Two subs or not Two subs?


I have been contemplating adding a Rel T-3 Or two.To my vinyl only 2 channel set up.

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My room is 20'L x 15'W x 10'H and the speakers are on the short wall.
First are two subs better than one. what are the benefits of having two vs. one. Can I get by with one. Thank You
wilson667

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A single sub, if located properly AND large enough to excite the OPs 3000 cubic feet would be fine.
My room, larger in all dimensions, and irregularly shaped, is fine with a 12" sub with 'only' 250 watts. It is a HSU Research VTF 2/III.
And even though not rated, it will reproduce the 16hz pedal tone on the Saint Saens symphony #3, 'with organ'.

You can't localize much below 80hz in a normal home space. Like the OK restaurant doing land office business? Location, Location, Location.

The question for me, when I bought, was if I could afford a pair of subs or a single better sub? If I'd had the $$$, the purchase of a pair would have been online.