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[glenzenaf]

FYI: The SpeedWoofer is an RSL product, not REL. I wouldn't know this if I didn't research several of the smaller subs very recently, and I ended up getting the SVS SB-1000 Pro on sale over Memorial Day Weekend (great sub!).

[johnT]

I used to work with a speaker company in Seattle building their enclosures. As part of my 'payment' they gifted me a 8" one-off prototype subwoofer driver. I did the speaker math and built an enclosure for it and mother of God it was a beast. My normal subs for my home theater were 2 12" 350 watt powered in three feet tall enclosures. This little 8" with a crazy throw in a tiny enclosure (12x10x10ish) sounded better and equaled the house-vibrating of the two 12's. So smaller can definitely be better if done right.

[JustCallMeMelon]

I absolutely love this angry lil sub in my 2.1 setup. SVS app keeps me in my chair when adjusting. Definitely recommend.

[WeeWeeJumbo]

I've never heard an SVS sub that I didn't love. I've got two hooked up right now. Even in a crowded market, their value + quality proposition remains extremely attractive

[cperformance]

Don't forget the Sunfire sub, it started the whole genre in the mid to late 90"s. I worked at a HIFi shop at the time and Sunfire had a deal where if you sold 12 subs you got a free sold hundreds. Got so many free subs that I started to donate them to my friends. Good Times

[francescotenti]

As a happy owner of an SVS PB 12 sub bought well over 10 years ago, I couldn't agree with you more on the value and quality of this company including an excellent customer service. My sub is fairly large, the settings were strictly manual, is used mostly for home theater, but some music too, SACD/Blu Ray/DVD music and in a very large room with cathedral ceilings and it does a great job. The cost was about $7-800.00 including taxes and shipping, truly great product.
Thanks for resurrecting your "vintage sponsor"!

[mementos]

Was looking for a clean setup for the living room, got this sub with a pair of Buchardt S400 + Sonos amp and two Ikea Symfonisk as surrounds and could not ask for more.
This little SVS 3000 Micro is such a beast for its size.

[TylerStout]

You buy a 3000 micro to prevent your SO from mean mugging you. Especially since the SB1000 pro has more output and the PB1000 pro is on a different level but is also huge in comparison. SVS might not always be the best performance per dollar but it's hard to argue with their warranty, customer service, and features (app mainly) all while you can pick one up from best buy. Although one thing is with the dual opposing drivers you essentially get zero vibrations which is great for apartment people unlike most single driver subs.

[spamcan]

I think my next sub is going to be svs just because of that app. When you're on your 4th back surgery you don't have the ability to fiddle with settings and unfortunately that's what I like to do.

I see you have a new addition to the wall, looks good hanging up there. I really enjoy this channel, congratulations again on such a monumental achievement.

[kzmfosm]

I have the Micro 3000 paired with the Emo B1+'s and Loxjie A30 and absolutely love the sub with that setup

[scottpater]

I intend to add the SVS Micro 3000 to my PSB Alpha IQ’s that I’m putting in my family room as I have begun replacing my Sonos kit, starting in that room. Already put a Pulse Flex 2i in the kitchen area in the room (inverted under cabinet, in the corner). I’ll have the IQ’s on either side of the fireplace. Can’t wait to hear this upgrade.

[ricksmith]

I bought 3 SVS SB-1000 Pro's for my large tall living room and couldn't be happier. When friends come over I play bass heavy "hippidy dip" to show them off and they all say it feels like a car audio system. Lol

[mncn]

They are best for music. Same with all sealed subs. They look great with bookshelves

[jimf]

My Martin Logan 800x is 13.7 x 12.4 x 13.1 inches...fills a room very well and uses ARC room correction software...also only cost me about $600 new

[Nordraw]

Love those small little subs that deliver big bass

[bikdav]

You brought up a good point about bookshelf vs big speakers. That SVS 3000 Micro looks like a good candidate for a desktop computer work station sound system.

[Cmilofeq]

Some months ago I got a truly micro sub, Cambridge audio Minx X201, which is quite good value in my opinion. For us in small spaces, I think it adds a lot of richness to a stereo setup at a very low cost. Not that many meaningful reviews here in YouTube and would be cool to hear you impressions. Awesome channel!

[Brian_Romska]

Great video as usual!
I'll refrain from sharing the 43 childish comments that my wife and I came up with about small packages and how far things "stick out" into the room, because I'm a mature adult...

I was being sarcastic, where did u kearn that, I learned it by watching you!

[erics.]

REL should send you the tzero or t5x. Fits into the micro sub and still somewhat budget. I'm using a pair of t7x and they're refined. No bloat or slam, just a smooth, rolling and fast textured bass.

I also like kicky slammy bass for some music, the likes of JL audio W7s in my car. But I'm in a shared wall townhome and there's just no freaking way I could not piss off my neighbors more than with some JL subs. I was even concerned with SVS as I know they too can kick and slam and attack far above their price.

If you're looking to hear all the bass with superb sound quality and integration the REL should be checked out!

[johncallaghan]

I hope REL send you something soon, because IMHO their subs are very good. I got my REL T0 Mk II brand new at an end-of-line sale (they were replaced by the Mk III) for the princely sum of £249 ($312) here in the UK.

It is tiny (roughly a 9" cube), but sounds way beyond what its size would suggest. Even the current replacement, the Mk III, is only £449 ($563) in the UK. To be fair, the REL Mk III may be a bit more expensive in the US, but the same goes in reverse for the SVS Micro -- £979 ($1228) in the UK.

The SVS may have an app, but the REL is very versatile in that it has several different input types, including the high-level one I use, employing a (supplied) Neutrik cable fed direct from my hi-fi amp's speaker terminals (as REL recommends). You can simultaneously use an AV amp's LFE sub output too -- if, like me, you have a separate AV amp and two sets of front speakers.

Maybe, with ingenuity, you could drive the one set of front speakers from both hi-fi and AV sources, both using the sub, though I haven't tried that. For me, AV use is very much secondary to hi-fi. A £200 pair of speakers is good enough for the AV fronts, but I use a pair costing 5 times as much (or 6.5 times as much if you didn't manage to get them in a sale!) for hi-fi.

You can set the REL to go into standby (< 3 watts) after 15 mins without a signal if you want, which I do because I don't want to have to switch it off after a listening session.

I haven't heard the SVS Micro, and who knows, it may sound better, but I'd never pay the asking price even if it did. For the same price as the SVS I got both the REL and my Earmen Tradutto DAC (which some prefer to the Denafrips Aries).