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Performance Optimized Down Fire Wide Sealed Dual 10" Enclosure Audiomobile GT2 · Dual 10" Sealed enclosure

Net volume
1.204 ft³ total, 0.602 ft³ per driver
Max mounting depth
4.25" required, 3.188" clear above the motor
Cutout
9.2"
External dimensions
41" W x 12" D x 8.1875" H
Front baffle
1.5" Double Baffle, outer layer flush recess
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  • Best For: Under rear seat and narrow cargo floor builds where depth is the constraint
  • Configuration: Dual 10" Sealed Down Fire Wide, cut for Audiomobile GT2 2010
  • Down Fire Wide: 41"W x 12"D x 8.1875"H, 9.9375" installed on the included feet
  • Volume / Alignment: 1.204 ft³ Net common chamber (0.602 per driver), Qtc 1.046, Fc 47.2 Hz, F3 36.4 Hz
  • Sonic Character: Punchy, impact-forward, high-output

Spec of record

Technical specifications

Enclosure TypeSealed, Down Fire Wide
ConfigurationDual 10", common chamber, cut for Audiomobile GT2 2010
External Dimensions41" W x 12" D x 8.1875" H, measured in down fire position
Overall Height With Feet9.9375"
Comparison, Standard Down Fire29.5" W x 8.5" H x 16" D, built to 0.60 ft³ net per driver. Same airspace, different shape
Internal Volume, Gross1.389 ft³
Net Internal Volume1.204 ft³ total, 0.602 ft³ per driver
System Qtc1.046
System Resonance (Fc)47.2 Hz
F3 (anechoic)36.4 Hz
FeetFour ABS/Carbon Fiber composite, machined in house, included, no predrilled holes
Baffle to Floor Clearance1.75"
Subwoofer Cutout9.2"
Driver Mounting Depth4.25" required, 3.188" clear above the motor
Driver Displacement0.088 ft³ per driver, estimated; not published by Audiomobile
Driver T/SFs 27.5 Hz, Qts 0.61, Vas 33.13 L
Front Panel Thickness1.5" Double Baffle, outer layer flush recess
Panel Thickness3/4" (18mm)
MaterialLangboard Elite MDF
JoineryV-groove and dado, CNC cut on ShopSabre
Internal BracingYes, series standard
Threaded InsertsInstalled, 8/32 machine screws supplied, pattern drawn in house from measured driver
Terminal CupProline X ABS/Carbon Fiber, side mounted, stainless hardware
WiringPre-wired 12g OFC to both driver positions
DampingPolyfill installed, light wall lining
CarpetPlush Black
BadgeLasered acrylic, front face mounted
Driver Impedance3 ohm nominal each (2.8 ohm DCR), single coil
System Impedance1.5 ohm parallel or 6 ohm series
Warranty1-Year Limited (enclosure), driver per manufacturer warranty
Built InTullahoma, Tennessee

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

No performance graphs are published for this enclosure. Proline X does not draw these curves by hand. Every response, sensitivity and excursion graph on this site is modeled from the woofer maker’s own published Thiele/Small parameters, run against the exact net airspace of the cabinet you are buying, and we publish a graph only when that parameter set passes our consistency checks, where the electrical, mechanical and acoustic figures have to agree with one another. Audiomobile’s printed specification sheet for the GT2 2010 does not agree with itself: the total, electrical and mechanical Q it prints do not satisfy the identity that ties them together, and its resonance and compliance volume do not follow from its printed compliance, moving mass and cone area either. Four of our five consistency checks fail on that column (the GT2 2012 column passes all five), and the published figures cannot tell us which ones are wrong. Rather than publish curves built on figures that contradict each other, we publish none.

What this cabinet is built from

The cabinet is designed from Audiomobile’s figures taken as printed. This enclosure gives the pair of GT2 2010s 1.204 cubic feet net, 0.60 per driver; its system Q and half-power frequency are on the Specifications tab. If Audiomobile publishes a corrected parameter set, or the driver is measured, the graphs will be modeled and added here.

Driver parameters as published by Audiomobile, from its printed GT2 specification sheet.

From the shop floor

Installer's take

Read the impedance line before anything else. The GT2 2010 is a single 3 ohm nominal coil at 2.8 ohm DCR. Two of them in this box wire to 1.5 ohms in parallel or 6 ohms in series. If your amplifier is 1 ohm stable, go parallel and give it 800 to 1000 watts. If it is not, go series at 6 ohms and accept roughly half the amp's rated output.

This is the same GT2 pair and the same airspace as our standard 29.5 by 16 down fire, laid out 41 long and 12 deep so it goes under a rear bench instead of on a trunk floor. 1.204 cubic feet net for two drivers, 0.602 each, common chamber.

On the alignment: Qtc 1.046, a punchy box with a small lift above the corner and an F3 of 36.4 Hz on the bench. Firing down into a cab floor with cabin gain underneath it, that lift is what makes the system feel like it hits above its size. It is not a flat SQ alignment, and the GT2's 0.61 Qts means no box that fits in a car would be.

The feet ship with the box and are not predrilled, which is deliberate. Set them where they work for your floor, and plan around 9.9375 inches installed. Keep the 1.75 inch gap under the baffle clear; that is the working air path.

-Scott

Before you order

Questions

Why is this dual cabinet 41 inches wide instead of 29.5?

Because it is only 12 inches deep. The standard Performance Optimized Down Fire cabinet for the Audiomobile GT2 2010 is 29.5 wide by 16 deep, and this version is for spaces 4 inches shallower than that, under a rear bench or on a narrow cargo floor.

Airspace has to come from somewhere. Losing depth means recovering it along the length, so the cabinet runs 41 inches long and stands 8.1875 inches tall. If you have 16 inches of depth, the standard cabinet is shorter in length and is the better pick; if you have 12 inches of depth and 41 inches of run, this is the shape that works.

How does this compare to the standard 29.5 x 16 Audiomobile GT2 2010 enclosure?

Same driver, different shape. The standard cabinet is 29.5 by 16 by 8.5 inches and was built to 0.60 cubic feet net per driver. This cabinet is 41 by 12 by 8.1875 inches and holds 0.602 cubic feet net per driver.

Both use one common chamber and the same GT2 2010 alignment. The standard box is 29.5 wide, 16 deep and 8.5 tall for a trunk or cargo floor; this one is 41 wide, 12 deep and 8.1875 tall for the space under a rear bench.

What subwoofers does this enclosure fit, and are they included?

This enclosure is built specifically for two Audiomobile GT2 2010 subwoofers. The 1.204 cubic foot net airspace, the 9.2 inch cutouts, and the nutsert bolt circle are all cut to that driver, so we do not recommend substituting a different 10 inch subwoofer.

The bare enclosure ships without drivers. It is also offered loaded with a matched pair of GT2 2010s, wired and ready to connect.

What impedance will two GT2 2010 subwoofers present to my amplifier?

The Audiomobile GT2 2010 uses a single 3 ohm nominal voice coil at 2.8 ohms DCR. Two wired in parallel present a 1.5 ohm nominal load, and two wired in series present 6 ohms. There is no dual 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm version of this driver.

For parallel wiring you need a 1 ohm stable monoblock, ideally in the 800 to 1000 watt range. For series wiring most amplifiers will run 6 ohms but output drops to roughly 40 to 50 percent of the 1 ohm rating.

How tall is this enclosure with the feet installed?

The cabinet is 8.1875 inches tall and the feet add 1.75 inches, so overall height with the feet installed is 9.9375 inches. Full external dimensions are 41 inches wide by 12 inches deep, measured in the down fire position.

Measure depth first: 12 inches is the dimension this version was built around, and 41 inches of run is the second thing to confirm.

Can I use this enclosure forward firing instead of down firing?

Yes. The feet ship without predrilled mounting holes specifically so the enclosure is not locked into one orientation. If you want to run it forward firing, leave the feet off and stand the cabinet on the panel that suits your install. The acoustics of the enclosure do not change, only the radiation direction and the boundary the drivers see.

What kind of bass response should I expect from this enclosure?

Two GT2 2010 drivers in 1.204 cubic feet net produce a sealed alignment with Qtc 1.046, Fc 47.2 Hz, F3 36.4 Hz. That is a punchy, impact oriented alignment with a lift of roughly 1.5 dB above the corner rather than a flat reference alignment.

The GT2 2010 has a Qts of 0.61, so no vehicle sized sealed enclosure can reach a 0.707 Qtc with this driver. Installed in a cab or cargo floor, cabin gain reinforces the low end below the knee and the system plays with more weight than the bench numbers suggest.

How is this enclosure built and what is the warranty?

The cabinet is cut on our ShopSabre CNC from Langboard Elite MDF and assembled with V groove and dado joinery, with a 1.5 inch double baffle and internal bracing. The Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite terminal cup is side mounted and pre wired with 12 gauge OFC, and polyfill is installed before the enclosure leaves the shop.

Carpet is plush black, and corners are square, the Down Fire series standard. Every Performance Optimized Down Fire enclosure is built in Tullahoma, Tennessee and carries a 1 Year Limited warranty.

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