Well, user error isn't over just yet *sigh*

Trust me, if I could enter profanity directed solely at myself, I would. It seems the sloppy, lazy, stupid error I made a couple of weeks ago didn't just fry my ST-202+ amplifier. It also appears to have fried my 2015 Sunfire SDS-12 subwoofer as well ( see previous forum threads about that ). No matter how I hook it up even WITHOUT hooking it up, there is an enormous HUM coming from it so I'm assuming a short in there somewhere.

Now, I need a new subwoofer to temporarily or permanently replace mine. The SDS-12 is discontinued so it will be risky or impossible finding a new, factory spec model. At the time I posed my original question about what subwoofer I should get to replace my rather lousy Klipsch, EVERYONE on here said go with the REL T9. I believe them, for sure I do. But at that time ( 2015 ) it was 3 times the cost of the SDS-12.

So, 6 years later, what's the best subwoofer out there I can get for something in the $600-$700 range? All answers welcome, even trolls 😉 Thanks!