Ok thanks for the video I missed that one, I will watch it in a bit.
I ended up demoing the 328be tonight on a McIntosh MC462 and C49 preamp.
First track I pulled up was Chris Jones “No Sanctuary” and I thought wow sounds like there is a sub on... and there was lol. Turned it off and it still had pretty solid bass, textured and deeper than the specs would lead you to believe.
The room/setup (too small, too much toe in) left something to be desired but I still got a good feel for them.
I would say this speaker really has no faults and not just for the price, really. They are very clean sounding. At one point my ears felt a hair tired and I pulled up a DB meter on a phone app and I was at 95db average for a minute with peaks over 100! I could not believe it. I am an 80db listener and they did not seem too loud or strained. Just proves to me just how clean these speakers played. I turned it down to about 85 and continued.
The highs are as good as anything I have heard. I would go as far as to say the best but hard to say without direct comparison. I also feel the Mac preamp might have softened the highs as they almost seem to roll off smoothly.
The mids are very clean too, nothing but the facts type of sound.
All in all these are winners for sure. I think without subs the tuning might be a little flat for me but with subs high passed and tuned to taste I will really like them.
I also listen to the Kef R3 recently. The 328be for the same price more or less is in a whole other class of speaker. Cleaner more detailed highs (from memory...) more dynamic mids and more texture in the bass. The bass was tuned flatter on the Revels at least in the rooms and setups I heard so take the bass comments with a grain of salt.
I think I will buy a pair of 228be (unless I end up with used Wilsons... just always wanted a pair, no logic in it lol). I just bought an amp and need to recover a few months so maybe late summer.
My only real complaint of the 328be is that it is too tall and the tweeter is too high. They sounded better if I sat up straight (I am 6’) and the 228be should solve that.
I ended up demoing the 328be tonight on a McIntosh MC462 and C49 preamp.
First track I pulled up was Chris Jones “No Sanctuary” and I thought wow sounds like there is a sub on... and there was lol. Turned it off and it still had pretty solid bass, textured and deeper than the specs would lead you to believe.
The room/setup (too small, too much toe in) left something to be desired but I still got a good feel for them.
I would say this speaker really has no faults and not just for the price, really. They are very clean sounding. At one point my ears felt a hair tired and I pulled up a DB meter on a phone app and I was at 95db average for a minute with peaks over 100! I could not believe it. I am an 80db listener and they did not seem too loud or strained. Just proves to me just how clean these speakers played. I turned it down to about 85 and continued.
The highs are as good as anything I have heard. I would go as far as to say the best but hard to say without direct comparison. I also feel the Mac preamp might have softened the highs as they almost seem to roll off smoothly.
The mids are very clean too, nothing but the facts type of sound.
All in all these are winners for sure. I think without subs the tuning might be a little flat for me but with subs high passed and tuned to taste I will really like them.
I also listen to the Kef R3 recently. The 328be for the same price more or less is in a whole other class of speaker. Cleaner more detailed highs (from memory...) more dynamic mids and more texture in the bass. The bass was tuned flatter on the Revels at least in the rooms and setups I heard so take the bass comments with a grain of salt.
I think I will buy a pair of 228be (unless I end up with used Wilsons... just always wanted a pair, no logic in it lol). I just bought an amp and need to recover a few months so maybe late summer.
My only real complaint of the 328be is that it is too tall and the tweeter is too high. They sounded better if I sat up straight (I am 6’) and the 228be should solve that.