REL HT/1510 Predator II Subwoofer

Company & Subwoofer Overview

The latest REL offering, the 15-inch HT/1510 Predator II subwoofer, might just be their best value yet. This is a completely revamped version of their already successful original 15” subwoofer in their HT series. In this day and age of ever-increasing prices, the great news about this model is, while it has been completely redone with more expensive materials, it will sell exactly the same price as the old model.

REL has always been unique because they focus on just one single type of product - subwoofers. Their team is extremely passionate about pushing the boundaries of engineering to the limits to improve the performance of their subwoofers. They have gained a very devout following of REL fans over the years as their subwoofers do more than just add deep bass to your system. A properly set up REL subwoofer can improve the entire listening experience.

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REL has taken the role of a subwoofer in a great music or theater system to the extreme with their 6-pack concept where they have designed a system that allows you to stack up 3 subs per channel in a really cool vertical configuration. That whole idea is kinda neat as some of the very best-sounding subwoofers we have ever heard over the last several decades all used multiple stacked drivers.

Design & Build Quality

When REL was starting the design of their update on the 15” Predator subwoofer, they heard from many customers that they wanted something that looked as good as the other subwoofers in the upper REL series. The original Predator was pretty basic looking, but they really stepped things up with the new version. One reason for this is many REL owners had paired up one or two of the Tx, S, or Reference models with their main speakers and were adding a 15” Predator for the LFE channel. Their request was to make the Predator look cosmetically similar to the rest of the line.

The new Predator II now comes with a sleek new look with proportions that better match the other REL models. This big guy now looks very nice to the eye with better finishes.

To us, all REL subs seem to be built really well. Fit and finish is great, you will always find nice connectors, and really smooth feeling solid adjustment knobs on all REL subs. The new Predator is no exception and even has balanced audio inputs along with RCA.

Another cool design feature is the ability to stack up 3 of them for incredible bass performance. The subs come with REL Couplers™ that connect lower units to upper units. The couplers are made out of solid milled aluminum and pair up with rails that are on the underside of each sub so you can create your own true bass tower of power. Those of you who have been lucky enough to experience a stack of RELs know how prodigious and effortless the bass is in this kind of configuration.