Subwoofer suggestions

Given the size of your room, I would go with

http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-2-mk3.html


or even the VTF-3 (if you need more power and a rosenut finish)

http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-3-mk3.html


These units give you bass extension mode, so you could either go with lower frequency response (down to 18 Hz) or maximum output. Good luck

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Ported subs can produce low frequencies more efficiently (with less cone area and watts) than sealed subs down to it's tuning point then output drops rapidly. Near the tuning point at high output sometimes port noise (turbulence) is audible which negatively affects sound quality and make it easier to localize the sub even though low frequency (below approx 80 hz) sound should not be "localizable."

Sealed subs are not as efficient but can still equal the output of a ported sub at low frequencies around the tuning point but it needs more cone area and/or power to do so. Sealed subs output drops more gradually ( linear) as you go down in frequency so they have more output below the ported subs tuning point.

The prevailing opinion is that sealed subs have better sound quality (especially for music) and ported subs have more output for movies but there are exceptions on both sides. Some ported subs do music quite well and some sealed subs have good output below 30 hz for movies.

Some say big open rooms are better with ported subs and smaller sealed rooms are more suited to sealed subs but that's not universally true. The reason I recommended the Legend over the other 2 (by a slim margin) is that it has twice the cone area so it has good output down low for movies but has way more midbass slam for music and you stated you like your music loud.

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Thanks so much. Im really just getting into this home audio hobby... Pretty damn addicting.