However, they will certainly accept up to 8 gauge cable, or spade terminals if you prefer. The surround is attached to the cone with both adhesives and stitching, again to maximize durability under extreme conditions.Įlectrical connections are made via the ubiquitous, but convenient spring loaded binding posts, but in this case, they are spaced too far apart to accept a traditional double banana plug. The low compliance foam surround is an extra tall design to accommodate large excursion travel. The cone of the woofer takes an old-school, but tried and true approach, with a black, non-pressed paper cone and a convex dustcap. It would appear that the American Bass XFL1244 is built to take some real hard hitting abuse! The triple spiders outer diameters are anchored to the woofers frame by a special synthetic spider landing. The aluminum voice coil former connects to the suspension via a three layer progressive type spider, which is made from black Nomex and incorporates the voice coil tinsel leads between the layers. The top plate and bumped bottom plate of the motor assembly are also black anodized to aid in heat dissipation. It uses a cast aluminum basket for strength and rigidity, and the motor assembly alone weighs over 14 pounds! Inside the magnetic assembly is a 3-inch copper voice coil, which is wound on a black anodized former for improved heat dissipation and maximum reliability.
The American Bass XFL1244 is a 12-inch dual 4-ohm voice coil subwoofer with a continuous power rating of 1,000 watts. And then when I saw that it sells in the USA for only $249 bucks, ($299 in Canada) I was really curious to see just how well it would do when I began to test and abuse it. Weighing in at just over 35 pounds, you can tell just by picking it up that American Bass wasn’t fooling around when they designed this bad boy. With a reputation for producing low and loud bass, and the ability to handle extreme amounts of power, I was looking forward to putting it to the test here in the lab.īefore we even got this subwoofer out of the box, I’d realized the American Bass XFL1244 is a very serious woofer indeed.
American bass xfl no subsonic filter series#
We recently got our hands on one of their rugged XFL series woofers, specifically the XFL1244. Established back in 1991, and based in Maple Heights Ohio, the folks at American Bass are no strangers to the SPL contest winners circles having set records in dB Drag Racing, USACi, and MECA competitions. The XFL's specially designed subwoofer executes power and sound that leaves the competition far behind.If you are into SPL or follow the exploits of any of the top competitors in the various SPL contests, you’re probably very familiar with the name American Bass. The XFL series has set many world records at different competition arenas.
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