Alpair 11 MS in 0.23 cf box - to port or not?

I bought a pair of knockdown 0.23 boxes from Parts Express to put my 11 MS's in. I have them in big pencils right now, but I'm not too impressed. The ponderous nature of the pencils are a bit too slow for me.

In a 0.23 box would you go with sealed or ported? Would sealed increase the speed even if if it loses some low end. What other benefits would sealed have in comparison to ported? Madisound has the following posted.

Suggested box alignments
  • Sealed box of 0.15 to 0.2 cubic feet (4.3 liters, 259 cubic inches) 3dB down at 110Hz
  • Vented box of 0.3 cubic feet (8.5 liters, 516 cubic inches) 1.5" diameter vent by 5.5" long. 3dB down at 65Hz
  • Extended Bass Shelf Vented Box (lower bass, but also lower power handling)
    0.5 cubic feet (14 liters, 864 cubic inches) 1.5" dieameter vent by 4.5" long. 3dB down at 55Hz

Thanks
 
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=6.5 litre

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How are you using these?

dave
 
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Thanks Dave. I would be trying them in 2 different smallish rooms.

1. Strictly music, powered by Sparkler Ether II (15wpc, solid state) subwoofer available
2. Mixed home entertainment and music powered by Onkyo 100wpc receiver, no sub in that room