rodneyk Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I am wondering what people here think about the sub-woofers made by REL Acoustics in Great Britain? I ran in to them for the first time this weekend and know very little about them or the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcjago Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I've heard some say that they are great for music. And I've heard others say they don't have a lot of power and aren't good for hometheater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 REL is a great company with excellent products. More orientated towards music reproduction. Even the big REL suubwoofers don't go real loud. In fact REL don't describe their products as subwoofers - they describe them as sub-bass systems. Which is probably an accurate description. The tiniest REL product, being the Quake, utilises an 8 inch driver with a 100 watt amplifier. It goes very low, in the region of 23hz (minus 6db). Many people buy two Quakes, they're relatively inexpensive, but still offer very good sound. REL isn't really a Klipsch competitor. Driving big rooms, in a home theatre system is where Klipsch has other manufacturers running for cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I agree with these posts.. Musical yes. Not really for HT. In the tradition of UK/British upper end gear.... Really nice wonderful cabinets and a strong following for music symphony, new age, piano concertos with orchestra stuff. Especially at low to mid volumes. IMO Very nice in the right combination, and expensive too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 New Britannia series coming out. We are getting them eventually. I will post a review if I want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Richard Lord's REL subs belong in the elite of musical subs(read subs that do not add unwanted colorations to music). The tiny units below the Q200 are more for small rooms where your mains are no larger than the Dynaudio Audience 42 or ProAc Response 1SC.From the Q200 and up you get plenty of horsepower for even HT use and of course REL's known qualities. I tested the Q200E and its a close competitor to Sunfire's Mark II,less deep bass output and climbs higher up the freq. ladder to match with smaller sats.Both units look to use a woofer sourced from the same maker. REL's Stentor and Studio subs are real marvels when matched with true high end in larger rooms,they bothgo very deep and never add any audible coloration to music(setup of the highest importance here). Overall REL ranks in the top ten of the world's best sub makers.Their competence can be heard in the whole lineup I heard. And they are made in England,not some third world place down by the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer9911 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 heard great things from other members that own them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneyk Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 The association of the REL sub with music (being musical, etc) comes across quite strongly in the replies being posted here. In my case, I am looking for a sub-woofer to add into a system that is dedicated to listening to music. This system is built around Heresy II speakers. What am I to think when coming back to the Klipsch products? Would the RSW-12 be the best option for me or is REL a better choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Do you want to hear the truth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneyk Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 ... I wouldn't be here unless I was interested in the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Sorry, that last comment reminded me of Jack Nickelson (sp?). Back to your thread. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 ---------------- On 12/8/2004 10:26:08 AM rodneyk wrote: ... I wouldn't be here unless I was interested in the truth. ---------------- Good,get a REL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Bad Ear. You are supposed to respond with a !KLIPSCH ONLY! model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneyk Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 Ear did you see the pm I sent you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 ---------------- On 12/11/2004 12:09:42 PM kev313 wrote: Bad Ear. You are supposed to respond with a !KLIPSCH ONLY! model. ---------------- I know,it's a major fellony here to even dare saying REL or SVS. May the overlord of this forum be forgiving of my sins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 NAW REL's are great as well. EXPENSIVE, but great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 They must be good, I've noticed they never last very long on Audiogon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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