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Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL Dual Box: Ported 8" Professional Series Enclosure Dual 8" Ported enclosure
- Net volume
- 1.76 Cubic Feet
- Tuning
- 34.0 Hz
- Max mounting depth
- 5.240 Inches (Ground Zero Spec)
- Cutout
- 7.170 Inches (Ground Zero Spec)
- External dimensions
- 34.00 Inches W × 14.00 Inches H × 14.25 Inches D
- Front baffle
- Three 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
- Alignment: 1.76 cu ft net vented at 34.0 Hz. F3 29.5 Hz anechoic, 3.04 dB passband ripple
- Driver: Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL SVC or D1, 500 W RMS, 14.0 mm Xmax, 46.00 Hz Fs
- Build: Front-firing standard box, 2.25" three-layer baffle with the woofer flush-mounted in the outer layer, Ground Zero logo acrylic, dado joinery, 31.2 sq in front slot port beside the woofer with one bend along the back wall, port and excursion gated at 1200 W
- Cabinet: 34.00" W x 14.00" H x 14.25" D, 54 lb, threaded insert kit included
Spec of record
Technical specifications
| Series | Proline X Professional |
|---|---|
| Driver-Specific Fitment | Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL SVC or D1 (D1) |
| Enclosure Type | Ported | Front-Firing Standard Box |
| External Width | 34.00 Inches |
| External Height | 14.00 Inches |
| External Depth | 14.25 Inches |
| Internal Volume (Gross) | 2.56 Cubic Feet |
| Internal Volume (Net After Displacement) | 1.76 Cubic Feet |
| Port Type | Vertical Slot Beside The Woofer | Front Exit | One 90 Degree Bend Along The Back Wall |
| Port Geometry | 2.50 x 12.50 Inches, 31.2 Square Inches, 32.29 Inches Of Path |
| Port Area | 31.2 Square Inches |
| Port Tuning (Fb) | 34.0 Hz |
| Port Mouth | 1/2 In Roundover On All Four Edges, 47.2 Square Inches At The Face |
| Port Air Velocity | 24.9 m/s In The Channel, 16.5 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 | 29.5 Hz (Anechoic) |
| Passband Ripple | 3.04 dB (Anechoic) |
| Subsonic Filter | 27 Hz High-Pass, 24 dB/Octave - REQUIRED On A Vented Enclosure |
| Driver Fs | 46.00 Hz |
| Driver Qts | 0.360 |
| Driver Qes / Qms | 0.380 / 8.710 |
| Driver Vas | 5.000 Liters / 0.177 Cubic Feet |
| Driver Sd | 214.0 Square Centimeters |
| Driver BL | 14.10 |
| Driver Re | 1.9 Ohm |
| Driver Xmax | 14mm (One-Way) |
| Driver Displacement | 0.05 Cubic Feet (Published by Ground Zero) |
| Driver Sensitivity | 84.0 dB |
| Driver Power Handling | 500 Watts RMS |
| Driver Overall Diameter | 8.482 Inches (Ground Zero Spec) |
| Mounting Depth Required | 5.240 Inches (Ground Zero Spec) |
| Cutout Diameter | 7.170 Inches (Ground Zero Spec) |
| Flush Mount Recess | 9.500 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 Ground Zero 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 | D1 |
| 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 | 350-500 Watts RMS (Ground Zero Rated: 500W RMS) |
| Carpet Finish | Plush Black |
| Shipping Weight | 61 lb |
| Shipping | UPS Ground Parcel, Included In The 48 States |
| Bundle Options | Enclosure Only (Bring Your Own Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL) |
| 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
1.76 cu ft net against a 10.0 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 both cones exactly on Ground Zero's published 14.0 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 GZRW 8XSPL 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. These are two 1 ohm coils each, so you can land on 0.25 ohm with all four coils in parallel, 1 ohm as two series pairs in parallel, or 4 ohms with everything in series. Check what your amplifier is rated for before you wire it, not after.
Ground Zero publishes no mounting hole locations for the GZRW 8XSPL, 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.
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?
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 31.2 square inches of area at 34.0 Hz, and the design power for the velocity and excursion checks is 1200 W for the pair. Passband ripple holds at 3.04 dB across the tuning, with F3 at 29.5 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 GZRW 8XSPL also builds in the Performance Optimized ported down-fire, the smaller and cheaper single-driver box. 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 1200 W for the pair. It carries a 2 year warranty, against 1 year on the Performance Optimized lines.
Threaded inserts or a kit?
Ground Zero does not publish the mounting hole locations for the GZRW 8XSPL, 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 two kits, one per woofer.
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 Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL at 61 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 Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL and Ground Zero 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, 2.50 inches wide and 31.2 square inches. It runs 8.00 inches to the back wall and turns once along it for 18.04 inches; the fold costs about 1.5 Hz and the port is cut for it. The channel runs at 24.9 metres per second at 1200 W, 53 percent of its turbulence limit, and the mouth edges carry a 1/2 inch roundover so the air leaves the face at 16.5 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?
54 lb, 34.00" W x 14.00" H x 14.25" D external. Every Professional cabinet is priced the same way, by its size: this one is 3.93 cubic feet outside. Delivery to the 48 states is inside the price; it ships as a 54 lb parcel and checkout adds nothing. Do not add polyfill; it ships dry on purpose.
Is the GZRW 8XSPL included?
No. This is an enclosure only, cut for the Ground Zero GZRW 8XSPL specifically: the 7.170 inch cutout, the 5.240 inch mounting depth allowance and the 1.76 cubic foot alignment all come from Ground Zero's published parameters. It fits both coil versions; the alignment published here is the SVC or D1. Bring your own driver.
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