Rel Strata III versus Rel Britannia B3

Oops, I just noticed this request for a response. (Thanks for filling in Dan!). What I expected is to hear and/or feel more bass. Sure, I get that in spades, but it also seems to me that the sounds top to bottom, even the treble, seem to have more of a foundation when the sub is on. The note coming from a violin seems a tad more solid, more real, with more texture. This is the furthest thing from my expectation of what I'd get from a sub that I can imagine. I don't know a lot about the structure of music - is it possible that there are "overtones", or some content of the bass response that really does reinforce higher frequencies? (legitimately, not in terms of artificial coloration).
Art

Hi,

I dont mean to take this thread off the track...Since so many REL users are posting on this thread...Are you guys running your front speakers with full range signal and sending the same full range signal to REL B3 (or) B1 (or) Strata III using Neutrik Speakon cable ?

Thanks
Mike

For music, yes, that's the way REL is designed to work. For HT, you send the LFE signal.

The DD series subs from velodyne leaves the REL subs in the dust. The onboard EQ shows you what the sub is doing in the room. I have mine set at 6 out of 100.

Addressing the B series vs. ST series question of your post, when I bought my B1 the dealer told me that REL says the B3 actually falls performance-wise between the Storm and the Stadium. Hard to believe, but that's what he said.
Second, since I have owned both Velodynes and RELs (and now have the REL), Flemke is not wrong. The EQ function is a tremendous advantage. However posts like Nolitan's above get to the heart of the matter, which I believe is attributed to the idea that (based on my own observations -caveat - not backed on science but listening) the Velodyne 'shoots" the bass at you (and it is nice in its own way) the REL loads the room and the bass seems more natural and musical. That said, I could live with either. If you have an SPL meter and are willing to work with the set up of the REL you can mitigate the Velo's EQ advantage a lot.