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Natural sound (REL Subwoofers)

I am looking for a natural sounding subwoofer, and I hear that REL makes some of the best in the business. I am interested in the REl Stadium and Stentor. Has anyone had the opportunity to try these subs or make comparisons to similarly high-priced subs? I have heard less expensive subs like Sunfire and Velodyne and they seem too boomy, and therefore not worth the money...I am looking for something that will add ambient "space" to my music. I have heard the Snell 18" subs that go with the reference "A" speakers ...very nice sound but too big. Others that I am considering are Audio Physic, and Talon. Please tell me about your experiences, preferences, and biases. I have an aleph 3, proac 2.5s and plan on running them straight from a resolution audio cd55. Thanks
souporhero
marklivia
60 posts
 
have vandy 3a sigs w. one rel stadium II. can you say seamless. where is the sub? really, these rels do work for music.and they go way down.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
There is a review of the REL Strata II by Robert Harley at the REL website. It is truly worth reading, even if you are interested in a different model.Try www.rel.net.
sedond
1,387 posts
 
i would suggest a pair of vmps larger subs, coupled w/a high-power solid-state amp (or two) & a marchand xm-9 active cross-over. *very* flexible, and you can't touch the sound quality *and* quantity - for twice the price, imho. if the size of these is a problem, their original subs will still be very nice, & even less money. doug
souporhero OP
24 posts
 
Thanks for all of the great suggestions. I understand that the REL subs come with a speaker level connectors that run from the amp to the sub... which sounds like a bad idea to me...Rel owners...are they banana plugs? Do the affect the sound...of the sub or the task that I am asking the amp to do? What is the best type of connection? By the way, this is what I found on the other subs so far. http://www.ctaz.com/~moonlite/subvmp.html=== http://www.vandersteen.com/pages/2w.html=== I have already looked at much of the www.rel.net===Thanks again for all of your comments.
sedond
1,387 posts
 
hi souporhero, i only auditioned the bottom-line rel, & only for a short period. (and only one, not a stereo-pair). i found its electronics to be a limitation, or perhaps it's yust that ya can't defy the laws of fisiks w/a driver that small, & there was yust too much driver distortion for me. anyway, i wasn't too impressed - pretty much one-note-thump... don't forget to check out http://www.vmpsaudio.com/ ;~) doug
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