Audio's published optimum) 34 Inches W × 14.5 Inches H × 7.5 Inches DArc Audio
ResoNix GUS-10 Sealed ~1.20 Cubic Feet Total (~0.60 cu ft per driver after displacement) 34 Inches W × 14.75 Inches H × 8.25 Inches DResoNix
Wavtech thinPRO10 Sealed 0.80 Cu Ft Total (0.40 cu ft per chamber. 0.35 cu ft acoustic after displacement) 44 Inches W × 13 Inches H × 4.5 Inches DWavtech
Alpine RSW10 Sealed 0.50 Cubic Feet 21.5 Inches W × 14.5 Inches H × 5.25 Inches DAlpine
JL Audio 10TW3 Sealed 0.50 Cubic Feet 21.5 Inches W × 14.5 Inches H × 5.25 Inches D9.625 InchesJL Audio
M10-S ARC Sealed 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.9 cu ft (true net, selectable by size) 26 x 14 x 4.5 in / 26 x 14 x 6 in / 26 x 14 x 7.5 in9.1 in, bored for the Arc Audio SW10Arc Audio
M10-S ARC Sealed 0.60 Cubic Feet (Arc Audio's published optimum) 24 Inches W × 14 Inches H × 6 Inches DArc Audio
ResoNix GUS-10 Sealed 0.63 Cubic Feet 26 Inches W × 14 Inches H × 6 Inches DResoNix
Wavtech thinPRO10 Sealed 0.40 Cubic Feet 24 Inches W × 12.75 Inches H × 4.5 Inches DWavtech
ResoNix GUS-12 Sealed 1.50 Cubic Feet Total (0.75 cu ft per driver after displacement) 40 Inches W × 14.75 Inches H × 7.5 Inches DResoNix
Wavtech thinPRO12 Sealed 1.20 ft³ total (0.60 ft³ per driver) 29" W × 8" H × 15" DWavtech
JL Audio 12TW3 Sealed 0.80 Cubic Feet 26 Inches W × 14.75 Inches H × 6.75 Inches DJL Audio
M12-S ARC Sealed 0.65 / 0.8 / 1.0 cu ft (true net, selectable by size) 26 x 14.75 x 5.25 in / 26 x 14.75 x 6.75 in / 26 x 14.75 x 8.25 in11 in, bored for the Arc Audio SW12Arc Audio
M12-S ARC Sealed 1.0 Cubic Feet (Arc Audio's published optimum) 28.5 Inches W × 14.75 Inches H × 7.5 Inches DArc Audio
ResoNix GUS-12 Sealed 0.80 Cubic Feet (0.75 cu ft acoustic + 0.047 cu ft driver displacement) 26 Inches W × 14.75 Inches H × 6.75 Inches DResoNix
Wavtech thinPRO12 Sealed 0.60 Cubic Feet 26.5 Inches W × 17 Inches H × 4.5 Inches DWavtech
ResoNix GUS-15 Sealed 2.70 Cubic Feet Total (1.35 cu ft per driver after displacement) 38 Inches W × 18 Inches H × 11.25 Inches DResoNix
ResoNix GUS-15 Sealed 1.42 Cubic Feet (1.35 target + 0.072 driver displacement) 28 Inches W × 17.5 Inches H × 8.25 Inches DResoNix

Before you order

Micro Series questions

What is a Micro Series enclosure?

A shallow-mount sealed cabinet cut to one named shallow subwoofer, built by stack fabrication rather than panel joinery: CNC-cut layers of MDF bonded into a solid block with dowels tying the stack together. That construction keeps the walls rigid at the small external size a behind-seat or under-seat space allows.

Will a Micro box let a standard-depth subwoofer fit a shallow space?

No. The cabinet and the driver both have to be shallow. Each Micro cabinet is cut to the published parameters of a specific shallow-mount driver, and the datasheet names it. A standard-depth driver does not fit the geometry.

Are Micro cabinets down-firing or upright?

Both. The spec table lists a standard orientation, and every Micro cabinet ships with feet, so the same box runs down-firing on a cargo floor or upright behind a seat. It is down-fire capable without being cut only for it.

Do I give anything up by going shallow?

Yes. A shallow driver in a reduced cabinet will not match a standard driver in a standard box for output at the same price. Shallow solves a space constraint. If the depth exists, the standard build is the better buy.

Why is the warranty two years?

Stack fabrication with dowel reinforcement is the more involved build in the line, and the warranty follows the construction: two years limited on Micro Series against one year on Performance Optimized.

Are the dual cabinets common chamber or isolated?

It varies by build and each datasheet states which. Either way each driver gets less volume than it would alone, because the external footprint is the constraint the whole cabinet is designed around.

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