Proline X
Performance Optimized Down Fire Sealed 10" Enclosure | Prodigy NB2-10
SKU: PO 10-S DF NB2
- Alignment: 0.96 cu ft net, Qtc 0.640, Fc 42.7 Hz, F3 47.2 Hz, a well damped sealed alignment below the maximally flat reference
- Driver: Prodigy NB2-10D4 (DVC 4Ω), 350W RMS / 700W peak, 14mm Xmax at 70% BL, 5.625" mounting depth
- Build: Proline X V-groove and dado joinery, double-layer 1.5" front baffle with flush outer recess, milled magnet relief, 12g OFC side-mounted terminal cup
- Cabinet: 30"W x 15"D x 7.25"H measured in down fire position, square corners
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Performance Optimized Down Fire Sealed 10" Enclosure | Prodigy NB2-10
Proline X Performance Optimized Down Fire 10" Sealed
Cut and tuned for the Prodigy NB2-10D4
Performance, Performance Optimized, and Micro
Proline X builds three tiers of Down Fire enclosure. The difference is not finish or materials, it is whether the cabinet was designed for a category or for a driver, and how much of the fitting work is already done for you.
| Performance | Performance Optimized | Micro Series | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitment | Universal. Accepts any subwoofer that clears the published cutout and mounting depth. | Woofer specific. Cut for one named subwoofer, with cutout, mounting depth, magnet clearance and displacement drawn in CAD from that driver. | Woofer specific. Cut for one named subwoofer. |
| Footprint | Sized to the driver diameter. 24.5 by 13.5 inches on the 10 inch. | Shared 30 by 15 inch platform on most builds, with cabinet height as the variable. A few drivers need a wider or deeper platform. | Compact per driver footprint. 21.5 by 14.5 inches on the 10 inch. |
| Front baffle | Single, 3/4 inch. | Double, 1.5 inch, outer layer machined as a flush recess. | Double, 1.5 inch. |
| Driver mounting | Solid flange. You drill your own mounting holes. | 8/32 threaded inserts, stainless machine screws included. | 8/32 threaded inserts, stainless machine screws included. |
| Joinery | V-groove and dado, CNC cut. | V-groove and dado, CNC cut, perimeter cross brace. | Stack fab, dowel reinforced. |
| Published alignment | Modeled Qtc profiles across a range of drivers. No single response curve. | A real predicted Qtc and F3 for that exact driver, calculated from its own Thiele-Small parameters. | Target alignment described in the listing. |
| Carpet | Gray standard, black optional. | Plush black. | Plush black. |
| Warranty | 1 year limited. | 1 year limited. | 2 years. |
Feet ship with every tier, uninstalled on purpose. Mount them where your floor wants them for a down fire install, or leave them off and run the cabinet front firing or up firing. The orientation is yours to choose.
This page is a Performance Optimized enclosure. The airspace, the cutout and the cabinet height all come from the Prodigy NB2-10D4's own published numbers. A Performance box fits your subwoofer. A Performance Optimized box was built for it.
Built Around the NB2-10D4
Nothing about this cabinet is generic. The baffle is bored to the NB2-10D4's 9.250 inch cutout, the internal height is set by its 5.625 inch mounting depth, and a 3/8 inch relief is milled into the panel opposite the baffle so the motor clears with half an inch to spare.
The driver earns that effort. It is a dual 4-ohm ten rated 350 watts RMS and 700 watts peak, with 14mm of one-way Xmax at 70% BL. A 2.0 inch four-layer copper voice coil rides a black aluminum former inside a double-stacked magnet motor, behind a reinforced paper cone on a cotton-blend spider. The tinsel leads are stitched to the spider, which is the detail that prevents the ticking unstitched leads develop at high excursion. Cooling is a center pole vent plus radial backplate holes.
Published Thiele-Small figures: Fs 34.295 Hz, Qts 0.514, Qes 0.611, Qms 3.24, Vas 21.054 liters, Mms 165.223 g, BL 20.11 T/m, Re 6.1 ohms, sensitivity 84.2 dB at 1W/1m. Overall frame diameter is 10.375 inches.
Net Volume, Not Gross
We build this cabinet at 0.96 cubic feet net from 1.07 gross, after panel thickness, bracing and the driver's published 0.11 cubic feet of displacement are accounted for. Prodigy recommends 0.65 cubic feet sealed for this driver.
The difference is a fitment consequence, not a preference. The double baffle recovers 3/4 inch because the outer layer is a flush recess and the driver bolts to the inner layer, the milled relief recovers another 3/8 inch, and half an inch of clearance stays behind the motor vent. Even after all of that the minimum internal height lands at 5 inches, which works out to 0.96 net on a 30 by 15 inch footprint. A 0.65 cubic foot cabinet cannot physically contain this driver.
True net, not marketing net. Internal volume is calculated from the machined cavity dimensions and the driver's published displacement, not estimated from external dimensions minus wall thickness.
The oversizing lands in your favor. At Prodigy's 0.65 figure this driver sits near Qtc 0.72. At 0.96 it lands at Qtc 0.640, Fc 42.7 Hz, and a predicted F3 of 47.2 Hz. That is the lowest Qtc of any enclosure in the Proline X Down Fire line: below the maximally flat reference, with a gentler rolloff slope, lower group delay and tighter transient control. Firing down into the floor, that rolloff meets rising cabin gain below 60 Hz, so in-car response extends well below the anechoic figure.
Down Fire Construction
Cut with V-groove and dado joinery on our ShopSabre routers from Langboard Elite 3/4 inch MDF. Every panel joint is a machined interlocking groove that mechanically locks before adhesive is applied, which keeps the cabinet airtight under sustained pressure cycling. Perimeter cross-bracing and pre-installed polyfill complete the build. Corners are square on Down Fire cabinets. External dimensions are 30 inches wide by 15 inches deep by 7.25 inches high, measured in the down fire position.
Double Baffle, Flush Recess
The front baffle is 1.5 inches, two bonded 3/4 inch sheets, with the outer layer machined as a flush recess so the driver bolts to the inner layer. That recovers 3/4 inch of internal clearance.
Side-Mounted Terminal Cup
Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite cup with stainless hardware and copper ring terminals, pre-wired in 12 gauge OFC. Side mounted so it stays accessible with the baffle facing the floor.
Milled Magnet Relief
A 3/8 inch deep relief is milled into the panel opposite the baffle, directly behind the motor, with a half inch minimum kept clear behind the magnet vent. That is what lets a 5.625 inch driver live in a 7.25 inch cabinet.
Power and Warranty
Prodigy rates the NB2-10D4 at 350 watts RMS and 700 watts peak. Set gains for 250 to 350 watts RMS. The coils are dual 4-ohm, so final impedance is set at the driver: 2 ohms with the coils in parallel, 8 ohms in series. Confirm your amplifier is stable at the load you choose before powering the system.
Mounting hardware is 8/32 threaded inserts with stainless steel machine screws, included. The enclosure carries a 1 year limited warranty. Bring your own Prodigy NB2-10D4; the driver is purchased separately.
Cut for the Driver, Not the Catalog
Every Proline X Performance Optimized cabinet is machined to one driver's published cutout, mounting depth and displacement, then built one at a time in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
| Series | Proline X Performance Optimized Down Fire |
| Driver-Specific Fitment | Prodigy NB2-10D4 (DVC 4Ω) |
| Enclosure Type | Sealed | Down Fire Geometry | Floor-Coupled |
| Baffle Configuration | Down Firing - Driver Fires Toward Floor |
| External Width | 30 Inches |
| External Depth | 15 Inches |
| External Height | 7.25 Inches |
| Dimension Reference | All External Dimensions Measured In Down Fire Position |
| Internal Volume (Gross) | 1.07 Cubic Feet |
| Internal Volume (Net After Displacement) | 0.96 Cubic Feet |
| Prodigy Recommended Sealed Volume | 0.65 Cubic Feet (See FAQ On Why This Cabinet Is Larger) |
| Target System Qtc | 0.640 (Well Damped | Lowest In The Down Fire Line) |
| Predicted Fc | 42.7 Hz |
| Predicted F3 | 47.2 Hz |
| Driver Fs | 34.295 Hz |
| Driver Qts | 0.514 |
| Driver Qes / Qms | 0.611 / 3.24 |
| Driver Vas | 21.054 Liters / 0.744 Cubic Feet |
| Driver Mms | 165.223 g |
| Driver Cms | 139.032 µm/N |
| Driver BL | 20.11 T/m |
| Driver Re | 6.1 Ohm |
| Driver Xmax | 14mm (One-Way at 70% BL) |
| Driver Displacement | 0.11 Cubic Feet (Published by Prodigy) |
| Driver Sensitivity | 84.2 dB (1W/1m) |
| Driver Power Handling | 350 Watts RMS / 700 Watts Peak |
| Driver Voice Coil | 2.0 in | 4-Layer Copper | Black Aluminum Former |
| Driver Motor | Double-Stacked Magnet | Center Pole Vent + Radial Backplate Holes |
| Driver Overall Diameter | 10.375 Inches (Prodigy Spec) |
| Mounting Depth Required | 5.625 Inches (Prodigy Spec) |
| Cutout Diameter | 9.250 Inches (Prodigy Spec) |
| Motor Clearance | 0.5 Inch Minimum Behind Magnet Vent |
| Magnet Relief | 3/8" Deep Milled Relief In Opposite Panel For Motor Clearance |
| Material | Langboard Elite 3/4" MDF |
| Construction | ShopSabre CNC / Perimeter Cross-Brace |
| Joinery | V-Groove and Dado (CNC-Cut) |
| Front Baffle Construction | Double-Layer 1.5" MDF | Outer Layer Flush Recess, Driver Mounts To Inner Layer |
| Corner Profile | Square (Down Fire Series Standard) |
| Mounting Hardware | 8/32 Threaded Inserts | Stainless Steel Machine Screws Included |
| Voice Coil Configuration | Dual 4-Ohm | 2Ω Parallel or 8Ω Series At The Driver |
| Terminal Cup | Proline X ABS/Carbon Fiber Composite | Side Mounted | 12g OFC Pre-Wired |
| Damping | Polyfill Pre-Installed |
| Recommended Power | 250-350 Watts RMS (Prodigy Rated: 350W RMS) |
| Carpet Finish | Plush Black |
| Bundle Options | Enclosure Only (Bring Your Own Prodigy NB2-10D4) |
| Warranty | 1-Year Limited (Enclosure) |
| Manufactured | Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA |
01Is it a sealed driver?
Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.
02What the box does to it
0.96 cu ft against a 21.1 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 14.0 mm — and a bigger one once a subsonic filter stops it wasting travel below the passband.
| Param | Value | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fs | 34.30 | Hz | free-air resonance |
| Qts | 0.514 | D4 | |
| Vas | 21.05 | L | equivalent compliance |
| Sd | 328.4 | cm² | effective piston area |
| Xmax | 14 | mm | one-way linear travel |
| Pe | 350 | W | continuous RMS |
| SPL | 83.3 | dB | 1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S |
Driver parameters as published by prodigyaudio.com product page; Sd derived from Vas and Cms. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.
Built From a Spec Sheet, Not a Sales Sheet
Every Proline X Performance Series enclosure is CNC-cut from Langboard Elite MDF, 3/4" (18mm) panels produced to published mill specifications. Most enclosure manufacturers source generic MDF without published data. We can tell you the internal bond rating, the modulus of elasticity, the modulus of rupture, and the face and edge screw holding strength for every panel in this enclosure, because we chose the material based on those numbers, not on price or availability.
Langboard Elite is produced in the United States. The specifications below are pulled directly from Langboard's published mill data and are verifiable. This is the same panel stock used in our full Proline X lineup.
Langboard Elite MDF: Published Mill Data
| Property | Value | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Panel Stock | Langboard Elite MDF | Named, verifiable panel source, not generic "high-density MDF" |
| Thickness | 3/4" (18mm) | Industry standard for subwoofer enclosures; panels below this flex under pressure |
| Density | 48.5 lbs/ft³ | Higher density = less porosity, better screw retention, reduced resonance |
| Internal Bond | 200 psi | Measures resistance to delamination under sustained internal pressure. The most enclosure-relevant spec on this sheet |
| Modulus of Rupture (MOR) | 4,200 psi | Bending strength before the panel breaks, relevant for larger unsupported baffle spans |
| Modulus of Elasticity (MOE) | 410,000 psi | Stiffness under load; higher MOE means less panel flex under bass pressure, less resonance |
| Face Screw Holding | 325 lbs | How firmly the panel surface holds a screw; critical for baffle joint integrity over time |
| Edge Screw Holding | 250 lbs | Panel edge retention, relevant for every joint that isn't face-to-face |
200 psi: The Number That Actually Matters for Enclosures
The internal bond rating measures how well the MDF panel resists delamination under sustained pressure applied perpendicular to the face. In a subwoofer enclosure, every bass transient generates a pressure pulse that pushes outward on every panel simultaneously. A panel that begins to delaminate internally loses stiffness gradually. The symptoms are slow: a box that starts to sound softer, less defined, less punchy over months of use. 200 psi internal bond is the spec that determines how long this enclosure holds its acoustic integrity under daily use at real power levels.
410,000 psi MOE: Less Flex, Less Resonance
The modulus of elasticity measures panel stiffness, its resistance to bending under load. A stiffer panel flexes less under the pressure generated by a high-excursion driver at volume. Panel flex is a source of acoustic coloration: the panel itself begins to radiate sound at its own resonant frequency, adding distortion to the output. 410,000 psi stiffness combined with V-groove and dado joinery means the panels stay rigid and the bracing controls resonance at the structure level, not the panel level. The bass you hear comes from the driver, not the box.
325 lb Face / 250 lb Edge: Joints That Stay Locked
Screw holding strength determines how firmly the panel grips a fastener at the face and at the edge. This matters most at the baffle joint, where the front panel meets the side panels and where the driver is mounted. A panel with low screw holding strength allows fasteners to loosen over time under vibration, leading to air gaps at the joint and loss of acoustic seal. 325 lb face screw holding strength means the baffle hardware stays put. Combined with dado joinery and adhesive, the front panel on a Proline X Performance Series enclosure is not going anywhere.
Named Panel Stock: Not "Premium MDF"
The phrase "premium MDF" or "high-density MDF" appears on marketing copy for enclosures across every price point, from $40 to $400. It is not a specification. It is a description with no defined standard. Langboard Elite is a named, sourced, mill-documented product with published data. We name it in our copy because naming it holds us accountable to the spec. You can look up Langboard Elite independently, verify the numbers on this page, and confirm you are getting what we say you are getting. That is the point.
Why Proline X?
Most enclosures are built to a price point. Proline X is built to a spec. Every box starts with published-data MDF, gets CNC-cut to exact internal volume, and is assembled by hand in our Tennessee facility. The difference shows up in the measurements, and in how the box holds up two years into daily use.
CNC-Cut to Spec
Panels are machine-cut on ShopSabre CNC routers and joined with V-groove and dado joinery. Consistent geometry, no hand-cut variance, no gaps at the joints.
Handcrafted in USA
Hand-assembled at our facility in Tullahoma, TN. Every enclosure is inspected before it ships.
Tuned to the Build
Internal volume and port geometry are calculated to spec and CNC-cut to exact dimensions. The box performs the same way every time.
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