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Martin Logan Dynamo 700 vs. REL T5

Has anyone heard both of these subs? I have the Dynamo 700 and have been very impressed. A friend of mine is planning to get one as well, but I saw that the REL T5 is available at Music Direct for $499 which is a few hundred under the ML and I've noted that REL is highly respected for subwoofer on this forum.

The Dynamo is a 300 watt (600 watt peak) 10 inch, and the REL T5 appears to be a 125 watt 8 inch.

Will it have similar punch for home theater? Specs are not the whole store, but at least I know what we have in the Martin Logan.

My friend will be using his subs to go with Focal 807v large bookshelf speakers so I was interested in the high level inputs that appear to be very seperate from the low level .1 input.

Any thoughts?
mceljo
mceljo OP
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Allow me to tag on a related but seperate question rather than starting another thread.

From my reading on the REL website, it appears that the intent of the REL products is to add to full range speakers (i.e. sub 40 Hz range). Should I have any concern about how it would work with a bookshelf speakers that are manufacture rated for 55Hz with a low frequency cutoff of 47Hz. Is the REL not the best solution for going this high?

Given a $650 range budget, what subwoofer would you recommend?
brian27b
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Just got reviewed in the July issue of Home Theater mag
mceljo OP
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July 2010 or the upcoming July 2011? Is the July 2011 on the shelves already?
brian27b
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July 2011
mceljo OP
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Thanks, I'll try to look for it if I get a chance. With a baby due any day, or minute, my chances to get out are very limited.

I did call a Magnolia Hi Fi that's close enough for my friend to stop by for a listen and confirmed that they have both subs in the showroom.

The salesman's opinion was that the REL T5 was a little bit cleaner and a better choice in a small stereo setup, but that the Dynamo 700 was unmatched in it's price range for any home theater use. When asked what else he'd have available for demo in the price range he mentioned Definitive Technology, but said that he thought the Dynamo was the best. Hopefully, my friend will have a chance this weekend to stop by and find out for himself.
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