Best home theater subwoofer to mate w/Aerial 7B's

Ken and Ed,
That is the obvious choice, but I'm thinking that they are just to big and maybe overkill for a 12x12 room. They are also a bit pricey! Would one (or two) Storm III's work. I'm not sure these are the proper subs for HT.

If it is dedicated HT, you may want to consider the Q series REL's like the Q100E, Q150E, or Q201E. They are all excellent at their price points. The 150 and 201 have a small footprint also. The Q series are also very musical.

The Hsu Research (www.hsuresearch.com) VTF-2 was given a "Class A" rating in Stereophile's Guide To Home Theater magazine. Best of all, you could get TWO of them for about $1k. What other powered sub can offer such a value? It is definitely one (or a pair of them) to consider for your Aerial system.

Just a note: The Class A in the Stereophile Home Theater magazine is not the same thing as a Class A in the Audio Magazine. I believe the HSU is Class C or D in the Audio Magazine. The REL's are mostly all Class A and B in the Audio Magazine depending on model.

Do you want to relax, stick with the Rel of any kind. But if you want overblown explosions and a room full of presure, go with the new version subs like the Sunfire Sig. - You do not need something as big as the Aerial sub or as expensive when Sunfire is 100percent the equal of it for half the price and one quarter the size in a LFE position (direct a/b comparison in my large room). Aerial 7's are great speakers, I have the 8b's But their sub is way overdone (price and size) for the LFE channel especially if you are in a small room or are going to use more than one. For music my oppinion would be rel only!