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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
Buy at Audio IntensityFactory-direct, ships from Tullahoma
  • 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

SeriesProline X Professional
Driver-Specific FitmentNVX NSW8v3 D2/D4 (Dual 2 Ohm or Dual 4 Ohm)
Enclosure TypePorted | Front-Firing Standard Box
External Width30.00 Inches
External Height14.00 Inches
External Depth11.25 Inches
Internal Volume (Gross)1.64 Cubic Feet
Internal Volume (Net After Displacement)1.13 Cubic Feet
Port TypeVertical Slot Beside The Woofer | Front Exit | One 90 Degree Bend Along The Back Wall
Port Geometry1.50 x 12.50 Inches, 18.8 Square Inches, 31.16 Inches Of Path
Port Area18.8 Square Inches
Port Tuning (Fb)34.0 Hz
Port Mouth1/2 In Roundover On All Four Edges, 33.8 Square Inches At The Face
Port Air Velocity20.4 m/s In The Channel, 11.3 m/s At The Mouth, At 480 W (17.0 m/s Chuff Threshold)
Design Power Basis480 W RMS (1.2 x The Driver Rating) For Port Velocity And Excursion
Predicted F328.9 Hz (Anechoic)
Passband Ripple4.68 dB (Anechoic)
Subsonic Filter27 Hz High-Pass, 24 dB/Octave - REQUIRED On A Vented Enclosure
Driver Fs39.10 Hz
Driver Qts0.385
Driver Qes / Qms0.421 / 4.521
Driver Vas6.050 Liters / 0.214 Cubic Feet
Driver Sd201.0 Square Centimeters
Driver Re3.8 Ohm
Driver Xmax10mm (One-Way)
Driver Displacement0.03 Cubic Feet (Published by NVX)
Driver Sensitivity85.0 dB
Driver Power Handling400 Watts RMS
Driver Overall Diameter8.460 Inches (NVX Spec)
Mounting Depth Required4.980 Inches (NVX Spec)
Cutout Diameter7.120 Inches (NVX Spec)
Flush Mount Recess9.375 Inches In The Outer Layer
MaterialLangboard Elite 3/4" MDF
ConstructionShopSabre CNC / Two Windowed Braces Front To Back Either Side Of The Woofer
JoineryDado Joinery (CNC-Cut), Flat Panels
Front Baffle ConstructionThree 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
Baffle Layers3
AcrylicGlossy Black NVX Logo Insert, Outer Layer, Standard
Mounting HardwareThreaded Inserts On The Published 7.790 In Bolt Circle | Stainless Machine Screws Included
Voice Coil ConfigurationDual 2 Ohm
Terminal CupProline X ABS/Carbon Fiber Composite | Back Panel, Terminal-Cup Side | 12g OFC Pre-Wired
DampingNone - Ships Dry. Polyfill Detunes A Ported Enclosure
Recommended Power280-400 Watts RMS (NVX Rated: 400W RMS)
Carpet FinishPlush Black
Shipping Weight54 lb
ShippingUPS Ground Parcel, Included In The 48 States
Bundle OptionsEnclosure Only (Bring Your Own NVX NSW8v3)
Warranty2-Year Limited (Enclosure)
ManufacturedTullahoma, Tennessee, USA

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace
1.13
cu ft
Tuning
34.0
Hz · Fb
Half power
28.9
Hz · F3, anechoic
Xmax at
732
W RMS · 27 Hz subsonic
With NO filter
233
W RMS · unfiltered
Port
11.3
m/s at the mouth · 480 W

01Is this driver right for a ported box?

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

EBP = Fs ÷ Qes = 92.9
SEALED 0–50 TRANSITION 50–100 PORTED 100–150 0 50 100 150 EBP 92.9
NVX NSW82v3 D2 · EBP 92.9
Between 50 and 100 a driver takes either load, and the choice becomes one of priorities rather than of physics. The NVX NSW82v3 D2 reads 92.9. Ported buys output and low-end reach around tuning; sealed buys a shallower rolloff below it. This cabinet takes the first trade.

02What the box does to it

1.13 cu ft net against a 6.0 L Vas, vented at 34.0 Hz.

Fb = 34.0 Hz  ·  F3 = 28.9 Hz  ·  passband ripple 4.68 dB
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 +8 +4 0 −4 −8 −12 −16 −20 −24 −28 −32 FREQUENCY · Hz LEVEL · dB −3 dB Fb 34.0
NVX NSW82v3 D2 · Fb 34.0 Hz, F3 28.9 Hz
Anechoic, before any cabin gain, with the 27 Hz subsonic filter already applied. The vent takes over below 34 Hz and the cone stops doing the work there, which is what holds travel down at the bottom of the passband.

03Ported vs Sealed

No sealed comparison is shown for this driver.

A ported-versus-sealed chart is only worth reading against a sealed box someone would actually build: the one we make for the driver, or the one its maker recommends. Neither exists for the NVX NSW82v3 D2 — we do not build a sealed enclosure for it and NVX publish no sealed volume for it — so rather than compare this cabinet against itself stuffed and sealed, a box no one would build, the comparison is left out.

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.

PXmax = 732 W with a 27 Hz subsonic  ·  233 W with none  →  the filter is worth 3.1×
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 0 4 8 12 FREQUENCY · Hz CONE TRAVEL · mm PAST LINEAR TRAVEL · Xmax 10.5 mm 732 W reaches Xmax here
732 W · subsonic at 27 Hz, 24 dB/oct233 W · no subsonic filterXmax 10.5 mm one-way, published
Each trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts the cone on 10.5 mm. With a 27 Hz subsonic that takes 732 W, reached first at 28 Hz. Take the filter away and the same cabinet reaches 10.5 mm on 233 W — the filter is worth 3.1× the safe power. A vent unloads the cone below tuning, so there is nothing holding it once the box stops loading: on a sealed build a subsonic filter is an improvement, here it is required equipment. The unfiltered trace is still rising where this chart stops at 20 Hz, so treat 233 W as a bound rather than a floor. Every wattage on this page is a MECHANICAL limit, not an electrical one. It is the power at which the cone runs out of linear travel in this cabinet, and nothing more. What the voice coil can dissipate as heat is a separate ceiling set by the driver, not by the box — NVX rate this one at 400 W RMS, and that is the number that binds first here: heat stops you before travel does, so treat 400 W as the ceiling and the travel figures above as headroom. Final wired impedance, amplifier output and how long you hold the level are all electrical questions this graph does not answer.

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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