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Those who love high-end subwoofers may find no greater joy than wandering the aisles of the CEDIA Expo, the place where most speaker manufacturers choose to debut their boldest new bass boxes. I've seen quite a few promising new subs in the first day of the show, but so far my favorite is the REL G-1 Gibraltar Series Sub-Bass System.

The G-1 combines stylish, swoopy curves with muscular engineering. A 700-watt Class AB (i.e., analog) amplifier pushes a 12-inch carbon-fiber woofer mounted in a sealed cabinet. The relatively flat cabinet design allows multiple G-1s to be stacked. Expect a Q1 2010 introduction at a price somewhere around $3,500. A G-2 model will also be introduced. It packs a 500-watt amp and a 10-inch driver, and is expected to retail for about $2,750.

The sample on display was only a rough prototype, so CEDIA-goers didn't get to hear it. The official debut of both models will occur at the January 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.-Brent Butterworth