

Performance Optimized · Datasheet
Performance Optimized Wedge Sealed 12" Enclosure Musway MG12 · Single 12" Sealed enclosure
- Net volume
- 1.30 cu ft after the brace and the driver displacement
- Max mounting depth
- 7.13 in required; 0.75 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel
- External dimensions
- 24.54 in W × 15 in at the seat face H × 14.03 in at the base D
- Front baffle
- 1.5 in double baffle, outer layer machined as a flush recess
- Best For: Musway MG12 Trunk-Fit Builds
- Net Volume: 1.30 cu ft (1.43 cu ft Gross)
- Driver Match: Musway MG12 (dual 2 ohm)
- Construction: Rear-Firing Wedge | V-Groove/Dado | Double 1.5" Baffle | Threaded Insert Kit
Spec of record
Technical specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | Proline X Performance Optimized Wedge |
| Compatible Driver | Musway MG12 (dual 2 ohm), quantity 1. Direct fit |
| Configuration | Single 12 inch, single chamber sealed wedge |
| Mounting Position | Trunk or cargo area, tall face against the rear seat back |
| Firing Direction | Rearward into the trunk. Not a down fire design, no feet included |
| External Width | 24.54 in |
| External Height | 15 in at the seat face |
| External Depth | 14.03 in at the base, tapering to 8.57 in at the top |
| Internal Volume, Gross | 1.43 cu ft |
| Internal Volume, Net Acoustic | 1.30 cu ft after the brace and the driver displacement |
| Driver Mounting Depth | 7.13 in required; 0.75 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel |
| Alignment, dual 2 ohm | Qtc 0.660, fc 49.5 Hz, F3 53.3 Hz anechoic |
| Woofer Opening | 11.22 in, Musway's published cutout |
| Frame Outer Diameter | 12.76 in |
| Bolt Circle | Not printed by Musway; threaded insert kit included |
| Driver Displacement | 0.117 cu ft, estimated; Musway publishes none |
| dual 2 ohm Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms / Vas | 30 Hz / 0.4 / 0.46 / 3.28 / 63.4 L |
| Driver Sd | 531 cm2, Musway spec |
| Xmax | 22 mm one way, Musway spec |
| Driver Power Handling | 700 W RMS |
| Wiring Options | Musway sells the MG12 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 Source | Musway MG8 / MG10 / MG12 owner's manual specifications table; Vas taken as 63.4 L from Musway's own moving mass, printed 87.5 L |
| Material | Langboard Elite MDF |
| Construction | CNC cut, V-groove and dado joinery |
| Panel Thickness | 0.75 in |
| Front Baffle | 1.5 in double baffle, outer layer machined as a flush recess |
| Internal Bracing | Windowed brace, dadoed to the shell |
| Driver Mounting | Threaded insert kit included, NOT pre-installed: Musway prints no bolt circle |
| Terminal Cups | One Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite, side mounted, pre wired 12 gauge OFC |
| Acrylic Insert | Gloss black acrylic baffle insert standard |
| Damping | Light polyfill wall lining, does not alter acoustic volume |
| Carpet | Plush black |
| Shipping Weight | 42 lb |
| Warranty | 1 Year Limited |
| Built In | Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Modelled response
Performance in this enclosure
01Is it a sealed driver?
Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.
02What the box does to it
1.30 cu ft against a 63.4 L Vas.
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 22.0 mm — and a bigger one once a subsonic filter stops it wasting travel below the passband.
| Param | Value | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fs | 30.00 | Hz | free-air resonance |
| Qts | 0.400 | D2 | |
| Vas | 63.40 | L | equivalent compliance |
| Sd | 531.0 | cm² | effective piston area |
| Xmax | 22 | mm | one-way maximum, as Musway publish it |
| Pe | 700 | W | continuous RMS |
| SPL | 87.6 | dB | 1 W / 1 m, derived from T/S |
Driver parameters as published by Musway published T/S table. Curves computed against this enclosure’s actual net airspace.
From the shop floor
Installer's take
1.30 cubic feet: Qtc 0.660 on the dual 2 ohm, F3 53.3 Hz.
The 7.13 inch motor clears the raked back with 0.75 to spare; the airspace sets the rest of the cabinet.
Musway's MG12 table disagrees with itself: the printed 87.5 L Vas does not match the 174 g moving mass, so I built on the 63.4 L that the mass implies. Displacement is estimated.
Inserts ship in the kit, not pressed: Musway prints no bolt circle. Mark from the driver, drill, press. Sealed, so leave the polyfill as it is and run it at 700 watts or under per driver.
Before you order
Questions
Does this fit the Musway MG12, and will any other 12 inch fit?
The MG12, yes, in the dual 2 ohm version. The baffle is cut to 11.22 in, Musway's published cutout, under the 12.76 in frame. The 7.13 inch motor clears the cabinet with 0.75 inch to spare.
Any other 12, no. The airspace is engineered around the MG12'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 1.30 cubic feet, and what alignment does it target?
1.30 cubic feet net on Musway's published figures: the dual 2 ohm reads Qtc 0.660 with resonance at 49.5 Hz and half power at 53.3 Hz. The volume is 1.3 cubic feet, a little above Musway's 35 litre (1.24 cubic foot) recommended sealed maximum for the MG12. That is a slightly over-damped alignment: a gentle, early rolloff and tight transients rather than a flat top.
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?
Musway rates the MG12 at 700 watts RMS, so target 489 to 700 watts RMS at the final load.
Musway sells the MG12 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.
Why the wedge angle, and why rear-firing into the trunk?
The seat-side face carries a 20 degree rake that matches the lean of a factory rear seat back, so the cabinet sits flush against it and the cargo space in front stays usable. The baffle is the vertical trunk-lid-side face, so the driver fires rearward into the trunk cavity.
The trunk acts as an acoustic extension for the sealed box, and the cabin adds real output below 50 Hz, so in-vehicle response runs deeper than the anechoic 53.3 Hz on this page.
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 700 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 Musway's 12.76 inch frame, so the driver bolts to the inner layer and sits flush with the gloss black acrylic insert.
What is the expected low-frequency extension?
Anechoic F3 is 53.3 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 1.30 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 with the gloss black acrylic baffle insert, one side-mounted pre-wired terminal cup, the polyfill lining already in place, and a threaded insert kit with stainless machine screws.
The inserts ship loose on purpose: Musway prints no bolt circle for the MG12, so you set the driver in the recess, mark its holes, drill and press the inserts. The Musway MG12 is purchased separately, and the cabinet is cut direct fit to it, not a general purpose 12 inch box.
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