DC Audio Level 5 Elite 18" Subwoofer

Hand-built in the USA, the DC Audio Level 5 Elite 18" Subwoofer is a competition-grade driver designed for ground-pounding bass, featuring the M6 Elite (2025 release) with a 3.5" hi-temp aluminum voice coil and LR cone/surround. It handles 3500 Watts RMS and 7000 Watts peak, with a 7–14 day build time to ensure premium construction and consistency.

• Power handling: 3500 Watts RMS / 7000 Watts peak — supports sustained high-power bass without immediate thermal limiting, useful in aggressive SPL builds.
• Cone material: Kraft pulp fiber reinforced cone — provides stiffness and durability for controlled cone movement at high excursions.
• Surround: Wide long-throw foam surround — enables greater excursion while maintaining linear travel and reliability.
• Dust cover: Dome polypropylene dust cover with White DC logo — protects the motor while keeping a low-resonance path for the air load.
• Spider assembly: 10" OD Spiders — larger spider area improves voice-coil control and stability under heavy bass demand.
• Frame: Cast DC Series aluminum black frame — rigid, thermally capable chassis for consistent behavior and cooling.
• Motor and manufacture: FEA analyzed and optimized motor assembly – Fully CNC machined — precise tolerances yield repeatable performance and better heat handling.
• Direct leads: 8 AWG OFC Direct Leads — high current capability with reduced voltage drop during big transients.
• Voice coil: 3.5" 8-layer hi-temp aluminum voice coil on a black anodized former — high excursion capacity with effective heat dissipation.
• Impedance options: Ohm Options: d.7/d1/d2/d4 — flexibility to match multiple amplifiers and enclosure designs.
• Key dimensions: Outside diameter 18.5", mounting depth 12.75", mounting hole diameter 16.90", VC diameter 3.5" — essential fitment data for enclosure planning on the 18" model.
• Reference performance: Ref SPL @ 1W/1m: 90.4 dB — baseline sensitivity to guide amp and enclosure choices.
• Displacement: 0.26 ft³ — indicates air moved at peak excursion, informing enclosure size and bass output expectations.

Benefits: This 18" Level 5 Elite is built for high-power, high-excursion builds and excels in SPL lanes while still delivering deep lows. The combination of a reinforced cone, large 10" spiders, machined cooling vents, and a CNC motor assembly provides robust heat management and precise control under punishing bass bursts, making it well-suited for competition-grade enclosures and demanding daily-use systems alike.