Revel Concerta F12 --- still a respected speaker ?


With all the new "thinner, prettier, sexier" speaker designs out there today, is the "ugly rectangular" Revel Concerta F12 still considered a terriifc speaker ? For those of us who value a speaker's musical quality more than it's esthetics, is the Revel F12 still a wise purchase ? How well does it match with a 50 watt EL-34 tube amp ?
adam18
Thanks Stan.. that's exactly what I have in mind. I've been loving my Vandersteens since 1977, but I'm in the mood for a change. I want a "significant step up" without emptying my wallet, and the Revel F12's (from all I've read about them) seems to be an incredible "bang for the buck" speaker. I will be auditioning them tomorrow, along with the KEF Q900 and PSB Imagine T. As much as I love the Vandersteen sound, I want something different in my next speaker. I have no plans to change anything else in my system at this time.
We are Revel dealers and have sold many pairs of F12 over the years. Revel finally updated their cabinets with the soon to be released models but, for the money, and if you can accommodate floorstanding speakers, the rectangular F12's are hard to beat.

There are more musical speakers available but not many in that price point that will cover their frequency spread.