what is considered the most musical powered sub?


Looking for one that offers both high and low inputs, auto signal off/on and compact size.
jihley
I have high regard for the REL subs. Very musical. I own older Vandersteen 2W subs, which can be obtained for about $700@; very reasonable to do a stereo pair.
They are sligthly different in that they utilize a crossover between the pre and amp. Well worth your time reading up on them.
if you go for a velodyne dd series (the dd10 is quite compact) you'll NEVER be able to go back to a sub that doesn't graph your room's freq response and eq the problems to fix it. The velodyne DD series of subs is one of the most important and revolutionary audio achievements in decades.