Not your everyday audio
The Rel T1 embodies the performance initiatives of larger models that came before, but at a very attractive cost. Armed with a 300watt class A/B amplifier, the T1's 10" driver and 10" passive radiator will pressurize larger rooms with voluminous, authoritative sub-bass, yet with the perfect blend and aural disappearing act for which Rel is renowned. With complete Rel connectivity, T1 will do duty with ultra high quality speakers in the most sophisticated 2 channel music or theater systems!
REL performance
Rel sub-bass systems are engineered to provide powerful, deep, high-fidelity low bass to any audio or surround system. Most subwoofers are boomy and artificial sounding, prompting many to turn their subwoofer off for 'serious' listening or avoid buying one altogether. But a Rel delivers authoritative bass with the same realism and natural tone that is heard live, extending both the frequency and dynamic range of the entire system. With a Rel, your soundstage opens up, the listening room walls seem to melt away, and music breathes more naturally, giving more of a "you-are-there" experience. Most subwoofers make the bass louder, but lower in quality, cluttering up the music. But a Rel's depth and agility actually results in greater clarity all the way up through the main speaker's range, all while adding profound, stout, low bass. This makes listening to the whole system a better experience all around. No other sub brand measures up.
REL connectivity
A proprietary Speaker-Level Input is provided on each Rel Sub-Bass System and is the preferred method of connecting the Rel to your system. A supplied 30ft. High-Level cable connects this input to to the left and right channel speaker output terminals of your amplifier or receiver in parallel to your main speakers, so as not to be in the signal path between your amplifier and speakers. The Rel's input impedance of 100,000 ohms or higher prevents any additional load from being placed on your main amplifier. This feeds the Rel the exact same signal as your main speakers, providing seamless integration of low frequencies into your system. This High-Level connection is active at all times, whether listening to two-channel music or multi-channel film. The common RCA connection is also utilized when employing a Rel in a home theater system, but the richer signal delivered by the High-Level connection surely contributes to the Rel's ability to blend in while resolving bass detail and dynamics. Most Class D receivers or amplifiers can interface as REL Serie T incorporates REL-D™ input circuitry providing the appropriate impedance and grounding for digital amplification. If necessary, the standard RCA input can be used on a Rel for music listening in place of the Speaker-Level input.
REL theater reference
When it comes to home theater, Rel gets your system about as close as it gets to a Hollywood studio's mastering stage. Nearly all surround formats now use full range speakers, including deep bass, at every channel, including center and rear surrounds. Film sound directors make full use of these capabilities, placing different low bass effects in different channels or panning bass from one channel to another, tracking along with higher frequency sounds. There's also an additional .1 channel called the LFE (low frequency effects) that activates in short bursts during peak moments in the film. The challenge for a home speaker system is having to play the missing low bass notes from the left/right speakers at one volume, while playing sound from the LFE channel at a different volume. It's a tough job, and only a Rel is up to the task. With a Rel's dual volume controls, one for the Speaker-Level input, and one for the RCA style LFE input, the job is done. And with Rel's unique ability to play LFE from 120Hz and down, while isolating the Rel below, say, 40Hz on the Speaker-Level input, at the same time, it's done right. This way, the film soundtrack is left intact, as the director intended. Your movies will sound more dynamic and enveloping. There will be no need to constantly adjust the subwoofer's setting when switching between music and movies, because it can be correctly set for both!
REL possibilities
Few home-theaters are lucky to have room for two large front speakers with deep bass response. Fewer still have center channel or rear speakers that deliver the bass that is being dialed into those channels via the latest formats. Since the LFE channel is only used at certain times, most of the bass in a film could be missed. Multiple Rel units can be used in a home theater to extend the bass range of center and rear channel speakers via the Speaker-Level inputs… and add some extra LFE kick if desired. This approach makes all channels equally capable all across the sound spectrum, just as Dolby's professional specification calls for in a movie studio. So when that big jumbo jet flies over your head, it doesn't shrink into a Cessna as it approaches the rear speakers!
