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class=\"df-hero\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eProline X Professional 15\" Ported\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA ported fifteen-inch Professional box built to the GZHW 38's own Fs, Qts, and Vas, with cone area and displacement estimated because Ground Zero never publishes either\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"df-badges\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003e3.09 cu ft net\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eTuned 34.0 Hz\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eF3 28.0 Hz\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003e2.25\" three-layer baffle\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eCut for the GZHW 38\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"df-badge\"\u003eBuilt in Tennessee\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-stats\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e3.09\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\"\u003e34.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003eHz tuning\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e28.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003eHz F3 anechoic\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"df-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e66.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003esq in port area\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eWhy this driver is vented at 34.0 Hz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe GZHW 38 15 inch is a 43.40 Hz motor with a 0.7700 Qts and 22.19 litres of Vas, and this cabinet gives it 2.565 cubic feet net, vented at 34.0 Hz through a 49.5 square inch port. The 36.0 by 18.0 by 15.0 inch enclosure gets F3 down to 28.2 Hz with 2.24 dB of passband ripple, the flattest response of the four Ground Zero Professional builds. Ground Zero publishes no vented recommendation of its own for this driver, so the alignment stands on the published Fs, Qts, and Vas alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreaded insert kit ships with this box.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ground Zero does not publish the mounting hole locations for the GZHW 38, so we cannot install the threaded inserts before it ships. The threaded insert kit comes in the box instead: 8 to 12 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; one kit serves one woofer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA 0.7700 Qts on 22.19 litres of Vas, backed by a 0.8400 Qes and a 10.0200 Qms, is a compliant motor that wants a large box and a low vent, and 34.0 Hz brings F3 to 28.2 Hz on 2.24 dB of ripple. At the driver's rated 1500 W the port runs 16.3 metres per second through the mouth at 1800 W, the reference point the velocity check is measured against. The 855.3 square centimetre Sd behind this solve is not a Ground Zero figure: Ground Zero publishes no cone area for the GZHW 38, so the number is estimated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it Professional\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"df-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThree-layer baffle, flush mount\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree layers of 3\/4 inch Langboard Elite make a 2.25 inch\n    front. The outer layer is routed to the flange, so the woofer sits flush with the face; the two layers behind it\n    carry the mounting hardware and the load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGround Zero logo acrylic\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glossy black acrylic insert with the Ground Zero mark sits in the outer\n    layer beside the woofer. It is standard on every Professional cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThreaded insert kit ships with this box\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThreaded insert kit included, inserts NOT pre-installed: the manufacturer publishes no mounting hole locations, so the kit ships with the box for installation when the woofer goes in: 8 to 12 inserts sized to the woofer, the correct drill bit, 2.5 inch allen-head screws, allen key and gasket tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePort gated at 2400 W\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 66.0 square inch slot beside the woofer is sized so the\n    channel runs 22.3 metres per second and the mouth 16.8 metres per second at 1.2 times the driver's rating, under the\n    17 metres per second where a slot starts to chuff. The channel runs 10.25 inches along its wall and turns once along the back wall for another 19.44 inches, which is why a 34.0 Hz tuning fits a 18.00 inch deep box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy this is a Professional build\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery driver is run through the Performance Optimized wedge and down-fire before this chassis; the Professional box is where a driver lands when that smaller envelope, 30 inches wide and 18 inches deep with a triangular side port, cannot give it what it needs at its rated power. The GZHW 38 did not clear the port gate there. The calmest wedge port that fits that envelope is 32.0 square inches at 26.0 by 11.25 by 17.98 inches, and its mouth runs 23.8 metres per second at 2000 W against the 17 metres per second line where a port starts to chuff. That port would stay clean to about 1024 W. The slot on this box reaches 66.0 square inches and holds the mouth at 16.8 metres per second at 2400 W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"df-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat the price covers\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Professional cabinet is priced the same way, by its size: this one is 6.75 cubic feet outside. Delivery to the 48 states is inside the price; it ships as a 74 lb parcel and checkout adds nothing. The Performance Optimized 15 inch ported wedge is $499.99. The $152 difference is the larger box and the port this driver needs to run at its rating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eThe cabinet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e36.00\" W x 18.00\" H x 18.00\" D external. Two windowed braces run front to back either side of the woofer, clearing the cutout by two and a half inches. The box ships dry: polyfill detunes a ported alignment. This is our single-fifteen Professional envelope built around the GZHW 38's own frame and motor depth, a 15.350 inch frame over a 14.170 inch cutout and 9.090 inches of mounting depth. Ground Zero lists this driver twice, as the GZHW 38 and the GZHW 38XSPL, and they are one unit; this enclosure is built for it under either name. It ships as a parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eGround Zero publishes no cone area for the GZHW 38: the 855.3 square centimetre Sd behind this alignment, its tuning, port sizing, and velocity math, is estimated, not measured or stated by Ground Zero. Ground Zero also publishes no driver displacement; the 0.223 cubic foot figure used here is estimated too, and it affects only the gross volume figure, not the tuning or port math. Ground Zero publishes no mounting hole locations for the GZHW 38, so the threaded insert kit ships loose in the box rather than pressed into the baffle before the cabinet ships. Ground Zero labels its excursion figure Max. Excursion without stating a basis; the manual gives a peak-to-peak number for this model, halved here to the 22.5 mm one-way figure used in the math, which is why this model builds while other Ground Zero models with no stated basis do not. Ground Zero publishes the same Fs, Qts, Qes, Qms, Vas, Sd, and Xmax for the GZHW 38 and the GZHW 38XSPL, so this cabinet and its sibling XSPL build share identical airspace and tuning. Ground Zero does not publish the mounting hole locations for the GZHW 38, so we cannot install the threaded inserts before it ships. The threaded insert kit comes in the box instead: 8 to 12 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; one kit serves one woofer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"df-section\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eThe numbers to respect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \n  \u003cp\u003eSet a 27 Hz subsonic filter, 24 dB per octave. 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