Comparisons? CDT and RE 10"

[mudd 10+ year member]

This is pretty much what I'm narrowed down to. Either a CDT HD 10" or a RE SE 10" woofer. Allthough I'm always open to other suggestions (I've considered Adire and ED as well).

What I have to work with is this. I have about 500 watts RMS power to run it (sub channel on an older Xtant 3300x). I want it in a small, sealed box - that's a biggie. And I want the most linear, musical sub I can get. I don't really care how loud it gets, I just want accuracy. I may be able to work with a 12" in a pinch, but I'd prefer not too. I have a RF HE2 12" in a 1.25^ box now. It doesn't sound BAD, in my Scion tC hatchback, but it's a bit bulky, and I'm not entirely happy with it's range. I'd like to keep it under $200, if at all possible.

Suggestions and comments are welcomed.

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[mudd 10+ year member]

Nobody? No one's tried both these?

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

i have the re-se 10 and it sounds way nicer than my old dual 10 kenwood exceleons in their bandpass boxes ~.4 cubes on the magnet side and ~.6 cubes on the cone side im guessing compared to my fiberglass .6 cubes sealed

my enclosure has a leak in it too and still sounds the same. it wont get extremly loud sealed, im thinking of porting mine to get more SPL out of it.

but it is alot nicer than my old setup for sure.

 

[Shinobi 10+ year member]

CDT makes a very good quality woofer great SQ and enough SPL for most.

 

[Unreal 10+ year member]

After playing with mine a bit, it sounding better and better as I play it more. We could always plug it into your car for a bit to see how it sounds.