I recently purchased a pair of Focal Chorus 836V floorstanding 3 way speakers. These are the largest in the Chorus line with five drivers including 3- 6.5" woofers, plus two forward firing ports and one downward firing port. The frequency response is 40hz-28khz, +- 3db extending down to 33hz -6db. My listeng room is odd shaped but medium sized with a large upholstered sectional and wall to wall carpet, .ie. not too much hard surfaces.

An acquaintance has a REL T2 subwoofer for sale. This uses a 10" downward firing active driver plus an 8" passive driver. Power is 200w. The frequency range is specified as 30hz-120hz. Reviews are generally positive, but most are in reference to home theater systems, not specifically music listening.

I am not sure if this is of real benefit to my setup. I am also concerned how a different brand of speaker pairs with my Focals which I consider very musical. For my listening preferences, the bass extension of the Focals seems quite good, but perhaps I am ignorant as to how much better it could be. I would not want to muddy up the overall sound quality to achieve a little more bass extension.

Anyone have experience with the REL brand? Does adding a subwoofer seem to be an obvious next step or are my speakers qualified to stand alone?