New Rel planar sub

[Darrel]

These look real interesting to me.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Thanks for sharing.

Subs seem to be an area where there is still room for pretty vast improvement both in technology and also how people struggle to set them up properly.

I'm going to be experimenting with a 15" horn loaded sub to see how it compares to my 16" SVS.

 

[Mr Peabody]

that looks very cool. I can't wait to hear one. REL has been coming up with some interesting products. They have a sub with multiple woofers to act as a stack, 6-pack.

 

[Darrel]

that looks very cool. I can't wait to hear one. REL has been coming up with some interesting products. They have a sub with multiple woofers to act as a stack, 6-pack.

These look wireless. So, stacking or moving them looks to give one a lot of flexibility.

 

[Randy Myers]

Looks interesting. I wonder how they work with semi-low efficiency British speakers. I also wonder how much space they require. Unfortunately, I have rather limited wall space in my small music room used for both listening and guitar playing. Have to also check into pricing on them.

 

[JCS123]

Geez - I got my hopes up, thinking that planar subs meant planar subs...

Interesting to see them on top of those little carts. The carts must be optional, right? I can't imagine the subs being heavy enough to need them.

 

[Darrel]

I found a little more information on the Rel-planar subs

https://www.ecoustics.com/products/rel-planar-subwoofers/

 

[Darrel]

Rel does like to tease with its videos. At least we have a date which should include price and delivery times. Maybe?!

 

[W9TR]

8” driver with a 10” passive radiator? Sorry REL, that’s not a real subwoofer. It may go low, and it may go loud, but it won’t go low and loud. The laws of physics beat marketing every time.

 

[Darrel]

8” driver with a 10” passive radiator? Sorry REL, that’s not a real subwoofer. It may go low, and it may go loud, but it won’t go low and loud. The laws of physics beat marketing every time.

I don't see anything in the literature or video making the claim that it produces "low and loud" as a marketing claim. It may be worth waiting until the product is available for evaluations before one dismisses or rejects RELs newest sub line.