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class=\"df-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-hero\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProline X Performance Optimized Down Fire 12\" Sealed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut and tuned for the Focal SUB 30 KXE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-badges\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eV-Groove and Dado\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eLangboard Elite MDF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003e1.30 cu ft Net\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eStandoffs Included\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e1.30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003ecu ft net\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e0.707\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003esystem Qtc\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e44.6 Hz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003eF3 rolloff, anechoic\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e8.99 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003ecabinet height, excludes standoffs\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePerformance, Performance Optimized, and Micro\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProline X builds three tiers of Down Fire enclosure. The difference is not finish or materials, it is whether the cabinet was designed for a category or for a driver, and how much of the fitting work is already done for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-tier\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e \u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePerformance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"on\"\u003ePerformance Optimized\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMicro Series\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eFitment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUniversal. Accepts any subwoofer that clears the published cutout and mounting depth.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003eWoofer specific. Cut for one named subwoofer, with cutout, mounting depth, magnet clearance and displacement drawn in CAD from that driver.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWoofer specific. Cut for one named subwoofer.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eFootprint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSized to the driver diameter.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003eA shared 30 by 15 inch platform, with cabinet height as the variable. This build sits on that platform at 8.99 inches tall, the height that holds 1.30 cubic feet.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCompact per driver footprint.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eFront baffle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 3\/4 inch.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003eDouble, 1.5 inch, outer layer machined as a flush recess.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDouble, 1.5 inch.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eDriver mounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid flange. You drill your own mounting holes.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003eThreaded insert kit and stainless machine screws included; Focal prints no bolt circle, so you mark and drill from the driver.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThreaded inserts, stainless machine screws included.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eJoinery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eV-groove and dado, CNC cut.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003eV-groove and dado, CNC cut, perimeter cross brace.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStack fab, dowel reinforced.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003ePublished alignment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModeled Qtc profiles across a range of drivers. No single response curve.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003eA real predicted Qtc and F3 for that exact driver, calculated from its own Thiele-Small parameters.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTarget alignment described in the listing.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eCarpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray standard, black optional.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003ePlush black.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlush black.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 year limited.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"on\"\u003e1 year limited.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 years.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeet ship with every tier, uninstalled on purpose.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mount them where your floor wants them for a down fire install, or leave them off and run the cabinet front firing or up firing. The orientation is yours to choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis page is a Performance Optimized enclosure.\u003c\/strong\u003e The airspace, the cutout and the cabinet height all come from the driver's own numbers. A Performance box fits your subwoofer. A Performance Optimized box was built for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt Around the Focal SUB 30 KXE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing about this cabinet is generic. The baffle is cut to 11.23 in (285 mm). Loudspeaker Database lists a 284 mm cutout, but Focal's own drawing puts the basket at 284.2 mm just under the flange, which a 284 mm hole would not pass; the 285 mm cut clears it and the 318 mm frame still covers it with margin. The airspace lands on \u003cstrong\u003e1.30 cubic feet net\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Butterworth volume on Focal's figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SUB 30 KXE is the 12 inch of Focal's K2 Power line: an aramid-fiber K2 sandwich cone on a butyl surround, a 65 mm dual 4 ohm voice coil, rated \u003cstrong\u003e800 watts RMS\u003c\/strong\u003e and 1600 watts maximum, with 22.5 mm of one-way excursion. It is 6.77 inches deep on a 12.52 inch frame, which matters on a down fire, where the motor rises into the cabinet. Every figure comes from Focal's own SUB 30 KXE technical sheet. One number on it is soft: Focal prints 50 liters of Vas and draws its closed-box response chart on it, while its own compliance implies 52.5 and the published moving mass and resonance nearer 58 liters. At 58 the Qtc in this cabinet would read 0.74 instead of 0.71, so treat the alignment as a range a few hundredths wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNet Volume, Not Gross\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe build this cabinet at \u003cstrong\u003e1.30 cubic feet net\u003c\/strong\u003e, out of 1.45 gross after the brace and Focal's published 4 liter driver displacement. At 1.30 cubic feet the KXE lands at Qtc 0.707, maximally flat, with system resonance and half power both at 44.6 Hz. Focal's own closed-box response chart is drawn at 25 and 35 liters, and this volume sits at the larger of the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-highlight\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrue net, not marketing net.\u003c\/strong\u003e Internal volume is calculated from the machined cavity dimensions and the driver's published displacement, not estimated from external dimensions minus wall thickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"df-tier\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDriver\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSystem Qtc\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003efc\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eF3\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSUB 30 KXE, dual 4 ohm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQtc 0.707\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44.6 Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44.6 Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDown Fire Construction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut with V-groove and dado joinery on our ShopSabre routers from Langboard Elite 3\/4 inch MDF. Every panel joint is a machined interlocking groove that mechanically locks before adhesive is applied, which keeps the cabinet airtight under sustained pressure cycling. Corners are square on Down Fire cabinets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cabinet measures \u003cstrong\u003e30.00 inches wide by 15.00 inches deep by 8.99 inches tall, measured in the down fire position and excluding standoffs\u003c\/strong\u003e. Plan the space around the installed height rather than the cabinet height: the standoffs hold 1.75 inches under the baffle, so the finished stack sits near \u003cstrong\u003e10.74 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDouble Baffle, Flush Recess\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front baffle is \u003cstrong\u003e1.5 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e, two bonded 3\/4 inch sheets, with the outer layer machined as a flush recess so the driver bolts to the inner layer. That recovers 3\/4 inch of internal clearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide-Mounted Terminal Cup\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProline X ABS and carbon fiber composite cup with stainless hardware and copper ring terminals, pre-wired in \u003cstrong\u003e12 gauge OFC\u003c\/strong\u003e. Side mounted so it stays accessible with the baffle facing the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eStandoffs Included\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocal publishes no front clearance figure for the SUB 30 KXE, so this cabinet uses the Proline X standard \u003cstrong\u003e1.75 inch\u003c\/strong\u003e standoff, shipped with every enclosure and left uninstalled so you can place them to suit your floor. At that height the floor slot is 0.79 times the cone area, under the 1.0 we aim for: the 12 inch cone is larger than the gap the feet leave under the baffle, so at full excursion it is breathing through a smaller opening than it would like. Taller feet or a front-firing install both remove that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMotor Clearance and Orientation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motor rises off the baffle into the cavity, so on a down fire cabinet the clearance that matters runs to the top panel. The 6.77 inch mounting depth puts the motor 5.27 inches into a 6.74 inch cavity, leaving \u003cstrong\u003e1.46 inches above the motor\u003c\/strong\u003e against a 0.75 inch minimum. Height was set by the airspace, above the minimum the clearance alone would have required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocal does not publish a position on down firing this driver, and this cabinet makes no claim on their behalf. The feet ship uninstalled, so if you would rather run it front firing or up firing, that is a decision you can make at install time without changing anything about the enclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePower, Mounting and Warranty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocal rates the SUB 30 KXE at \u003cstrong\u003e800 watts RMS\u003c\/strong\u003e and 1600 watts maximum. The SUB 30 KXE carries two 4 ohm voice coils (3.2 ohms DC each): wire them in parallel for a nominal 2 ohm load or in series for 8 ohms. Confirm the load against your amplifier's minimum stable impedance before powering the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocal's drawing shows eight mounting holes but prints no bolt circle, so the baffle ships undrilled with a threaded insert kit and stainless machine screws: set the driver in the recess, mark its holes, drill, press the inserts and bolt it down. The enclosure carries a 1 year limited warranty. Bring your own SUB 30 KXE; the driver is purchased separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-cta\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCut for the Driver, Not the Catalog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt one at a time in Tullahoma, Tennessee, with standoffs and a 1 year limited warranty. 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