REL S510 or S812

Ill take a look. Thanks

Paradigm founders 120H which have active woofers. 3×8" each

Audiorusty,

Does your Rythmik preform as well for music as your REL?

Which units do you have?  I do have a REL HT 1205 that I plan to use along with whatever other sub I buy to enhance just the LFE. 

Thanks all

Not alot of love for REL out there huh?

All the youtubers seem to love them but i trust guys on here more. Im thinkin maybe a little more research is in order. 

Audiorusty,

Does your Rythmik preform as well for music as your REL?

Which units do you have?  I do have a REL HT 1205 that I plan to use along with whatever other sub I buy to enhance just the LFE. 

Thanks.  Thats 1 for REL.  What oddiofyl stated is really the main reason im considering REL

Im very happy with bass out of those speakers, but that being said i still find that even my HT 1205 turned up just a few clicks helps "fill" things out a bit. And if we are feelin like some rap, techno, or edm, ill turn it up a couple more just for fun. 

As far as room accustics, i have all that the wife will allow.  My profile pictures are not current. I went through the proccess of placing my speakers where bass and sound stage seamed best to my novice ears. I marked their spots and then I had a local dealer come out and do the ARC(Anthem room correction) process and it really improved things.  To my ears my system is sounding very good especially considering the room dynamics. The reason I want to add a better sub is to improve the overall SQ of my 2 channel set up. REL and others claim to improve mid and high end as well as sound stage.  At the same time i do want a bit more boom for movie time. The HT1205 was all that budget allowed when I began this journey. I feel its the week link at this time so time for an upgrade. As stated before, I still may use it as a second sub for LFE

Thanks again everyone 

Thanks again. I pulled the trigger on the 812 yesterday

It's working well now. Still tweaking it. I like that LFE and hi level have separate separate gain control.  When I first watched a movie (Tron) the sub bottomed out a few times. At first I didn't know what was happening but a little research and sure enough the sound I was hearing was it bottoming out. Problem was I didnt run my ARC again and my Anthem avr thought it was my smaller rel ht1210 so was probably sending it too much juice.  We ran ARC again and hasn't happened since. I tried pushing it to levels that we would never do and it held up. Im using it along with my ht 1210 and the combo together has plenty of punch for movies. Probably not as much as a big ported sub but more than enough for me. 

As far as music,  it's really nice. It does as advertised.  Sound stage is wider and the highs seem smoother. Not all tracks but alot. Drums also better. 

So my novice opinion is that it's a great combo sub which excels at music 

Im very happy with the 812.  Admittedly, I don't have much to compare it to as it is my first higher end sub, but the high level connection works as advertised.  Separate volume controls for LFE and high-level is really nice.  For HT use, I'm sure you could get more boom elsewhere, but I kept my REL HT1205 and use both for movies....sometimes music too.  

bjesien

I can make the walls rattle if I want😁

I thought i would give you some context as to why I love the sub.  My speakers are Paradim 120H's which have 3 powered 8" woofers that claim to have an off axis response down to 20hz. They have fantastic bass. ( great speaker) Anyway,  my 812 crossover is set to about 30hz and the volume is only 4 or 5 clicks up.  So it basically just fills put the bottom end and expands the sound stage. If u want to impress the neighbors or buddies with some techno or hip hop, crank it half way and Holly crap!!! Tight and controlled.....Bad Ass.... Im sure there are other great subs out there but that's my 2 cents. 

Good luck

No clue buddy.  Even If they are, new isn't always better.  If there's a good deal and you've decided on REL I'd take the plunge. 

No clue buddy.  Even If they are, new isn't always better.  If there's a good deal and you've decided on REL I'd take the plunge.