Most subs just have a low pass filter, and allow the main speakers to play at full range. This makes integration relatively easy. Other subs, however, also have a high pass filter for the main speakers, allowing you to relieve the main speakers from the stress of having to reproduce the lowest frequencies. The price for that, however, is more complex integration.
If the sub of your choice does not have an inbuilt high pass filter (these days few do), you will have to use an external cross over/high pass filter. Interestingly, many pro audio amplifiers have precisely such a high pass filter. And some of those pro audio amplifiers are very good, at least as good as some audiophile amps, though for much less money (thanks to economies of scale and lower mark ups). So that may be one way of doing this. Another far more expensive way would be to get the forthcoming DSPeaker X4 DAC/Preamp/crossover/room eq.
In any case, with subs I would always recommend having at least two (in mono) for a smoother in-room response, augmented by dsp room eq like the Antimode 8033.
If the sub of your choice does not have an inbuilt high pass filter (these days few do), you will have to use an external cross over/high pass filter. Interestingly, many pro audio amplifiers have precisely such a high pass filter. And some of those pro audio amplifiers are very good, at least as good as some audiophile amps, though for much less money (thanks to economies of scale and lower mark ups). So that may be one way of doing this. Another far more expensive way would be to get the forthcoming DSPeaker X4 DAC/Preamp/crossover/room eq.
In any case, with subs I would always recommend having at least two (in mono) for a smoother in-room response, augmented by dsp room eq like the Antimode 8033.