REL Vs SVS for 2 channel music listening

I agree. I've had both. The ported sub was a bit "loose" or sloppy for music. Felt slow as well. Great for action movies where you want to feel the low rumble of a submarine, etc. The sealed unit sounded like more of an extension of the speaker woofer. 

I just bought a Fg rhythmik sub sealed for music , design for tubes amps.$950 it’s very very good, Sbayne Agon member replaced his rel for rhythmik..,easy to use, people there were very knowledgeable....

I believe jayctoy meant to say he bought a Rythmik F12G. The G designates the GR Research 12" paper cone driver, the aluminum-coned Rythmik version being named just F12. The aluminum-coned woofer is said to play louder than the paper-coned version before "breaking up", due to the greater stiffness of aluminum. Danny Richie of GR Research designed the paper-cone woofer because he feels paper has a more natural, organic timbre than aluminum, and that the paper's lower mass produces greater low-level resolution. When have you heard a sub talked about in those terms?! The Rythmik and GR Research subs are unusually good at music reproduction.

"d2girls

12-09-2017 12:14pm

"Do you guys have any suggestions for a good sub just for movies? Don't want to add stereo subs or a single sub for music..."

VANDERSTEEN V2W


VANDERSTEEN makes two different subwoofer models: one with external crossover kit for 2-channel music  (V2Q) , and an AV/ HT unit with a LFE single cable input. (V2W)

For the V2W :  highly Recommended ..I have it along with a CASTLE CLASSIC ( a rebranded ATC sub)

In a direct A-B shootout at my home, it was a unanimous choice for the VANDY by all 4 listeners.

 If you know ATC, you know good they can be: they make them up to the $9K pricepoint for home use and multiples of that for commercial.

http://www.audioconnect.com/product/vandersteen-v2w-subwoofer/

http://www.soundstage.com/video/revequip/vandersteen_theater.htm