REL Acoustics Carbon Special Black Label Amplified Subwoofer

The REL Acoustics Carbon Special Black Label is a high-end subwoofer designed for those who demand extremely deep, fast, and controlled bass reproduction. At the heart of its design is a 12-inch active driver, developed specifically by REL for this special edition. This component is constructed with a high-rigidity carbon fiber cone, a material chosen for its exceptional lightness and ability to avoid deformation even at the highest excursions. In fact, the cone uses a multilayer structure designed to ensure pistonically perfect movement, while the inverted carbon hubcap helps increase stability and resistance during the most energetic transitions. The driver is then mounted on a die-cast aluminum frame that ensures a rigid and resonance-free platform, essential for maintaining the tonal precision that distinguishes this model.

Supporting the main woofer is also a 12-inch passive radiator, facing downwards, also made with a particularly rigid carbon structure, which works in perfect synergy with the active driver, broadening the low-frequency response and allowing the subwoofer to descend naturally, always maintaining control and tonal coherence.

The amplification section is based on a powerful 900-watt Linear Class D module, which provides the current necessary to effortlessly manage the movement of the driver, ensuring speed, impact and precision even during complex passages or at high volume.

Integration with the system is extremely easy and flexible thanks to the high-level connection via Neutrik Speakon, which allows the subwoofer to receive the same tonal character as the main amplifier, ensuring impeccable sonic fusion in hi-fi stereo configurations. For home theater systems, LFE connections are available on RCA and XLR, while those who want to eliminate cables can take advantage of the AirShip wireless module, which transmits the signal with quality identical to that of a direct connection.

The massive and acoustically inert cabinet is finished with a premium “Piano Black” lacquer that reflects the engineering and aesthetic care of the entire project, which results in a subwoofer capable of working with authority on the most demanding cinematic content, but at the same time refined and precise in musical reproduction, capable of adding depth and realism without ever overpowering the character of the system.

Ultimately, the Carbon Special Black Label represents a perfect synthesis of power, control, speed and construction elegance, thanks above all to its advanced carbon fiber driver that is at the heart of its performance.

Technical Specifications:

Type: Powered subwoofer in air suspension

Driver: 1x Active front-firing, 1x Passive down-firing

Active driver size and material: 305mm (12") long-throw carbon fiber cone with inverted carbon fiber center cap, die-cast alloy chassis

Passive radiator size and material: 305mm (12"), flat carbon/carbon cone construction, steel chassis

Low frequency extension: -6dB at 19Hz

Input connectors: High level Neutrik Speakon, Low level 2x RCA, 1x LFE RCA, 1x LFE XLR

Output connectors: Neutrik High-level Speakon, 1x Low-level RCA, 1x LFE RCA or 1x LFE XLR

Output Power: 900 W (RMS)

Amplifier Type: Class D Linear

Wireless Capability: REL AirShip Direct (sold separately)

Dimensions: 488 x 410 x 565 mm (WxHxD)

Weight: 44.5 kg

Black mesh grille available upon request at time of order