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Before You Begin
• Itishelpful toknow thatyouwillalmostalwaysconnect theRELto the inputon therearpanel labeled
“HIGH-LEVELINPUT.”This conneconismade usingthesupplied 34’10” (10meters)cable, thebareleads
ofwhichconnecttothespeakeroutputterminalsofthepoweramplifier.Theeasyandfoolproofconnecon
attheREL isdone withaNeutrik Speakonconnector. Thepurpose ofconnecngtothe speakeroutput
terminalsisone ofthe uniquesecretsofREL’ssuccess. Byconnecngtothe high-levelinput onthe REL
fromthe amplifier,youbuild forwardthesonic signatureof yourmainsystem,including thetonalbalance
andming cuesofthe enreelectronicschain. Inthisway, theRELis fedthe exactsignal thatis fed tothe
mainspeakers.
• Whenpossible,the RELshould beplaced in oneof thecornersbehindthe speakers. Remember,we are
dealingwith trueLOWbass pressurizaonwith RELs.Lowbass pressurizaonbelow40Hz isbestderived
fromcorner placement,wherethe mostlinearand efficientlow basscanbe produced.
High-levelconnecon, usingtheenclosed cablewiththe NeutrikSpeakonconnector,is alwaysthefirst
choicecomparedwithlow-levelconnecon.Thisconneconcanbemadewithoutaffecngtheperformance
ofthe amplifierbecausethe REL’s amplifierinputimpedance is150,000 ohms,ineffectnotproducingany
addionaldemand whatsoeveron therestofyoursystem.When connecngtoahome cinemasystem
wherea.1/LFE channeloutput ispresent,connect asinglephono cablebetweenthesub outputof the
processor/receiverandthe .1/LFEinput jackon theREL.
Seng Up
1 Posioning: TheopmalposionforaRELisinoneofthecornersbehindthemainspeakers.Thisposion
provides9 dBof mechanicalamplificaonand allowsforthe mostlineartrue lowbasswavelaunch,
owingtothe abilitytotune theRELto thelongestdistancein theroominordertoproducethe longest,
therefore lowest,bass waves.
2 The Process: To begintheset-upprocess,choose apiece ofmusic that hasarepevebassline thatis
verylowin frequency.Werecommend track4 fromthe soundtrack toSneakers (ColumbiaCK 53146).
Thishas arepevebass drumthroughoutthatgivesyouplenty ofmeto movethe wooferaround,
butmoreimportantly, thevenuewasquitelargeforthis recordingand thereforeit hasa verydeep and
large-scalebass signature.This typeof trackis perfectforthe set-up processandshould beplayed atthe
highestreasonablelevelexpectedforsystemplayback.
