In my experience having dual subwoofers (left/right channel) has made significant impact on the sound in terms of bass extension, depth of soundstage, air between instruments, etc. Having said that, it does take some time to get it right. Things such as placement in the room with respect to your main speakers, phase, low-pass filter, and volume settings all factor in so they blend in nicely with your main speakers. When all is said and done, you really shouldn’t know the subwoofers are there, beyond the apparent soundstage enhancements. Before you even start configuring subwoofers in your setup, make sure you have optimal speaker alignment first as well as seating position (should be where you have smoothest/even bass response. I don’t have the fancy RELs, but own a pair of Definitive Technology Supercube I subwoofers. Bass response is 13-200Hz and clock in at 1500W (more power than I need). I’m always a little skeptical about in-store demos as things are probably not fully optimized. From my perspective, it’s all worth the journey for getting better sound.
Gorm
Gorm