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REL Stadium and Rowland 201's setup -HELP

I've owned a REL Stadium III that I've had for a couple of years. After intially setup, the sub has performed flawlessly. I'm thinking of upgrading to a pair of Jeff Rowland 201's that I have on home demo and I'm having difficultly integrating them with the REL. None of Sumiko's fixes have worked up to this point. I can't get any sound to come from the REL. I believe that I'm getting ground from my HT processor that is connected via RCA. I'd like to run the Rowlands via high pass through the speakers output. Anyone out there using 201's with a REL sub?
islandflyfisher

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drubin
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You might want to call Rich Maez at Rowland, see what he says.

The 201s use those newish Cardas binding posts that tighten down simultaneously on both + and - spade connections. Bananas aren't accomodated.
drubin
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This doesn't help. but I could never get satisfactory performance from a
REL when I had a Pass X-150 amp. The REL worked, but not properly.
And Sumiko was of very little help. The RELs appear to be somewhat
fussy, I guess.

I use 201's with Thiel 2.4's, and was curious about trying a REL. So am I
very curious about your difficulties.
drubin
3,285 posts
 
Way better, I think. Islandflyfisher, how do you like them with your Thiels, REL problems notwithstanding?
drubin
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This makes me think that you have not solved the REL problem, Islandflyfisher. Or am I confused?

Rich, if you are reading this, have you had any reports of difficulties getting REL subwoofers to work with your new amps? The RELs take their signal directly from the speaker terminals of the system's main amp (e.g., the Rowland 201s).
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