@bjesien , Go with a manufacturer (no matter who it is) that offers more DOFs to tweak your system if your sub doesn’t just magically integrate. This is especially true if you have a high end 2 channel system and may not have all the additional frills that come with a flagship receiver (bass management, PEQ etc). Variable phase control, PEQ adjustments, etc that come on Rythmik receivers, for instance, is a Godsend. You can also explore other brands and see what is out there. I have not explored what SVS has these days in their advanced models. So, i’m not much help there. But, a blasted li’l 0-180 phase flip switch and no PEQ "may" not cut it even if the marketing department from REL insisted that it’s sufficient and you don’t need anything more.
Servo control can be quite advantageous for a sub driver if implemented right and help with its deficiencies, a.k.a possibly cut down the driver’s cost. It is one of the things Rythmik brags about (their patent, etc) i suppose. I believe Yamaha tinkers with some form of it too at times. These are nowhere near as insane as some of the control systems we deploy in my industry (aerospace) or some other industries out there. But, to my ears, it looks like Rythmik’s engineer has done a decent job for the simpler application that it is... Take it from a controls engineer, there are actually some free lunches out there in the world of controls. In many other sister fields of engineering, a free lunch is very hard to come by.
Also, let me add "IN MY EXPERIENCE, NOT EVERYONE ELSE’S" to all my statements above and protect myself from enraged fanboys...lol
Servo control can be quite advantageous for a sub driver if implemented right and help with its deficiencies, a.k.a possibly cut down the driver’s cost. It is one of the things Rythmik brags about (their patent, etc) i suppose. I believe Yamaha tinkers with some form of it too at times. These are nowhere near as insane as some of the control systems we deploy in my industry (aerospace) or some other industries out there. But, to my ears, it looks like Rythmik’s engineer has done a decent job for the simpler application that it is... Take it from a controls engineer, there are actually some free lunches out there in the world of controls. In many other sister fields of engineering, a free lunch is very hard to come by.
Also, let me add "IN MY EXPERIENCE, NOT EVERYONE ELSE’S" to all my statements above and protect myself from enraged fanboys...lol