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| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Dlcockrum. mine makes the sound without being hooked up to anything except the power outletAlmarg, I appreciate your information. However, being and electronics illiterate, I will have to get a friend to decipher. Still, I suspect the info is good... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Well, I bought another Rel Storm 3 to pair with my existing one. Bought from Ebay. Got it and plugged it in, only to have a big hum coming from it. I just had it plugged into the wall when the loud buzz started immediately upon powering up. I was ... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Thanks to all who have responded. From the responses I would conclude that Rel is still a player in the audiophile subwoofer market. However, like all things audio, they have their adherents and their detractors. And they have a lot of competition... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? When a driver is driven to extreme levels it can "compress" meaning it limits its own output by no longer responding to dynamics, Wolf. I thought that is probably what you meant. But I hate to assume. I've always heard that called being over dr... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Shadorne I suspect REL work best with speakers that have 6 inch or smaller woofers. dlcockrum You suspect wrong as usual shadorne. The strong positive response to REL on this thread once again obviates your delusive opinions on audio I recentl... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Wolf-Garcia I never drive my RELs to compression, ... I know compression, don't like it, and won't allow my poor little RELs to partake in it. Wolf. I'm not sure what you mean by "compression"?. I understand compression as in Mp3. And as limiti... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? phusis In other words, from what I can gather, you can have your cake and eat it too with the present state of subwoofers. Lots of good posts in this thread. This may be the most succinct answer to my question.I haven't been in the subwoofer ma... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Shadorne I guess it depends what speakers they are paired with. Given that many audiophile speakers struggle above 95 db and distort and compress heavily then REL actually will integrate much better than other subs.The distortion and compression ... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? dlcockrumin my room/setup and agree that they are fussy about placement and setup Interesting. Having only one Rel Storm 3, I found the corner to be the absolute best placement for the sub. . IMO, that is the beauty of the Rel. easy placement a... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? I have an REL S5 and would not trade it for anything. It does everything i, prior to buying it, that i wanted and then some. I great product. The one thing I really like about the Rel is the ease and seamless integration with the main speakers.... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? bdp24 I now see that GR Research is the custom install / DIY line of Rythmik | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? bdp24. I am somewhat familiar with the flat packs at Parts Express and the DIY kits from Rythmik. Are you saying to buy the 4 cu ft flat pack from Parts Express and the DIY woofer/plate amp/etc kit from Rythmik? Or is the GR Research kits sold at... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? "REL's top subs" means Studio III, Stentor III, or Stadium III and the current Reference series. The Storm 3 was quite popular also and part of the ST series. I like the small footprint of the Storm 3. This is a battle I'm now having. Thee Rel ... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? m-db To be fair the most expensive and finely crafted British made Studio III was the oldest sub in the comparison.I have considered adding a second Storm 3. However, the price they want is near to what I can buy a new SVS. And, the Storm is ... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Seems I just read that the Storm 5 was never sold in the US because of its poor performance. IIRC, it was at the time when Rel was 1st sold by the original owner. The Britania model was sold instead. I don't remember all the details. |