Rel R-505 Drivers?

[haraldo]

Just out of curiosity....

Does anybody know which drivers REL uses in their R-205, R-305 and R-505 subwoofers, this seem to be a secret and I have never seen this revealed anywhere, I don't understand why this should be kept under such a lid, and....

I just wonder which kind of drivers these are

Any of you huys aout there using any of these sub's?

 

[jostenmeat]

Why not ask them directly? IIRC, when you take the grille off, the driver actually says REL on them in big letters.

Never owned one, and I've heard both 505 and 305. They both sound very good with music program, IMO, but are nearly worthless with HT. I mean, at least to anyone who hangs out in this subforum.

They do look very classy.

 

[haraldo]

Why not ask them directly? IIRC, when you take the grille off, the driver actually says REL on them in big letters.

Never owned one, and I've heard both 505 and 305. They both sound very good with music program, IMO, but are nearly worthless with HT. I mean, at least to anyone who hangs out in this subforum.

They do look very classy.

I agree with you ....

Yes, they look nice, and I think rosenut finish is very nice:
http://sumikoaudio.net/rel/prod_r505.htm

But they have a builtin nondefeatable lowpass filter thats starts to roll of quite low, so they cannot be used with external filters at all
This is trange I think......

 

[jostenmeat]

I agree with you ....

Yes, they look nice, and I think rosenut finish is very nice:
http://sumikoaudio.net/rel/prod_r505.htm

Have you seen these in person? I like woed, a lot actually, but these look REALLY good in the black gloss. I'd get black for sure with these.

But they have a builtin nondefeatable lowpass filter thats starts to roll of quite low, so they cannot be used with external filters at all
This is trange I think......

Dunno what to say. Lowpass that rolls-off too low?

 

[haraldo]

Have you seen these in person? I like woed, a lot actually, but these look REALLY good in the black gloss. I'd get black for sure with these.



Dunno what to say. Lowpass that rolls-off too low?

Yes, the black finish is relly nice !!!!!
And if you want to use external filter @ 80Hz, you cannot use these sub's