REL G1 vs JL Fathom F113 subwoofer

Interestingly, the Velodyne DD, JL Audio and REL are all outstanding sub brands. Can't go wrong with any of these. Just make sure to schedule a home audition.

Mike

Ritmo,

Agreed,I don't know if I will be able to schedule a
home audition. I feel confident that the G1 will be
a good addition to my system.

Alpha3,

I own Velodyne but I no longer use them for music. My main speakers (Revel Salon 2s) provide a super bottom end. I actually turned off the sub.

I did hear the REL subs at RMAF last month with the Sonus Faber Futuras. The experience was quite good.

And, of course, the JL Audio subs are outstanding as well.

Mike

I haven't heard any RELs. I did hear JL Fathom F212's--a pair of them meticulously set up with a pair of Magnepan 20.1's. It was a superb setup--great integration, great timing, great control. And it wasn't all boom and sizzle. We spent most of the night at the demo spinning LPs on a DPS/Ayre turntable. The JL can blend with first rate panel speakers and provides good bottom for a high resolution nuanced performance. They can also, of course, kick ass.

I can't say whether the REL or JL is better per se, but I have a great local JL dealer and I've heard the JLs under challenging circumstances. And if I had the coin for a take-no-prisoners sub, it would be one or two JLs.

I've had a bad experience with REL customer support so I'd never go back to a REL product again YMMV.