REL R528 Subwoofer
R-528 represents the final step-up in the Serie R range and, as is REL tradition, embodies the largest model with superlative depth, scale and slam. Numbers do not tell the full story here, as the weight and power of R-528 at full output is prodigious indeed. The R-528 receives a Heavy 12� active bass-engine coupled to a VariCone� 12� carbon Fibre ABR passive radiator producing the equivalent of a 16� driver in an even larger cabinet. The digital power amplifier employed produces an effortless 500 watts with the aforementioned components means the R-528 is capable of underpinning speakers with quality low-frequency extension that cost ten times its own price. The R-528 is all about speed and detail as reproduced by the Heavy 12� active driver, which is actually the fastest diver in the series with the best impulse response. Naturally, its capabilities suggest careful pairing, although it is capable of filling even grand salons with powerful, clean, fast and extended deep bass. Retail $2299
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