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Rel Strata III versus Rel Britannia B3

Hi all,

I am looking to match a pair of Spendor S5e's (powered with Simaudio I5.3) with a subwoofer and was trying to figure out if anyone has experience with the Strata III and its new "replacement" the Britannia B3. I believe that the B3 is a ported design from a structural perspective versus non-ported for the strata. (sidenote: I have heard good things about the B1 comparable or even better to the Storm in the ST series).

Anyone have any experience out there with both?

Thanks!
froodyguy

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artmaltman
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I think there is an even newer line after the Britannia. Still I'm happy with my Strata III. The most important thing is to GET a sub. It seems to add color to the entire spectrum of music, I don't know how to explain it.
Art
artmaltman
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Oops, I just noticed this request for a response. (Thanks for filling in Dan!). What I expected is to hear and/or feel more bass. Sure, I get that in spades, but it also seems to me that the sounds top to bottom, even the treble, seem to have more of a foundation when the sub is on. The note coming from a violin seems a tad more solid, more real, with more texture. This is the furthest thing from my expectation of what I'd get from a sub that I can imagine. I don't know a lot about the structure of music - is it possible that there are "overtones", or some content of the bass response that really does reinforce higher frequencies? (legitimately, not in terms of artificial coloration).
Art
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