socfan12
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For the past few months, I've been slowly auditioning for a new set of speakers. I listened to TADs, Magico's, and Rockports to name a few. My favorites are the TADs, followed by the Rockport Aviors. I still hope to own either of those fine speakers one day.
But until that I day, I went ahead and purchased a pair of Revel Salon 2s. They were on my audition list, but a little lower in priority, given they were an older design. Man, I should have started there first because that would have saved me a lot of time! New out of the box, these speakers are fantastic!
I've always read about their sweet treble, and now I totally understand! Revealing of low level detail in the most non-fatiguing, non-clinical way. When auditioning the S5s, Aviors, et al, I heard things on those systems I never heard on mine. I always blamed my Rowland amp, which is known to be a smooth fluid amp, but not he last word in detail and speed. I was dead wrong, it was my aging (but still awesome) 10Ts! Replaced my 10Ts with the Revels, everything else the same, and man, I'm hearing the same details (maybe more) than what I heard on the S5s and the Aviors! And in a less fatiguiing way! How did Voecks do this?! There's something about those beryllium tweeters!
Soundstage is as wide and deep as I've heard before, but I have to say more well defined because I think of the low level detail retrieval. The mids seem rich, open, and smooth. Bass is deep and tight, but still a bit constricted given the new drivers. I'm confident it will be phenomenal once they open up.
The speakers are power hungry. I'm not getting the bass slam out of these speakers yet because I don't think my 250wpc Rowland amp can keep up with them (though definitely better than I originally thought). But I'm working on that...
Overall, extremely happy with what I'm hearing from the Salon 2s.:audiophile: Highly recommended!!:woot::woot::woot:
But until that I day, I went ahead and purchased a pair of Revel Salon 2s. They were on my audition list, but a little lower in priority, given they were an older design. Man, I should have started there first because that would have saved me a lot of time! New out of the box, these speakers are fantastic!
I've always read about their sweet treble, and now I totally understand! Revealing of low level detail in the most non-fatiguing, non-clinical way. When auditioning the S5s, Aviors, et al, I heard things on those systems I never heard on mine. I always blamed my Rowland amp, which is known to be a smooth fluid amp, but not he last word in detail and speed. I was dead wrong, it was my aging (but still awesome) 10Ts! Replaced my 10Ts with the Revels, everything else the same, and man, I'm hearing the same details (maybe more) than what I heard on the S5s and the Aviors! And in a less fatiguiing way! How did Voecks do this?! There's something about those beryllium tweeters!
Soundstage is as wide and deep as I've heard before, but I have to say more well defined because I think of the low level detail retrieval. The mids seem rich, open, and smooth. Bass is deep and tight, but still a bit constricted given the new drivers. I'm confident it will be phenomenal once they open up.
The speakers are power hungry. I'm not getting the bass slam out of these speakers yet because I don't think my 250wpc Rowland amp can keep up with them (though definitely better than I originally thought). But I'm working on that...
Overall, extremely happy with what I'm hearing from the Salon 2s.:audiophile: Highly recommended!!:woot::woot::woot:
