@robelvick - apologies as I seemed to have somehow missed your earlier post. Thanks for sharing your feedback.
I have decided for now to not add any subs after speaking with the SVS dealer who is also the dealer for the Atom GT1s. He told me that it might not be easy to blend in an SVS sub with the Atohms and especially just one. And especially for music rather than HT. He is also the dealer for the REL T9i and said that it is definitely better than the SVS but he still felt I'd be better off not using just one additional sub and rather just experiment with better speaker positioning to try and get improved bass. He did advise me that the GT1s can be placed closer to the wall to help improve the low frequencies and this is what I've been experimenting with over the last few weeks. And it does seem to work although I think it does impact the soundstage width a bit but not dramatically.
Since I also have limited placement options in my living room for not 2 but even just 1 sub I've decided to put this off for a while longer. I am also inclined to buy a nicer sub(s) just once and be done with it rather than keep trying different models so would like to try and audition some models especially from JL Audio and Rhythmic if I get the chance. I might be traveling to London in a month or so and was hoping to audition some pairs then.
Longer term I'm also considering moving to a floorstander like the Focal Kanta's or the Magico A3s even and would be very keen to see how they'd compare with a pair of bookshelves (like the Joseph Audio Pulsars) paired with some good subs. But that's another discussion!
I have decided for now to not add any subs after speaking with the SVS dealer who is also the dealer for the Atom GT1s. He told me that it might not be easy to blend in an SVS sub with the Atohms and especially just one. And especially for music rather than HT. He is also the dealer for the REL T9i and said that it is definitely better than the SVS but he still felt I'd be better off not using just one additional sub and rather just experiment with better speaker positioning to try and get improved bass. He did advise me that the GT1s can be placed closer to the wall to help improve the low frequencies and this is what I've been experimenting with over the last few weeks. And it does seem to work although I think it does impact the soundstage width a bit but not dramatically.
Since I also have limited placement options in my living room for not 2 but even just 1 sub I've decided to put this off for a while longer. I am also inclined to buy a nicer sub(s) just once and be done with it rather than keep trying different models so would like to try and audition some models especially from JL Audio and Rhythmic if I get the chance. I might be traveling to London in a month or so and was hoping to audition some pairs then.
Longer term I'm also considering moving to a floorstander like the Focal Kanta's or the Magico A3s even and would be very keen to see how they'd compare with a pair of bookshelves (like the Joseph Audio Pulsars) paired with some good subs. But that's another discussion!