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Revel F328Be's Have Arrived! / Contradicting Specs?

Well I'm only about 8 hours in with my new Revel F328Be's & I am enjoying them & they are flat out awesome. They are replacing a pair of KEF R11's in my main system which I will be moving to another system as I still think the R11's are fantastic performers. That said, the new F328Be is in another league right out of the box. More finesse, more muscle, more detail than the R11 which I think will even widen as the Revel's continue to break in. And I wish we could post pictures here because I was floored by how they arrived...they come in a heavy duty flight road case, one for each speaker with custom lettering outlining the Revel F328Be. Each case & speaker weighs over 200lbs so when the 19 year old delivery service kid showed up with no dolly, ramp or even a box cutter to unwrap the cases I knew I would be helping to get these in the house.
On a side note, I know these speakers are brand new but Revel does appear to have some contradicting specs that has left me wondering what the true specs are? For example...
-The Revel site has not yet published the frequency range for the F328 so I asked several dealers & they both came back & said the Revel rep said 26Hz - 40khz at -6db. However the manual that came with the speakers states 32Hz - 40khz at -6db? Per the manual it also states the low-frequency extension is 25Hz (-10db); 32Hz (-6db); 44Hz (-3db)
-There is also a discrepancy with the weight of the speaker...the site says 90 lbs. but the manual lists each speaker at 112 lbs which I find much more accurate after moving them around yesterday.
-The speaker dimensions are also off between the site & the manual...the Revel site lists it as 13.5" wide & the manual states 11.83". And depth on the site is listed at 17.6" while the manual states 16.56". (both the site & the manual list these measurements with grille included).
Just thought I would get this info out so you can keep it in mind if you are considering the F328Be. I want to also publicly thank Jay O'Hanlon from XTend Technologies in Cleveland for his outstanding service & assistance, I would highly recommend Jay & XTend. Thanks
spookyfoot
valentinr
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Hi Spookyfoot

how are the Revels setteling in 
can you share some pictures 



spookyfoot OP
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The Revels are completely broken in with probably thousands of hours on them thanks to the pandemic. I absolutely love them. They are the best speakers I've ever had in my system hands down. They honestly don't have a weakness that I have discovered...other than I keep the grills on them because I am not a huge fan of the look of the white cones. I would love to share pictures but how do you share pictures on Audiogon lol?
mak5698
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May I ask your general thoughts about 328 be compared to KEF R11 ?
I am specifically interested in the treble and its soundstage. I use KEF Reference 1 with dual REL S5 subwoofers. I find that KEF reference 1 has a slightly rolled off top end treble compared to KEF LS50wireless which I felt somewhat boring so I use both together to compensate. I am happy with my current set up esepcially with the wide sound stage type of sound. But I would like to hear little bit more of top end sound. Maybe, the berrylium tweeter is the answer. Since KEF R series seems to have very similar characteristics of the reference series and Revel has such an outstanding measurement, I would like to ask your thought. What made you to upgrade ? I am curious and would like to upgrade to something better like salon2 or 328be. What do you think ? Thanks
spookyfoot OP
18 posts
 
mak5698, those are great questions...I will say I am a huge KEF fan & have had many sets of KEF's over the years. I absolutely love the R-11's and still have them in another 2 channel system I have in a smaller room. The treble of the 328Be's are more smooth compared to the R-11's & yes I think it's due to the beryllium tweeter. There were tracks that the R-11's could sound a slight bit harsh on the high end & I don't hear that at all with the Revels. The were a couple reasons I made the move to the 328Be's for my main system & replace the R11's...

1. My main listening room is very large (26'x17') & I wanted a larger, closer to full range speaker that could push plenty of air & fill my room effortlessly with deep bass & a big soundstage. The 328's dig a bit deeper & I am very happy with their bass capabilities for 2 channel music to the point I don't feel I need a sub. 

2. I was intrigued by the new 328Be's right off the bat, their measurements, size & I've always liked the sound beryllium tweeters bring to the table. 

As much as I really love my R11's, the 328Be's are a full step up in every department...ultra smooth in higher frequencies, super wide soundstage, clean midrange & superb bass response. But to be fair the 328's are quite a bit more expensive than the R11's. For the money I don't think neither the R11's or the 328Be's can be beat. 
nakam
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I've had these now for about three months.  They're so-so.  Certainly not worth $16K.
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