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

Showing 1 response by musicaddict

That's because John Atkinson loves them and I heard him mention them briefly once at RMAF as one of the very best of all time, regardless (years ago of course). For him they were simply a superb speaker. They are great to this day, and a value, even when brand new.

Getting Salon IIs at $11k should make you think you robbed the bank! :-) Enjoy them!