![]() REL even says that one subwoofer can be run wired and the other wireless. Sound quality is said to be the same as wired. There’s also an LFE input on the transmitter for AV system integrators, which can be used to connect Low Level if really needed. ![]() The transmitter connects ideally via High Level to your amplifier’s speaker terminals. Comprising transmitter and receiver (both need power) the receiver plugs into a dedicated socket on the T/5x. ![]() REL’s optional Arrow system brings wireless connection. If in doubt, consult your dealer (REL has a wealth of information on the subject). The risk is real folks, I had a close shave with an early REL. This also sidesteps any potential problems with monoblocks or balanced differential amplifiers where the High-Level connection of a single subwoofer to both channels creates a common earth that might fry your amplifier. With a single T/5x in play, we connect it to just one of the channels because, according to REL, bass content is assumed to be the same on each channel. Two subwoofers mean connecting one to each loudspeaker channel: left and right. For the AV folks, there’s also a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) input, to be used in conjunction with the other inputs: a High-Level connection to your speakers and an RCA cable from the amplifier’s LFE output to the subwoofer for example. REL prefers High Level as the subwoofer gets the same signal as the speakers, reportedly improving the sub’s integration. Hooking the T/5x (and any other REL subwoofer) into a hifi system is either Low Level – connecting to your amplifier via a single RCA phono cable – or High Level – with wires that piggyback your loudspeaker cables: we route loudspeaker cables from the amplifier to the loudspeakers as normal but then use the supplied REL cable to route the signal from the loudspeakers to the subwoofer (bare wires at the speaker end, Neutron connector at the REL end). Oh - and don’t even think about stacking any of the T/x range – the top one(s) will go walkies thanks to vibration (other models are designed to avoid this). REL is happy for the T/5x to fire onto carpet (as I did). Spikes are not provided, indeed there’s no provision for them. Then there’s the gain and crossover controls. The rear sports the inputs, fins to cool the amplifier, a wireless connection socket, phase switch and a standby/always-on switch (220V models only). As do rounded edges, smart metallic feet and a five-layers-of-lacquer gloss finish that’s just WOW! Very impressive indeed. It’s positively dinky at 300x307x313mm (WHD), and whether in Piano Black or High Gloss White it looks like a million dollars. I can say the T/5x is an absolute beaut of a unit. With no T/5i to hand, I can’t say exactly how the T/5x compares visually. ![]() The net result is a slightly larger subwoofer, but REL says the T/5x looks smaller “thanks to good design”. The driver’s suspension and several internal components have also been upgraded. The driver is the same size as the one in the previous T/5i from which the T/5x is derived, but its greater throw means it can, according to REL, play louder. Its 125W Class A/B amplifier was chosen for its superior current delivery over Class D amplifiers (noting that REL uses Class D in other models).Ī single driver fires downwards. The £650 / US$679 / €799 T/5x uses an 8” FibreAlloy aluminum & paper driver to deliver bass down to 32Hz (-6dB, mfr’s spec). ![]()
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