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Subs for Treo CT

I’m looking for some advice and help from folks with more experience and knowledge than me.  Just bought a pair of Treo CT’s and am blown away.  I have one Rel T9i sub hooked up, and it’s a noticeable improvement, even as good as these speakers are.  I have a small 10 x 14 space.  Thinking about two subs, so the question is:  a pair of T9i’s, V2W’s, or Rel s/510’s?  I don’t understand how an external cross over works, or whether I’d need one with any or all of these pairs, so that could add additional cost I know.  I also understand diminishing returns as the cost goes up.  Does it even make sense to consider the bigger Rels, since the cost at that point is just a bit less than the Quattro’s?  My front end is exclusively streaming, and I listen at moderate volume.  I don’t know if this is enough info or not—This level of equipment is something new for me.  Thanks for any help!
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gdnrbob
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@OP,
Trust Tomic, he knows Vandy’s well.
If I were you, and if money is a concern, then I would get a pair of Vandy 2wq subs. You wouldn’t get the equalized bass, but you would be pretty close to a Quatro.
REL subs are good, but not in the same league as Vandersteen.
My main system has Treo’s (non CT) with the 2wq’s, my office has VLR’s with HSU subs.
As far as integration goes, the Vandy subs win, hands down.
They are also built like tanks. I owned a pair of 2w’s before the 2wq’s and they must have been 30 years old, yet they still functioned like new.

My next move is to sell my 2wq’s and get a pair of Sub 3’s.
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