I saw your post about listening to other high end speakers. Did your listen to any Rockport speakers ? I understand they pair extremely well with your Diablo 300.
Pair of Rel S510’s or Carbon Special’s?
I’ve been considering adding subs to my system and am considering whether to go with S510’s or Carbon Specials…. Any thoughts? Here is my situation:
-Very large open room (open concept) with high vaulted ceilings
-B&W 802 D2’s
-Gryphon Diablo 300 amp
-Looking for MILD and subtle bass support for my speakers in my big room. For reference I tried the new, larger B&W 801 D4 speakers with my amp and thought there was way too MUCH bass…
-Despite the large room, the layout makes large subs out of the question. Carbon Specials would work. But size-wise would prefer the slightly smaller S510’s
-Don’t care about home theatre
-I do care about speed and bass definition and quality. The more bass nuance and detail the better.
-I don’t care that much about getting down to the very lowest frequencies. Just need a bit lower than what my 802’s do
-Subs will be positioned about 6” on the outside of each main speaker. This is the ONLY place they could go…
-I’ve invested heavily in quality cabling (Nordost Valhalla 2 speaker cables, AudioQuest Dragon power cord, etc) and have a USB reclocker and network isolation switch. Just pointing out as all these elements have added precision, ambience, clarity and space to the sound of my system.
Anyone with experience in both the S510 and the Carbon Special have any thoughts on which way to go?
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@macg19 thanks for following up with Rel and asking about this! Interesting they suggest trying high level and low level too. That contradicts their own marketing, how to videos and instructions where they basically just use high level unless you can’t for some reason. @ronboco sadly I was not able to test Rockports as I never had the opportunity to travel to Goodwin’s in Boston to hear Gryphon + Rockport. That said I’m more than happy with my 802 D2’s I purchased, saving a lot of cash, and by some miracle they truly appear brand new.
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I’ve just added a pair of specials to my system and after a day of tweaking and listening they are very impressive. The most impressive part is how they disappear into the sound. it took a while to dial them in, but well worth the effort. I’m using the high level connection and have them connected to my main speakers rather than the amp. They are also placed around a foot outside of the main speakers |
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