SVS or REVEL Subwoofer
Hello all. I have a HT set up. I use it for two channel music, multichannel music and movies/tv, in that order.
After 20 years, my Velodyne (1250 watts RMS ) sub blew yesterday and I’m looking for a suitable replacement. I have B&W 804 speakers and a B&W CC speaker which are driven by a Rotel Power amp, 200w x 5.
My room is 14 ft. long by 12 ft. wide. I use Anthem’s ARC Genesis room correction software. It works great.
My dealer carries a full line of both REL and SVS subs. I would like to buy from him. Looking for thoughts and recommendations from this group. I’d like to keep the cost around $2K.
Thanks!
drlou77 The point made about 2 subwoofers being too much for your room is a very valid point by rick-n There is a guy on youtube who reviews many, many subwoofers. He reviewed both the SVS and REL. His review of the HT/1510 is one that should be informative. Name is Nemo Propaganda. Check him out... |
Not sure why people are making comments about two subs being "too much for your small room". I suppose if you turn the volume up on both, then the two would overpower the room, but two subs are only as loud as you want them to be. It's like saying a Porsche Spider has too much horsepower to drive the speed limit. Makes no sense. The reason to have two subs is because two subs sound better than one and will give you smoother low frequency response regardless of the size of your room. |
I do support the REL T/9x given your original posted budget. When you go up the line, subs will generally dig deeper with clarity. Good brands, up the line, will have better constructed drivers, more inert cabinets and more power. You have excellent speakers and really just need to augment the bottom octave. In real world use this I see it as the 25-50hz range. The T/9x will do this and the S/510 will do it better. The S/510 will roll off lower and give your system more weight. It would be unfair of me to speak about the B&W sub since I've not heard it.
When you meet with your dealer, make sure they are familiar with your room. If they haven't see your room, bring some pictures to share. Also, be sure to talk about the structure of the floor and what's below it. This is important to how the sub will play in the space. Good luck and cheers |
@2psyop Thanks for the heads up on Nemo Propaganda for sure. @rick_n Thank you for your feedback. I'm going to give the REL T/9x's a good listen tomorrow. Same with the S/510's. Given the magnitude of the discount the B&W DB2D's (retail $4,499.00), I will give them a serious listen too. Listening to music now without any sub and I'm just, depressed. LOL. 😐 |
@2psyop I watch the video tonight. Impressive. Now I'm leaning toward the HT/1510, I think. Or maybe the T/9x . . . ? |
