Velodyne dd series 10 or 12 v. Rel Strata III

I never did get to hear the REL subs, but I considered them. Ultimately, I ended up with a DD-12, and I am incredibly pleased with it. Very musical, and very fast. The servo on the DD series is Velodyne's best yet, and it is stupid fast!

FWIW, Stereophile Ultimate A/V just gave the DD-12 a very positive review, and I believe that TAS and Stereophile have also reviewed Digital Drive subs recently and all gave glowing reviews.

REL is no slouch, to be sure, and have a great reputation. But the Velodyne Digital Drive subs are also very worthy, and the performance of the DD-12 greatly exceeded my expectations.

Thanks to all for the info. Has anybody heard the Totem Thunder?

I am a longtime fan of REL and I like them so much that I sold my system but kept the Storm III. However, what other posters say about the DD series is true, they are so wonderful that unless you have no problems with room-induced resonances Velodyne is the sub to buy.

Vladmir - can you explain room-induced resonances and why the rel might be better than the velo if that is a problem.

Thanks.

The features of the DD series are amazing.
Download the manual from Velo's site and read up on all it will do for you, and just how tune-able & versatile they are.