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Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO Dual Box: Ported 12" Professional Series Enclosure Dual 12" Ported enclosure
- Net volume
- 1.43 Cubic Feet
- Tuning
- 33.0 Hz
- Max mounting depth
- 5.748 Inches (Dayton Audio Spec)
- Cutout
- 11.102 Inches (Dayton Audio Spec)
- External dimensions
- 42.00 Inches W × 16.00 Inches H × 10.50 Inches D
- Front baffle
- Three 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
- Alignment: 1.43 cu ft net vented at 33.0 Hz. F3 39.8 Hz anechoic, 0.01 dB passband ripple
- Driver: Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO Single 4 Ohm, 700 W RMS, 12.3 mm Xmax, 26.20 Hz Fs
- Build: Front-firing standard box, 2.25" three-layer baffle with the woofer flush-mounted in the outer layer, Dayton Audio logo acrylic, dado joinery, 29.0 sq in front slot port beside the woofer with one bend along the back wall, port and excursion gated at 1680 W
- Cabinet: 42.00" W x 16.00" H x 10.50" D, 61 lb, threaded inserts pressed into the baffle on the published 11.614 inch bolt circle
Spec of record
Technical specifications
| Series | Proline X Professional |
|---|---|
| Driver-Specific Fitment | Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO Single 4 Ohm (RSS315HO-4 single 4 ohm or RSS315HO-44 dual 4 ohm) |
| Enclosure Type | Ported | Front-Firing Standard Box |
| External Width | 42.00 Inches |
| External Height | 16.00 Inches |
| External Depth | 10.50 Inches |
| Internal Volume (Gross) | 2.49 Cubic Feet |
| Internal Volume (Net After Displacement) | 1.43 Cubic Feet |
| Port Type | Vertical Slot Beside The Woofer | Front Exit | One 90 Degree Bend Along The Back Wall |
| Port Geometry | 2.00 x 14.50 Inches, 29.0 Square Inches, 40.35 Inches Of Path |
| Port Area | 29.0 Square Inches |
| Port Tuning (Fb) | 33.0 Hz |
| Port Mouth | 1/2 In Roundover On All Four Edges, 46.5 Square Inches At The Face |
| Port Air Velocity | 22.2 m/s In The Channel, 13.8 m/s At The Mouth, At 1680 W (17.0 m/s Chuff Threshold) |
| Design Power Basis | 1680 W RMS (1.2 x The Driver Rating) For Port Velocity And Excursion |
| Predicted F3 | 39.8 Hz (Anechoic) |
| Passband Ripple | 0.01 dB (Anechoic) |
| Subsonic Filter | 26 Hz High-Pass, 24 dB/Octave - REQUIRED On A Vented Enclosure |
| Driver Fs | 26.20 Hz |
| Driver Qts | 0.310 |
| Driver Qes / Qms | 0.330 / 3.630 |
| Driver Vas | 53.700 Liters / 1.896 Cubic Feet |
| Driver Sd | 514.7 Square Centimeters |
| Driver Mms | 251.00 g |
| Driver BL | 20.00 |
| Driver Re | 3.2 Ohm |
| Driver Xmax | 12mm (One-Way) |
| Driver Displacement | 0.09 Cubic Feet (Published by Dayton Audio) |
| Driver Power Handling | 700 Watts RMS |
| Driver Overall Diameter | 12.362 Inches (Dayton Audio Spec) |
| Mounting Depth Required | 5.748 Inches (Dayton Audio Spec) |
| Cutout Diameter | 11.102 Inches (Dayton Audio Spec) |
| Flush Mount Recess | 13.375 Inches In The Outer Layer |
| Material | Langboard Elite 3/4" MDF |
| Construction | ShopSabre CNC / Windowed Brace Front To Back Beside 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 Dayton Audio Logo Insert, Outer Layer, Standard |
| Mounting Hardware | Threaded Inserts On The Published 11.614 In Bolt Circle | Stainless Machine Screws Included |
| Voice Coil Configuration | Single 4 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 | 489-700 Watts RMS (Dayton Audio Rated: 700W RMS) |
| Carpet Finish | Plush Black |
| Shipping Weight | 68 lb |
| Shipping | UPS Ground Parcel, Included In The 48 States |
| Bundle Options | Enclosure Only (Bring Your Own Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO) |
| 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
1.43 cu ft net against a 107.4 L Vas, vented at 33.0 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 both cones exactly on Dayton's published 12.3 mm. The two traces are the same cabinet with the subsonic filter switched on and switched off. Every power figure in this section is for the pair, split evenly.
From the shop floor
Installer's take
I built this one for a pair of Reference RSS315HO in a single shared chamber, which is how a dual ported box should be built: one volume, one port, both drivers loading the same air.
It gets the full Professional treatment, a 2.25 inch three-layer baffle with both woofers flush mounted in the outer layer, and the port on the left of the face.
Wiring is where a dual bites you. A pair of RSS315HO-4 (one 4 ohm coil each) is 2 ohms in parallel or 8 ohms in series. A pair of RSS315HO-44 (two 4 ohm coils each) lands on 4 ohms with each woofer's coils in series and the woofers in parallel, or 1 ohm with everything in parallel if the amplifier is rated for it. Check what your amplifier is rated for before you wire it, not after.
It ships dry. Do not add polyfill to a ported box. Set your subsonic filter at 26 Hz.
Before you order
Questions
Why is this enclosure tuned to 33.0 Hz?
Both drivers share one chamber and one port rather than sitting in separate boxes, so the pair works against the whole volume and the port is sized for the pair rather than doubled. The port carries 29.0 square inches of area at 33.0 Hz, and the design power for the velocity and excursion checks is 1680 W for the pair. Passband ripple holds at 0.01 dB across the tuning, with F3 at 39.8 Hz. 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?
A single Reference RSS315HO also builds in the Performance Optimized ported wedge and ported down-fire, the smaller and cheaper single-driver boxes. A pair takes this Professional cabinet: one shared chamber on a 2.25 inch three-layer baffle with both woofers flush in the outer layer, and a slot port gated at 1680 W for the pair. 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 11.614 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 26 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 Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO at 54 percent of its usable travel at 1680 W.
Would a sealed box be better for me?
Not one we can show you. We do not build a sealed enclosure for the Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO and Dayton 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 26 Hz subsonic filter takes over; around 33.0 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, 2.00 inches wide and 29.0 square inches. It runs 4.75 inches to the back wall and turns once along it for 29.85 inches; the fold costs about 1.5 Hz and the port is cut for it. The channel runs at 22.2 metres per second at 1680 W, 53 percent of its turbulence limit, and the mouth edges carry a 1/2 inch roundover so the air leaves the face at 13.8 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?
61 lb, 42.00" W x 16.00" H x 10.50" D external. Every Professional cabinet is priced the same way, by its size: this one is 4.08 cubic feet outside. Delivery to the 48 states is inside the price; it ships as a 61 lb parcel and checkout adds nothing. Do not add polyfill; it ships dry on purpose.
Is the Reference RSS315HO included?
No. This is an enclosure only, cut for the Dayton Audio Reference RSS315HO specifically: the 11.102 inch cutout, the 5.748 inch mounting depth allowance and the 1.43 cubic foot alignment all come from Dayton Audio's published parameters. It fits both Dayton versions. The pair is tuned on the RSS315HO-4 (single 4 ohm), F3 39.8 Hz; a pair of RSS315HO-44 (dual 4 ohm) was run through the same cabinet and lands at F3 35.0 Hz with 1.6 dB of ripple, each cone 6.4 of its 14 mm. Bring your own driver.
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