Natural sound (REL Subwoofers)

The thin cable that connects to the speaker terminals has no discernable effect. You can also order a custom cable with banana plugs and buy a piggyback type of speaker connector like Monster X-Terminators, but that may draw more upon the amp. Don't worry, it is this type of connection that makes the REL unique, and allows for seamless integration with your mains.

The input impedence of the speaker-level inputs to the REL is way way above the speaker's impedence, and so high that current delivery is just not an issue, and extraordinarily easy for your amp to deal with. Therefore the cable requirements are quite different from speaker cables. It therefore also has little impact on what you hear out of your main speakers. The claimed benefit is that you get some of the flavour of your amp/speaker interaction input to the REL - providing a more seamless blend. In practise I find both the speaker level and line level to work well. The biggest issue with RELs is that they are designed to augment your main speakers, not share the load with your main speakers (through an electronic cross-over). I find augmentation to be the only acceptable way to use a sub-woofer, else the additional cross-over spoils the sound through the main speakers.

Bag End ELF (1,700) and 2 S-18 (1,200) stereo sub B-Lo RESonance system even with high inaudible distortion f------ rules!!! Accurate. Not 1 note full range.

I have used the REL Stadium II with Linn Kan II's and found the sub kept up nicely with the speakers which are noted for their speed. A gentleman by the name of Jerry Siegel has an audio related website with reviews of both the Stadium II and the Strata II or III, I forget which, and he prefers the Strata. God bless.