DC Audio Level 4

Subwoofer Description

The Level 4 m3 was designed to take even more power and get even louder than the m2. With fantastic power handling and smashing lows its hard to beat.

The Level 4 sub is a large triple stacked motor with a chrome top plate and T yoke yielding 23.5mm of X-Max.

Furthermore, you get the upgraded triple progressive spiders, cone, surround, 3" coil, cast basket, push terminals and upgraded lead wire sewn to the spider. This sub is rated at 1500w RMS and 3000w peak.

Key Features

• Extremely rigid non-pressed paper cone assembly

• Multilayered polymer foam surround

• Polypropylene dust cover with DC logo

• Triple 8” OD semi cup progressive roll spider

• Extra heavy duty interweaved tinsel lead wire sewn to spider

• Cast aluminum black frame / no invert mount

• FEA analyzed and optimized motor assembly – Fully CNC machined

• Rubber mounting gasket

• Chrome spring loaded push terminals

• 3” Hi-temp Aluminum voice coil wound on black anodized voice coil former 8 Layer Flat Wound

• Rubber magnet cover


T/S Parameters

M3 Level 4 Subwoofer 10" 12"
Mounting Depth 6.25" 6.75"
Mounting Hole Diameter 9.35" 11"
Outside Driver Diameter 11" 12.5"
VC Diameter 3.0" 3.0"
Displacement .16 ft³ .18 ft³
Power Handling rms/peak 1500/3000 1500/3000
Ohm Options d1/d2/d4 d1/d2/d4
Sd 324 cm² 418 cm²
Vas 12.42 L 27.38 L
Cms 0.085 Mm/n 0.085 Mm/n
Mms 184.5 g 207.5 g
Fs 40.2 Hz 37.9 Hz
Bl 19.18 N/A 19.18 N/A
Re 3.82 Ohm 3.82 Ohm
Le 3.78 mH 3.78 mH
Qms 7.77 8.24
Qes 0.49 0.52
Qts 0.461 0.489
Xmax 23.5mm 23.5mm
Ref SPL @1 watt 84 db 86.4 db
Suggest Sealed Box .75 ft³ 1.0 ft³
Suggested Ported Box 1.0 ft³ 1.5 ft³
M3 Level 4 Subwoofer 15" 18"
Mounting Depth 8" 9.5"
Mounting Hole Diameter 14.0" 16.75"
Outside Driver Diameter 15.7" 18.5"
VC Diameter 3.0" 3.0"
Displacement .21 ft³ .26 ft³
Power Handling rms/peak 1500/3000 1500/3000
Ohm Options d1/d2/d4 d1/d2/d4
Sd 823 cm² 1217 cm²
Vas 80.16 L 175.29 L
Cms 0.085 Mm/n 0.085 Mm/n
Mms 318.5 g 427 g
Fs 30.6 Hz 26.4 Hz
Bl 19.18 N/A 19.18 N/A
Re 3.82 Ohm 3.82 Ohm
Le 3.78 mH 3.78 mH
Qms 10.2 11.82
Qes 0.644 0.746
Qts 0.60 0.701
Xmax 23.5mm 23.5mm
Ref SPL @1 watt 87.4 db 88.2 db
Suggest Sealed Box 2.0 ft³ 3.5 ft³
Suggested Ported Box 3.0 ft³ 5.5 ft³

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Overview Video

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Level 4 Unboxing Video

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