REL Acoustics have just released the new range of the brilliant award-winning T series, the T/x, and we proudly have them on display here at Audio T Manchester. We just wanted to see how they stack up against our other subs in the shop… Bah doom tish’… I’ll get my coat…

So the honest truth is we haven’t really put the new Serie T/x through their paces. Since welcoming you lovely lot back in store we’ve had a busy old time at the shop and not really had an afternoon to work our way through this terrific little trio of subs.

Luckily you for you, Aga and the lads at our illustrious Portsmouth Store have had a sit down with the range and put together a cracking review of the new T/x range. Check it out here.

Chromey floats between the space of two subs. Bass heaven.

Meanwhile, we can show you some beautifully detailed pictures and quickly discuss some design changes to the new range as well as answer some of the questions our customers often ask us about the LFE and High Level connections as both are used on the Serie T.

Why the RCA low level connection?

Well, this simple tried-and-true method connects using a low level signal and is used on the vast majority of more modestly configured systems. It takes a very small signal from the .1/LFE subwoofer output on the rear of your receiver and outputs, typically, a theatre-centric signal to your new subwoofer.

In other words the .1 (point one) is the subsonic thunderous bass you get when a tank rolls by Saving Private Ryan or a F16 does a fly over in Top Gun.

It uses the ubiquitous RCA cable and plugs in similar to how tuners or CD players have done so for decades. It’s easy and works fine for relatively short runs of, say, 25’ or so. So why would anyone use anything else? Quality of sound and quietness, or the ability to keep the signal robust and the noise down to a minimum are the reasons to move up from this basic standard.

Why would I use the high level connection?

This connection method has been used by REL Acoustics for over thirty years and offers several performance benefits. Many of the most experienced listeners strongly prefer the performance gains available from this type of design.

I always thought High Level was about music and LFE for movies?

This is true when music is the preferred art form you’re taking in. BUT and it’s a big but, when movies are being played, the High Level does this wonderful trick of improving every single sound in the movie, not just the special effects but the music and the dialog, creating a richer and more full theatre experience .

So movies need both High Level and .1/LFE?

Ideally yes. You see, all the sounds we hear in films, even including the fictitious altered reality of movies taking place in the future, are more than often things that we naturally hear in the everyday real world. To recreate the real-life listening experience of these full-range sounds, you require a full-range system that isn’t restricted by the frequency response of your speakers. With this in mind, you will always benefit from a high quality subwoofer that extends your systems frequency response. Having both connections means that the High Level input will perform a kind of sonic restoration of movie soundtracks, enhancing all the rich, dynamic sounds. You will find that voices sound more natural and don’t suffer from that bright hard shallowness that makes many movies difficult to get through. Music scores convey the full emotion of the moment. The bottom line is that spatial qualities are conveyed by a full range sound, and hearing this full range properly rendered in movies makes them so much more enjoyable – just like watching a film at the cinema (remember those?).

Hopefully that answers some questions you may have had about the way both these connections work? If not, feel free to contact us for more information.

Now let’s take a look at the range -

REL T/9x

The largest of the three new subwoofers -

Rel T/7x

The middle sibling in the trio -

Rel T/5x

The baby of the family -

As you can see REL have softened the design of the new T/x series, giving the subwoofers a beefier, shorter and squat look, which we feel really adds to the stealthier appearance. It’s really nice, you have to see them in the flesh to appreciate it.

The rounded corners perfectly follow the lines of Chromey’s dome.

The front grill follows the same sleek lines as you can see below. Very elegant.

And there you have it folks, a quick look at the brand new Serie T/x from REL Acoustics.

We now have these subwoofers on display and ready to demonstrate at our Manchester branch, so why not contact us and book an appointment today?

Thanks for reading.

Munir, Dave, James, Mike and Haden - Audio T Manchester

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