ZEnclosures 12" Box w/ JL 12W3v3 Installed and Reviewed

Nillaz · 10-01-2012, 11:51 PM

Very nice. I ordered the 10" version of this box over the weekend. Can't wait!

Just a thought though...is it safe to mount your amp upside down the way you have? I'm thinking about it from a heat dissipation standpoint. I have no experience with Power Acoustik amps but aren't those heatsinks/vents along the edges on the top of the amp?

Alstann · 10-02-2012, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jasonle

I have the same subs and box! Both great. Thanks for the review dude.

No problem! How do you like the system? Personally, it's absolutely perfect for the Z. Any louder, and I would need to start bringing some ear plugs around, haha.

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Originally Posted by afbunn

Great and useful review, I've been thinking about getting one of these for my Z. It's the only box I've seen that doesn't look tacky. I just wish you would have taken the pics with a better camera. :P

Thanks. Trust me, the box is absolutely gorgeous and absolutely well built. The craftmanship is top notch! And yeah, I apologise about the pictures - 5MP cellphone camera isn't terribly good.

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Originally Posted by Nillaz

Very nice. I ordered the 10" version of this box over the weekend. Can't wait!

Just a thought though...is it safe to mount your amp upside down the way you have? I'm thinking about it from a heat dissipation standpoint. I have no experience with Power Acoustik amps but aren't those heatsinks/vents along the edges on the top of the amp?

I thought for a while about the upside down mounting of an amplifier, and decided to proceed with it. When this amp was pushing 1k RMS for two of my JLW3v3's, it still produced little to no heat. After a loud music session, I tested the temperature of the amp by hand, and it was no more than the room temperature of the car. I'm not worried too much about heat buildup or anything.

Vibration was another issue I was considering, but again, I figured since it survived my 2 subwoofers for 3 years of installed thumping, one sub wouldn't harm it anymore. Knock on MDF.

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Nillaz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 259 Drives: 2012 370Z M6 Sport Rep Power: 3371	Very nice. I ordered the 10" version of this box over the weekend. Can't wait! Just a thought though...is it safe to mount your amp upside down the way you have? I'm thinking about it from a heat dissipation standpoint. I have no experience with Power Acoustik amps but aren't those heatsinks/vents along the edges on the top of the amp?