I think we need more detail on the Purpose of the System and the Sub.
Is this a primarily a Stereo Music system?
What is your Amp and what are your Front Speakers?
Do you have Bass Management for the Front (L,R) Speakers?
The
REL T/7i is £850 at the source I found. It has a 200mm (8") Active Driver, and a 10" Passive Driver with response down to 30hz.
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The
SVS 3000 comes in two versions the
Sealed SB-3000 and the
Ported PB-3000. These are running £1400 to £1500.
SVS SB3000 Subwoofer, Gloss Black at AV.com
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SVS PB3000 Subwoofer, Black Ash at AV.com
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Both have 13" Bass Drivers. The SB is rated down to 18hz and the PB is rated down to 16hz @ -3db.
If you want a REL that goes a bit deeper with a large bass driver consider the
10" Rel T/9i at £999 -
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While the Rel do not go very deep compared to other Subwoofers, they ar
e Fast, Clean, Very Smooth, and Very good for Music playback. Rel does make models that go deeper, but the price is substantially higher.
The larger deeper
SVS are Home Theater Subs, though I recently read a review on the S
VS SB-2000 that said the Music Performance was pretty good.
(Sound and Vision Magazine - Sept 2020)
As others have said, relative to Price, a closer comparison would be the
SB-2000 or the
PB-2000
SVS SB2000 Pro Subwoofer, Black Ash at AV.com
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SVS PB2000 Pro Subwoofer, Black Ash at AV.com
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The
SB-2000 is a 12" driver with response rated down to 19hz @ -3db.
The
PB-2000 is a also a 12" driver with response rated down to 16hz @ -3db.
So, the question is, are you looking for raw thumping power, or the cleanest smoothest possible integration into your Music system?
The
Rel, as I mentioned, don't go that deep, but they are clean, fast, and tight, and will more smoothly integrate with your existing speakers.
Though we would need to know your Amp and Speakers to work out the details of that integration.
SVS have a very high reputation for quality Subs, though I seem them more for Movies, but as I said, I read that
Sound and Vision review on the
SB-2000, and they claimed the Music performance was impressive.
Personally, in a Music system, I would go for
Sealed Subs. More likely to be cleaner and tighter. But that's your personal choice to make.
So, which you choose among those discussed will depend on specifically what you have now, and what you are trying to accomplish. For the cleanest tightest musical Integration, I lean toward the very musica
l REL T/9i. But for raw power, while reasonably refined, I would be more inclined toward the
SVS SB-2000.
Again what Amp and Front Speakers you have will carry a lot of weight in the decision, and in the integration.
Trying to extend some Bookshelf in a Pure Music system, I would say REL.
But in a system with Floorstanding Front, you are going to need Full Bass Management, and larger SVS Style Subs.
Then you have to decide if you want or are capable of Two or Stereo Subwoofers. Today, most recommend Two slightly more modest Subs over one very large Sub.
So, there are a lot of things to consider.
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