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Defective REL G1 Subwoofers

I have gone through 3 REL G1 subs. The first 2 have been defective. The third seems to be OK.
The first two subs both made noise when the phase switch was put on 180. This was with the high level Speakon connection and playing music.
Everything was OK back at the 0 phase setting.
Both subs bottomed out frequently on low level LFE connection in both phase settings.

The third sub seems OK in all situations. Maybe a bad run on the first two?? Sumiko claims they have not seen these problems.
Anybody out there with defective REL G1 subs?
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martykl
3,578 posts
 
I don't know the REL G series subs and I can't speak specifically to the phase issue that you're experiencing. However, REL subs have not generally fared well on the deep bass/clean output tests that I've seen - which could explain the LFE bottoming. This may well be by design, in that REL subs have (rightly or wrongly) long been touted for use in music, rather than cinema applications.

Compare the data on these (older model) RELs to a sub like the SVS models, which are clearly optimized for LFE:

http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/subwoofer-tests-archived/6015-index-subwoofer-tests-manufacturer-model.html

Your subs are newer and may be designed quite differently, so a grain of salt may be required in the evaluation here.

Good Luck.

Marty
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yogiboy
5,656 posts
 
I always wondered why RELS are always for sale . I don't think they are the same since made in CHINA. Not the same as the older models.
sksos1
387 posts
 
I've had several RELs and had quality issues.....not going back to a REL again.
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