Help choosing sub

[Damo]

Also, if you're listening to music that is more intricate or busy, such as orchestral or heavy metal stuff, it is often wise NOT to go too large a sub anyway, as the smaller subs tend to be cleaner and tighter in their performance. Even though a 10" (or dual 8's) may not have the LF extension of a 15" sub, its rarely needed anyway in most musical performances.

[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by Damo

Also, if you're listening to music that is more intricate or busy, such as orchestral or heavy metal stuff, it is often wise NOT to go too large a sub anyway, as the smaller subs tend to be cleaner and tighter in their performance. Even though a 10" (or dual 8's) may not have the LF extension of a 15" sub, its rarely needed anyway in most musical performances.

Very good point.
This has been my experience as well.

I said in an earlier post, if you optimize your system for RAP, it won't be optimized for ROCK. ( and vice versa )
And this is what I was trying to say about that.

I have always liked 10" woofers, because they are perfect for my kind of music.
If I listened to rap, I would probably run a pair of 12's in a ported box.
( for that loose, boomy bass )

8" woofers are nice too, but I would have to run two of them to get any kind of SPL out of them, which is why I decided on one Alpine Type-R 10" sub.
A pair of 8's would have been more money, and they would have required a larger box than one 10" sub requires.

"Car Audio" is like "Fine Art".
It's all up to a persons individual tastes.
Many directions you can go. Do whatever makes you happy.
That is what counts.