Rel Studio Subwoofer

Yeah just don't let anything happen to it because if you do, Sumiko won't fix it but charge you an exorbitant fee just to tell you it's bad. I sent my amp in and they wanted over a thousand for a new one. I think these subs are way overpriced and you could better for the money.

I know Statman and at almost 5k new I expected too much thinking this sub ought to last longer than a few years without major repairs. With all the choices out there anybody looking to spend some serious money ought to look else where. I know I would if I had it to do over again.

I agree on the repair comment as I've had lot's of stuff go bad over the years but this sub was NOT very old and they would NOT repair it so I'm NOT a happy customer. My TV needed repaired and it cost $150,and Sumiko wanted $1000+ and didn't even try to fix it.
Remember the old adage; a happy customer tells 10 people an unhappy one tells 100. That's what I intend to do.
I'm just giving my opinion and hope I can save someone from going thru what I did.

To be honest with you I think there are better subs than REL for the price. Even if I never had any trouble with the Stentor I still think it was way overpriced and now that they won't fix it, it's useless. All I'm saying is do your homework before shelling out this much money in case it does need work. I wish I had.

I don't have a clue. They said my amp board looked "stressed" and I needed a new one. Going to get a second opinion.

Thanks Sirspeedy. I'm going to have a local repair place take a look at it but I'm not going to hold my breath. I may be using the cabinet for firewood this winter.
Also with the local "hi-fi" shop being a thing of the past there is no choice but to shop on line and take another chance with a different brand.

I bought the REL too because of everything I read on here and elsewhere that it would blend well with my speakers. I personally don't have enough patience to fiddle with all the settings and have limited placement opportunities because of the shape of the living room. Maybe that or something else but I never felt like that sub was worth what I paid for it so maybe that is why I am balking at their 1k+ price tag for a new amp. Well you live and learn and I sure wouldn't have bought it if I thought I couldn't get it repaired.
If the local shop can't repair it I'm back to square one as I can't live without a sub and I'm probably too stubborn to buy a "new'' board so the thing will probably just sit.
Thanks for your correspondence you seem like a very nice fellow.
Norton

Sirspeedy, Yes I have a mp3 player and it sounds fantastic for what it is but it would NEVER replace a good home stereo.
I started in the early 70's buying what I could afford and always, to the chagrin of my S/O, had a significant amount of money invested in ''hi-fi'' equipment. That's what lead me to REL. Trying to put together a great system and since there's is a complete lack of hi-fi shops around now, my only choice was to read and study online forums and reviews. Everything I read about the REL was positive. But after bringing it home and hooking it up I thought in the back of my mind I could have done better for that significant amount of money. It sounded OK with music but when i did play the occasional movie it did not keep up with the soundtrack of action movies. It would "bottom" out and did not have the output I was looking for but since I bought this sub primarily for music I kept it and made do.
I guess in conclusion since I never really was satisfied to begin with when I found out that it was going to take that much money to fix it lead me to where I am today. I still think Sumiko just charged me the handling fee and didn't even try to fix it since they couldn't even give an idea what was wrong with it just that it looked "stressed". Not very good public relations. That and nobody would ever call me back after I left a voice mail. I would never buy any of the products they deal with again and I'm still without a sub.