Also looking at adding a sub to my 2ch system, went to my local dealer to listen to a few. Was thinking about SVS, REL and Rythmik. Of course you can't addition Rythmik unless you buy one.
On the same system, with the same 3 songs, back to back, to back,
Rel Classic 99
sounded the best, disappeared into the room, fast, accurate, smooth, felt like it was hitting lower then it was. Felt like a warm blanket of bass.
SVS SB3000
BOOM, lots of BOOM, this thing had power, but not accuracy. Would be perfect, if I just listened to Techno, Rap.
JL Audio (forget the model, it was $5)
Very smooth, very accurate, LOTS of power, also most expensive. Was on the cold side. Also out of budget.
Bowers & Wilkins - 800
Used the DPS to set it up in the room, that was cool. In between the REL and JL Audio. Good bass, good power, not as fast or accurate, not warm or cold, maybe more boom that I want.
In the end, I want the REL, it was by far the most musical, added pure bass, with out any boom, was very fast, accurate, not overpowering. Even though it hits higher over the other subs, it felt like it was going deeper. Also the fact that it totally disappeared into the room.
Not sure how it compares to Rythmik, cost is about the same, the REL also perfectly matches my Walnut Klipsch.