Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208?

James633: I checked music direct and did not see the 226be’s for $3500. That would be a good deal.

Hmm that pair must have sold already.

there is still a white and grey pair for $4680. Often the odd colors are cheaper as they are harder to sell I guess. Click on the colors to see the different prices. I bought a pair of grey 228be almost 1/2 off from them and used them for a year or so. They were marked as open box but showed up with the plastic film still on them. I ended up liking the grey more than I expected. All the painted Revels look pretty plasticky though and the plastic parts don’t help the look. But I have heard nothing sound better in their price range… just different  

Darn, I would have jumped on them at $3500. I see the only ones in stock are the walnut at full price. I doubt they will be getting more as the performa line is being discontinued.

I assume they are just discontinuing the older Performa line or is the Performa Be line also being discontinued? I always assumed the Be were the replacements and I was surprised they kept making the performa line. 
 

If you are deal shopping Revel’s sister company (JBL) also has sales going. These JBL HDI 3600s are worth looking into (1/2 off, $1900 a pair, in oak or grey) if you like a horn sound. I switched from revel to JBL and feel it was a very positive change. The more controlled directivity works well for small rooms. If you are into soft music/jazz the Revel would probably be better with their wide flat dispersion they throw a big soundstage, but I like the added dynamics of JBL and listen to rock and modern stuff, more or less.   
 

https://www.audioadvice.com/jbl-hdi-3600-2-5-way-floorstanding-speaker

Measurements here. 
 

You would probably find the first post of this thread linked below interesting. There is a direct comparison to the F208 and 226be. Also the JBL 3800 vs F208.