Revel Salon 2 speakers


Over the past 20 years or so, I've owned a number of very high-end, full-range, floor standing speakers, including a pair of Salon 1 speakers (which were phenomenal as well).  But the Salon 2s are, overall, the best I've ever owned.  I've also owned Magnepan, Acoustat, Avantgarde, PBN Audio Montana, PBN Audio Montana/Quintessence Audio, B&W, Von Schweikert, Analysis Audio ribbon speakers, Infinity, Silverline and Martin Logan.  Still, after all these years, you simply cannot beat the Salon 2s, from top-to-bottom, for anywhere near it's asking price or for tens of thousands of  dollars more.  The Salon 2s are an absolute game-changer, reference level, world-class caliber speaker!!!  I just laugh at the astronomically high prices that current speakers cost compared to what I paid for the Salon 2s, when it comes to price-to-performance.  I see all the new speakers at Audio shows and also at my local dealers, and, yes, they do sound fabulous.  But 50k for a stand mount bookshelf??????  Unreal.  Even for it's retail price, I believe that the Salon 2 speakers are still one of the very best values on the market.  It was the Salon 2 speakers that finally quenched my speaker thirst and took me off the speaker "Merry-Go-Round."   That goodness!!!               

kennymacc

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I just picked up a pair of 228Be and have similar feelings about it.  Just such a tremendous value compared to what’s out there.  I think Revel garners a lot of respect in the audiophile world, but does not maintain the ‘mystique’ of other brands, which get there by either super high prices, constantly releasing new products, or out of this world materials/construction.  This is my first pair of Revels  in 25 years in the hobby and I am extremely impressed.