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Dear Predator Owner,
Welcome, and congratulaons on your purchase of a new HT/1510 Predator, the agship of our Home
Theatre HT range of REL’s subwoofers! The original HT/1508 Predator bowed to instant recognion that,
here was a new category of large scale, theatre-busters. For years, that category had been dominated
by loud, heavy, slow subs that fostered the noon that big theatre was nothing more than an excuse to
make loud sounds. Whereas, those of us who have been around theatre sound from the other side of the
mastering console know how much detail and nuance goes into the making of lm sound. Here nally, in
Predator, was a sub that was lightning quick, yet with a large 15” driver and 800 was behind it, could roll
with the best, but had speed, insight, nuance.
And now get ready for something even more remarkable. HT/1510 Predator builds on where the original
le o. We stepped up to a full 1,000 wa amplier because theatre sounds best when amplier and driver
are cruising along eortlessly. The extra power allows for headroom, addional output and the sense that
you’ll likely run out of ears before it runs out of power. Adding to this are new versions of our LimitLess™
max volume limiters. These are now so transparent that it becomes dicult for even seasoned professionals
to detect when they engage. Again, it makes movies at home more relaxing as there’s nary a moment when
the Predator limiters kick in and even when they do, you likely sll won’t detect it.
The CarbonGlas™ 15” driver has been retained with even greater power handling for obvious reasons.
Speed is at the heart of this dreadnaught, but also wide bandwidth since we know that for theatre eects
to sound shaering, the subwoofer, while sll properly crossed over quite low, must be able to permit the
crack at the outset of explosions to emerge unhampered. This necessitates the light weight but also the
upper frequency bass region to be properly handled. True carbon bre holds everything together with a
large, s center cap that adds lile weight but produces the Craack! needed to be convincing.
This new Predator is imbued with elegant proporons and beauful nish treatments, the beer to integrate
into REL 3D and HT/3D systems. These call for powerful HT .1/LFE along with High Level Inputs available in
our tradional model RELs that permit connuous full range bass; this is the missing link in home theatre.
Convenonal home theatre typically delivers cold, arcial vocals followed by loud, even annoying, bass.
REL 3D/HT3D delivers rich, natural dialogue and engaging, spaally-correct Foley Eects, coupled with
prodigious .1/LFE infra-bass.
HT/1510 Predator, welcome to the new era of home theatre.
Dear Friend and Valued Customer
