Just to close the loop on this after hearing back from Nelson Pass. @imhififan was right, actually, although I agree that we should be careful not to generalize about First Watt topologies - but like the SIT-2, the F2 is a phase inverting amp, and the red (+) terminals are ground and the black (-) terminals are live.
Nelson advised to hook the subs up reverse polarity, which I did, and everything is working great. It’s a bit unnerving to hook the REL’s ground wire up to a positive terminal!
I wish that Nelson had put the information about the phase inversion (which is in the SIT-2 manual) in the F2 manual! Would have saved me a headache here...
So for the record and any future adventurers who find this thread - if you have a phase inverting amp, take care with how you make a high level connection to a subwoofer amplifier!
Nelson advised to hook the subs up reverse polarity, which I did, and everything is working great. It’s a bit unnerving to hook the REL’s ground wire up to a positive terminal!
I wish that Nelson had put the information about the phase inversion (which is in the SIT-2 manual) in the F2 manual! Would have saved me a headache here...
So for the record and any future adventurers who find this thread - if you have a phase inverting amp, take care with how you make a high level connection to a subwoofer amplifier!