What about £300 and a homemade mince pie?
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Revel Salon 2
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Are we really sure that Thomas can speak for Sal?
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A new year is nearly upon us and amazingly these new in the box Revel Salon 2’s ( piano black) are still available, I would give them to Sal but they aren’t really ‘low bass’ speakers, RRP over here is £23k open to offers.
Keith
Keith
Spoon full of stuffing , half a jar of cranberry sauce and one half eaten mince pie, plus a few regifting items ( socks mainly) ..?
Pm me..
Pm me..
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FWIW, if I had a well-treated room and if loud, clean bass were a priority, I wouldn’t hesitate to take these Salons over Kii3/D&D8c at around the same price...
The Salons will give you significantly lower distortion in the bass, higher max SPL, and a more solid, inert cabinet.
No, they are not constant directivity, but they have very smooth polars, and to be honest the two alternatives mentioned are CD only in the horizontal plane and only down to the upper bass.
I hope someone snaps these up at this price.
The Salons will give you significantly lower distortion in the bass, higher max SPL, and a more solid, inert cabinet.
No, they are not constant directivity, but they have very smooth polars, and to be honest the two alternatives mentioned are CD only in the horizontal plane and only down to the upper bass.
I hope someone snaps these up at this price.
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Yes if you had a properly treated room and soffit mounted the Revels they would almost be as good as the D&D8cs/Kiis!
Apart from the bass extension.
Keith
Apart from the bass extension.
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I have to say, I’d take the poorer bass extension in exchange for the significantly lower distortion any day
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I don’t play too much at 100db and having heard both next to each other ,have you?
I would take the Kiis or the 8Cs every time.
The Revels are ordinary in comparison.
Keith
I would take the Kiis or the 8Cs every time.
The Revels are ordinary in comparison.
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Sold,possibly, hooray.
Keith
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Someone got an amazing deal... Every time I power mine I feel lucky to be able to experience them....
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I am surprised, if they have sold it was for a good deal less than my advertised price.
Is this because of the long term poor U.K. distributor, a turning away from large loudspeakers or just the UKs financial miasma .
Keith
Is this because of the long term poor U.K. distributor, a turning away from large loudspeakers or just the UKs financial miasma .
Keith
It probably is worse in UK but even in US the awareness of the quality of these speakers is very low. It simply is not expensive enough for the high-end crowd. And then too expensive for the low-end market.
I remember John Atkinson at RMAF talk 3 years ago or so said of all the speakers he had tested, the Revel Salon 2 was the best and his favorite. When I post this on another forum there were all kind of protests and incredulity. Even with that endorsement people didn't want to believe.
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Sold!
Just theCessaro ‘Liszt’ to go.
Keith
Just theCessaro ‘Liszt’ to go.
Keith
Finally! Too great a speaker to be just sitting in their boxes... Send the owner to ASR to post pix.
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Horse poop.
So I take it the pending deal in Dec fell thru,
Or did it take that long for him to make up his mind?
I have auditioned Kiis and own the Revel Salon 2s......
Who buys and owns what is not the worst indicator of the comparative quality of audio devices. However, if we use this method, we have to confront a data point that runs the other way--Keith's difficulty selling the Salon 2s versus the Kiis and D&Ds.
Measurements and double-blind tests are better indicators of comparative quality. The new generation of digital active loudspeakers seems to be measurably superior to what came before in most respects. (The Salon 2s are better than the new speakers in several ways. The Kii Threes, without the very expensive bass bins, run out of steam pretty fast in the low end, and the Kiis' treble is a tad too hot. The D&Ds don't run out of steam as quickly but have had some reported QC issues, all reportedly resolved by D&D. The Beolab 90s take up a lot of floor space, are very expensive and arguably look weird.)
I realize we have a lot of Harman fans here and that old preferences for the Salons 2s, the M2s or other big Harman speakers will die hard. (I'm saying this as someone who, following the advice of ASR posters, just advised a close relative to spend a couple grand on Revel loudspeakers!) If only Harman would make a product that competes with the Kiis, Beolab 90s and D&Ds, it would probably be cheaper and equally, if not more, excellent. I don't know why they're taking so long to do so.
In light of a question I received recently, I think we need a new thread on measurably excellent speakers that attempt to achieve SOTA performance. I am grateful that no one here is defending Wilsons on the basis of either weight or the old knuckle-wrap test.
Ah but 2 different animals. Salons are totally passive WYSIWYG where the M2's are a active design. M2's are bit (lot) more hands on than the Kii or D&D but in the hands of the right person capable of exceedingly high performance. Take a look into what @dallasjustice has accomplished and it's MHO the results will far surpass the capabilities of the small actives.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...m2-audiolense-digital-crossovers-w-subs.2369/
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