Everyone rightfully cites REL subs as having high-level inputs---the sub taking it’s input from the output of a power amp. Often not mentioned is that the Rythmik subs having one of the company’s PEQ plate amps provide both low (line) -level and high-level inputs---low-level on RCA jacks, high-level on speaker cable binding posts. Rythmik’s XLR model plate amps forfeit the high-level inputs.
Rhthmik plate amps also provide a continuously-variable phase control, which is labeled "Delay". The knob can be placed anywhere between 0 (no delay) to 16ms (roughly 180 degrees of phase rotation). Delay can also be achieved by physically moving the sub, but the delay control allows one to find the optimal placement in terms of room modes, the control then aligning the loudspeaker/sub electronically.
If the woofer of a loudspeaker and the driver of a sub are both reproducing, say, 80HZ, and the 80Hz wave from the two are 180 degrees apart in phase (opposite polarity), the result will be cancellation centered at 80Hz, resulting in a deep hole in frequency response. It is no different than the tweeter and midrange driver of the loudspeaker being out of phase with each other, except that with tweeters and midrange drivers in a loudspeaker, the designer is free to use x/o parts to boost the output of the drivers to achieve a flat response.
Rhthmik plate amps also provide a continuously-variable phase control, which is labeled "Delay". The knob can be placed anywhere between 0 (no delay) to 16ms (roughly 180 degrees of phase rotation). Delay can also be achieved by physically moving the sub, but the delay control allows one to find the optimal placement in terms of room modes, the control then aligning the loudspeaker/sub electronically.
If the woofer of a loudspeaker and the driver of a sub are both reproducing, say, 80HZ, and the 80Hz wave from the two are 180 degrees apart in phase (opposite polarity), the result will be cancellation centered at 80Hz, resulting in a deep hole in frequency response. It is no different than the tweeter and midrange driver of the loudspeaker being out of phase with each other, except that with tweeters and midrange drivers in a loudspeaker, the designer is free to use x/o parts to boost the output of the drivers to achieve a flat response.