At this moment in time the best subwoofers are “balanced force” designs. These are being made by KEF, Martin Logan and Magic.
The moving mass of a subwoofer is pretty high. Moving it rapidly 15 mm required a lot of force. Look at the magnets on sub drivers, BIG! When the cone is forced forward the enclosure is forced backwards. Put on a 30 Hz test tone and turn the volume up. Put your hand on the sub and you will feel it shaking. That is distortion. New designs place a driver at opposite ends of the enclosure operating in phase. The forces cancel out and the sub does not shake.
If you want a more visceral performance from your subwoofer system you have two choices. You either increase the size of the drivers or the number of drivers. This assumes the use of good, powerful amps. I use eight 12” drivers in a room 16 X 45 feet.