Professional Series · Datasheet
Professional Series Ported 8" Enclosure NVX NSW8v3 · Single 8" Ported enclosure
- Net volume
- 1.13 Cubic Feet
- Tuning
- 34.0 Hz
- Max mounting depth
- 4.980 Inches (NVX Spec)
- Cutout
- 7.120 Inches (NVX Spec)
- External dimensions
- 30.00 Inches W × 14.00 Inches H × 11.25 Inches D
- Front baffle
- Three 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
- Alignment: 1.13 cu ft net vented at 34.0 Hz. F3 28.9 Hz anechoic, 4.68 dB passband ripple
- Driver: NVX NSW8v3 D2/D4, 400 W RMS, 10.5 mm Xmax, 39.10 Hz Fs
- Build: Front-firing standard box, 2.25" three-layer baffle with the woofer flush-mounted in the outer layer, NVX logo acrylic, dado joinery, 18.8 sq in front slot port beside the woofer with one bend along the back wall, port and excursion gated at 480 W
- Cabinet: 30.00" W x 14.00" H x 11.25" D, 48 lb, threaded inserts pressed into the baffle on the published 7.790 inch bolt circle
Spec of record
Technical specifications
| Series | Proline X Professional |
|---|---|
| Driver-Specific Fitment | NVX NSW8v3 D2/D4 (Dual 2 Ohm or Dual 4 Ohm) |
| Enclosure Type | Ported | Front-Firing Standard Box |
| External Width | 30.00 Inches |
| External Height | 14.00 Inches |
| External Depth | 11.25 Inches |
| Internal Volume (Gross) | 1.64 Cubic Feet |
| Internal Volume (Net After Displacement) | 1.13 Cubic Feet |
| Port Type | Vertical Slot Beside The Woofer | Front Exit | One 90 Degree Bend Along The Back Wall |
| Port Geometry | 1.50 x 12.50 Inches, 18.8 Square Inches, 31.16 Inches Of Path |
| Port Area | 18.8 Square Inches |
| Port Tuning (Fb) | 34.0 Hz |
| Port Mouth | 1/2 In Roundover On All Four Edges, 33.8 Square Inches At The Face |
| Port Air Velocity | 20.4 m/s In The Channel, 11.3 m/s At The Mouth, At 480 W (17.0 m/s Chuff Threshold) |
| Design Power Basis | 480 W RMS (1.2 x The Driver Rating) For Port Velocity And Excursion |
| Predicted F3 | 28.9 Hz (Anechoic) |
| Passband Ripple | 4.68 dB (Anechoic) |
| Subsonic Filter | 27 Hz High-Pass, 24 dB/Octave - REQUIRED On A Vented Enclosure |
| Driver Fs | 39.10 Hz |
| Driver Qts | 0.385 |
| Driver Qes / Qms | 0.421 / 4.521 |
| Driver Vas | 6.050 Liters / 0.214 Cubic Feet |
| Driver Sd | 201.0 Square Centimeters |
| Driver Re | 3.8 Ohm |
| Driver Xmax | 10mm (One-Way) |
| Driver Displacement | 0.03 Cubic Feet (Published by NVX) |
| Driver Sensitivity | 85.0 dB |
| Driver Power Handling | 400 Watts RMS |
| Driver Overall Diameter | 8.460 Inches (NVX Spec) |
| Mounting Depth Required | 4.980 Inches (NVX Spec) |
| Cutout Diameter | 7.120 Inches (NVX Spec) |
| Flush Mount Recess | 9.375 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 NVX Logo Insert, Outer Layer, Standard |
| Mounting Hardware | Threaded Inserts On The Published 7.790 In Bolt Circle | Stainless Machine Screws Included |
| 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 | 280-400 Watts RMS (NVX Rated: 400W RMS) |
| Carpet Finish | Plush Black |
| Shipping Weight | 54 lb |
| Shipping | UPS Ground Parcel, Included In The 48 States |
| Bundle Options | Enclosure Only (Bring Your Own NVX NSW8v3) |
| 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
1.13 cu ft net against a 6.0 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 NVX's published 10.5 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 NSW8v3 on the full Professional chassis: three layers of baffle with the frame flush in the outer one, and a slot port that runs along the back wall to put 34.0 Hz in a 11.2 inch deep box.
One cabinet serves both coils. It was solved so the NSW82v3 (D2) and the NSW84v3 (D4) each pass every velocity, excursion and ripple gate in the same box.
NVX publishes the bolt circle, so the threaded inserts are pressed at the shop and the screws are in the box.
400 watts RMS by NVX's rating. The D2 wires to 4 ohms in series or 1 ohm in parallel; the D4 to 8 ohms series or 2 ohms parallel. The Performance Optimized wedge is the smaller and cheaper box, and I try it first for every driver. The NSW8v3 does not fit it, so this is the box.
It ships dry. Do not add polyfill to a ported box. Set your subsonic filter at 27 Hz.
Before you order
Questions
Why is this enclosure tuned to 34.0 Hz?
Sealed, the NSW8v3 needs 0.09 cubic feet net to reach a Qtc of 0.707. Vented, it trades that for deeper extension. The slot is gated at 480 W, 1.2 times NVX's rating: the channel runs 20.4 m/s and the mouth 11.3, and the cone peaks at 8.5 of its 10.5 mm with the subsonic filter in place. 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 NSW8v3 also builds in the Performance Optimized ported down-fire, 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 480 W. It carries a 2 year warranty, against 1 year on the Performance Optimized lines.
Threaded inserts or a kit?
Threaded inserts pressed into the baffle on the published 7.790 inch bolt circle, stainless machine screws included. The inserts are in the baffle when it arrives; the machine screws are in the terminal cup bag.
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 NVX NSW8v3 at 81 percent of its usable travel at 480 W.
Would a sealed box be better for me?
Not one we can show you. We do not build a sealed enclosure for the NVX NSW8v3 and NVX 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, 1.50 inches wide and 18.8 square inches. It runs 6.00 inches to the back wall and turns once along it for 19.91 inches; the fold costs about 1.5 Hz and the port is cut for it. The channel runs at 20.4 metres per second at 480 W, 51 percent of its turbulence limit, and the mouth edges carry a 1/2 inch roundover so the air leaves the face at 11.3 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?
48 lb, 30.00" W x 14.00" H x 11.25" D external. Every Professional cabinet is priced the same way, by its size: this one is 2.73 cubic feet outside. Delivery to the 48 states is inside the price; it ships as a 48 lb parcel and checkout adds nothing. Do not add polyfill; it ships dry on purpose.
Is the NSW8v3 included?
No. This is an enclosure only, cut for the NVX NSW8v3 specifically: the 7.120 inch cutout, the 4.980 inch mounting depth allowance and the 1.13 cubic foot alignment all come from NVX'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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