Budget musical sub: sealed or vented design....

There was an article in The Perfect Vision about subs, I believe it was last year. They describe the trade offs of each design (sealed, ported/passive radiator) and driver size, for music and films. They also rated 25 subs FWIW. I myself used 2 Mirage BPS-150i, dual 8 inch drivers in each sealed enclosure externally cross-over with an LFX-3 in stereo configuration with my vertical bi-amped Energy Veritas V2.2

Hey Phasecorrect,

You have made many contributions to that thread "time coherence - how important & what speakers?" & had many 1-1 with Roy Johnson on that thread so you know his engineering is sound. So, how about Green Mountain subs? I know Roy makes atleast 1.
I've not heard his products but am making a recommendation after reading that thread.
FWIW.

Dear Phasecorrect; ANY sub in an apt. is just begging to piss off those near your unit.(Above/ below / beside) BASS is the only thing they will hear,most likely. If you can hear it; they can hear it. Like the subs in those mini trucks; It is louder outside the truck than it is inside the truck.(Same for an apt--it excites the 2x4's ect.) Otherwise all those guys would be deaf.

SVS really makes some high quality subs.But as George said they maybe to much for your neighbors.Good luck!

I read an article recently that said masonry is a terrific sound insulator for subwoofers. So if your floors/walls are concrete, it may not be as bad as you think. The article also mentioned that subs that fire forward are more neighbor friendly (to those below you) than those that fire down.

Have you seen the Earthquake supernova 10"? Also, I've heard good things about the ACI Force.