https://www.audioresurgence.com ~Audiophile Reviews | Gossip | Gear~ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:38:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/www.audioresurgence.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.audioresurgence.com 32 32 201639915 https://www.audioresurgence.com/2025/03/rel-carbon-special-review-high-expectations-poor-results.html https://www.audioresurgence.com/2025/03/rel-carbon-special-review-high-expectations-poor-results.html#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:05:43 +0000 https://www.audioresurgence.com/?p=19353 I’ve spent 18 months with the REL Carbon Special subwoofers, and while I wanted to love them, I find myself more frustrated than impressed. For a subwoofer at this price point (MSRP: $4,499 each), there are design flaws that make setup and fine-tuning unnecessarily difficult—flaws that shouldn’t exist in a product marketed as a high-end […]

The post REL Carbon Special Review: High Expectations – Poor Results. first appeared on Audio Resurgence - High End Audio Reviews and Products.]]> https://www.audioresurgence.com/2025/03/rel-carbon-special-review-high-expectations-poor-results.html/feed 3 19353 https://www.audioresurgence.com/2023/09/rel-carbon-special-subwoofer-review-in-2-channel-system.html https://www.audioresurgence.com/2023/09/rel-carbon-special-subwoofer-review-in-2-channel-system.html#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:55:51 +0000 https://www.audioresurgence.com/?p=18074 Here’s a look at the performance and setup of a pair of REL Acoustics Carbon Special subwoofers, my methods here apply pretty much to any sub from any manufacturer. If you prefer to watch a YouTube on setup of the REL Carbon Special, click the video below to get started, otherwise scroll down. Let’s start […]

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