

Performance Optimized · Datasheet
Performance Optimized Down Fire Sealed 10" Shallow Sub Enclosure JBL Club 102SL · Single 10" Sealed enclosure
- Net volume
- 0.60 cu ft after the brace and an estimated 0.04 cu ft driver displacement
- Max mounting depth
- 3.25 in required, 1.26 in clearance above the motor
- External dimensions
- 30.00 in W × 5.26 in in the down fire position H × 15.00 in D
- Front baffle
- 1.5 in double baffle, outer layer machined as a flush recess
- Alignment: 0.60 cu ft net, Qtc 1.71 at 4 ohm, F3 37.4 Hz, +5 dB peak near 60 Hz
- Driver: JBL Club 102SL, 350 W RMS, 3.25 in mounting depth
- Standoffs: Included, 1.75 in, shipped uninstalled. Installed height near 7.01 in
- Cabinet: 30.00"W x 15.00"D x 5.26"H in down fire position, excludes standoffs, square corners
Spec of record
Technical specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | Proline X Performance Optimized Down Fire |
| Compatible Driver | JBL Club 102SL, quantity 1. Direct fit |
| Configuration | Single 10 inch, sealed down fire |
| Mounting Position | Trunk or cargo floor, baffle facing down on standoffs |
| Firing Direction | Downward. Feet ship uninstalled, so front or up firing is also possible |
| External Width | 30.00 in |
| External Depth | 15.00 in |
| External Height | 5.26 in in the down fire position, excludes standoffs |
| Installed Height | 7.01 in including the 1.75 in standoff |
| Internal Volume, Gross | 0.65 cu ft |
| Internal Volume, Net Acoustic | 0.60 cu ft after the brace and an estimated 0.04 cu ft driver displacement |
| Height Set By | Airspace; clearance alone would allow a lower cabinet |
| Driver Mounting Depth | 3.25 in required, 1.26 in clearance above the motor |
| Floor Slot | 0.92 times the cone area at the 1.75 in standoff |
| Alignment, SSI 4 ohm | Qtc 1.712, fc 54.6 Hz, F3 37.4 Hz anechoic, peak +5.1 dB near 60 Hz |
| Alignment, SSI 2 ohm | Qtc 1.880, fc 55.9 Hz, F3 37.9 Hz anechoic, peak +5.8 dB |
| Volume Basis | 0.60 cu ft per driver, inside JBL's 0.42 to 0.69 sealed range (JBL recommends 0.53). No sealed volume reaches Qtc 0.707 with this driver |
| Woofer Opening | 9.00 in (228.6 mm), JBL spec |
| Frame Outer Diameter | 10.52 in (267.3 mm), JBL spec |
| Bolt Circle | Not printed by JBL; threaded insert kit included |
| Driver Displacement | Not published by JBL; 0.04 cu ft estimated |
| Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms (4 ohm) | 35 Hz / 1.097 / 1.329 / 6.263 |
| Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms (2 ohm) | 36.2 Hz / 1.218 / 1.401 / 9.325 |
| Vas / Mms / Bl (4 ohm) | 24.4 L / 144 g / 10.37 T-m |
| Driver Sd | 346 cm2, JBL spec |
| Xmax | 6 mm, JBL spec |
| Driver Sensitivity | 81 dB at 1 W / 1 m, JBL manual |
| Driver Power Handling | 350 W RMS / 1050 W peak |
| Impedance | Single voice coil, SSI switch-selectable 2 or 4 ohm |
| Parameter Source | JBL Club 102SL / 122SL owner's manual |
| Material | Langboard Elite MDF |
| Construction | CNC cut, V-groove and dado joinery, square corners |
| Panel Thickness | 0.75 in |
| Front Baffle | 1.5 in double baffle, outer layer machined as a flush recess |
| Internal Bracing | Windowed brace, dadoed to the shell |
| Driver Mounting | Threaded insert kit included, NOT pre-installed: JBL prints no bolt circle |
| Terminal Cups | One Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite, side mounted, pre wired 12 gauge OFC |
| Standoffs | Included, 1.75 in, shipped uninstalled |
| Damping | Light polyfill wall lining, does not alter acoustic volume |
| Carpet | Plush black |
| Shipping Weight | 36 lb |
| Warranty | 1 Year Limited, enclosure |
| Built In | Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Modelled response
Performance in this enclosure
01Is it a sealed driver?
Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.
02What the box does to it
0.60 cu ft against a 24.4 L Vas.
03The watts that reach Xmax (in this enclosure)
Travel scales with the square root of power, so there is one wattage that puts the cone exactly on 6.0 mm, and in this alignment a subsonic filter barely moves it.
| Param | Value | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fs | 35.00 / 36.20 | Hz | free-air resonance |
| Qts | 1.097 / 1.218 | SSI switch at 4 ohm / SSI switch at 2 ohm | |
| Vas | 24.38 / 23.49 | L | equivalent compliance |
| Sd | 346.4 | cm² | effective piston area |
| Xmax | 6 | mm | one-way linear travel |
| Pe | 350 | W | continuous RMS |
| SPL | 80.8 | dB | 1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S |
Driver parameters as published by JBL Club 102SL owner's manual. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.
From the shop floor
Installer's take
Know what you are buying: the Club 102SL is a high-Q shallow 10, and no sealed box flattens it. At 0.60 cubic feet it reads Qtc 1.71 on the 4 ohm setting, a punchy bump near 60 Hz. That suits rock, rap and anything that lives in the upper bass; it is not a deep, flat SQ box.
Use the 4 ohm switch position unless you need the 2 ohm load; it is the tighter of the two in this box (Qtc 1.71 against 1.88).
Measure the installed height, not the cabinet height. The box is 5.26 tall on its own and the standoffs add 1.75, so plan around 7.01 inches of stack on the 30 by 15 footprint.
Floor slot is 0.92 times the cone area at the 1.75 standoff, under the 1.0 target, but a 6 mm Xmax woofer does not move enough air for that to matter much. Taller feet if your floor allows.
Inserts ship in the kit, not pressed: JBL prints no bolt circle. Mark from the driver, drill, press.
Before you order
Questions
Does this fit the JBL Club 102SL at either impedance setting, and will any other 10 inch fit?
The Club 102SL, yes, at either switch position: the SSI switch changes only the electrical load, not the frame. The baffle is cut to JBL's 9.00 in (228.6 mm) cutout, and the 10.52 in (267.3 mm) frame covers it with margin. The 3.25 inch motor clears the cabinet with 1.26 inch to spare.
Any other 10, no. The airspace is chosen around the Club 102SL's 1.097 Qts and 24.4 liters of Vas at 4 ohms, and a different woofer that happened to drop into the hole would not see the alignment printed on this page.
Why 0.60 cubic feet, and what alignment does it give?
The Club 102SL is a high-Q woofer, Qts 1.10 at 4 ohms, and a sealed box can only raise system Q, never lower it below the driver's own. No sealed box of any size reaches the 0.707 of a flat alignment, so 0.60 cubic feet is chosen for the space: a little above JBL's own 0.53 cubic foot recommendation (Qtc 1.78) and inside its 0.42 to 0.69 range.
At the 4 ohm setting this cabinet reads Qtc 1.71 with system resonance at 54.6 Hz; at 2 ohms it is Qtc 1.88. At Qtc 1.71 the response rises about 5 dB to a peak near 60 Hz, returns to its reference level around 42 Hz and is 3 dB down at 37.4 Hz. Expect full, punchy upper bass rather than flat, deep extension.
What amplifier power should I run, and how should I wire it?
JBL rates the Club 102SL at 350 watts RMS and 1050 watts peak, so target 244 to 350 watts RMS at the final load.
The Club 102SL has one voice coil and JBL's Selectable Smart Impedance (SSI) switch, which sets it to 2 or 4 ohms without rewiring. The 4 ohm setting is the tighter alignment in this box; 2 ohms draws more power from a 2 ohm stable mono amplifier. Turn the amplifier off before switching. Confirm your amplifier's minimum stable impedance first.
How tall is this once the standoffs are on?
The cabinet is 5.26 inches tall measured in the down fire position, and that figure excludes the standoffs. The standoffs hold 1.75 inches under the baffle, so plan your space around a finished stack of roughly 7.01 inches.
The footprint is the standard Performance Optimized down fire platform, 30.00 inches wide by 15.00 deep. Height is the only dimension solved to the driver.
Why is the front baffle double-layered?
The baffle is two bonded 3/4 inch sheets, 1.5 inches through. A single 3/4 inch panel flexes under the pressure a sealed box builds at 350 watts, which smears output and works the driver loose over time.
The outer layer is machined as a flush recess to JBL's 10.52 inch frame, so the driver bolts to the inner layer.
What is the expected low-frequency extension?
Anechoic F3 is 37.4 Hz at the 4 ohm setting, with system resonance at 54.6 Hz. Above Qtc 0.707 a sealed box peaks before it rolls off: this one rises about 5 dB near 60 Hz and is back at its reference level around 42 Hz, so the F3 sits below the resonance rather than at it.
Those figures exclude cabin gain. In a car the cabin's transfer function adds real output below 50 Hz, so in-vehicle response runs deeper than the numbers above.
Do I need to add polyfill or damping?
No. Polyfill is already installed as a light wall lining to control internal reflections, and the quantity is chosen so it does not change the acoustic volume.
Do not add more. Packing a sealed box with fill makes it behave as though it were larger, which walks the alignment away from the 0.60 cubic feet this cabinet was built to.
Is the driver included, and are the threaded inserts installed?
No driver. This is an enclosure only. You receive the cabinet finished in plush black carpet, one side-mounted pre-wired terminal cup, the polyfill lining already in place, the standoffs, and a threaded insert kit with stainless machine screws.
The inserts ship loose on purpose: JBL prints no bolt circle for the Club 102SL, so you set the driver in the recess, mark its holes, drill and press the inserts. We sell the JBL Club 102SL separately.
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