I mention this often as it serves to make others feel bad, but I bought both of my RELs at about a year apart (now at least 5 or so years ago) for 200 bucks each after keeping an eye out for ’em on Ebay for a while. Both are the UK made versions, a Q150e and a Q108MKII in near perfect condition as one needed a grill cloth...both are absolutely great, and nice used RELs show up fairly often. I make my own REL cables from Canare "star quad" and the only maintenance required is tightening the speaker bolts from time to time, and dusting. The "12 inch woofer" necessity claim is baloney as there's a lot more to great design than speaker size.
Classic Sub For A Reasonable Price
So, I'm looking for a classic and classy sounding sub that can be had for a steal. I've been hunting down Carver Sunfire Signature Ture Subs, with a little luck, but some owners reluctant to ship. Any other suggestions of excellent tight fast deep musical subs to be had for a few hundos?