When I first heard the Rels, my notion of how well subwoofers could integrate with main speakers was radically altered. I then spent a lot of time with a Vandersteen 2WQ, which is excellent but does not integrate as easily. Then I read about the ACI Titan II and was intrigued.
When I was ready to buy, a used Rel Storm was a financially feasible and I knew it would work well in my listening room. But ACI had just announced the Titan II LE which was cheaper, brand new, beautiful-looking, and I could try it out for 30 days for the price of shipping.
So I tried it out and have not looked back. It works even better than the Rel Storm in my room and goes louder if necessary (not necessary...). It integrates seamlessly, even though it cannot be located optimally (due to room and aesthetic constraints), whether I run my Vandersteen 1Cs full range Rel-style (as I did at first), or I use ACI's transparent high pass (65 Hz.) filters between my preamplifier and amplifier quasi-Vandersteen style for some subtle benefit to my 2-way 1Cs' woofer/midrange drivers (as I do now).
The ACI Titan II LE is a most musical subwoofer. It serves as a very powerful subwoofer for movies as well.
When I was ready to buy, a used Rel Storm was a financially feasible and I knew it would work well in my listening room. But ACI had just announced the Titan II LE which was cheaper, brand new, beautiful-looking, and I could try it out for 30 days for the price of shipping.
So I tried it out and have not looked back. It works even better than the Rel Storm in my room and goes louder if necessary (not necessary...). It integrates seamlessly, even though it cannot be located optimally (due to room and aesthetic constraints), whether I run my Vandersteen 1Cs full range Rel-style (as I did at first), or I use ACI's transparent high pass (65 Hz.) filters between my preamplifier and amplifier quasi-Vandersteen style for some subtle benefit to my 2-way 1Cs' woofer/midrange drivers (as I do now).
The ACI Titan II LE is a most musical subwoofer. It serves as a very powerful subwoofer for movies as well.