Experience with stacked subwoofers?


I have seen a handful of responses to posts mentioning stacked line array subwoofers, like the stackable Rel 510s. Does anyone have a stacked subwoofer array in their system and can speak to their experience?  The marketing hype that Rel puts out about this has me intrigued. Their explanation as to why it’s awesome makes sense, but also I want to go beyond the marketing and hear about real experiences before I drop a bunch of dough on something like that. 

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@simonmoon: The GR Research/Rythmik Audio Open Baffle/Dipole Servo-Feedback Woofer is definitely the best sub I’ve ever heard. The one in your picture is not actually a stack, it is the 2-woofer version of the sub, also available in a 3-woofer version (the dipole cancellation inherent in open baffle subs makes a single 12" woofer per side insufficient in maximum SPL potential). Most audiophiles will never hear it, as it is sold as a DIY kit. However, GR Research has a couple of cabinet makers who will build a pair for you (for a price, of course).

Advice for potential buyers of the sub: The Rythmik Audio A370 plate amp that comes with the kit is solid state, so is of course optimized for a 4 ohm load. The woofer used in the sub was optimized for open baffle use by Danny Richie, and is available in both 8 ohm and 16 ohm versions. Danny routinely sends the 16 ohm version with the kit, so that 3 woofers may be used with the A370 plate amp (the combined impedance of 3-16 ohm woofers is around 4 ohms). However, if you intend to go with the 2 woofer version, get the 8 ohm woofers rather than the 16 ohm. The 4 ohm combined impedance of 2-8 ohm woofers maximizes the power output of the A370 plate amp.