The most useful recommendation from REL is the level...if you do stick one in a corner just don't crank it up. The "sub bass" description of RELs is silly...they invented this term for reasons unknown as these things work EXACTLY like every other sub with adjustable crossover points. 40hz? 120hz? Whatever...silly...I use 2 RELs at around 58hz or so to blend with a pair of Heresy IIIs and one (a down-firing Q108MKII) is about 2 feet behind the left main speaker in a little corner created by a gas fireplace, and the other (Q150e front firing) is moveable near the right speaker...I move it a little away from a corner because I can...I slide it around (vinyl "spikes" don’t scratch the wood floor) based on what I’m listening to, or my mood, or relative humidity (which is the humidity of my relatives). Crawling around the room has nothing to do with how your rig sounds in the "sweet spot," so listen from there unless you like to hear things while crouched in the corner, and since all recordings are a little different, turn the subs up and down a little when needed (I stuck "chicken head" knobs on the High Level pots for this). There ya go!
why go against REL setup recommendation?
My new REL storm III will be here next week. I've been following the posting on this sub for quite some time. I'm curious as to why the general consensus is to ignore REL and Sumiko's recommendation regarding corner speaker placement and the non use of spikes. Is it possible in all their infinite wisdom they don't know what they are talking about.