Posts by Blacklightning

Quote:Originally Posted by happy2Lurk One post I read, maybe on this forum, from someone like me - good fronts, no sub - said that when he finally got a sub, he did hear effects that were not there before, in a movie he was familiar...

Todd68, Yes, the guys here are very big on value for your dollar for HT mostly. It seems like this forum is all about price points. REL makes great subs for music but value and REL do not go hand on hand. I think REL is a 100% music...

Quote:Originally Posted by JHAz FWIW, AFAIK, there's not a lot of difference (if any) to the receiver depending on whether the rolloff (high pass) to the speakers occurs at line level in the receiver or at speaker level in the REL....

Okay, I see now that you are running separate amps. You might be in a different situation as you have the power to handle a full signal. What are your main speakers? I’m running an older top of the line Marantz receiver (back when they...

Quote:Originally Posted by leefarber Here's what the Rel tech suggested. Any thoughts? So here's what you do firstly unplug the high level and set the volume on the REL to about 11oclock and plug it into the LFE only. Now run the...

Quote:Originally Posted by leefarber Should the Neutrik connection be engaged when running Audyssey on the 8801? I tried this, and it causes Audyssey to set my two front speakers to LARGE. Rel says this is MANDATORY. But when I do...

I would recommend 0 EQ Max if you are doing music and 1 EQ MAX 15 if you are doing HT. The EQ MAX 15 covers a very small range, I can't imagine what a couple of EQ MAX 10s could...

The DSP looks interesting; it would be nice to have a standalone unit that could be used with any Sub. You could get firmware updates and companies could provide map data on old and new subs, limiting how much you can pull the sub with...

Quote:Originally Posted by pokekevin He doesn't have a matching center because he found a really good deal for all of those used. They aren't very cheap speakers:D. His old set up though he had three identical fronts I believe.I...

Quote:Originally Posted by craig john I too would never give up my CC. A "hard" speaker in the CC position, properly selected and placed, is hugely beneficial. It provides an excellent timbre-match and a locks dialogue...