Subwoofer advice


Sorry in advance for the long post but I thought it would be helpful to give as much context as possible in order to receive the most accurate advice.

I am new to this subwoofer thing. Currently I have a traditional stereo system. Dedicated amp/pre/dac and Harbeth 30.2 speakers. Now I am not unhappy with the bass output of the Harbeths, in fact, I was impressed with the useful output I heard under 50hz, even though they're only rated to 50hz.

I was thinking adding a powered sub or perhaps two subs would be beneficial as my Harbeths start to roll off around 40hz and I get no useful output below 30hz or so. I don't consider myself a bass head but I do like the occasional Daft Punk song, and know that a good sized woofer can make all the difference in a system. I think the Harbeth Radial driver is swell, but it struggles at higher spl, under 50hz. (Herb Reichart mentioned the logo will rattle against the enclosure with strong subbass, he wasn't joking)

I don't wish to add a processor into my chain for subwoofer management, even though I could (my preamp has home theatre bypass) I would rather do the "traditional" way where I set the crossover of the sub to maybe around 40hz and adjust placement in room manually by ear.

My room is small, 10x14.

My questions are thus: what brand should I look to get?

Should I get one or two subs? One to start?

What considerations must I factor in for seamless integration?
d2girls
if I were to get two subs, what would be the bare minimum to integrate them into my system? hook up the subs to the outputs of my pass labs preamp? i think i understand that if i did that, my speakers would still be going 'full range' and i would adjust the subwoofer crossover manually. right?
what would be the next step above that?
What about replacing your speakers with Harbeth 40.1 or 40.2 instead of adding subs ? Too expensive ?
Not that I am against subs, I just view them as a last resort solution.
Yes, I would start with one REL, though two identical RELs should be better even in smaller rooms.
Rythmik's are extremely easy to integrate into the room. One sub in between your mains is easiest as you will (probably) have the least issues with phase and timing. Two is generally diagonal in the room.

Integrating more than one sub is really hard without some sort of room correction, though.
I have 2 REL T7i subs in a similar sized room and they made a huge difference in my SQ.