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Performance Optimized Down Fire Sealed 12" Enclosure Morel Ultimo Ti SC122 / SC124 · Single 12" Sealed enclosure

Net volume
1.66 cu ft after the brace and Morel's published 2.6 L displacement
Max mounting depth
5.96 in required, 3.72 in clearance above the motor
External dimensions
30.00 in W × 10.44 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
Buy at Audio IntensityFactory-direct, ships from Tullahoma
  • Alignment: 1.66 cu ft net. SC122 Qtc 0.707, F3 43.2 Hz; SC124 Qtc 0.620, F3 49.1 Hz
  • Driver: SC122 (2 ohm) or SC124 (4 ohm), 600 W RMS, 9.5 mm Xmax, 5.96 in mounting depth
  • Standoffs: Included, 1.75 in, shipped uninstalled. Installed height near 12.19 in
  • Cabinet: 30.00"W x 15.00"D x 10.44"H in down fire position, excludes standoffs, square corners

Spec of record

Technical specifications

SpecificationValue
SeriesProline X Performance Optimized Down Fire
Compatible DriverMorel Ultimo Titanium SC, SC122 or SC124, 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 Height10.44 in in the down fire position, excludes standoffs
Installed Height12.19 in including the 1.75 in standoff
Internal Volume, Gross1.76 cu ft
Internal Volume, Net Acoustic1.66 cu ft after the brace and Morel's published 2.6 L displacement
Height Set ByAirspace; clearance alone would allow a lower cabinet
Driver Mounting Depth5.96 in required, 3.72 in clearance above the motor
Morel Published Sealed Range20 to 50 liters, 0.71 to 1.76 cubic feet, including driver displacement
Alignment, SC122 (2 ohm)Qtc 0.707, fc 43.2 Hz, F3 43.2 Hz anechoic; the cabinet is sized to this coil
Alignment, SC124 (4 ohm)Qtc 0.620, fc 42.3 Hz, F3 49.1 Hz anechoic, in the same cabinet
Woofer Opening10.35 in (263 mm) direct fit
Frame Outer Diameter12.00 in (305 mm), Morel spec
Bolt Circle11.50 in (292 mm), Morel drawing; inserts pressed to it
Driver Displacement2.6 L / 0.09 cu ft, published by Morel
SC122 Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms27.51 Hz / 0.45 / 0.59 / 2.05
SC122 Vas / Mms / Cms / BL68.86 L / 136.0 g / 0.245 mm/N / 7.19 T-m
SC124 Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms28.00 Hz / 0.41 / 0.50 / 2.14
SC124 Vas / Mms / Cms / BL60.29 L / 150.0 g / 0.215 mm/N / 12.27 T-m
Driver Sd448 cm2, published by Morel
Xmax9.5 mm one way, published as plus or minus 9.5 mm each way; 12 mm gap
DC ResistanceSC122 1.3 ohm; SC124 3.0 ohm
Driver Sensitivity89 dB at 2.83 V for both coils, Morel spec; 85.7 and 86.1 dB at 1 W derived from the parameters
Driver Power Handling600 W RMS / 2000 W transient
Wiring OptionsSingle voice coil: SC122 nominal 2 ohm, SC124 nominal 4 ohm
Voice Coil130 mm (5.1 in) Hexatech aluminium on a titanium former, 31 mm winding height
Parameter SourceMorel Ultimo Titanium SC specification sheet; Morel's 2016 manual prints a different set that is not used
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 Mounting HardwareThreaded inserts pressed to the Morel bolt pattern, stainless machine screws included
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
Weight39 lb
Warranty1 Year Limited
Built InTullahoma, Tennessee

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace
1.66
cu ft
System Qtc
0.62–0.71
sealed
Half power
43.2–49.1
Hz · F3
Xmax at
117
W RMS · no filter
With 25 Hz subsonic
173
W RMS · +48%
Amplifier
600
W RMS recommended
This enclosure holds 1.66 cu ft net . In it the Morel Ultimo Ti SC122 / SC124 runs a system Qtc of 0.62–0.71 with half power at 43.2–49.1 Hz, and the cone reaches its 9.5 mm travel limit at 117 W, below the driver’s 600 W thermal rating, so travel is what stops you here, not heat. Run a subsonic filter at 25 Hz and that becomes 173 W — +56 W, or 48 percent more power for the same 9.5 mm of travel.

01Is it a sealed driver?

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

EBP = Fs ÷ Qes = 46.6–56.0
SEALED 0–50 TRANSITION 50–100 PORTED 100–150 0 50 100 150 SC122, 2 ohm 46.6 SC124, 4 ohm 56.0
SC122, 2 ohm · EBP 46.6SC124, 4 ohm · EBP 56.0
The Ti SC 12 straddles the boundary at 46.6–56.0 depending on coil — part sealed-band, part transition. Either way it takes a sealed load happily; the coil you run shifts the alignment more than it shifts this verdict.

02What the box does to it

1.66 cu ft against a 68.9 L Vas.

α = Vas ÷ Vb = 1.47  ·  Fc = Fs√(α+1) = 42–43 Hz  ·  Qtc = 0.62–0.71
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 +6 +0 -6 -12 -18 -24 FREQUENCY · Hz LEVEL · dB −3 dB
SC122, 2 ohm · Qtc 0.71, Fc 43 Hz, F3 43.2 HzSC124, 4 ohm · Qtc 0.62, Fc 42 Hz, F3 49.1 Hz
The box lifts resonance from 27.5–28.0 Hz free-air to 42–43 Hz and half power lands at 43.2–49.1 Hz, anechoic, before any cabin gain. Morel measures the 2 ohm and 4 ohm coils separately and publishes a different resonance and compliance for each, so both are plotted rather than averaged; the cabinet is sized to the coil that asks for the larger box and the other coil sits a little below Butterworth in it. Figures are from Morel’s current specification sheet; Morel’s 2016 manual prints a different parameter set that does not reproduce its own moving mass and is not used here. This down-fire holds 1.66 cubic feet, the Butterworth volume for the SC122 and the top of Morel’s own 0.71 to 1.76 cubic foot sealed range; it is the wedge single’s airspace in a floor-firing shape.

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

PXmax = 117–122 W unfiltered  →  173–187 W with a 25 Hz subsonic
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 0 4 8 12 FREQUENCY · Hz CONE TRAVEL · mm PAST LINEAR TRAVEL · Xmax 9.5 mm 117 W reaches Xmax here
SC122, 2 ohm · 122 W, no filterSC124, 4 ohm · 117 W, no filterSC122, 2 ohm · 173 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octSC124, 4 ohm · 187 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octXmax 9.5 mm one-way
Every trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts that coil on 9.5 mm. Unfiltered that is 117 W, reached first at 20 Hz. It sits under the 600 W the driver can take thermally, so the enclosure sets the ceiling, not the voice coil. 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 173 W before hitting the same 9.5 mm. That is 48 percent more amplifier for the price of one filter setting.
ParamValueUnitNote
Fs27.51 / 28.00Hzfree-air resonance
Qts0.450 / 0.410SC122, 2 ohm / SC124, 4 ohm
Vas68.86 / 60.29Lequivalent compliance
Sd448.0cm²effective piston area
Xmax9.5mmone-way, Morel prints it as plus or minus 9.5 mm each way
Pe600Wcontinuous RMS
SPL85.7dB1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S

Driver parameters as published by Morel Ultimo Titanium SC specification sheet, morelhifi.com. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.

From the shop floor

Installer's take

Measure the installed height, not the cabinet height. The box is 10.44 tall on its own and the standoffs add 1.75, so plan around 12.19 inches of stack on the 30 by 15 footprint.

Airspace set the height here, 1.66 cubic feet at the SC122's Butterworth volume; the 4 ohm SC124 rides along at Qtc 0.62.

Morel's spec sheet and Morel's 2016 manual disagree on this driver. The sheet's numbers reproduce their own moving mass and land inside Morel's recommended volumes; the manual's do not, so the sheet is what this cabinet is built to. Say so if a customer brings the manual.

Polyfill is already in as a wall lining. Adding more makes the box act larger and walks the alignment off the Butterworth volume.

Before you order

Questions

Does this fit both the SC122 and the SC124, and will any other 12 inch fit?

Both, yes. The 2 ohm SC122 and the 4 ohm SC124 share one basket, one 10.35 inch cutout, one 12.00 inch frame and one 5.96 inch mounting depth, so the fit is identical and the inserts are pressed for both.

Any other 12, no. The airspace is engineered around the SC122's 0.45 Qts and 68.9 liters of Vas, and a different woofer that happened to drop into the hole would not see the alignment printed on this page.

Why 1.66 cubic feet, and what alignment does it target?

It is the Butterworth volume for the SC122, computed from Morel's published Fs 27.51 Hz, Qts 0.45 and Vas 68.86 liters: system Qtc 0.707, maximally flat, with resonance at 43.2 Hz and an anechoic half-power point of 43.2 Hz. Morel's own sealed recommendation for this driver is 20 to 50 liters, 0.71 to 1.76 cubic feet, and 1.66 cubic feet sits inside it.

The 4 ohm SC124 has its own parameter set, Fs 28.00 Hz, Qts 0.41 and Vas 60.29 liters, and in the same cabinet it lands at Qtc 0.620 with F3 at 49.1 Hz, a touch more damped. One cabinet serves both coils because the box is sized to the coil that asks for the larger volume.

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

Morel rates the Ultimo Titanium SC at 600 watts RMS, so target 420 to 600 watts RMS at the final impedance. Both coils are single voice coil drivers: the SC122 is a nominal 2 ohm load at 1.3 ohms DC, the SC124 a nominal 4 ohm load at 3.0 ohms DC.

A 2 ohm load from the SC122 is within most monoblocks' rating, but confirm your amplifier's minimum stable impedance before you buy that coil; the 4 ohm SC124 is the safe answer on any amplifier.

How tall is this once the standoffs are on?

The cabinet is 10.44 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 12.19 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 subwoofer pushes as hard against its mounting surface as it does against the air, and a single 3/4 inch panel flexes under that load, which smears output and works the driver loose over time.

The outer layer is machined as a flush recess to Morel's 12.00 inch frame, so the driver bolts to the inner layer through pressed threaded inserts.

What is the expected low-frequency extension?

Anechoic F3 is 43.2 Hz for the SC122 and 49.1 Hz for the SC124, with system resonance at 43.2 and 42.3 Hz. At Qtc 0.71 the response is maximally flat into the rolloff, so F3 and fc coincide for the SC122.

Those figures exclude cabin gain. In a car the transfer function of the cabin adds real output below 50 Hz, so in-vehicle response runs deeper than the numbers above. Morel's own sheet publishes no in-box F3 for this driver.

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 1.66 cubic feet this cabinet was built to.

Is the driver included? What do I get?

No driver. This is an enclosure only. You receive the cabinet finished in plush black carpet, threaded inserts pressed to the Morel bolt pattern, stainless machine screws, one side-mounted pre-wired terminal cup, the standoffs and the polyfill lining already in place.

The Morel Ultimo Ti SC122 / SC124 is purchased separately. The cabinet is cut direct fit to that driver, so it is not a general purpose 12 inch box.

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