How do SVS subwoofers compare to REL?

Woofer "speed" is a silly term that should be declared useless as it exists only in the minds of lazy reviewers and Bo. I use 2 RELs I bought at different times…both from the same era I think, and both cost around 200 bucks each used on Ebay. A highly recommended route to bass enhancement…be patient, and buy ’em used. A Q150e and a Q108 MK 2…both require careful matching to the main speaker’s frequency drop off, sensitive placement (they’re easily offended) and output adjustments here and there. I use them wired equally instead of stereo because I stick the 108 in a window to my deck sometimes for Al Fresco listening. Plus hey…they’re different. I make my own cables for them (Canare quad stuff with AQ spades and the required Speakons in the "high level" inputs). Recently I wreaked havoc on them by buying very efficient speakers (Klipsch Heresy IIIs) to match with my 12 watt per side single ended amp, so since the RELs get less signal I had to mess with them a bit to get ’em right again. Plus the Heresys surprisingly have no deep bass (58hz and it dies). Worth it though...I don’t use DSP because I don’t seem to need it, but I bought a Schiit Loki and it works great for a little boost or cut here and there, although most of the time it’s out of the loop, so to speak. The amazingly transparent Loki is also "el cheapo" which seems to be a theme in my rig, but the whole thing sounds astonishingly good.

wolf, i might well fall into the lazy reviewer camp (and we might be getting into a semantic debate), but i find "speed" a useful  description for a sub--to me a fast sub connotes absence of bloat and decay; likewise the ability to react to the signal without obscuring it. thus i characterize martin logan dynamo and svs i've owned as fast subs and some of the paradigm and others i've owned as sluggish/slow.

Well, lucky for you I haven’t made my all encompassing declaration yet…I simply am noting the fact that woofers get the same signal and respond at exactly the same time as main drivers regardless of the material they’re made of…there’s been talk of aluminum being "faster," etc., which simply isn’t true (ask a bass player) and as has been noted, it’s generally room nodes that are excited by varying degrees by bass although I will say some woofers might be TOO "bassy" by design (that’s what you’re talking about I think)…thus making them seem bloated…like me (just ate too much and now I’m "slow"). I will give you a 30 day pass to use "slow," although after that there’s a 2 point penalty unless the use of the term is explained in a rambling pile of nearly useless verbiage like this.

The term " speed " is quite real in the audio world, whether applied to subs, speakers, amps, etc. It is part of prat. It is one of those attributes I listen for in any component. When talking about the subject concerning speakers and subs, the room and speaker/listening position plays an important part. Amps, and other parts of the system, are a different matter. 

Dual Subs are they way to go for sure and,
Cylinder Subs by their nature are very rigid.
SVS has been helpful on all of the Subs that I purchased from them[3].
Plus,Cylinder Subs look COOL. .
As for the PC2000 Subs [Love Em],
if you can go up the food chain I'd say go for it!
More Power and all of that.
The PC2000 Sub is not to complicated tho and offers a great Bang for your Buck!
Especially off of the clearance area.
I didnt mind the Little Scratchs on mine at all.