Proline X PO 10Q-S W SPK10 quad 10 inch sealed wide wedge enclosure for the AudioControl Spike SPK-10, front view with width and height. 44" W x 17" H x 16.59" D at base tapering to 10.41" D at top.

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AudioControl Spike SPK-10 Quad Box: Sealed 10" Wedge Wide Enclosure Quad 10" Sealed enclosure

Net volume: 0.897 cu ft per driver, 3.59 cu ft total, after the divider and AudioControl's published 0.063 cu ft displacement per driver
Max mounting depth: 5.32 in required; 4.27 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel
External dimensions: 44 in W × 17 in at the seat face H × 16.59 in at the base D
Front baffle: 1.5 in double baffle, frames face mounted

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Best For: Quad AudioControl Spike SPK-10 SUV Cargo-Floor Builds
Net Volume: 0.897 cu ft per Driver (3.59 cu ft Net Total)
Driver Match: Four AudioControl Spike SPK-10 (Single 2 Ohm / Single 4 Ohm), matched
Construction: 2 Chambers | 44" Wide Wedge | V-Groove/Dado | Double 1.5" Baffle | 2 Terminal Cups

Spec of record

Technical specifications

Specification	Value
Series	Proline X Performance Optimized Wedge Wide
Compatible Driver	AudioControl Spike SPK-10, quantity 4, matched. Direct fit
Configuration	Quad 10 inch sealed wedge, 2 chambers, 2 drivers per chamber
Mounting Position	SUV cargo floor, raked face against the rear seat back
Firing Direction	Rearward toward the liftgate. Not a down fire design
External Width	44 in
External Height	17 in at the seat face
External Depth	16.59 in at the base, tapering to 10.41 in at the top
Internal Volume, Gross	3.91 cu ft total
Internal Volume, Net Acoustic	0.897 cu ft per driver, 3.59 cu ft total, after the divider and AudioControl's published 0.063 cu ft displacement per driver
Driver Mounting Depth	5.32 in required; 4.27 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel
Alignment Per Driver	SPK-10S2 Qtc 0.695, fc 46.5 Hz, F3 47.4 Hz; SPK-10S4 Qtc 0.719, fc 51.3 Hz, F3 50.4 Hz anechoic
Woofer Openings	4 at 9.250 in
Woofer Layout	Staggered on the height, outer pair low, inner pair high
Frame Outer Diameter	10.748 in
Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms	38.5 Hz / 0.575 / 0.634 / 6.122
Vas / Sd / Xmax	11.7 L / 314 cm2 / 14 mm
Driver Power Handling	500 W RMS per driver, 2000 W RMS for the set of 4 (thermal rating)
Recommended Amplifier	350-500 W RMS per driver, 1,400-2,000 W RMS for the full set
Parameter Source	AudioControl published specifications
Material	Langboard Elite MDF
Construction	CNC cut, V-groove and dado joinery
Panel Thickness	0.75 in
Front Baffle	1.5 in double baffle, frames face mounted
Internal Bracing	One full-height 3/4 in divider
Driver Mounting	Threaded inserts, stainless machine screws included
Terminal Cups	Two Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite, side mounted, one per chamber, pre wired 12 gauge OFC
Acrylic Insert	Gloss black acrylic baffle insert standard
Damping	Light polyfill wall lining in every chamber, does not alter acoustic volume
Carpet	Plush black
Shipping Weight	80 lb
Warranty	1 Year Limited
Built In	Tullahoma, Tennessee

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace

0.897

cu ft per driver

System Qtc

0.69–0.72

sealed

Half power

47.4–50.4

Hz · F3

Xmax at

404

W RMS per driver · no filter

With 25 Hz subsonic

513

W RMS per driver · +27%

Amplifier, per driver

350–500

W RMS recommended

This enclosure holds 0.897 cu ft net per driver. In it the AudioControl SPK-10S2 runs a system Qtc of 0.69–0.72 with half power at 47.4–50.4 Hz, and the cone reaches its 14.0 mm travel limit at 404 W per driver, below the driver’s 500 W thermal rating, so travel is what stops you here, not heat. Run a subsonic filter at 25 Hz and that becomes 513 W per driver — +108 W, or 27 percent more power for the same 14.0 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 350–500 W RMS × 4 drivers = full set 1,400–2,000 W RMS

Look for a mono amplifier rated 1,400–2,000 W RMS at the load your coil version wires to. The top is the driver’s 500 W thermal rating; with the 25 Hz subsonic set the cone still has travel to spare there, reaching Xmax only at 513 W. The top of the range needs the 25 Hz subsonic filter set; without it, keep each driver under 404 W, where the cone reaches Xmax unfiltered. 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 = 60.7–62.7

Single 2 Ohm · EBP 60.7Single 4 Ohm · EBP 62.7

At 60.7–62.7 the SPK-10S2 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

0.897 cu ft against an 11.7 L Vas.

α = Vas ÷ Vb = 0.46 · Fc = Fs√(α+1) = 47–51 Hz · Qtc = 0.69–0.72

Single 2 Ohm · Qtc 0.69, Fc 47 Hz, F3 47.4 HzSingle 4 Ohm · Qtc 0.72, Fc 51 Hz, F3 50.4 Hz

The box lifts resonance from 38.5–41.3 Hz free-air to 47–51 Hz and half power lands at 47.4–50.4 Hz, anechoic, before any cabin gain. Figures are AudioControl’s published parameters; Qes and Qms reproduce the printed Qts. This cabinet holds four drivers in two sealed chambers of 1.794 cubic feet, two drivers to a chamber, so each driver works into 0.897 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 14.0 mm — and a bigger one once a subsonic filter stops it wasting travel below the passband.

P_Xmax = 404–411 W per driver unfiltered → 513–552 W with a 25 Hz subsonic

Single 2 Ohm · 404 W, no filterSingle 4 Ohm · 411 W, no filterSingle 2 Ohm · 552 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octSingle 4 Ohm · 513 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octXmax 14.0 mm one-way

Every trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts that coil on 14.0 mm. Unfiltered that is 404 W per driver, reached first at 20 Hz. It sits under the 500 W the driver can take thermally, so the enclosure sets the ceiling, not the voice coil. 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 513 W per driver before hitting the same 14.0 mm. That is 27 percent more amplifier for the price of one filter setting.

Param	Value	Unit	Note
Fs	38.49 / 41.26	Hz	free-air resonance
Qts	0.575 / 0.579		Single 2 Ohm / Single 4 Ohm
Vas	11.72 / 13.83	L	equivalent compliance
Sd	314.0	cm²	effective piston area
Xmax	14	mm	one-way linear travel
Pe	500	W	continuous RMS
SPL	82.1	dB	1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S

Driver parameters as published by AudioControl SPK-10S2 / SPK-10S4 published specifications. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.

From the shop floor

Installer's take

Start with the size. 0.897 cubic feet per driver puts the Spike SPK-10 at Qtc 0.695, resonance 46.5 Hz, half power 47.4 Hz anechoic. One box serves Single 2 Ohm and Single 4 Ohm, so the depth is the one that keeps both closest to 0.707. One box serves every coil version: the Single 2 Ohm at Qtc 0.695, the Single 4 Ohm at Qtc 0.719.

Measure the base depth, not the top. This cabinet is 16.59 in deep where it meets the floor, 10.41 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 outer pair sits 2.58 in lower than the inner pair on purpose: that is how four 10.748 in frames fit across 44 in. The frames mount on the face rather than in a recess.

Impedance. SPK-10S2: wire for 2 ohms (each pair in series, both cups in parallel), the load most monoblocks are built to deliver full power into; 0.5 ohms is the other clean option (each pair in parallel, both cups in parallel). SPK-10S4: wire for 4 ohms (each 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 (each 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: 350 to 500 W RMS per driver is 1,400 to 2,000 W RMS across all 4. Set the 25 Hz subsonic to use the top of that range; without it keep each driver under 404 W. At 2,000 W the charging system is part of the install: alternator output, the big three, and a battery that holds voltage under load.

AudioControl'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 0.69.

Before you order

Questions

Does this fit the AudioControl Spike SPK-10, and its coil versions?

Yes. Each opening is cut to 9.250 in for the 10.748 in frame, and the 5.32 in deep motor clears the raked rear panel with 4.27 in to spare. Both coil versions share the frame, cutout and mounting depth; the alignment table lists each.

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

Why 0.897 cubic feet per driver, and what alignment does it target?

On AudioControl's published Fs 38.5 Hz, Qts 0.575 and Vas 11.7 liters, 0.897 cubic feet per driver gives Qtc 0.695, system resonance 46.5 Hz and half power 47.4 Hz.

One box serves Single 2 Ohm and Single 4 Ohm, so the depth is the one that keeps both closest to 0.707.

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

AudioControl rates the Spike SPK-10 at 500 watts RMS per driver. Recommended amplifier: 350 to 500 W RMS per driver, 1,400 to 2,000 W RMS for the full set of 4. The top of that range needs the 25 Hz subsonic; without it keep each driver under 404 W.

Each SPK-10S2 has a single 2 ohm voice coil. With the two drivers in each chamber in parallel and the two cups in parallel, the four present 0.5 ohms; with each pair in series and the cups in parallel, 2 ohms. Use the lower load only on an amplifier rated stable there. Each SPK-10S4 has a single 4 ohm voice coil. With the two drivers in each chamber in parallel and the two cups in parallel, the four present 1 ohm; with each pair in series and the cups in parallel, 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 16.59 deep at the base, tapering to 10.41 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: 0.897 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 47.4 Hz per driver with system resonance at 46.5 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 0.897 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 AudioControl Spike SPK-10 drivers. The cabinet is cut direct fit to them, not a general purpose 10 inch box.

Same series, same size