Subwoofer for Kef LS50 Wireless II?

thanks for the responses
I've used the recommended settings on the SVS app as directed by their support team after advising the of the speaker pairing, I've also done the same thing with KEF support
from there I've adjusted to taste and performed the sub crawl
I'm afraid my room is currently not suited well at the moment for audio, open concept and hardwood floor, factors which will be addressed at a later date
ultimately the tonality of this sub is not doing it for me, I'm not hearing nuances or texture, more of a one note thumper, and a tad too much audible distortion when you push it on a track like Bass I love you, the unit has performed very well on movies
i think i will in fact skip REL due to the inability to connect via high level and start going up the chain further starting with a JL Audio dominion and then possibly a Rythmik Audio F12 G
budget permitting I would like to end this with a pair of JL's 10' fathoms

audiocanada, clearly your not overwhelmed by the SVS application. I hope your within the SVS audition period and able to return the unit.
Unfortunately, subwoofer digital processing is not equally designed.

Aside from my Velodyne Plus' my only other first hand experience with your short list was with JL Audio's v1 A.R.O. which auto equalized the loudest peak with no manual EQ adjustment. Their D.A.R.O. v2 is a multi band auto equalizer. Their CR-1 has a great deal more manual control.

There are third party products such as DIRAC which seem to have the flexibility your room may need. I hope you made note of your rooms loud bass modes and its nulls as you usually only need to do this once.

The AudioKinesis Swarm subwoofer system is another alternative that many have found very satisfactory.
Your in the mob now, don't give up. 

    

OP,  Auralex Subdude platform under the sub will help to get the bass under control away from one note and more articulate.  Especially if you are not at foundation level and room has suspended plywood floors.  

What is your crossover point? If it's at 40Hz there are very few notes produced by conventional instruments lower than that. The low "E" on a bass is 41.203 Hz which is already above that threshold. A grand piano has a few notes that are lower but they are seldom used, so depending on what you are listening to, you may only be hearing one or two notes being reproduce by that sub. Distortion maybe an indicator that this particular sub is too small for your application. Not sure what kind of nuance you are thinking you should be hearing. I would say that there is not a lot of nuance below 60Hz

@jetter welcome to the dark side of thinking out side of the audiophile "sub bass" box. Have you ever considered using an external crossover? You may find the results quite dramatic.

I absolutely agree with @mapman, ISOLATE the sub from the room with an acoustic platform or springs. If you can't afford a very good isolation platform like Townsend, Auralex Subdude is decent. The aluminum version of the Nobsound springs will work for $35. Start with the lowest crossover point on the low pass filter, 30Hz. or lower? If all of this does not help, stuff the ports with cotton or fiber material. This should reduce the boom. I think the BEST solution is isolation!