I've heard both extensively, and to my ear there is no comparison at all and honestly they don't even sound that similar. I don't care for the F228Be at all, find them lacking in bass extension and too dry and analytical in tonal balance. The Salon2 is a much more well balanced and musical speaker, in an entirely different league as far as performance. To each their own I guess, but don't assume that they sound alike due to some commonalities in their design. You have to hear both speakers in the same system to really compare them.
Revel F228BE
For all you Revel lovers out there and those who should be.
I just received my new Revel F228BE speakers and after only about 12 hours on them i must say they sound absolutely amazing.
Spectacular mids and highs, great solid and detailed rhythmic bass. Everything i loved about the F206s and F208s but much more refined, better bass, better soundstage and hear deaper into the music. They also play louder much more easily being more efficient.
I'm using an Ayre K-5xe MP preamp, Levinson 532H amplifier with Oppo105d playing into a Benchmark DAC2. Cant wait til there are another 100 hours on these, I'm super happy with them already. Truly amazing speakers!
I just received my new Revel F228BE speakers and after only about 12 hours on them i must say they sound absolutely amazing.
Spectacular mids and highs, great solid and detailed rhythmic bass. Everything i loved about the F206s and F208s but much more refined, better bass, better soundstage and hear deaper into the music. They also play louder much more easily being more efficient.
I'm using an Ayre K-5xe MP preamp, Levinson 532H amplifier with Oppo105d playing into a Benchmark DAC2. Cant wait til there are another 100 hours on these, I'm super happy with them already. Truly amazing speakers!