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Gain level on a REL sub
Hi. I have purchase a REL R 218 sub to compliment my system and as far as sounding musical, I am happy. However, the gain is almost all the way up and I don feel that punch and slam I am looking for. Musically I am impressed with it but I still dont feel that level of impression overall. When I had the HSU STF-2, it was in a different league with in terms of impact and punch but for detail, the REL was better. My question now, Do you think I should try getting a another REL with the same model for a stereo pair or go with a different sub? My room is pretty small but it is treated with acoustic panels.
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We are really talking about two different speakers here. I had the same Hsu sub and yes, it was a beast, providing very deep bass with slam factor. But, after messing around with it for a year I ended up realizing that I just did not like it. The only way to get rid of the port chuffing was to bung up both ports. Even then it was just too slow for my Snell D's and certainly for my LRS. I never tried it in a home theater setup and I imagine it would be great for that. Enter the REL T9x and it was a whole different ballgame. For me, the REL is much more nuanced and punchy, quick and 'musical'. I will be putting another one in my system at some point in the future. Or maybe try a different sub for flavor - Rhythmik perhaps? But, not a Hsu. Anyway, I can totally see where you are coming form OP. The REL will not do what the Hsu did. Not in a million years. But, I will say that I never turn the gain up on my T9x more than 5-6 clicks. Even in my long 40 x 15 basement the T9x gives me more than enough. |
I know this is basic, and I know we all know this, but MAKE SURE your main speakers are in phase. I bought a new integrated to take to my vaca home, and pulled out two cheap pairs of small speakers, to try it and compare. I accidentally wired the second set backwards, with one speaker's wires reversed. My o my did they sound bad. I finally figured out what I did (embarrassingly), switched the wires, and the bass, image and everything improved. |
@jji666 Yes, i am aware of them being different sounding subs. They both are great subs but in different perspective means. As far as the far as the gain setting, it is not maxed out. It happens to be at a little before 3/4. @fastfreight I have color-coded speaker cables. I would have to be color blind if that was the case. |
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