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A special loudspeaker - Revival Audio Atalante 5

In house is a set of Revival Audio Atalante 5 speakers.   I've had these here for a couple months now.  I think they are broken in--based how much listening I do!

Super elegant and solid construction. BIG!  Could be way too big for your living room...if you're the person that is concerned about that.  If you couple them to the factory stands, they are tall, wide, and deep.  Be sure you appreciate this.

They are made in France, and run about $5K with stands. They come with a wood-matching floor riser too if you want to just set them on the floor. Before I assembled the stands, I had them sitting on the floor, which my wife loved as they didn't look big and had a nice BBC monitor vibe. The sound is clearly better on the stands. 

If you have the space, the A5s shouldn't disappoint. They respond differently when you feed them or push them with different things.  This, however, means that they will show off some stuff about gear or setup you may wish to avoid.

As you might guess, I found them transparent or super revealing (not sure which is a better descriptor) with other gear.  Typically, though, they seem to mate well with lots of stuff.  I was surprised to hear how easily they could be driven with Class A amplification. (I tired Luxman L-590axii, Marantz PM KI Ruby integrated, and 805 tube amp-50w Class A). 

These came recommended by @Bigkidz, as he heard them on the East Coast and was impressed. 

I have two REL subs that I've taken completely out of the equation. I just don't need  any more low end with these.  

At this price, I feel they are arguably underpriced.  I haven't felt this way about a purchase for some time.  If you have the space and are looking for a full range speaker with nice extension across the spectrum, great sonic scale, sweet midrange, and the ability to handle nuance but also rock...you may want to put this one on your shortlist.  

 

jbhiller

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shahram
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the OP is spot on with these speakers. I've had a pair of the Atalante 5 for about a year and half and have been loving them. They replaced a pair of Spendor D7s, which were just not playing nice in my large basement room. This room robs speakers of bass in the middle of the room where the seating position is. The D7s were also just too hot in upper mid range and lower treble and could be fatiguing when you turn up the volume to 80db or so.

I needed a change and the Atalante 5 were a lot more easier going, while also having good detail. They are not as lightning fast as the Spendors, but that was a tradeoff I was willing to accept. Very happy with them thus far. They do have a little peak around 4k hz, which I EQ down a touch. They also can overwhelm a room in the mid bass if you put them close to a wall. I actually enjoy the sound more with the ports plugged even 2 feet off the wall. I have a couple REL subs that I still use the flesh out the lowest octave, but honestly not a big difference with the subs off.

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