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REL Subwoofer: Speakon or RCA?

So, I'm currently connecting my Rogue Cronus Magnum amp to my REL Subwoofer using L/R RCA Cables. I'm leaving the amp via its variable output L/R RCA connection to the REL subwoofer L/R RCA inputs. I'm satisfied with the results. But now am wondering if, practically, I would hear an improvement (if so where? how?) if I switched to the Speakon cable for connection type. What do you think?
pawlowski6132
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celander
1,502 posts
 
Everything has a price for achieving a given effect. YMMV. 
medwardo's avatar
medwardo
27 posts
 
I’ve had Rels for many years. Speakon sounds best to me for music.
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audiobunker
36 posts
 
I'm a REL dealer. Speakon is way better because the amp in the REL will emulate the character of the amp so the blending and seamlessness is much better.  It will sound like the amp in the REL is a Rogue.
wolf_garcia
6,588 posts
 
I've  used Speakon stuff for years in pro audio so when I acquired a couple of RELs over the years I adopted their philosophy of the high level input for the reasons mentioned in audiobunker's post, and because I like Speakon Neutrik plugs...I make cables for the RELs from Canare Star Quad, AQ spades, and Speakon plugs...shrink tubes galore. I have to "stack" the spades on the posts of my amp, but that works fine as the main speaker's cables are bananas. Neutrik...made in Lichtenstein...
joeschmoe
23 posts
 
Here are a few videos REL Technical support sent me when I asked basically the same question for my REL Stadium III
https://rel.net/before-connecting-placement/ Connecting 
https://rel.net/determine-whether-to-use-high-level-low-level-and-lfe-1/ Which connection 

https://rel.net/how-to-connect-your-rel/ How to connect 

https://rel.net/how-to-tune-a-rel/ How to tune 
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