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Svs, Rel, or ?.

I going to buy a pair of subs to use with my Dynaudio XD200 wireless speakers for music. 

 

I can put a sub by each speaker and want to keep the size down as much as possible. Medium sized room, the signal for the sub is from a Blusound Node. I’m not a bass head, but appreciate tight, tuneful bass. 

 

The Svs micro is interesting to me, but I’ve read favorable reviews for Rel through the years, especially for music. Unfortunately, there are no speaker outputs for the Rel, just the Node output. (I’m not sure how critical the speaker outputs are to the Rel’s ability to blend with main speakers.)
 

Svs micro vs Rel T5i, what are your opinions? 
 

Other compact sub recommendations are welcome.

 

Thanks!

uncledemp
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rocray
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If you are purchasing new,SVS has a 45 day in home trial,free shipping both ways. That is pretty impressive in my opinion.  That’s where I would probably start. If you like them,keep them. If not,back they go. 

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daveyf
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For music, I would only go for the REL T5i. 

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mattmiller
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Dont buy the REL unless you can hook it up with high level inputs from a amplifiers outputs. Go with the SVS :-)

 

fiesta75
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All subs I've tried sound better using the low level inputs. Have you thought about JL Audio?

uncledemp OP
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The Svs opportunity to audition is pretty painless. The reviews seem positive as well, and I think I like being able to control the subs via my phone. 

 

I wondered if the Rel was as strong without the high level inputs. The input method is a talking point in most reviews I’ve read, at least regarding music. 

 

I have not considered JL Audio. I’ll look them up. 

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