Yep, another sub recommendation post. .85cu ft box what sub will give me the best lows?

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Looking to keep it under $300, 500-1000 RMS, .85 cu ft gross box, 2001 Corvette. I would prefer it to be sealed but I'm willing to port it if I can fit a big enough port to avoid chuffing and still have enough air space for the sub. I'm looking at either a 10" or 12". I want to get the most low end out of the .8 cu ft available. Like mid 20's at least. The Dayton Audio HO 12 seems like it would be a good fit but I'm open to other suggestions. The box allows for 5" mounting depth.


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Lots of subs now optimized for small sealed enclosures. The Sundown Sa10 Classic uses 0.5 cu. ft. The JL 10w3v3 uses 0.65. I would pick the JL.
Wait, they are both 6" deep.
Thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately both subs have a 6" mounting depth.. I guess I could raise the sub with a 1" MDF ring but I would rather not.
 
Looking to keep it under $300, 500-1000 RMS, .85 cu ft gross box, 2001 Corvette. I would prefer it to be sealed but I'm willing to port it if I can fit a big enough port to avoid chuffing and still have enough air space for the sub. I'm looking at either a 10" or 12". I want to get the most low end out of the .8 cu ft available. Like mid 20's at least. The Dayton Audio HO 12 seems like it would be a good fit but I'm open to other suggestions. The box allows for 5" mounting depth.


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The Kicker L7s 10 or a Kicker Q-10, it ususes a .66 cu.ft up to 1.25 cu.ft and handels 700 rms. It's like a round L7.
 
Looking to keep it under $300, 500-1000 RMS, .85 cu ft gross box, 2001 Corvette. I would prefer it to be sealed but I'm willing to port it if I can fit a big enough port to avoid chuffing and still have enough air space for the sub. I'm looking at either a 10" or 12". I want to get the most low end out of the .8 cu ft available. Like mid 20's at least. The Dayton Audio HO 12 seems like it would be a good fit but I'm open to other suggestions. The box allows for 5" mounting depth.


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The Dayton ultimax line of subs is a better in a sealed box than the HO imo.
 
Looking to keep it under $300, 500-1000 RMS, .85 cu ft gross box, 2001 Corvette. I would prefer it to be sealed but I'm willing to port it if I can fit a big enough port to avoid chuffing and still have enough air space for the sub. I'm looking at either a 10" or 12". I want to get the most low end out of the .8 cu ft available. Like mid 20's at least. The Dayton Audio HO 12 seems like it would be a good fit but I'm open to other suggestions. The box allows for 5" mounting depth.


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The 10" Dayton HO is 5" deep and you need to account for the pole vent, so you need at least 5.5". I think your best bet might be the Sundown SD. To port in .8 cuft, I think you'll have to look at 8s. The Image Dynmaics ID and IDQ come to mind, they're damn near 5" deep.
 
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