This post is about a year old but I just read it so it is new for me.  I had a REL once connected to an original TORII and it made a hell of alot of noise.  I got rid of the REL.  Maybe I should have kept it.

Tell me why, Match, other than for the fun of diagnosing a hum and getting things right.

(I used to charge for this service - LoL!!)

I have a small (twelve inch)  REL sub that I haven't used in about three years. I never had hum problems that were not related to the installation.

I don't know anything about audio.  That's why I come to forums like this.  Mostly, I plug it where I think it should be plugged and that's it.  When it comes to the technical stuff I don't know that much.

A few years ago I bought a Rel Strata III off Audiogon and I plugged it into a few amps and it sounded okay, but when I plugged it into the TORII it made alot of noise that was obvious when soft moment in music came about.  I don't know a thing about transformers or anything like that so I probably, as I said, sold that Rel when I should have kept it.   As I remember, I bought it because that sub has a lot of good reviews and I wanted one.  No other reason.

I just thought I would throw my 2 cents in and add to the original poster's thoughts.

By the way, I sold the Rel for what I paid for it so it was a wash.

Live performance, huh?  That's interesting.  I'm into a little bit of live performance these days.  I play some guitar and now and then I get together with a bunch of other geezers to make some noise.  I've been wanting to get out around town and jump in on some blues jams where ever I can find them.

I've got a couple of guitars and some stomp boxes and I am in search of a good amp.  The thing is, I want to get something that is good for a guy that does this as a hobby as opposed to a guy that does it for a living.  I thought about getting a Mesa Booge Electra Dyne, but that kind of amp is more for the professional type and not a weekend warrior like myself.  It is a real shame to get a high end amp and only tinker with it on weekends or now and then.

Right now I have a cheap Peavy Valveking which actually doesn't sound too bad.  I've always had a thing for Peavy and Marshall, but Marshalls, like the all tube kind such as the Bluesbreaker model, falls into the "more than a hobby side."  So, I think I am going to get me a Peavy Delta Blues with the 15 inch woofer.  I've played one of those I can get a really nice and thick B. B. King kind of sound through it.  

For the sound I like I lean more toward a tone like B. B. King or Larry Carlton or maybe Robben Ford as opposed to something like SRV or Buddy Guy or even Eric Clapton to a lesser degree.  

A friend's wife, she plays the piano and her husband sings a bit and we have a digital drum setup and we can get some good things going.  She's a very good player and he sounds like Dr. John, more or less.  Actually, more less than more, but it is fun.