Specs

10DQVD 12DQVD 15LSVD 15DQVD

Model 8DQVDD 10LSVDD 12LSVDD 8SQVDD
D D D D
30.25" x 36" x
30.25" x 30" x
27" x 15" 19" x 17.25" x 32" x 19" 16.25" x 17"
17" x 12" 14.75" x 48" x 24"
x 12.75" 13.75" 15.75" x 18" x 12.25"
(w/o 14.75" (w/o x 18" (w/o
(w/o (w/o (w/o (w/o (w/o
Dimensi cardboard cardboard) cardboard)
cardboard) cardboard cardboard) cardboard cardboard) -
ons: in ) - 31.25" - 31" x - 49" x
- 28" x 16" ) - 31.25" - 37" x ) - 33" x 17.25" x 18"
x 18" x 15.75" x 25" x 19"
x 13.75" x 20" x 18.25" x 20" x 19" x 13.25"
13" 15.75" (w/cb)
(w/cb) 14.75" 16.75" (w/cb) (w/cb)
(w/cb) (w/cb)
(w/cb) (w/cb)
41.28 x
76.84 x 68.58 x 76.84 x 81.28 x 121.92 x 43.18 x
76.2 x 91.44 x
43.18 x 38.1 x 48.26 x 48.26 x 60.96 x 31.12 cm
37.47 x 43.82 x
30.48 cm 32.39 cm 34.93 cm 45.72 cm 45.72 cm (w/o
37.47 (w/o 40.01 (w/o
(w/o (w/o (w/o (w/o (w/o cardboard) -
Dimensi cardboard) cardboard)
cardboard cardboard) cardboard cardboard cardboard) 43.82 x
ons: mm - 78.74 x - 93.98 x
) - 79.38 x - 71.12 x ) - 79.38 x ) - 83.82 - 124.46 x 45.72 x
40.01 x 46.36 x
45.72 x 40.64 x 50.8 x x 50.8 x 63.5 x 33.66 cm
40.01 42.55
33.02 cm 34.93 cm 37.47 cm 48.26 cm 48.26 cm (w/cb)
(w/cb) (w/cb)
(w/cb) (w/cb) (w/cb) (w/cb) (w/cb)
Specs
Model LE-M08d LE-M10d LE-M12d
Driver Size 8" 10" 12"
Watts RMS 250-500 250-500 250-500
VCD 2 2 2
Impedance D2 D2 D2
Dimensions: in 17.25 x 10.5 x 9.5 19 x 11 x 12 20 x 15 x 12
Dimensions: mm 438 x 266 x 241 482 x 279 x 304 510 x 380 x 305
Box Sizes for High Efficiency Subwoofer Systems
^ft = cubic feet | sq” = square inch
All volumes listed are after vent, and subwoofer displacement; a.k.a. NET volume
This chart is for tuning boxes in the 35-40Hz range.
Volume Number & Size of Drivers Port Area & Length
0.35^ft (1) 6.5″ 5.25 sq” vent x 24.5″ long
0.50^ft (1-2) 6.5″ 7.0 sq” vent x 24″ long
0.75^ft (2) 6.5″ or (1) 8″ 11.25 sq” vent x 23.5″ long
1.00^ft (2-3) 6.5″ or (1) 8″ 15.0 sq” vent x 23″ long
1.25^ft (3-4) 6.5″ or (1) 8″ or (1) 10″ 20.0 sq” vent x 29″ long
1.50^ft (3-4) 6.5″ or (2) 8″ or (1) 10″ 24.0 sq” vent x 28.5″ long
1.75^ft (4) 6.5″ or (2) 8″ or (1) 12″ 28.0 sq” vent x 28″ long
2.00^ft (4) 6.5″ or (2) 8″ or (1) 12″ 32.0 sq” vent x 27.5″ long
2.25^ft (2-3) 8″ or (1) 12″ 36.0 sq” vent x 27″ long
2.50^ft (3) 8″ or (2) 10″ or (1) 12″ 40.0 sq” vent x 26.5″ long
2.75^ft (3) 8″ or (2) 10″ or (1) 12″ 44.0 sq” vent x 26.5″ long
3.00^ft (3-4) 8″ or (2) 10″ or (1) 15″ 48.0 sq” vent x 26″ long
3.25^ft (3-4) 8″ or (1) 15″ 52.0 sq” vent x 25.5″ long
3.50^ft (3-4) 8″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ 56.0 sq” vent x 25.5″ long
3.75^ft (3-4) 8″ or (3) 10″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ 60.0 sq” vent x 25″ long
4.00^ft (4) 8″ or (3) 10″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ 64.0 sq” vent x 24.5″ long
4.25^ft (4) 8″ or (3) 10″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ 68.0 sq” vent x 24.5″ long
4.50^ft (4) 8″ or (3) 10″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ 72.0 sq” vent x 24″ long
4.75^ft (4) 8″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ 76.0 sq” vent x 23.5″ long
5.00^ft (4) 8″ or 10″ or (2) 12″ or (1) 15″ or 18″ 80.0 sq” vent x 23.5″ long
5.25^ft (4) 10″ or (2-3) 12″ or (1) 18″ 84.0 sq” vent x 23″ long
5.50^ft (4) 10″ or (2-3) 12″ or (1) 18″ 88.0 sq” vent x 23″ long
5.75^ft (4) 10″ or (3) 12″ or (1) 18″ 92.0 sq” vent x 22.5″ long
6.00^ft (4) 10″ or (3) 12″ or (2) 15″ or (1) 18″ 96.0 sq” vent x 22″ long
…… …… ……
8.00^ft (3-4) 12″ or (2) 15″ or (1) 21″ 128.0 sq” vent x 20″ long

1. Any available space larger than above chart, simply use the chart to determine what multiples of
subwoofers you can choose from.
2. The above info and chart works with all DD Series woofers.
3. We recommend to allow at least several weeks of playing time to break in DD Woofers, full
break in may take many months. DO NOT play subwoofers at max amplifier power in the first
couple of days, give the suspensions a chance to loosen up. As the suspension breaks in, the
subs will play lower and louder.
4. After you give the woofers a chance to break in (you’ll know when this happens because the
woofers will be playing lower and louder) you can start to look at port changes to alter the
sound to your personal taste and your vehicles acoustic loading conditions.

WHY GO PORTED?
The DDport was developed with the DDbox to increase the overall efficiency of the system and
broaden the power response curve as discussed previously. In order to keep a 3-1 ratio of cone area to
port area, use the following formula:
16 square inches of port area per cubic foot of box volume, make the port 18-20 inches deep. The port
is tuned to the box volume, not the subs.
This generally tunes the box to the upper 30Hz area, with the vehicle transfer function extending the
frequency another 10-12Hz or so. This is the most popular all purpose tuning.
If the system is primarily playing bass tracks and electronically massaged music, extend the port length
in the 24-28 inch length. The box will lose a little upper frequency response while adding extending the
low frequencies.
Once you determine how much space you have available, divide the sub(s) into that space. Don’t cram
the space, its better to error on the big side than the small side. A 10″ sub will outperform a 12″ sub if
the space isn’t big enough.
The proper combination of a vented enclosure coupled to a driver that is suited for this application can
give a substantial increase in output for a given input power and yield outstanding SQ. A vented
enclosure has increased output due to the fact that it has an increased effective radiating area.

Box Design Steps

Getting Started
This 4 step process will show how to design a subwoofer system for your vehicle. For many, this seems
like a daunting challenge for mathematicians and alchemists, blending the acoustic voodoo arts with
the Pythagorean Theorem. Its really not that hard, and before you bail on the idea in favor of calling on
someone to do the work for you, read on a bit and have some fun designing your own system.
The benefit of doing the design yourself is you get to call all the shots; you get the system done like
you really want. We have spent years working on the acoustic/enclosure design of the equation, leaving
you to enjoy the creative side of your system design.
Our DDBox system takes all the guesswork out of the sound produced, just follow the size/port charts
and formulas. Keep in mind that airspace is what makes the bass. Follow the hyperlinks for more in-
depth tech sections.
As discussed in the DDBox tech page, DD woofers are built specifically for duty in the DDBox system,
the woofers and boxes were developed together to extract the highest efficiency from a given box
volume.
Don’t start the process with a predetermined idea of what sub size is best, just because your cousin
heard a system when he was on vacation at his Uncle Lewey’s house and caught a ride with a guy who
heard a system once that blew the rear tire off a car with a 6×9 in a cigar box, doesn’t mean 6x9s are
the only speaker to design your system around (not cigar boxes).
Let the size and shape of the box determine the quantity and size of the subs.

Step 1: Measuring for the Box

You will need to determine where in the car you can put the subwoofer enclosure and the general
amount of space you are willing to give up for the enclosure. Everyone hauls around different stuff, and
your type of stuff should be taken into consideration as the system is layed out.
Once you have picked the perfect sub spot, you’ll need to determine the height(H), width(W) and
depth(D) of the available space. These three dimensions will determine what sub possibilities can be
used.
If you measured out a box, say, 13 high, 32 wide and 10 inches deep, you can pretty much rule out the
use of 18″ and 15″ subwoofers. This is known as the Karloffsenson Paradox, the famous Swedish
engineer who determined the optimum meatball size for a given cooking pot while desiring a much
larger meatball, he went on to invent meatloaf and his paradox subsequently goes pretty much
unnoticed. But, the points still remain that once you define your space, the subs geometry must fit the
box and bigger woofers don’t make bigger sound if the box volume is not correct.
Now, in the self-important minority of the world, we use a measuring system based on an old dude’s
foot, divided into 12 equal pieces, called inches, because it didn’t make sense to divide things by 10. It
was decided to then further chop these inches in half, and half again, and half again until the numbers
get uncomfortably large, or small, however you look at it. This is known as the Imperial System,
implying a very important foot was measured and worthy then of unquestioning blind support for
centuries to come.
If you are from the self-important majority of the world, you might be using a measuring system
developed in France, if you really need more reason to stick with dividing some guys foot into fractions
of pieces……, if not, then you’ve decided to measure in metres divided my millies and orders of
magnitude therein. To convert the superior imperial measurements to Vulcan like metrics, multiply
inches by 2.54 for centimeters and for cubic feet, 28.3 liters per cubic foot.

Step 2: Calculate the Airspace

Space is a three dimensional thing, so we need three dimensions H x W x D, multiplied to calculate
volume.
Step 2.1:
We want to know the airspace inside of the box, because that is the amount of air that will be connected
to the subwoofers. The box will be made out of some kind of structural material, commonly from wood
because it is a renewable resource and we are environmentally responsible. It is also a fairly cheap
resource due to many governmental subsidies and controversial forestry regulations which are
responsible for all the forests of neatly rowed trees making trekking life easier on all the furry animals.
We must un-calculate the wall thickness from the outer dimensions, 3/4″( or three quarters of an inch
for the metric thinkers. The little dash dashes are the symbol for an inch, not misplaced accent marks to
make the pronunciation of the vowel A into a different A sound. To make the math easier on a
calculator, we convert the fractions of an inch to a decimal equivalent, the true superiority of the
Imperial system starts to show, dividing 3 by 4 to get — 0.75″) wood being the most common thickness
for enclosures. Our above box, 13H x 32W x 10D would need 1.5″ taken out per dimension, leaving
11.5H x 30.5W x 8.5D, representing the dimensions of the airspace residing in the enclosure.
We now multiply, 11.5″ x 30.5″ x 8.5″ = 2,981.375, to come up with cubic inches.
Step 2.2:
We want to convert cubic inches to cubic feet because this lets us use a smaller number, and smaller
numbers are easier to use. A cubic foot, as defined by the Mendenhall Order in 1893, is 12″H x 12″W x
12″D.
Multiplying, 12″x12″x12″= 1728 cubic inches, which is the number of coinhabiting cubic inches that
reside inside a box with aforementioned dimensions. If you are an advocate or begrudging user of the
Imperial system, this 1728 number is worth remembering. It gets used a lot.
Now, divide our inner box volume by 1728 to gain the cubic foot equivalent;
2981.375/1728=1.72533275. Remember, accuracy to 8 decimal places is excruciatingly unnecessary, 2
places will do nicely. If there are metric guys still following along, you can use all 8 if you want to.
Our box has 1.73 cubic feet of airspace residing inside the enclosure walls.

Step 3: Converting Gross to Net Volume After Speaker and Port Displacements
Net volume is the amount of airspace after subtracting the volume of air occupied by the woofer and
port. This is the amount of airspace with which the port is calculated. How is this done without
knowing the volume of the port and sub(s)? Is this another, which came first, the chicken or the egg? It
is, unlike estimating the timing sequence of evolutionary or whimsical spontaneous creation, we can
estimate occupied volumes based on many cases of fixed calculations and come up with a pretty close
percentage.
The occupied volume of the port and woofer, for 40Hz tuning and 35Hz tuning, are approximately 18%
and 23% respectively. The larger 23% number for 35Hz tuning representing the longer port length for
lower tuning, the longer port takes up more of the inner volume.
Multiplying the numbers from our box:
For 40 Hz tuning, 1.73cuft x 0.82 = 1.42 cubic feet of net volume.
For 35 Hz tuning: 1.73cuft x .77 = 1.33 cubic feet of net volume
Port area for a DDBox is 16″ of port area, per cubic foot. See “Why Go Ported”.
Using the 40 Hz tuning example, 1.42cuft x 16″ = 22.72 square inches of port area
Keep in mind that a 10% variation in port area will not be audible so there is a tolerance of plus or
minus 2 square inches.

Step 4: Port Length

The sound of the system is somewhat tunable via changes to the port length. As we learned in the Why
Go Ported section, the port area needs to be in proper ratio to the cone area, so the DDBox system uses
variations to the port length as primary means of tuning frequency mods.
Refer to the DDBox site chart to 23″ long. This will enable a DDBox/sub combo to have effective bass
response in the car, down into the low 30s. The DDBox plays all types of music very well and is a
perfect tune to begin advanced dial in of your system after the subs break in.
The “break-in” period refers to the time it takes for the speaker’s spiders to loosen up, allowing more
excursion. We build speakers with very strong suspensions so they can be enjoyed for years, as they
loosen, the bass will become deeper and louder.
After the break-in, the tuning frequency can be lowered by adding length to the port, try 4 inch
increments. Conversely, the tuning can be raised by shortening the port.
Step 4.1: Variations on tuning
Some users have specific, frequency enhanced, types of music they like to play. Some even like the
way body panels, windshields and non-cartilage types of body parts flex to the beat, some cars offer a
complete beat down to those occupants. These applications might skip straight to a longer port length,
adding 6 inches to the tuning frequency charts. Some upper frequency response in the 60-80Hz range
may be affected.
This added port length also works well for applications where there is poor acoustic loading in the
vehicle, or in open room applications like DJ systems and home applications. The increased port mass
helps to enhance the low frequency extension.
Some users would like to cut down on box volume knowing their DD system exceeds their dynamic
range expectations. The port area can be reduced by 25%, to 12 square inches per cubic foot and using
the lower range of DDBox sizes for a given subwoofer diameter. There is a slight sacrifice in maximum
output but some very compact designs can sound amazing if calculated correctly.

Compact Size Box Plans

The Compact Box Recommendation is for when a DD user has limited space, due to physical
dimension limitations. If room for life has to be made along with the necessity for serious bass, the
Compact Box Recommendation is the one for you. Remember, these drawings are just designs to base
your enclosure on. These will work in 95% of even small sedan trunks.
These boxes are absolutely great for all types of music playback with plenty of low end response to
give your tracks a more than live feel. Bass guitar, keyboards and drums will bring dramatic impact to
the daily drive.
This box is a little less efficient than our Full Size Box; where the lowest octave plays stronger with
low frequency enhanced bass. There is no substitute for cubic inches when it comes to making body
flex demos. If you are after max energy, you are probably not looking for single sub applications
anyway.
For standard to metric conversion, simply multiply dimensions by 2.54 to get units of centimeters. To
convert cubic feet to litres, multiply volume by 28.316.

Full Size Box Plans

The Full Size Box Recommendation is for when a DD user’s system output takes priority over cargo
capacity. The Full Size Box is more efficient down where modern Hip Hop and Bass CDs are going.
Those that enjoy the virtues of singular sine-wave sinus cavitation experiments will benefit from the
full size cans. If you’ve got the room and are willing to spare it, this is the size we recommend. A cool
bonus is that you’ll draw a little less current from your amp…..call it…..”the green box”. Leave a
smaller carbon footprint and all that good stuff.
For standard to metric conversion, simply multiply dimensions by 2.54 to get units of centimeters. To
convert cubic feet to liters, multiply volume by 28.316.