SVS or REVEL Subwoofer

Yes rick.  I was trying to politely point that out to fred60.

You are of course correct!   Ken

Revel does make subs. Not that good in my opinion but they are expensive. REL makes a fairly decent sub. They don't go very low for a sub though. SVS makes a great sub for the money. Velodyne makes great subs but are expensive.

Veodyne subs can be repaired. Which model is it?

@rwwear 
It's 20 years old.  

The servo mechanism failed.  It served me well.

My REL S/510 arrives next week.  A new chapter begins.

Thanks.

@fred60 

I looked at the HT/1510.  Great unit and price.  Went over my budget and got a REL S/510.  My dealer, who knows my system and room very well priced it "very aggressively" because he new it was the right choice.  I also got 0% financing until 1/25.  Now, I just need to tell my wife.  😩

Re: high level inputs vs low level-- I would check some hifi blogs about this.  On whatsbestforum.com, the suggestion is that low level might be the better way to go.  Personally I have not tried this out, but Kal Rubinson, who is a senior editor at Stereophile, says that low level inputs are better to use.

And again, personally I am no longer interested in spending >$2K on a sub that might die in a decade, like my last sub.  That's why I'm suggesting the HT-1205 @$699.

I have owned both SVS and REL subs, I find that 2 REL subs integrated the best with my system.

@drlou77  Bought the REL S/510 today.  Thanks for all your help!

You helped yourself. After which ever Velodyne you were using you"ll see soon enough. Is there a REL free trial period? All the best. 

@m-db 

Dealer had to order it from California.  If I don't like it he will give me a credit towards another model.  He's a great guy and has always done right by me.

Enjoy. The Velodyne may still be worth repairing to use as a second sub depending on model. I just repaired my DD-15 myself. It cost around 600.00.

drlou77 I don’t’ doubt your description of that comparison. Sadly, it’s now quite obvious how it came to be. Please read REL’s actual free trial policy from the link below.

@drlou77 If I don’t like it he will give me a credit towards another model. He’s a great guy and has always done right by me.

https://relsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000466808-60-Day-Free-Trial-Free-Returns

@drlou77 

Contact Duke at audiokinesis he is very good and can answer all your questions. 

I also saw the Dead at Englishtown, NJ in '77.