What sub under a grand?


Looking to replace my rel t1 which is having problems. My current setup is Parasound a21 amp and the Parasound p5 pre amp,Marantz sr 5007 avr and the Marantz sa8001 sacd. Main speakers Vienna Acoustics Mozart grand. 70% is for music and 30% movies, gaming and tv.
jughead
Good powered subs do bass best. Whether its needed or not depends on all the rest.

Lots of good subs for use with monitors and other speakers with limited bass extension available for under $1000.

If speakers are more full range to start with, then you need a bigger sub that is also good quality and can cover from your crossover point down to 20hz or so, in order to be considered "full range" in regards to what most people can clearly hear. There are fewer to choose from here for under $1000, but still many good choices I think.

Where to crossover will depend case by case on speakers ability to cover higher bass frequencies versus the subs. A good sub that can do it all well from 20 hz up past the range that most good speakers can cover well will be rarer.

And yes, adding a sub and lessening the bass demand for the amps driving the mains is pretty much always a good thing and benefits everything, not just the bass. If done right of course.

If you can find two good subs to fit the bill within budget, then two subs are always better than one for delivering balanced bass response throughout the room.

And 4 are better than two for that.

It never ends for an audiophile, but probably significant diminishing returns after that.
Rythmik by all means....I'm an acoustic designer and have placed Rythmik subs in more than a dozen professional recording studios and audiophile rooms, and smoke anything else near their price.
Rythmik by all means....I'm an acoustic designer and have placed Rythmik subs in more than a dozen professional recording studios and audiophile rooms, and smoke anything else near their price.
I have considered upping my budget to 1500 for a sub but will the extra 700 dollars over the price of the psa make that much more of an impact? and at 1500 I could go with the svs sb13 ultra which looks like a real nice sub, but will it out perform the psa which is 700 dollars cheaper? they both have in home trials, I guess I could order the svs and compare it to the psa. I agree the rythmik subs are awesome!