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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
Buy at Audio IntensityFactory-direct, ships from Tullahoma
  • 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

SpecificationValue
SeriesProline X Performance Optimized Wedge
Compatible DriverMusway MG12 (dual 2 ohm), quantity 1. Direct fit
ConfigurationSingle 12 inch, single chamber sealed wedge
Mounting PositionTrunk or cargo area, tall face against the rear seat back
Firing DirectionRearward into the trunk. Not a down fire design, no feet included
External Width24.54 in
External Height15 in at the seat face
External Depth14.03 in at the base, tapering to 8.57 in at the top
Internal Volume, Gross1.43 cu ft
Internal Volume, Net Acoustic1.30 cu ft after the brace and the driver displacement
Driver Mounting Depth7.13 in required; 0.75 in clearance above the motor against the raked rear panel
Alignment, dual 2 ohmQtc 0.660, fc 49.5 Hz, F3 53.3 Hz anechoic
Woofer Opening11.22 in, Musway's published cutout
Frame Outer Diameter12.76 in
Bolt CircleNot printed by Musway; threaded insert kit included
Driver Displacement0.117 cu ft, estimated; Musway publishes none
dual 2 ohm Fs / Qts / Qes / Qms / Vas30 Hz / 0.4 / 0.46 / 3.28 / 63.4 L
Driver Sd531 cm2, Musway spec
Xmax22 mm one way, Musway spec
Driver Power Handling700 W RMS
Wiring OptionsMusway 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 SourceMusway MG8 / MG10 / MG12 owner's manual specifications table; Vas taken as 63.4 L from Musway's own moving mass, printed 87.5 L
MaterialLangboard Elite MDF
ConstructionCNC cut, V-groove and dado joinery
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: Musway prints no bolt circle
Terminal CupsOne Proline X ABS and carbon fiber composite, side mounted, pre wired 12 gauge OFC
Acrylic InsertGloss black acrylic baffle insert standard
DampingLight polyfill wall lining, does not alter acoustic volume
CarpetPlush black
Shipping Weight42 lb
Warranty1 Year Limited
Built InTullahoma, Tennessee

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace
1.30
cu ft
System Qtc
0.66
sealed
Half power
53.3
Hz · F3
Xmax at
1062
W RMS · no filter
With 25 Hz subsonic
1456
W RMS · +37%
Amplifier
700
W RMS recommended
This enclosure holds 1.30 cu ft net . In it the Musway MG12 runs a system Qtc of 0.66 with half power at 53.3 Hz, and the cone reaches its 22.0 mm travel limit at 1062 W, above the driver’s 700 W thermal rating, so heat stops you before travel does. Run a subsonic filter at 25 Hz and that becomes 1456 W — +394 W, or 37 percent more power for the same 22.0 mm of travel.

01Is it a sealed driver?

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

EBP = Fs ÷ Qes = 65.2
SEALED 0–50 TRANSITION 50–100 PORTED 100–150 0 50 100 150 D2 65.2
D2 · EBP 65.2
At 65.2 the MG12 sits in the transition band, not the sealed band. That is not a mismatch: a transition motor works in either alignment, and sealed buys a smaller box and a gentler roll-off at the cost of some low-end output. Stage 02 shows what this airspace actually does with it.

02What the box does to it

1.30 cu ft against a 63.4 L Vas.

α = Vas ÷ Vb = 1.72  ·  Fc = Fs√(α+1) = 49 Hz  ·  Qtc = 0.66
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 +6 +0 -6 -12 -18 -24 FREQUENCY · Hz LEVEL · dB −3 dB
D2 · Qtc 0.66, Fc 49 Hz, F3 53.3 Hz
The box lifts resonance from 30.0 Hz free-air to 49 Hz and half power lands at 53.3 Hz, anechoic, before any cabin gain. Parameters are Musway’s own published table for the MG12 (dual 2 ohm). Musway prints Vas 87.5 L, which disagrees with its own 174 g moving mass; the 63.4 L that mass implies is plotted. 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 22.0 mm — and a bigger one once a subsonic filter stops it wasting travel below the passband.

PXmax = 1062 W unfiltered  →  1456 W with a 25 Hz subsonic
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 0 8 16 24 FREQUENCY · Hz CONE TRAVEL · mm PAST LINEAR TRAVEL · Xmax 22.0 mm 1062 W reaches Xmax here
D2 · 1062 W, no filterD2 · 1456 W with subsonic at 25 Hz, 24 dB/octXmax 22.0 mm one-way
Every trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts that coil on 22.0 mm. Unfiltered that is 1062 W, reached first at 20 Hz. It sits above the 700 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 1456 W before hitting the same 22.0 mm. That is 37 percent more amplifier for the price of one filter setting.
ParamValueUnitNote
Fs30.00Hzfree-air resonance
Qts0.400D2
Vas63.40Lequivalent compliance
Sd531.0cm²effective piston area
Xmax22mmone-way maximum, as Musway publish it
Pe700Wcontinuous RMS
SPL87.6dB1 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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