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as explosions by the latest movie soundtracks are delivered with visceral slam.
Meanwhile, the classic REL approach of using both High Level + .1/LFE permits richly
natural bass to wash through less ambitious tracks allowing for greater enjoyment of the
movie experience, no matter the scale of the movie.
212SE reaffirms REL’s relentless pursuit of delivering the best and most varied offerings
among subwoofer manufacturers.
Wireless Freedom with Zero Compression: Longbow™
Once our team achieved the high standards for performance our customers expect of all
REL subwoofers, we turned our attention to connectivity methods. In addition to our
comprehensive array of hard-wired inputs, 212SE benefits from the finest sounding, most
natural wireless system available at this time.
In order to achieve high quality wireless, the REL team found a new chipset remarkable
for its speed and lack of delay. Building on this foundation our engineering team took to
the task of creating Longbow™, REL’s latest delivery method. Longbow™’s wireless
system uses a proprietary security codec that ensures exceptional protection of the signal,
while using zero digital compression—the bane of conventional wireless systems. This
results in a dynamic, ultra wide-bandwidth sound with almost zero delay. Practically
speaking, 212SE equipped with Longbow™ can be connected to very high end hard-
wired systems with none of the delay issues that plague garden variety wireless systems.
Additionally, the REL team was able to maintain both HIGH LEVEL and .1/LFE
simultaneous connectivity of REL Reference Theatre .Theatre Reference produces a FAR
richer, fuller and better integrated theater sound than conventional .1-only based systems.
And now, customers can have all this wirelessly if they so choose. Yet another
breakthrough for REL!
All 212SE models include REL Longbow™ receiver technology built into the amplifier.
Wireless transmission requires the purchase of a separate Longbow™ transmitter. For
details on how to activate this wireless connectivity, please see the REL Longbow™
transmitter manual.
212SE, A More Complete Approach:
Many or most loudspeakers emphasize the mid-bass. This is the range from 50 to 90 Hz. We at
REL believe this is an incomplete approach and that loudspeakers need to be augmented in the
lowest frequencies in order to reestablish the natural balance of sound we experience effortlessly
in real life.
All of our designs are true Sub-Bass Systems, meaning they are designed to reproduce very low
frequencies (useful output in the 20Hz-50 Hz region) that are felt as well as heard. This is because
we believe that music is full-range, as are sound effects on movies, and we intend for our
products to reproduce all of these sounds, not just a narrow band.
Beyond 2-Channel Lies Theatre Reference: 212SE is equipped to allow you to take full
advantage of Dolby Digital AC3, DTS, MPEG 2 and any other digital sound format that includes
a dedicated Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel.