Professional Series · Datasheet
Professional Series Ported 15" Enclosure Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15 · Single 15" Ported enclosure
- Net volume
- 2.50 Cubic Feet
- Tuning
- 34.0 Hz
- Max mounting depth
- 9.000 Inches (Ampere Audio Spec)
- Cutout
- 14.010 Inches (Ampere Audio Spec)
- External dimensions
- 36.00 Inches W × 18.00 Inches H × 14.50 Inches D
- Front baffle
- Three 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
- Alignment: 2.50 cu ft net vented at 34.0 Hz. F3 31.8 Hz anechoic, 0.86 dB passband ripple
- Driver: Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15 D2/D4, 1000 W RMS, 19.0 mm Xmax, 36.80 Hz Fs
- Build: Front-firing standard box, 2.25" three-layer baffle with the woofer flush-mounted in the outer layer, Ampere Audio logo acrylic, dado joinery, 45.4 sq in front slot port beside the woofer with one bend along the back wall, port and excursion gated at 1200 W
- Cabinet: 36.00" W x 18.00" H x 14.50" D, 67 lb, threaded insert kit included
Spec of record
Technical specifications
| Series | Proline X Professional |
|---|---|
| Driver-Specific Fitment | Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15 D2/D4 (Dual 2 Ohm or Dual 4 Ohm) |
| Enclosure Type | Ported | Front-Firing Standard Box |
| External Width | 36.00 Inches |
| External Height | 18.00 Inches |
| External Depth | 14.50 Inches |
| Internal Volume (Gross) | 3.68 Cubic Feet |
| Internal Volume (Net After Displacement) | 2.50 Cubic Feet |
| Port Type | Vertical Slot Beside The Woofer | Front Exit | One 90 Degree Bend Along The Back Wall |
| Port Geometry | 2.75 x 16.50 Inches, 45.4 Square Inches, 31.99 Inches Of Path |
| Port Area | 45.4 Square Inches |
| Port Tuning (Fb) | 34.0 Hz |
| Port Mouth | 1/2 In Roundover On All Four Edges, 65.6 Square Inches At The Face |
| Port Air Velocity | 18.1 m/s In The Channel, 12.5 m/s At The Mouth, At 1200 W (17.0 m/s Chuff Threshold) |
| Design Power Basis | 1200 W RMS (1.2 x The Driver Rating) For Port Velocity And Excursion |
| Predicted F3 | 31.8 Hz (Anechoic) |
| Passband Ripple | 0.86 dB (Anechoic) |
| Subsonic Filter | 27 Hz High-Pass, 24 dB/Octave - REQUIRED On A Vented Enclosure |
| Driver Fs | 36.80 Hz |
| Driver Qts | 0.525 |
| Driver Qes / Qms | 0.585 / 5.101 |
| Driver Vas | 51.940 Liters / 1.834 Cubic Feet |
| Driver Sd | 873.0 Square Centimeters |
| Driver Mms | 389.00 g |
| Driver BL | 24.47 |
| Driver Re | 3.9 Ohm |
| Driver Xmax | 19mm (One-Way) |
| Driver Displacement | 0.16 Cubic Feet (Published by Ampere Audio) |
| Driver Sensitivity | 88.2 dB |
| Driver Power Handling | 1000 Watts RMS |
| Driver Overall Diameter | 15.590 Inches (Ampere Audio Spec) |
| Mounting Depth Required | 9.000 Inches (Ampere Audio Spec) |
| Cutout Diameter | 14.010 Inches (Ampere Audio Spec) |
| Flush Mount Recess | 16.500 Inches In The Outer Layer |
| Material | Langboard Elite 3/4" MDF |
| Construction | ShopSabre CNC / Two Windowed Braces Front To Back Either Side Of The Woofer |
| Joinery | Dado Joinery (CNC-Cut), Flat Panels |
| Front Baffle Construction | Three 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer |
| Baffle Layers | 3 |
| Acrylic | Glossy Black Ampere Audio Logo Insert, Outer Layer, Standard |
| Mounting Hardware | Threaded Insert Kit Included: 8-12 Inserts, Drill Bit, 2.5 In Allen-Head Screws, Allen Key, Gasket Tape |
| Voice Coil Configuration | Dual 2 Ohm |
| Terminal Cup | Proline X ABS/Carbon Fiber Composite | Back Panel, Terminal-Cup Side | 12g OFC Pre-Wired |
| Damping | None - Ships Dry. Polyfill Detunes A Ported Enclosure |
| Recommended Power | 700-1000 Watts RMS (Ampere Audio Rated: 1000W RMS) |
| Carpet Finish | Plush Black |
| Shipping Weight | 74 lb |
| Shipping | UPS Ground Parcel, Included In The 48 States |
| Bundle Options | Enclosure Only (Bring Your Own Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15) |
| Warranty | 2-Year Limited (Enclosure) |
| Manufactured | Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA |
Modelled response
Performance in this enclosure
01Is this driver right for a ported box?
Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.
02What the box does to it
2.50 cu ft net against a 51.9 L Vas, vented at 34.0 Hz.
03Ported vs Sealed
No sealed comparison is shown for this driver.
04The 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 Ampere's published 19.0 mm. The two traces are the same cabinet with the subsonic filter switched on and switched off.
From the shop floor
Installer's take
I built this box for one AA-2.75 15 on the full Professional chassis: three layers of baffle with the frame flush in the outer one, the Ampere acrylic beside it, and a slot port that turns once along the back wall so a 34.0 Hz tuning fits a 14.5 inch deep box.
It is an even response: 2.5 dB of spread from 25 to 60 Hz in a car.
Ampere print no bolt circle, so a threaded insert kit ships in the box. The figures are solved on Ampere's dual 2 ohm row. The dual 4 ohm version shares the frame, cutout and mounting depth and fits the same cabinet; its own table reads a touch higher in Q (Qts 0.621 against 0.525), so it sits a little fuller near tuning in this box.
Rated 1000 W RMS by Ampere. It ships dry; do not add polyfill to a ported box. Set your subsonic filter near 28 Hz.
Ampere Audio publishes no mounting hole locations for the AA-2.75 15, so the inserts are not in the baffle when the box arrives. The insert kit is in the box: set the inserts where the woofer's own holes fall, with the drill bit and the 2.5 inch allen-head screws in the kit, and lay the gasket tape before the woofer goes down.
Before you order
Questions
Why is this enclosure tuned to 34.0 Hz?
Sealed, the AA-2.75 15 builds well: our wedge holds 3.27 cubic feet at Qtc 0.66 to 0.76 with half power at 43 to 50 Hz. Vented, the same driver reaches 31.8 Hz. The port runs 18.1 m/s in the channel and 12.5 at the mouth at 1200 W, 1.2 times Ampere's rating, and the cone peaks at 8.2 of its 19 mm. Passband ripple is 0.9 dB and the in-car spread from 25 to 60 Hz 2.5 dB. Tuning is chosen for in-car response rather than an anechoic curve: a vehicle adds roughly 12 dB per octave below about 45 Hz, and this tuning is where that sum comes out flattest across 25 to 60 Hz.
Why is this a Professional build and not a Performance Optimized box?
The AA-2.75 15 also builds in the Performance Optimized ported wedge, the smaller and cheaper box. The Professional cabinet is the step up for it: a 2.25 inch three-layer baffle with the woofer flush in the outer layer, and a slot port gated at 1200 W. It carries a 2 year warranty, against 1 year on the Performance Optimized lines.
Threaded inserts or a kit?
Ampere Audio does not publish the mounting hole locations for the AA-2.75 15, so we cannot install the threaded inserts before it ships. The threaded insert kit comes in the box instead: inserts sized to the woofer, the correct drill bit, 2.5 inch allen-head screws, an allen key and woofer gasket tape. You set the inserts when you mount the woofer, and this box ships with one kit.
Do I need a subsonic filter?
Yes, at 27 Hz, 24 dB per octave. Below tuning a vented box stops loading the cone and excursion runs away toward DC. With the filter in place this cabinet puts the Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15 at 43 percent of its usable travel at 1200 W.
Would a sealed box be better for me?
Not one we can show you. We do not build a sealed enclosure for the Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15 and Ampere Audio publish no sealed volume for it, so the Performance Graphs tab carries no ported-versus-sealed chart: the only sealed box left to plot would be this cabinet stuffed and sealed, which nobody would build, and a comparison against it would tell you nothing you could buy. What a vented box gives up is the region below tuning, where the cone unloads and the 27 Hz subsonic filter takes over; around 34.0 Hz the vent carries the load and cone travel drops to its minimum, which no sealed alignment can do.
How does the front port work?
It is a vertical slot beside the woofer, the full height of the cavity, 2.75 inches wide and 45.4 square inches. It runs 8.00 inches to the back wall and turns once along it for 17.49 inches; the fold costs about 1.5 Hz and the port is cut for it. The channel runs at 18.1 metres per second at 1200 W, 36 percent of its turbulence limit, and the mouth edges carry a 1/2 inch roundover so the air leaves the face at 12.5 metres per second against the 17 metres per second threshold where a slot starts to chuff.
What does the price cover, and how does it ship?
67 lb, 36.00" W x 18.00" H x 14.50" D external. Every Professional cabinet is priced the same way, by its size: this one is 5.44 cubic feet outside. Delivery to the 48 states is inside the price; it ships as a 67 lb parcel and checkout adds nothing. Do not add polyfill; it ships dry on purpose.
Is the AA-2.75 15 included?
No. This is an enclosure only, cut for the Ampere Audio AA-2.75 15 specifically: the 14.010 inch cutout, the 9.000 inch mounting depth allowance and the 2.50 cubic foot alignment all come from Ampere Audio's published parameters. It fits both coil versions (D2 and D4), and the cabinet was checked against both. Bring your own driver.
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