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Jeff Rowland with Rel sub

I recently purchased a Jeff Rowland Concerto integated amp. While the amp is incredible, I cannot figure out how to hook up my Rel Strata sub. Something is different about the Rowland that makes it more tricky or maybe impossible, so any help would be appreciated. When I contacted Rowland they suggested getting in touch with Sumiko. When I contacted Sumiko they said to get in touch with Rowland. Anyone have the same problem? Solutions? Thanks, Jerry
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drubin
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It doesn't work to connect the REL to the speaker terminals? What happens?
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justlisten
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As Drubin says, the REL is designed to be connected to the speaker outputs of your amp.....i've owned a few Rowland pieces and have a Storm III and can't remember anything different about the speaker connectors...

if you were planning on using some Pre-Outs, don't, the REL sounds better at the speaker outputs.
dumboat OP
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What I was told, but do not understand, is that the Rels were not designed to connect to a differentially balanced switching amp which I guess is a digital switching amp.?. It hooked up fine to my Concentra, but not the Concerto. It cannot be connected to the Balanced Hi Output on the back of the sub or it will not play or if it does will crack, pop and also the gain control will not work along with an audible hum. It was recommended to try the Low Level so I wanted to know if anyone had luck with this before I invest in a subwoofer speaker wire with the RCA jacks. Or if someone had come up with a solution that works for them.
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