how’s the dialling in process coming along? Are you up to subs 5 and 6 yet?
Is your description of the experience of adding subs 3&4 similar to what REL and others describe in terms of increased attack?
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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Yes, I have the first four pretty nicely dialed in. Foundational bass sounds great, and the mid bass attack and response are much improved. The soundstage has improved considerably, and is more three-dimensional. I can especially hear that when playing large scale orchestra music. I'm still waiting on the third pair from my dealer. They are their last demo pair, but an amp was damaged and they have ordered a replacement from REL. As soon as I get them I will add them to the stack and work on dialing them in and fine tuning the final array. I had been thinking about doing this for a long time but didn't want to spend the money at retail cost, so I'm glad I was able to get two pair of the dealer's demo array. |
My room is a bit of a challenge with it's smallish (11' x 17') size. I have the speakers a bit closer to the side walls than they should be, but that's to get them 8' apart for a bigger, broader soundstage. The subs are just to the inside of the speakers. REL recommends them to the outside, but say inside also works if there are space constraints. Despite the challenges it all sounds great....better than I would have thought otherwise. My wife and I plan to move the whole thing to our living room, which is 13.5' x 22', and 1/2' taller (8.5' vs 8'). That should give it all more room to breath and allow positioning the subs to the outside of the speakers. We have some logistic things to work out first though (e.g. turntable isolation).
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@m-db The manufacturer manual has them noted to reach down to 12Hz, I let them go as low as they want and they cut off around 80Hz. To answer placement these towers are right next to the main speakers about 5ft and 7ft off back wall respectively (its sloped) and off the side walls 3ft and 4ft on either side. The SVS SB 16 subwoofers are not symmetrical across from each other set mid-wall, one firing perpendicular to the mains, and the other is a a 45 degree angle towards the mains. Do not put them in corners, you’ll create crazy room modes. On a good movie I’ll get guests to literally jump off the couch due to the excellent low frequency response, it will cause large water ripples in a cup and make your stomach flip. Lol Thanks, Steve |
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