I should probably give more information if I want quality answers! I'm glad to see the battleship guy here as I love his responses. Like most people here I'm slowly upgrading my system. My original system was an Onkyo receiver, Pioneer fs 52 (Andrew Jones) towers, two Polk psw 10 subs, and some generic surrounds in the ceiling. After getting more into audio I found some used Focal 926's on OfferUp not far from where I lived. The nice guy selling them let me try them at his home and even delivered them to my place. Buying used allowed me to acquire speakers I probably wouldn't or couldn't have afforded otherwise. When I first listened to them on my system it just blew my mind. The experience was amazing. I was smiling ear to ear and blasting the the Star Wars theme song, lol! Next up I wanted to upgrade my subs.
I just bought a pair of SVS SB 3000's. I have a 3,700 ft cubed room. It opens out the back to the kitchen, but the kitchen opens out the back to the dining room ect. so it's a pretty open house plan. My living room is tile flooring with a decent amount of glass/windows, but there are also rugs, couches, bookshelves, etc. to help. I went with the SVS's because I wanted the tightness and integration of a sealed sub. I liked the idea of having the controls on my phone, because turning dials on the back of the sub for every change is a pain, and their small size, good looks, and 45 day free return shipping return policy. Unfortunately, unlike the Focal speakers they have not blown me away. They are definitely better than the Polks (they are 10x the price so I would hope so), but the effect hasn't been mind shattering. I feel like they lack punch and slam, which I know is subjective. Maybe I need to get ported subs? Maybe, I should have gone with the HSU ULS MK 15's, which were the other subs I was considering. They have slightly larger drivers and can hit a little deeper. The PEQ on the SVS subs has allowed me to smooth out their curve a little, but I'm not sure how much a difference it makes in my real world listening. I guess I'm just surprised that going from $200 worth of subs to $2,200 worth of subs didn't make more of a difference and I'm trying to see where I went wrong. Maybe I'm not being honest with myself. Maybe I'm more of a bass head or looking for more of a home theater experience than I care to admit. When I really want to listen to music I generally go to my "reading chair" where I have a JDS Labs amp, dac, and Hi Fi Man Sundaras. Sorry if this is a long post, borning, or has been answered elsewhere. If this interests you or you have advice please feel free to chime in. As I currently see it my options are 1. Keep the SB 3000s, 2. Send them back for the HSU's, or 3. send them back and look into ported, bigger subs in the same 2k'ish price range.
Here is an RTA sweep of my listening position: