Yes you can use two different brands. It's all about proper placement of the subs then a little fooling with separate volumes and crossovers.Hook them up with speaker wire or using the preamp,whichever sounds best to you.They don't need expensive cabling IME to sound great either.
Thoughts on having 2 different sized subs in same room
We are currently in the process of redoing our living room and "Managment", or should I say my, wife does not want any funiture in the design that will provide a place for my equipment. Luckily I still have my main system in my man cave / media room and now since I have an extra sub was considering incorporating into my main system.
Main system breakdown:
Bob Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amp
(80w x2 @ 8 ohms)
Parasound ZPre3 Pre-Amp
U-Turn Orbit TT w/ Ortofon Super OM20
Ifi Zen Phono Pre Amp
Warfedale EVO 4.3 Speakers
SVS SB12-NSD subwoofer
Potential Sub to add:
Audio Source SW15" 200 w Sub
Any thoughts?