HT/1003 MKII’s driver remains a 10” (250mm) CarbonGlas™ construct to keep its overall size reasonable in its role as the powerhouse for slightly more modest spaces. Every component was beefed up—improved in ways both large and small to deliver the greatest performance possible. Lightweight, stiff, and quiet, the combination of glass fibre primary cones with true carbon fibre centre caps results in a cost-effective yet pistonic cone. Larger, more powerful magnets produce greater energy. Upgraded suspension designs with enlarged surround to permit greater travel means output remains under control all the way to the limits of amplifier and driver. The result is prodigious output for this price point while remaining fast and liquid, as do all RELs.
Amplifiers do the dirty work and the heavy lifting in a theatre subwoofer. We turned to a true Tier One amp supplier to build our latest design for us; they didn’t disappoint. They created thicker boards, and upgraded power supplies—all the stuff that, while not sexy, results in a brutally powerful 300W amp (did you know all RELs are specified as RMS Continuous, just like a big, expensive 300 W monoblock amp?) with remarkable longevity. It generates truly awe-inspiring sound. While its theatre applications get all the headlines, its big secret is that it sounds sublime in musical applications. Big and robust-sounding, the HT/1003 MKII is sure to become an instant classic.
PerfectFilters™: Where Perfection Starts
REL input filters are renowned throughout the audio world. They bring together ultra-fast analogue crossovers, customer-designed elevation filters that extend the flatness of deep bass, and integrated limiters that allow all the power to explode outward. This compact series of analogue circuits is REL’s secret recipe in both music and film sound. Refined in this second generation, the secondary filters used now allow extension to a much higher frequency, allowing the rarefaction of air in the sound of an explosion to feel that much more realistic. Additionally, our latest circuit includes an all-analogue subsonic filter that begins as low as 12 Hz to minimize the effects of infra-noise from soundtracks that extends well below the resonance point of the driver. The result is incredible delivered power with the ability to play to the driver’s limit without distortion.
Specifications
TYPE Closed box, front-firing driver
ACTIVE DRIVER SIZE & MATERIAL 10 in., 250mm long-throw, CarbonGlas™ cone structure, inverted carbon fibre dust cap, steel chassis
PASSIVE RADIATOR SIZE & MATERIAL NA
LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION -6dB at 24 Hz
INPUT CONNECTORS Dual purpose Low Level stereo RCA or LFE RCA
OUTPUT CONNECTORS Daisy Chain Low Level stereo RCA or LFE RCA
POWER OUTPUT 300 watts (RMS)
AMPLIFIER TYPE NextGen5 Class D
WIRELESS CAPABILITY HT Air Wireless (Optional), Zero Compression Single Large Scale Integrated Chip
DUAL PARAMETRIC FILTER N/A
Protection System
FULLY ELECTRONIC SET SAFE Yes
D.C. FAULT Yes
OUTPUT SHORT Yes
MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE 220-240 volts, 110-120 volts for certain markets
FUSES 6.3 Amp semi delay 230 or 115 volts operation
Dimensions
W X H X D 14.25 in. x 13.25 in. x 15.25 in. (362mm x 343mm x 387mm)
NET WEIGHT 34.2lbs. (15.5kg), shipping weight 41 lbs. (18.6 kg)
FINISH Line Grained Black CompositeHorizontally Oriented Lined Grained Black Composite Cabinet, 15mm Top Plate, finished in 5 coats of Hand rubbed High Gloss Black Lacquer
Supplied Accessories
MAINS LEAD Yes
NEUTRIK SPEAKON NA
INTERCONNECT No
USERS MANUAL Yes