Originally Posted by skip259
go with the 12". more cone area and it's not always the cone size that makes the sound sharp. throw in the slew rate and the dampening factor. my DJ amp has a d factor of 500. super tight bass.
the higher it is, the tighter it'll sound.
Sealed is better if you want tight bass, ported if you want more boomier. think of it this way, sealed = machine gun ported = bombs going bwoooom.
don't put so much value into those specs -they are great for selling amplifiers, but are not that important for everyday listening.
Pick the proper sub, and you will be fine in ported or sealed - remember, match the sub to the box.
if you make any other assumptions, you are strictly shooting in the dark about the performance!!!!