Revel Salon 2 - $15 k 'last dance' sale

[Chrispy]

Yawn.

LOL I know....but still has a bearing on subjective experiences....

 

[MKR]

Is there a lot of need let alone demand to go further, tho?

Maybe not for Samsung. For me as a fan and future customer of Revel? Absolutely

 

[Chrispy]

Maybe not for Samsung. For me as a fan and future customer of Revel? Absolutely

Samsung?

 

[MKR]

Samsung?

Samsung acquired Harman in 2017

 

[Chrispy]

Samsung acquired Harman in 2017

Mistook your comment. Lots of brands owned by conglomerates, not generally a great thing. So far doesn't seem they've interfered with Harman particularly.....

 

[bodhi]

Does it really look like Revel is doing it's best to ship affordable speakers to a wide audience across the globe?

I could guess that bean counters at Samsung might think that selling rather expensive SOTA speakers to ever dwindling audience of audiophiles might not be a winning hand.

On the other hand, the flagship series is a statement in itself and worth it even if it doesn't make that much money (if any).

 

[GXAlan]

Does it really look like Revel is doing it's best to ship affordable speakers to a wide audience across the globe?

I could guess that bean counters at Samsung might think that selling rather expensive SOTA speakers to ever dwindling audience of audiophiles might not be a winning hand.

On the other hand, the flagship series is a statement in itself and worth it even if it doesn't make that much money (if any).

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[MKR]

Oh, I'd use subs with either of those....pretty specific comments, nice to see measurements for comparison to your subjective experience. Were the comparisons at same time with quick switching or just sighted and separate times etc?

Have you heard the Salon 2 before? No subs needed unless you are using for home theater in which case you may want extra output for LFE

 

[MKR]

Mistook your comment. Lots of brands owned by conglomerates, not generally a great thing. So far doesn't seem they've interfered with Harman particularly.....

I would say the converse in fact ... Based upon the decisions and product offerings from Revel and JBL past 2-3 years, I would say it is highly likely the Samsung bean counters have got their fingers in the cookie jar

 

[Pearljam5000]

Another sale?

 

[Digby]

Samsung bean counters have got their fingers in the cookie jar

mixed metaphors

 

[youngho]

Who cares. It’s still a sample size of one. Let a personal impression be just that. No need for holding that a certain number of extra steps (past a point of reason) will make broad applicability of said impression more robust. Anecdotes can be plenty useful as long as they’re heeded as anecdotes. OP mentioned curiosity of members hearing difference between the models, not of seeing difference on charts.

Here's another anecdote about someone who presumably did do blinded comparisons between the F228Be and Salon 2: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...nd-speaker-reviews.51091/page-26#post-1853073

 

[dkinric]

Have you heard the Salon 2 before? No subs needed unless you are using for home theater in which case you may want extra output for LFE

@MKR I followed your speaker search thread journey with interest. OP, I don't put much weight into subjective reviews, but MKR has auditioned a lot of high end speakers. MKR, did you ever make a choice?

 

[amper42]

Will Samsung discontinue Revel's high end line and replace them with sound bars and a free 6 month Roon trial?
Wondering how long they will support discontinued legacy speakers? That's the 15K question.

 

[Ron Texas]

A sad tale. There's always KEF.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Will Samsung discontinue Revel's high end line and replace them with sound bars and a free 6 month Roon trial?

I'd love to see a Revel soundbar.

 

[Ron Texas]

I would say the converse in fact ... Based upon the decisions and product offerings from Revel and JBL past 2-3 years, I would say it is highly likely the Samsung bean counters have got their fingers in the cookie jar

Audiophile speakers apparently don't fit with Samsung's mass market strategy. Perhaps they will sell Revel, JBL or both. I'm not sure what you mean by "the decisions and product offerings". Perhaps you can elaborate.

 

[GXAlan]

I'd love to see a Revel soundbar.

The old Revel M8, M10 were pretty reasonable for the soundbar size. With the new DSP experience they have with the JBLs, it could be interesting if
You start adding wireless surrounds, etc.

The Meyer Sound MM10XP shows you can do a lot of impressive stuff with a small driver.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

The old Revel M8, M10 were pretty reasonable for the soundbar size.

Sure but they ain't soundbars, as commonly defined. They are speakers.

 

[GXAlan]

Sure but they ain't soundbars, as commonly defined. They are speakers.

Agree. What I was trying to imply is that they could take those designs and use them in a soundbar with HDMI ARC/CEC/Dolby decoding.