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I'll just keep editing this post :-) The more I look, the more I like the look, size, and simplicity of a of a cylendar sub w/ a port on top. Would there be a passive radiator involved? Do I HAVE to have it? Is it optional? Would it be worth it?
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If you are porting the sub you will not be using a passive radiator. a passive radiator cannot be down or up fireing it has the be mounted verticaly so unless you lay the sub on its side you cant use a passive radiator
well you could spend a lot of time mounting one on the side...
My tempest i have now is a monster. You wouldnt be able to move it unless you had two people. Here are a few real quick pics. The top left is the sub without the sock over it, top right is with sock and in my bedroom/listening room, last pic on bottom is the top endcap with the port.
http://www.geocities.com/ryatod/tempest.html
I've gotten very good results in terms of output with my really tiny shiva. Its 25 liters as i mentioned above. The external dimensions are about 13"x13"x13". With that size enclosure its pretty portable but you'll loose everything below 36 Hz or so unless you make a LT circuit. The other draw back is it takes a TON of power. The enclosure is so small that it takes a lot to compress and decompress the air. The LT circuit would only make the power consumtion worse but you would get the last octaves back.
Ryan