You might want to consider a sealed sub, many people feel they are more accurate for music.
I think those of us who grew up in car audio have that belief firmly embedded in our brains. That's because in large part if you grew up in car audio and wanted MAX SPL, you went with a ported subwoofer. Those who wanted to be able to distinguish one bass note from the next knew to get a sealed sub. It seems that back then anyways it must have been easier to get maximum volume from the ported design and vice versa for the sealed design. I don't know, I don't design subwoofers for a living, all I know is that is what EVERYONE would tell you when you were putting a system together. Walk into any car audio shop and the first thing out of their mouth was...
"What's your pleasure, SPL, or SQ"?
If you answered SPL they dropped a ported sub into your trunk and you were done. If you considered yourself an audiophile, then they hooked you up with a sealed sub.
Old habits die hard.
