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I'll start a thread on Revel. Anyone own Revel speakers here?

I have been a huge fan of Revel speakers and have had several of their speakers over the years. Currently have Salon 2s.

Has anyone auditioned the new Perfoma F208? How does it compare to the Ultimate series?

Rich
 
Mark (MDP) here has the Salon 2's and loves them. I had a pair as well and they are excellent! World class speakers and still the best tweeter I have ever heard. The designer of the Salon 2's is a member here at Audioshark.org - Kevin Voecks.
 
Hey Rich, I own the Salon 2's !! I consider them to be one of the best speakers on the planet !! They have no peer at their price point. I looked for 2 years before I found the Salon's, including speakers that cost over $50,000 . I recently listened to the Amati Futura and still prefer my beautiful sounding Salon's !!!!!!!!
 
Mike said:
Mark (MDP) here has the Salon 2's and loves them. I had a pair as well and they are excellent! World class speakers and still the best tweeter I have ever heard. The designer of the Salon 2's is a member here at Audioshark.org - Kevin Voecks.
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Tell Kevin I hate him, lol!!! I had a nice little system with my B&W N803s, a Sunfire amp and prepro, and an oppo bdp95. Along comes this great deal on a demo pair of Salon 2s, and I impulsively grab them, unknowingly upending my audio world. The Revels told me immediately that the rest of my equipment sucked comparatively and was not up to its standards, forcing me onto a tortuous and expensive road to upgrade city.

I initially was totally disappointed in the Revels, and refused to believe my 200 watt Sunfire amp was not good or powerful enough. I finally relented and grabbed a used Mac MC452 amp. Whoa! Wow. Very nice sound, and theres some of that talked about bass that was previously missing. OK, steady girl, now I get it. You are a goldigger and you need expensive friends.

A month ago I added the Krell S-1200 as a prepro. O M G!!! Wow wow wow. The sound is now glorious. I've actually now ordered an Esoteric K-03 CD/SACD player to complete the package, but truthfully, the SQ with even the little oppo is incredibly good and satisfying. Not sure why I even bought the K-03 to be honest.

So, the bottom line is, the Salon 2 is an expensive girl, but if you treat her right, she really puts out LOL!!! In the end, a magnificent speaker.
 
Jeff, I remember your journey with the Salon's. You didn't believe me when I told how power hungary they were !!
I'm glad you stayed the course !!
 
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Jeff, I remember your journey with the Salon's. You didn't believe me when I told how power hungary they were !!
I'm glad you stayed the course !!
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Ha, I just replied to you in the cable forum about this exact thing. You are right, I didn't want to believe you, but you (and everybody else there at AA) were absolutely on the money. These babies are great now. However, as I guess is the case with most high-end speakers, this experience has taught me that you can't just step up to really top notch speakers unless you have the funds to buy the necessary supporting cast. A costly lesson indeed.
 
New guy said:
I'll start a thread on Revel. Anyone own Revel speakers here?

I have been a huge fan of Revel speakers and have had several of their speakers over the years. Currently have Salon 2s.

Has anyone auditioned the new Perfoma F208? How does it compare to the Ultimate series?

Rich
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Rich, thanks again for the reviews and comments on the Krell S-1200. I followed your lead and must admit it was an incredible addition. Now I'm interested to see if the Esoteric K-03 will have anywhere near as much positive impact as the Krell did.

Regards..Jeff
 
Mike,

I met the guy that designed the Revel Be tweeter a couple of years ago while visiting a beryllium supplier. Beryllium driver is pretty difficult to make since it's very brittle and unforgiving unlike aluminum and titanium. It can also be hazardous during the forming process.

Rich
 
Jeffkad said:
Rich, thanks again for the reviews and comments on the Krell S-1200. I followed your lead and must admit it was an incredible addition. Now I'm interested to see if the Esoteric K-03 will have anywhere near as much positive impact as the Krell did.

Regards..Jeff
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Hi Jeff,

Congratulations on the K-03. I also bought one a couple months ago. I wanted to get a K-01 but the price on the K-03 was too good to pass up. It's going to be a big step up from the Oppo 95. The K-03 will work well with the S1200 but be sure to use balance output.

I know what you mean about the Salon 2 being an expensive girl. I have had my Salon 2s for about 2 1/2 years and in that time frame I have spent more than $70K to upgrade all the electronics.

Enjoy the K-03 and give us a report when you receive it.

Rich
 
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Hi Jeff,

Congratulations on the K-03. I also bought one a couple months ago. I wanted to get a K-01 but the price on the K-03 was too good to pass up. It's going to be a big step up from the Oppo 95. The K-03 will work well with the S1200 but be sure to use balance output.

I know what you mean about the Salon 2 being an expensive girl. I have had my Salon 2s for about 2 1/2 years and in that time frame I have spent more than $70K to upgrade all the electronics.

Enjoy the K-03 and give us a report when you receive it.

Rich
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New guy said:
Hi Jeff,

Congratulations on the K-03. I also bought one a couple months ago. I wanted to get a K-01 but the price on the K-03 was too good to pass up. It's going to be a big step up from the Oppo 95. The K-03 will work well with the S1200 but be sure to use balance output.

I know what you mean about the Salon 2 being an expensive girl. I have had my Salon 2s for about 2 1/2 years and in that time frame I have spent more than $70K to upgrade all the electronics.

Enjoy the K-03 and give us a report when you receive it.

Rich
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Rich, wow, pretty funny. Looks like we are following the same expensive path, lol. Revel Salons, Krell S-1200, and soon the K-03! I'm assuming you like the K-03? What should we do about amps, LOL? I really really like my MacMC452 though, and not likely to change any time soon. In fact, I'm hoping that, other than a server, I'm done with equipment for a long time and can settle into just listening. No...really....I mean it :bonkers:
 
Jeff,

The Esoteric K-03 is a very good unit. I am sure you'll like it. I think you have a pretty setup with the Krell and K-03. It's time to just sit back and enjoy the music.

I am done with upgrading for awhile. It's been 268 hours since my last upgrade. I think I can hold another 120 hours before the next upgrade:).

Rich
 
MacFly said:
Revel Salon 2 owner as well. They are everything a person could want in a 2 channel speaker, I also use mind for movies.
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I am pretty satisfied with Salon 2 as well.

What would you like to see in the Salon 3?

I would like to see sensitivity of at least 89 dB/m.
Better cabinet finishes/selection. I liked the paint job on the first generation Ultima series.
No more speaker terminal cover on the cabinet. The one on the Salon 2 don't work.
Maybe slightly shorter cabinet. I think Salon2 is a bit tall.

Rich
 
New guy said:
I am pretty satisfied with Salon 2 as well.

What would you like to see in the Salon 3?

I would like to see sensitivity of at least 89 dB/m.
Better cabinet finishes/selection. I liked the paint job on the first generation Ultima series.
No more speaker terminal cover on the cabinet. The one on the Salon 2 don't work.
Maybe slightly shorter cabinet. I think Salon2 is a bit tall.

Rich
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Rich,
have to agree would like to see more choices of woods. Better sensitivity would be nice as well
The cover has got to go for sure. keep it world class and less than 30,000
 
My friend Gérard system Revel Salon with Classé Audio.

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I have a pair of Revel F52's which I think 'fight above their weight' although I have them relegated to duty in my theater. Bought them instead of B&W 803's in a direct audition many years ago. They work very well in my room and as the front channel but I do feel guilty that they are not able to fully show their stuff in this setup. They are sweet in the mids and for staging.

Craig
 
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