mrporcelain Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 Item: REL Strata 5 (black) Location: Melbourne/Perth Price: $1000obo Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: No Longer needed Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, bank transfer Extra Info: I still have this sub. Despite some interest last time it didn't sell. The long and short of this sub is that it's an audiophile music sub. It keeps pace with any kind of music and integrates seamlessly. I was using it to fill out the bottom end of my SGR speakers that had a 13" woofer, they were nothing to sneeze at when it comes to bass reproduction but the REL gets the last few Hz and kept up with the excellent Focal driver. It is a sealed box design so there is no flabby woofy bass from this sub. RRP when this was released was $2800. Another nifty feature is the fact that it comes with a remote, this makes adjusting the levels, crossover freq, phase and other settings a cinch from the listening position. I have all the original boxes so the item can be shipped, I was quoted around $65 for metro Sydney. I also have available a custom cable that I've made that has DH Labs silver sonic wire with low mass copper Banana plugs and a neutrik connector. Also included is the cable the sub came with. IMPORTANT! I am moving to Perth and all of our stuff is being shipped out on Friday 7/9/12. If you are a Melbourne local and interested let me know as I can arrange pickup after this date. Pictures:
Davey Willo Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 I'd be very interested to see if this would work seamlessly with my B&W 805's, my only fault of them is and always has been that they just don't go low enough, I've been thinking of adding a sub for the longest time If you still have the sub when you arrive in Perth I would be very interested in having a further conversation with you fella Cheers Dave
mrporcelain Posted September 4, 2012 Author Posted September 4, 2012 Hey Dave, Well it's a high quality sub so it'd work well with high quality speakers like yours. Also it isn't an overbearing boom box so I think it'd meld well with the B&W sound. Given the timeframe in which I have to make up my mind about whether to take it or leave it here it's a strong possibility it'll be going to Perth. Cheers, Michael
ayou2 Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 I'd be very interested to see if this would work seamlessly with my B&W 805's, my only fault of them is and always has been that they just don't go low enough, I've been thinking of adding a sub for the longest time If you still have the sub when you arrive in Perth I would be very interested in having a further conversation with you fella Cheers Dave IME The Strata 5 will add to the performance of a pair of 805's. It's rated to 18hz at -3db ....... What's wrong with that ?
Davey Willo Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 Nothing wrong with that, but the word I used was 'seamlessly' My concern is that I tried once before to integrate a sub into my 2 channel set up and it just didn't work, I could tell when the sub kicked in so it wasn't transparent, it wasn't seamless and was immediately removed.. However! it was a B&W ASW675 sub and more for 5.1 rather than a proper made for music sub, so as previously stated, I'd love the opportunity to try and make this work
ayou2 Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 Sorry Davey, I misunderstood when you said wouldn't go low enough. 95% of the time a REL will be seamless. some rooms can be nigh impossible, but unless your room falls in that category , it'll be sweet.
Davey Willo Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 Ah I see, yes looking back at my post it could read that I was talking about the REL, but no, its the 805's
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