Customer Ratings & Reviews

Fantastic subwoofer. Quick. Elegant. Compact. Integrates well with speakers using the high-level connection. I recommend watching Rel’s YouTube channel for tips on how to set up the sub and to optimize it. Ideal for small to medium rooms. Stellar product for 2-channel listening. You might want two of them if budget and space allow for it.

The tx5's are a very decent upgrade. They fill in the lows well and help the rest of the system's speakers sound very nice, too. You can spent more but these are probably good enough. If your room is 10 × 15 foot with 9 foot ceilings. You will also hear them in the rest of the house and on any floor of it. And my neighbors hear them, too.

If you want floor shaking bass, this isn’t for you. But if you want reference sound to match quality speakers then it simply cannot be best for the price. Design is absolutely beautiful as well.

I really like this subwoofer. I’m thinking of getting bookshelf speakers from Best Buy too. Either Polk or triangle. It was easy to set up too and I like the white finish.

Thought I had made a mistake at first but set it up and wasn’t getting much bass at first but after three to four weeks I realized I needed to up the volume. Once my wife started banging on the floor from above i had reach bass heven. Rel Tx5. Packs Punch. June 18 ,25

Amazing sub that integrates well with any bookshelf speaker. Bass sounds like it's coming from the center image of your speakers. If you are looking to add some tight and accurate bottom end to make your speakers full range. This is the sub to get.

I was looking for a musical sub(subs) to strengthen the low end of my paradigm speakers. The reviews on this particular sub were almost all positive. I started off with a single sub and was amazed at the difference in the frequency spectrum. So I decided to add a second sub. Placement is not critical, but affects the soundstage dramatically. Mine are not placed the way they should be as my room won’t allow it. But after adjusting the crossover and volume level, I was still able to get them to merge with the speakers without the “boomy” junk you get with home theater subs. On a side note, I also added an inexpensive Douk Audio T 8 pro tube equalizer, what an improvement. It’s like I have a new system!

I'm very impressed with the performance of this sub for the size and price. It integrated very well with my Marantz cinema 50, Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 floorstanding speakers, and HTM6 S3 center chanel. My room is pretty small at about 16'x20'. This sub provides plenty of bass down low and plays both movies and music easily. I had considered getting another, but I'm happy with one and can't foresee needing another in this room.

Small room or bedroom this is a great sub. Music or rv. We have it paired with a sennheiser ambeo. It has plenty of power for the room we have it i n. Its fast and accurate for home theater. Music wise we paired it with Airpulse a300 pros and a bluesound node icon. And it really holds its own. Very accurate for rock. It plays fairly deep but doesn't hold up to 12inch rel in the living room. And it shouldn't its much smaller etc. But if your looking for something in a dorm room etc or a small tv room this thing is pretty darn good. Definitely not sorry we purchased it. It was half the price of the one in our main room. Wish i could remember the model. Look at it this way i liked this little dude so much i replaced the one in our living room with its big brother.

I tried SVS Micro, SVS Pro 1000, with my Marantz PM8006 and Polk Audio R200s. Neither can do what this REL does. I used the high output speaker input from the PM to the REL. Within 20 minutes set up and adjustments were set. I know my system and room, so placement and settings were a breeze. The SVS subs were a chore to try and integrate, even with their phone app. They never really made a difference. The REL was instant. The depth, texture, weight, pressure of the sound was immediate. The entire music spectrum sounded fuller and complete from Vocals being fuller, drums having texture and different sounds, even high notes had a weight and presence to them. Yes presence was added to everything. If you truly love 2 channel music add this sub and you will thank yourself. It is that much better and different from the SVS Micro and 1000 Pro. The high level input carries the tone of the PM to the REL, a perfect match with the R200s. The REL is a tank and performs all the heavy lifting you will need.

I like T5x for its responsiveness and agile bass through the high level connection. However, the sub is smaller than what I need for the listening space in my living room. I need larger sub like T7x or T9x.

Awesome product. I switched from a cheap $150 12" Sony subwoofer to the T5X - 8". I'm running it through high frequency into my stereo Marantz reciever. Sound is more musical and is able to be blended into my towers with little to no difficulty and with less power being pushed. Love that it fires down, crossover for LFE & High Freq / built quality. Wish it had a standby mode. Would like to get a second to experience stero bass.

All I can say about this sub is wow. I have a 2 channel system that I mostly listen to vinyls on. I wasn't lacking bass, but I wanted to fill in the soundscape. This little sub has far exceeded all my expectations. Its small, but feels like its built like a tank. If I wanted to shake the dishes in my kitchen i totally could, so it has plenty of power. It really made my music come to life. Great job REL! Im a believer!

[Employee of bestbuy] For the cost, size, and power of this sub it is punching well above its weight class. I have it paired with some Sonus Faber Lumina 5 towers and it blends seamlessly and effortlessly. For only an 8 inch sub with 125 watts it shakes my living room more than any other sub I have had in the space. It also pulls double duty, being extremely smooth for music and very punchy and low for movies. 10/10 would recommend this sub!

This sub, with some tweaking, sounds great. sounds almost as impressive as my t7x but smaller

The REL Subwoofer is an absolute game-changer for anyone looking to enhance their audio experience. Its deep, tight, and musical bass adds incredible depth to both movies and music without ever sounding boomy or overpowering. The build quality is exceptional, and setup is a breeze, thanks to REL’s high-level connection options. Whether you're a home theater enthusiast or an audiophile, this subwoofer seamlessly integrates with any system, delivering clean, articulate low frequencies that truly bring sound to life. Highly recommended!

Rel subwoofers are really better categorized as woofers. That being said, it sounds very good. The rca input is way cleaner than the lfe input. Maybe a little overpriced, maybe not. Either way, definitely sounds good in 2 channel stereo.

Replaced a Velodyne Mini Vee. Definitely an upgrade with the same price range. Did not ever bond with the Velodyne. Purchased the sub woofer specifically for music listening and not for special effects associated with movies. Sounds amazing very musical, as in produces even bottom end without the boominess and not at the same time being too sterile. I am a hobby musician and play electric guitar and bass. This sub woofer provides the bass/lower end I would hear in a live performance.

Great build quality and a very clean look. I purchased this to support a pair of bookshelf speakers in a 2.1 configuration. Excellent sound for listening to music.

Excellent sounding subwoofer plus looks great as well!