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| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? smer31936 posts09-09-2017 8:15amA Hi-Level connection, Proper placement and model selection, REL's installed in pairs are very strong practices as REL can benefit any speaker system. We are a REL Dealer and choose REL as they are a true Sub-Bass S... | |
| Subwoofer recommendation Capitola is about 45 minutes from Digital Drive. Using my third generation of Velodyne a pair of DD 12 Plus. I've been there a few times over the years because of my own mistakes and they have been generous. The EQ Max seems to be a well conceived... | |
| Subwoofer recommendation +1 jambalayaObviously I'm not keeping up with the folks in Morgan Hill. http://velodyneacoustics.com/eq-max-12.html (scroll down)A long pair of Blue Jeans interconnects would wrap it up nicely. | |
| Subwoofer recommendation 12'x12' room.Not be difficult to place or make settings.Blend seamlessly.$400-500 budget.Overwhelmed by self equalization. Buy used.Cables?Self equalizing subwoofers, which are far less overwhelming than manual adjusting, would address five or six... | |
| Will a sub woofer mess up my tone and phase aligned speakers The Grotto has a three position phase switch and along with a pair of long interconnects would allow for an optimal placement which should be enough to obtain a good deal of sonic satisfaction. If your dissatisfied with its performance and decide ... | |
| Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's easola01 oops, my bad I thought the Django's were $6K and the Vandersteen Quatro's are now Quatro CT at $14K. Vandersteen Treo's are $8K. I was also discounting the $6K DAC. To be clear I consider well designed speakers the most important componen... | |
| Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's I'd blow off all your other component plans and get a pair of Marten Django's or Vandersteen Quatros and a Parasound Halo. | |
| What do I buy? In my opinion smooth surround performance is key to multichannel and /or home theater. I've had 5.1 systems with vertical left and right speakers horizontal center and dipole rears. After you get past the whiz bang of a new speakers the synergy of... | |
| What model Altecs are these? +1 mr_m | |
| What model Altecs are these? 641s? | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Wood tools? Not only do I own digitally controlled servo subwoofers I own a SawStop. You wanna talk controversy? http://www.dspeaker.com/en/products/anti-mode-8033.shtmlWear a mask and have fun with it. | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? dlcockrum, yes that's essentially how we did the initial REL suggested corner setup. My rooms close boundary corner location is horrible for all the subwoofers. The Studio IIIs down firing seemed to make things worse. Lowering the gain became the ... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? dlcockrum I also find that my RELs effect the imaging/soundstage but in a positive way in my room/setup and agree that they are fussy about placement and setup.This is an important point. dlcockrum's room created a different and successful effect ... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? dlcockrumDid you use the hi-level input (mandatory IME) from your amp to the Studio III in your auditions?DaveYes we did. After a side by side comparison with the owners of a Velodyne DD-18, JL Audio F-113v1, and a REL Studio III, the REL's propit... | |
| Has Rel fallen out of favor with audiophiles? Considering the almost infinite differences in systems, rooms, and personal taste, adding any subwoofer/s is quite a subjective subject.Subjectively, I find the performance needs for my primarily analog music only system much greater than for my h... |