MB Quart RSH254 vs. MA Audio HK1001F

[Ceezer 10+ year member]

I've been looking at shallow-mount 10s and think I pretty much have it narrowed down to these two models. Each is rated for 400W RMS, though I'm looking to maintain as much SQ as possible while getting loud. I haven't decided if I'll go with a single 10 in a corner enclosure (I have a Subaru Impreza Outback Sport) or (2) 10s, one under each of the front seats, but I do plan to buy within the next few days.

Anyone have any experience with these that could make the comparison?

Runners up would probably be the Memphis 15-Sc10D4 (I looked at a dozen different models but I'm trying to keep costs to under $150/sub).

I will also be picking up a new amp but I haven't selected one yet. Can we make these comparisons assuming that the amp is matched to the RMS (400W on each of the first 2, 300W on the Memphis)?

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[Ceezer 10+ year member]

After further research it seems maybe MA Audio isn't what I'm looking for to maintain SQ. So there's still the MQ Quarts & Memphis shallow-mount subs.

I suppose that would now make the Polk Audio MM1040DVCs the runner up. They're a bit deeper than the others (4.5" vs 3.75" of the MB Qs & 2.8" of Memphis).