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Performance Optimized Wedge Wide Sealed Quad 10" Enclosure Arc Audio SW10 · Quad 10" Sealed enclosure

Net volume
0.550 cu ft per driver, 2.20 cu ft total, after the divider and Arc Audio's published 0.037 cu ft displacement per driver
Max mounting depth
2.40 in required; 3.63 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel
External dimensions
44 in W × 17 in at the seat face H × 12.52 in at the base D
Front baffle
1.5 in double baffle, frames face mounted
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  • Best For: Quad Arc Audio SW10 SUV Cargo-Floor Builds
  • Net Volume: 0.550 cu ft per Driver (2.20 cu ft Net Total)
  • Driver Match: Four Arc Audio SW10 (Dual 2 Ohm), matched
  • Construction: 2 Chambers | 44" Wide Wedge | V-Groove/Dado | Double 1.5" Baffle | 2 Terminal Cups

Spec of record

Technical specifications

SpecificationValue
SeriesProline X Performance Optimized Wedge Wide
Compatible DriverArc Audio SW10, quantity 4, matched. Direct fit
ConfigurationQuad 10 inch sealed wedge, 2 chambers, 2 drivers per chamber
Mounting PositionSUV cargo floor, raked face against the rear seat back
Firing DirectionRearward toward the liftgate. Not a down fire design
External Width44 in
External Height17 in at the seat face
External Depth12.52 in at the base, tapering to 6.33 in at the top
Internal Volume, Gross2.39 cu ft total
Internal Volume, Net Acoustic0.550 cu ft per driver, 2.20 cu ft total, after the divider and Arc Audio's published 0.037 cu ft displacement per driver
Driver Mounting Depth2.40 in required; 3.63 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel
Alignment Per DriverSW 10 D2 Qtc 0.845, fc 53.2 Hz, F3 45.9 Hz anechoic
Woofer Openings4 at 9.100 in
Woofer LayoutOne row across the face
Frame Outer Diameter10.3 in
Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms39.3 Hz / 0.624 / 0.723 / 4.563
Vas / Sd / Xmax13.0 L / 338 cm2 / 16 mm
Driver Power Handling350 W RMS per driver, 1400 W RMS for the set of 4 (thermal rating)
Recommended Amplifier240-350 W RMS per driver, 960-1,400 W RMS for the full set, at 4 ohms
Parameter SourceArc Audio published specifications
MaterialLangboard Elite MDF
ConstructionCNC cut, V-groove and dado joinery
Panel Thickness0.75 in
Front Baffle1.5 in double baffle, frames face mounted
Internal BracingOne full-height 3/4 in divider
Driver MountingThreaded inserts, stainless machine screws included
Terminal CupsTwo Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite, side mounted, one per chamber, pre wired 12 gauge OFC
Acrylic InsertGloss black acrylic baffle insert standard
DampingLight polyfill wall lining in every chamber, does not alter acoustic volume
CarpetPlush black
Shipping Weight70 lb
Warranty1 Year Limited
Built InTullahoma, Tennessee

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace
0.550
cu ft per driver
System Qtc
0.84
sealed
Half power
45.9
Hz · F3
Xmax at
826
W RMS per driver · no filter
With 25 Hz subsonic
894
W RMS per driver · +8%
Amplifier, per driver
240–350
W RMS recommended
This enclosure holds 0.550 cu ft net per driver. In it the Arc Audio SW 10 D2 runs a system Qtc of 0.84 with half power at 45.9 Hz, and the cone reaches its 15.5 mm travel limit at 826 W per driver, above the driver’s 350 W thermal rating, so heat stops you before travel does. Run a subsonic filter at 25 Hz and that becomes 894 W per driver — +68 W, or 8 percent more power for the same 15.5 mm of travel.

00Sizing the amplifier

Every wattage on this panel is per driver. This cabinet holds four, so the amplifier feeds all four at once.

Per driver 240–350 W RMS  ×  4 drivers  =  full set 960–1,400 W RMS at 4 ohms
Look for a mono amplifier rated 960–1,400 W RMS at 4 ohms, the load the set wires to most easily. The top is the driver’s 350 W thermal rating; with the 25 Hz subsonic set the cone still has travel to spare there, reaching Xmax only at 894 W. Below the bottom of the range it will play, just with less headroom; above the top you are buying power the drivers cannot use.

01Is it a sealed driver?

Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.

EBP = Fs ÷ Qes = 54.4
SEALED 0–50 TRANSITION 50–100 PORTED 100–150 0 50 100 150 Dual 2 Ohm 54.4
Dual 2 Ohm · EBP 54.4
At 54.4 the SW 10 D2 sits in the transition band, not the sealed band. That is not a mismatch: a transition motor works in either alignment, and sealed buys a smaller box and a gentler roll-off at the cost of some low-end output. Stage 02 shows what this airspace actually does with it.

02What the box does to it

0.550 cu ft against a 13.0 L Vas.

α = Vas ÷ Vb = 0.83  ·  Fc = Fs√(α+1) = 53 Hz  ·  Qtc = 0.84
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 +6 +0 -6 -12 -18 -24 FREQUENCY · Hz LEVEL · dB −3 dB
Dual 2 Ohm · Qtc 0.84, Fc 53 Hz, F3 45.9 Hz
The box lifts resonance from 39.3 Hz free-air to 53 Hz and half power lands at 45.9 Hz, anechoic, before any cabin gain. Figures are Arc Audio’s published parameters; Qes and Qms reproduce the printed Qts. This cabinet holds four drivers in two sealed chambers of 1.100 cubic feet, two drivers to a chamber, so each driver works into 0.550 cubic feet and that is the volume plotted here.

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 15.5 mm — and a bigger one once a subsonic filter stops it wasting travel below the passband.

PXmax = 826 W per driver unfiltered  →  894 W per driver with a 25 Hz subsonic
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 0 4 8 12 16 FREQUENCY · Hz CONE TRAVEL · mm PAST LINEAR TRAVEL · Xmax 15.5 mm 826 W reaches Xmax here
Dual 2 Ohm · 826 W, no filterDual 2 Ohm · 894 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octXmax 15.5 mm one-way
Every trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts that coil on 15.5 mm. Unfiltered that is 826 W per driver, reached first at 29 Hz. It sits above the 350 W the driver can take thermally, so the voice coil gives up before the suspension does. The dashed traces are the same driver behind a subsonic filter at 25 Hz, 24 dB/oct: stopping the cone wasting travel below the passband lets it take 894 W per driver before hitting the same 15.5 mm. That is 8 percent more amplifier for the price of one filter setting.
ParamValueUnitNote
Fs39.30Hzfree-air resonance
Qts0.624Dual 2 Ohm
Vas12.96Lequivalent compliance
Sd338.2cm²effective piston area
Xmax15.5mmone-way linear travel
Pe350Wcontinuous RMS
SPL82.2dB1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S

Driver parameters as published by Arc Audio SW 10 D2 published specifications. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.

From the shop floor

Installer's take

Start with the size. 0.550 cubic feet per driver puts the SW10 at Qtc 0.845, resonance 53.2 Hz, half power 45.9 Hz anechoic. That matches the single sealed box we build for this driver, so the wide box and the single sound alike per driver. Butterworth on these figures wants 1.61, which on this platform means deeper than the 23 in platform allows. It is a small lift near resonance, 0.4 dB above flat.

Measure the base depth, not the top. This cabinet is 12.52 in deep where it meets the floor, 6.33 at the top, 44 wide and 17 tall. In an SUV the 44 has to clear between the rear wheel wells at floor height, the base depth is measured from the seat back with the seat upright and latched, and the 17 has to clear the cargo cover.

The two terminal cups are on the side panels, one per chamber, so they sit close to the wheel wells. Land the speaker wire on both before the box slides into its final spot, with slack to pull it forward again.

Two drivers share each chamber, so they have to match: same model, same coil, wired in phase. One driver reversed in a shared chamber pushes against its partner and the pair cancels instead of adding. Check polarity at each cup with a battery tap before the box goes in. The frames mount on the face rather than in a recess.

Impedance. SW 10 D2: wire for 4 ohms (coils in series, each chamber's pair in series, both cups in parallel), the load most monoblocks are built to deliver full power into; 1 ohm is the other clean option (coils in series, each chamber's pair in parallel, both cups in parallel). Work the load out before you buy the amplifier, not after.

Power. Size the amplifier for the set, not one driver: 240 to 350 W RMS per driver is 960 to 1,400 W RMS across all 4 at 4 ohms.

Arc Audio's Qes and Qms reproduce the printed Qts within 3 percent, so the alignment rests on a self-consistent set.

Polyfill is in as a wall lining in every chamber. Do not add more: it makes the box act larger and walks Qtc off 0.84.

Before you order

Questions

Does this fit the Arc Audio SW10, and its coil versions?

Yes. Each opening is cut to 9.100 in for the 10.3 in frame, and the 2.40 in deep motor clears the raked rear panel with 3.63 in to spare. Coil versions of the Arc Audio SW10 share the frame, cutout and mounting depth, so any of them drops in. The alignment on this page is computed on the SW 10 D2 parameters.

Run four matched drivers, same model and same coil, so every chamber sees the alignment on this page.

Why 0.550 cubic feet per driver, and what alignment does it target?

On Arc Audio's published Fs 39.3 Hz, Qts 0.624 and Vas 13.0 liters, 0.550 cubic feet per driver gives Qtc 0.845, system resonance 53.2 Hz and half power 45.9 Hz.

The cabinet is sized to the single sealed box we build for this driver, 0.55 cubic feet per driver, to keep it realistic for a cargo floor. Maximally flat would need 1.61 cubic feet per driver; this size trades a little low end for a compact box and a small lift near resonance, 0.4 dB above flat.

What amplifier power should I run, and how should I wire it?

Arc Audio rates the SW10 at 350 watts RMS per driver. Recommended amplifier: 240 to 350 W RMS per driver, 960 to 1,400 W RMS for the full set of 4.

Each SW 10 D2 has two 2 ohm voice coils, 4 ohms in series or 1 ohm in parallel. Wire every driver's coils in series. With the two drivers in each chamber in parallel and the two cups in parallel, the four present 1 ohm to a mono amplifier. With the two drivers in each chamber in series and the two cups in parallel, they present 4 ohms. Use the lower load only on an amplifier rated stable there.

Will it fit my SUV?

It is 44 inches wide, 17 tall and 12.52 deep at the base, tapering to 6.33 at the top. Measure between the rear wheel wells, the floor depth with the seat upright, and the height under your cargo cover.

The raked face goes against the seat back and the woofers fire toward the liftgate.

Why two drivers per chamber instead of four chambers?

Four chambers would need three dividers, and on a 44 inch face that space is needed for the woofers. Two matched drivers in one sealed chamber move together and see the same pressure, so each behaves as if it had half the chamber to itself: 0.550 cubic feet per driver here.

It also gives two terminal cups, one per pair, which keeps the wiring to the amplifier simple.

What is the expected low-frequency extension?

Anechoic F3 is 45.9 Hz per driver with system resonance at 53.2 Hz.

Those figures exclude cabin gain. An SUV cabin adds real output below about 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 in every chamber, and the quantity is chosen so it does not change the acoustic volume.

Do not add more. Packing a sealed box makes it behave as though it were larger, which moves the alignment away from 0.550 cubic feet per driver.

Are the drivers included?

No. This is an enclosure only. You receive the cabinet finished in plush black carpet with the gloss black acrylic baffle insert, two side-mounted pre-wired terminal cups, the polyfill lining in place, threaded inserts and stainless machine screws.

Bring four matched Arc Audio SW10 drivers. The cabinet is cut direct fit to them, not a general purpose 10 inch box.

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