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MJ Acoustics Subwoofers v. REL.

REL has been the first name for many when it comes to subwoofers for music.
But I'm hearing more and more good things about MJ Acoustics, which someone told me is staffed by a gang of ex-REL personnel who decided to go off and do their own thing.
MJ make a model 200 which is pitched directly at REL Strata territory and it has received excellent press in the UK and elsewhere.
Has anyone got their hands on one over here?
It's time there was some decent competition for REL whose products, in my opinion, are overpriced by their importer, Sumiko. MJ subs are apparently better priced and look equally as well made (in photos), but I'd like to hear from any Audiogoners who have bought or auditiioned MJ Acoustics subs, to find out if the sound lives up to the good looks and reports.
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ckorody
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Hi - had a 100 for awhile and quite liked it.

yes, it is the same type of amplifier tap/Speakon set up as REL - I hesitate to say the same because I don't know the pin assigns

yes, it is very well made and nicely finished

it is very adjustable with a LED that shows peaks and several filters plus 180 phase (IMHO one of the most essential set up tools)

no this one did not have a remote

yes, this one was a downshooter like the traditional RELs

I thought it integrated well with my 2 channel system and have no doubt it would have ripped in a 5.1

I bought directly from the distributor what seems to be a discontinued model - as Itball noted, they seem to be in the process of getting their US distribution together - not sure what the grand design is.

I sold the unit - must say there was little demand from the AGon community - but would not hesitate to buy another - I went the other way to bigger floor standers
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