Not really. . . the main difference between ported and sealed boxes are the sealed boxes can hit and the bass just stop when its suppose to . .. where on the other hand the ported box lets the more deep bass tones flow smoothly out of the box. Knowing now what both would sound like with the same subs I would definetly choose a sealed box if you want a more direct clean bass hit. But if your wanting to pull up at a light and drowned another car next to you with the bass cuz they think their system is sweet then go for more of a ported box. I currently have 2 10" Pheonix Gold subs in a custom box made by me with 2 2.5" circular ports in my mustang with a 400 Watt MTX Mono Block Competition amp and with both subs bridged to the amp it can easily bump a tremendous ammount harder than many 3 and 4 10" sub boxes with 1k - 2k wattage from the amps. It is really whether you want a more of a crisp clean beat or if you want the deeper bass tones. Its all about preference as well as if you know how to wire them. : ) I can post some pictures of the box I have and my system just to show you that it is really pretty small but has potential of many bigger more pricey systems.A 6 inch diameter port is bloody ridiculous. try 3 inch if you must go with ported, tbh tho, you get far better sound in my opinion if you go with a sealed box. Using a ported box there are too many freqs that your woofer just misses out on.
You're getting more power from your 400W amp than other people get from 1000W - 2000W amps? Hows that working?Not really. . . the main difference between ported and sealed boxes are the sealed boxes can hit and the bass just stop when its suppose to . .. where on the other hand the ported box lets the more deep bass tones flow smoothly out of the box. Knowing now what both would sound like with the same subs I would definetly choose a sealed box if you want a more direct clean bass hit. But if your wanting to pull up at a light and drowned another car next to you with the bass cuz they think their system is sweet then go for more of a ported box. I currently have 2 10" Pheonix Gold subs in a custom box made by me with 2 2.5" circular ports in my mustang with a 400 Watt MTX Mono Block Competition amp and with both subs bridged to the amp it can easily bump a tremendous ammount harder than many 3 and 4 10" sub boxes with 1k - 2k wattage from the amps. It is really whether you want a more of a crisp clean beat or if you want the deeper bass tones. Its all about preference as well as if you know how to wire them. : ) I can post some pictures of the box I have and my system just to show you that it is really pretty small but has potential of many bigger more pricey systems.