S/510 takes REL’s compact-medium chassis concept to reference-like levels of performance and does so with style, power and incredible speed. It delivers incredible levels of all ‘round performance. S/510 allows those with less space, or when pairing with high end speakers that are slightly less robust to have a perfect dance partner when the S/812 is simply too much of a great thing.
For S/510, every aspect of the previous generation’s inner workings were examined without regard to its critical and customer-driven success. We turned a fresh eye to power requirements, driver improvements, and specialty filters, upgrading each-to extract all the extra performance possible. All this alongside the cabinet refinements necessary for those upgrades to emerge cleanly. This latest S range is a triumphant development that has exceeded every expectation of our design team.
Our requirements were for far stronger deep bass output between 20-35 Hz, vastly improved theatre dynamics, and an even more open and spacious soundfield which benefits both music and film. We turned to our NextGen 3 amplifier, tuned to 500 watts with substantial reserves of power, added a light film of carbon fibre to the rear of the driver to handle the extra power, and developed two new sets of custom filters to extract the utmost in brute force and spaciousness. Finally, we imbued S/510 with the ability to be stacked in 4- or 6-unit line arrays, just like our reference models.
Front-firing active driver, down-firing passive
10 in. (250mm) long throw, Continuous CastAlloy™ cone structure, die cast alloy chassis
12 in. (300mm), Carbon/Carbon flat cone structure, steel chassis
-6 dB at 20hz
High Level Neutrik Speakon, Low Level (2) RCA, (1) LFE RCA, (1) LFE XLR
High Level Neutrik Speakon, (1) LFE RCA or (1) LFE XLR
500 watts (RMS)
NextGen 3 Class D
REL AirShip II (sold separately)
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
220-240 volts, 110-120 volts for certain markets
5 Amp semi delay 220 volts operation 9 Amp semi delay 120 volts operation
15.7 x 16 x 18.25 in., (400 x 410 x 464 mm) Add 1.75in (44.5mm) in depth when using Hi Level connector
70 lbs. (31.7 kg)
Piano Black Lacquer, Gloss White Lacquer 8 coats
Yes
Yes
Yes