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Performance Optimized Down Fire Sealed 12" Enclosure Ground Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT · Single 12" Sealed enclosure

Net volume
1.34 cu ft after the brace and the driver displacement
Max mounting depth
3.66 in required, 4.41 in clearance above the motor
External dimensions
30.00 in W × 8.82 in in the down fire position H × 15.00 in D
Front baffle
1.5 in double baffle, outer layer machined as a flush recess
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Ground Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLATBuy at Audio Intensity
  • Alignment: 1.34 cu ft net, Qtc 0.71, F3 37.8 Hz
  • Driver: Ground Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT (dual 2 ohm), 450 W RMS, 30 mm Xmax, 3.66 in mounting depth
  • Standoffs: Included, 1.75 in, shipped uninstalled. Installed height near 10.57 in
  • Cabinet: 30.00"W x 15.00"D x 8.82"H in down fire position, excludes standoffs, square corners

Spec of record

Technical specifications

SpecificationValue
SeriesProline X Performance Optimized Down Fire
Compatible DriverGround Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT (dual 2 ohm), quantity 1. Direct fit
ConfigurationSingle 12 inch, sealed down fire
Mounting PositionTrunk or cargo floor, baffle facing down on standoffs
Firing DirectionDownward. Feet ship uninstalled, so front or up firing is also possible
External Width30.00 in
External Depth15.00 in
External Height8.82 in in the down fire position, excludes standoffs
Installed Height10.57 in including the 1.75 in standoff
Internal Volume, Gross1.41 cu ft
Internal Volume, Net Acoustic1.34 cu ft after the brace and the driver displacement
Height Set ByAirspace; clearance alone would allow a lower cabinet
Driver Mounting Depth3.66 in required, 4.41 in clearance above the motor
Floor Slot0.99 times the cone area at the 1.75 in standoff
Alignment, dual 2 ohmQtc 0.707, fc 37.8 Hz, F3 37.8 Hz anechoic
Woofer Opening10.94 in, Ground Zero's published cutout
Frame Outer Diameter12.72 in
Bolt CircleNot printed by Ground Zero; threaded insert kit included
Driver Displacement0.057 cu ft, estimated; Ground Zero publishes none
dual 2 ohm Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms / Vas23.5 Hz / 0.44 / 0.48 / 5.61 / 60.2 L
Driver Sd392 cm2, derived from Ground Zero's Vas, Fs and moving mass
Xmax30 mm one way, Ground Zero spec
Driver Power Handling450 W RMS
Wiring OptionsGround Zero sells the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT as dual 2 ohm: the dual 2 ohm is two 2 ohm coils, 4 ohms in series or 1 ohm in parallel. A parallel load at or under 1 ohm needs an amplifier rated for it.
Parameter SourceGround Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT owner's manual, specifications and dimension drawing
MaterialLangboard Elite MDF
ConstructionCNC cut, V-groove and dado joinery, square corners
Panel Thickness0.75 in
Front Baffle1.5 in double baffle, outer layer machined as a flush recess
Internal BracingWindowed brace, dadoed to the shell
Driver MountingThreaded insert kit included, NOT pre-installed: Ground Zero prints no bolt circle
Terminal CupsOne Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite, side mounted, pre wired 12 gauge OFC
StandoffsIncluded, 1.75 in, shipped uninstalled
DampingLight polyfill wall lining, does not alter acoustic volume
CarpetPlush black
Shipping Weight41 lb
Warranty1 Year Limited
Built InTullahoma, Tennessee

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace
1.34
cu ft
System Qtc
0.71
sealed
Half power
37.8
Hz · F3
Xmax at
837
W RMS · no filter
With 25 Hz subsonic
1331
W RMS · +59%
Amplifier
450
W RMS recommended
This enclosure holds 1.34 cu ft net . In it the Ground Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT runs a system Qtc of 0.71 with half power at 37.8 Hz, and the cone reaches its 30.0 mm travel limit at 837 W, above the driver’s 450 W thermal rating, so heat stops you before travel does. Run a subsonic filter at 25 Hz and that becomes 1331 W — +494 W, or 59 percent more power for the same 30.0 mm of travel.

01Is it a sealed driver?

Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.

EBP = Fs ÷ Qes = 49.0
SEALED 0–50 TRANSITION 50–100 PORTED 100–150 0 50 100 150 D2 49.0
D2 · EBP 49.0
EBP under 50 means a motor that wants a sealed load. The GZRW 300-D2 FLAT sits at 49.0, inside that band, which is why this is a sealed build rather than a ported one.

02What the box does to it

1.34 cu ft against a 60.2 L Vas.

α = Vas ÷ Vb = 1.58  ·  Fc = Fs√(α+1) = 38 Hz  ·  Qtc = 0.71
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 +6 +0 -6 -12 -18 -24 FREQUENCY · Hz LEVEL · dB −3 dB
D2 · Qtc 0.71, Fc 38 Hz, F3 37.8 Hz
The box lifts resonance from 23.5 Hz free-air to 38 Hz and half power lands at 37.8 Hz, anechoic, before any cabin gain. Parameters are Ground Zero’s own owner’s manual table for the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT (dual 2 ohm). Cone area is not printed and is derived from their Vas, Fs and moving mass. Driver displacement is not published and is estimated.

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 30.0 mm — and a bigger one once a subsonic filter stops it wasting travel below the passband.

PXmax = 837 W unfiltered  →  1331 W with a 25 Hz subsonic
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 0 8 16 24 32 FREQUENCY · Hz CONE TRAVEL · mm PAST LINEAR TRAVEL · Xmax 30.0 mm 837 W reaches Xmax here
D2 · 837 W, no filterD2 · 1331 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octXmax 30.0 mm one-way
Every trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts that coil on 30.0 mm. Unfiltered that is 837 W, reached first at 20 Hz. It sits above the 450 W the driver can take thermally, so the voice coil gives up before the suspension does. The dashed traces are the same driver behind a subsonic filter at 25 Hz, 24 dB/oct: stopping the cone wasting travel below the passband lets it take 1331 W before hitting the same 30.0 mm. That is 59 percent more amplifier for the price of one filter setting.
ParamValueUnitNote
Fs23.50Hzfree-air resonance
Qts0.440D2
Vas60.20Lequivalent compliance
Sd392.2cm²effective piston area
Xmax30mmone-way, as Ground Zero publish it
Pe450Wcontinuous RMS
SPL84.0dB1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S

Driver parameters as published by Ground Zero published T/S table. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.

From the shop floor

Installer's take

1.34 cubic feet: Qtc 0.707 on the dual 2 ohm, F3 37.8 Hz.

Measure the installed height, not the cabinet height: 8.82 tall on its own, 10.57 with the standoffs on the 30 by 15 footprint.

Floor slot is 0.99 times the cone area at the 1.75 standoff, under the 1.0 I like. For hard use, taller feet or front firing.

Ground Zero's manual is a full Klippel table but prints no cone area, so it is derived; displacement is estimated. Their Qes and motor figures disagree a little; I built on the set that reproduces their own Qts.

At 3.66 inches of mounting depth this is a true shallow-mount 12: the motor clears the cabinet with room to spare.

Inserts ship in the kit, not pressed: Ground Zero prints no bolt circle. Mark from the driver, drill, press. Sealed, so leave the polyfill as it is and run it at 450 watts or under per driver.

Before you order

Questions

Does this fit the Ground Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT, and will any other 12 inch fit?

The GZRW 300-D2 FLAT, yes, in the dual 2 ohm version. The baffle is cut to 10.94 in, Ground Zero's published cutout, under the 12.72 in frame. The 3.66 inch motor clears the cabinet with 4.41 inch to spare.

Any other 12, no. The airspace is engineered around the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT's own Qts and Vas, and a different woofer that happened to drop into the hole would not see the alignment printed on this page.

Why 1.34 cubic feet, and what alignment does it target?

1.34 cubic feet net on Ground Zero's published figures: the dual 2 ohm reads Qtc 0.707 with resonance at 37.8 Hz and half power at 37.8 Hz. Ground Zero publishes no sealed volume for the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT, so the cabinet is solved to the maximally flat alignment, Qtc 0.707. That is maximally flat, the reference sealed alignment.

Cabinet gain in a vehicle lifts the bottom end further, so in the car this reads deeper than the anechoic figures.

What amplifier power should I run, and how should I wire it?

Ground Zero rates the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT at 450 watts RMS, so target 315 to 450 watts RMS at the final load.

Ground Zero sells the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT as dual 2 ohm: the dual 2 ohm is two 2 ohm coils, 4 ohms in series or 1 ohm in parallel. A parallel load at or under 1 ohm needs an amplifier rated for it. Confirm your amplifier's minimum stable impedance first.

How tall is this once the standoffs are on?

The cabinet is 8.82 inches tall measured in the down fire position, and that figure excludes the standoffs. The standoffs hold 1.75 inches under the baffle, so plan your space around a finished stack of roughly 10.57 inches.

The footprint is the standard Performance Optimized down fire platform, 30.00 inches wide by 15.00 deep. Height is the only dimension solved to the driver.

Why is the front baffle double-layered?

The baffle is two bonded 3/4 inch sheets, 1.5 inches through. A single 3/4 inch panel flexes under the pressure a 12 inch woofer puts on it at 450 watts, which smears output and works the driver loose over time; the second layer stiffens the face and gives the mounting hardware twice the material to bite.

The outer layer is machined as a flush recess to Ground Zero's 12.72 inch frame, so the driver bolts to the inner layer.

What is the expected low-frequency extension?

Anechoic F3 is 37.8 Hz. Below Qtc 0.707 the rolloff is gentle and F3 sits above fc, which is what an over-damped sealed box does.

Those figures exclude cabin gain. In a car the cabin's transfer function adds real output below 50 Hz, so in-vehicle response runs deeper than the numbers above.

Do I need to add polyfill or damping?

No. Polyfill is already installed as a light wall lining to control internal reflections, and the quantity is chosen so it does not change the acoustic volume.

Do not add more. Packing a sealed box with fill makes it behave as though it were larger, which walks the alignment away from the 1.34 cubic feet this cabinet was built to.

Is the driver included, and are the threaded inserts installed?

No driver. This is an enclosure only. You receive the cabinet finished in plush black carpet, one side-mounted pre-wired terminal cup, the polyfill lining already in place, the standoffs, and a threaded insert kit with stainless machine screws.

The inserts ship loose on purpose: Ground Zero prints no bolt circle for the GZRW 300-D2 FLAT, so you set the driver in the recess, mark its holes, drill and press the inserts. The Ground Zero GZRW 300-D2 FLAT is purchased separately, and the cabinet is cut direct fit to it, not a general purpose 12 inch box.

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