Hmmm, i don't know, if you want high SQ, clean sounding sub i don't understand how Kicker ever made it to your list. Box tuning to the whole system is not smth you can easily do through the forum. It is very subjective and requires system design for a specific effect and response. There is absolutely, and i mean ABSOLUTELY, no reason for you to choose anything but a sealed 1cu.f. home for your sub. This is the number one bass tuning tip for those who are looking for PnP install with great results. I think it will help you to develop a good taste and proper understanding of a flat frequesncy responce and will give you the best bottom-end extension and depth. You will hardly ever find anything but sealed system design in audiophile builds. Ported and band-pass boxes are 95% junk because they are sold as universal and don't fit to a particular sub and/or system . People put subs in them that shouldn't be there. Sealed 1 cu.f. box will give you the flattest response, will blend into most sytems, and 98% of the subs out there designed to work with sealed applications and will sound at their best in boxes between 0.7 to 1.5 or even 2 cu.f. boxes - for a 12 inch. As far as subs is concerned i cant think of anything better for 200$ than a Jl 12W3V3 or an IDQ10v.3. They are super clean, fast, accurate, deep, musical, and will take a shit load of power before they start farting,if ever. I think they'll just blow before they bottomout. Sorry for the long post. Hope it helps.
PS. Brutalis or Brutus?
Post pics and vid when you you have installed everything...