Which subwoofer to go with?

[1fastfox]

I am looking at adding a subwoofer enclosure to the trunk of my 88 Mustang convertible. I am limited on space so I have 2 options: 1 12" vented sub enclosure or 2 10" seled sub enclosure. For now I have 8" bazooka tube which sounds pretty good just looks like crap in the trunk. I have a Kicker ZX 500.1 mono amp and the subs I was looking at are the Kicker CVT or Comp VR. I am not sure which is better? I am not sure which would give me better bass the sealed or the vented? Any other recommendations would be great.
Thanks,
Chris

 

[nocamaro]

i have 3 kicker 10 shallow subs cant beat them if you have tight space and for the money

 

[1fastfox]

Do you have any pics of that setup? Are they sealed or ported?
Thanks,
Chris

 

[dsblk93gt]

What do you listene too? I kinda like sealed myself, but actually have a 10" JL H.O. bandpass in my BMW. I think 2 10's sealed would be a good setup. I have not heard the newer Kickers. Let me know what kind of budget you are looking at and I'll see what is available thats good is that price range.

 

[Race_Red_5Oh]

Vented/ported is more for hard hitting bass or if u want to shake the shot outta your car. Sealed tends to hit a larger range of bass (MHz). So if u want rattle go with ported/vented. If you just want sound then go with sealed. Personally I have a vented 12" Alpine type R in my convertible stang. Hits hard and sounds good with a large range of bass. Any questions just throw'em out here I'll help as much as possible.

 

[92BIGREDBEAST]

Go with a sealed box for sure. I use to be big into car stereos a couple years back. I had a GTI with a JL monoblock and two 12 Audiobahn Aluminum speakers and i hit 150db. I got an award for the stereo from a local stereo place in Kingston. If your interested i still have the speakers in the wooden boxes they came in. They have 6 months of use total until the car got wrecked. Paid $475 for the pair. Ill sell them for $200. I wouldnt buy nothing but JL Audio amps.. Best of the best!

 

[zoomie]

how bout 1 single 15? fosgate stage 3?.

 

[Race_Red_5Oh]

Rockfords are real nice too. Good quality.

 

[eddie]

i had 2 10" rockfords in a sealed box in my fox mustang untill thay were stolen but it sounded great if u like alot of bass

 

[TruMac]

I would go for a sealed enclosure, but I would prefer a better sound quality over what a vented/ported box would give you. It is really going to be a matter of personal preferance. What type of music do you listen to mostly?