Couple quick and dumb questions. This is my first SQ vehicle and I am not sure about a couple things. I know I will be going with Q's, keep hearin these things are amazin. For SQ, what is better, sealed or ported. I was thinkin about maybe 2 12's or 4 10's. any input is good though. I want something that can possibly give me the opportunity for little competitions.

Edited August 16, 200718 yr by Xibalba

You really only need one if your title of your thread is true. A single 10 is more than enough. If that is your true goal, perhaps you should start by discussing the part that is going to make it work: your front stage.

I've been to 2 SQ shows and had the bass low. If you turn it up to high, it will sound like you have subs in the rear. You should be trying to make the subs sound like they are mounted in front of you.

Ported or sealed will be fine. Sealed will provide you better transient response and has a more linear quality. I've competed once with a sealed and once with a ported sub...really didn't make a difference. I did find it was easier to blend the sealed XXX with my midbass drivers than the Q (which was ported, tuned to 33 hz). My guess is the lower 70hz+ output of the XXX helped with that.

Still like my Q better.