Thanks for the feedback on those, @james633 ; they are about $1400 off. The 226bes are a bit rich for my blood right now. Also, I am listening near-field in a small room..
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@james633 , I actually do have an ancient M&K sub (that needs upgrading) that I pair with my ancient B&W 805s (that I would like to upgrade). That's a helluva discount on those F226Bes from Audio Advice. . . . I've got the impression from reading reviews on a lot of floor standers that they really favor a larger room and some space between each other and the listener? I don't have that luxury at present . . . I wasn't joking about the near-field. |
@bassbuyer , yes, I did buy a pair from MD. |
@bassbuyer , I have been going through a period of mixed feelings. To begin with, I did not want to like them but I found myself impressed in spite of myself. However after putting 100+ hours on them, I hooked my B&Ws back up hoping that the B&Ws would now sound like hammered dogcrap to my ears. But they didn't. Anyway, I kept the Revels, but the thing is, I've been in an extended funk for some time now and I've put very little time in with them. Every night I go to bed and tell myself I am going to change that the next day, but so far I haven't. Anyway, here is the thread I started after they were delivered, but be forewarned that I make no claims whatsoever to be a reviewer:
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@bassbuyer , thank you for your kind thoughts I am sure it will get better. @fsonicsmith , at the time I decided to try out new speakers, I was thinking that the R&D over the last 30 years must surely have resulted in a superior sounding product.. Now I am not so sure. The Revels do sound good, but after putting 100 hours on them or so and then listening to the B&Ws, I am not so sure it wasn’t kind of a lateral move. To begin with, I thought that I heard a more articulate liveliness with the Revels. But again, now I am not so sure. I do have more to say about this later.
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