My guess is that the quality of the upstream electronics has about as much or more to do with the quality of the bass than the enclosure type. Here's why. I was nuts for acoustic suspension for about 20 years straight. Yep, it made shopping easy. In the last ten however the highest quality, most truly amazing bass I've ever heard has come from ported types. Since I made the switch I realize I've never heard an acoustic suspension speaker with extended highs. Rolling off the high end makes for long term relaxed listening and really is quite pleasurable. But if you want it all, ported is the only place I've ever come close. The moral is, that in my effort to compensate for the sealed enclosures shortcomings, the whole system got better, so now it gets the most out of ported types. My advice? Select the Hype and the Look that suits you, then listen. Get an amp rated at the top of your choice's power handling capability and you're on your way. There is no substitute for the journey.
