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"Fun" Speaker As An Alternative To Revel Salon I

I have had Revel Salon I speakers for about eight years now. Enjoy them. But it has been a long time with them, and I have the itch to hear something different. At this time, I do not want to incur the cost of replacing the Salons. Instead, I am toying with the idea of getting a second set of speakers to insert into the system every now and then for a different listening experience.

Some speakers that have intrigued me as possibilities include the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors, and the Harbeth Compact 7. I am curious to know whether any of you have suggestions on what would be a good change-of-pace alternative to the Revels.

The front end is a Meridian 800/861 combination, and the amps are Clayton M300s.
jeff_arrington
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shadorne
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do you have a sub?
psjulian
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No sub.
jeff_arrington OP
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To Shadorne: If your question was directed to me, yes, I do have a subwoofer. It is a big REL (the product name presently escapes me, but it was REL's penultimate model at the time I bought it).

To all, thank you for the ideas. Keep them coming.
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Since you have a sub that closes one avenue to spice things up a bit. In that case, I'd pick the Harbeth Compact 7 from what you mentioned - a nice change of pace.
martykl
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Jeff,

One reason I picked Ohm and Magnepan is that they offer a different radiating pattern (Omni and dipole, rspectively). If you're looking for a change up - like I was - this is one way to achieve it.

Marty

BTW - small floorstanders (no stands) are the easiest things to move in and out of position. IME, this becomes disproportionately important over time: The easier to move 'em, the more likely you'll actualy move 'em.
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