How's the soundstage from your salon 2? I had the hegel h360 when I had them and it was a really strange sensation having pinpoint imaging devoid of soundstage. In hindsight I don't think the h360 had the headroom to get the woofers pumping. Compared to the salon 1 i thought the 2 was a big step up in resolution.
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!!!
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I don't want to poop on a salon 2 parade, but these speakers have been out for over 15 years and I've not seen another brand so strongly pushed on the web. Revel/samsung employees are probably worried for their jobs and coached up to go home and say something positive about the brand. I don't care for the 228/328 be as replacements to the ultima line because the cabinets are noisy and draw my attention back to the speakers. If I had $11k and was picking a brand new pair of 328be or salon 2's d go salon 2 and a hi power amp every time, but can we cancel the monthly salon 2 parade, it is so stale? |
Kennymacc, Social media is a great marketing tool that Revel is using to stay relevant while they design the next ground breaking product. I agree with you the be line is inferior, but if you get enough people chanting revel is best folk will buy anything they put out. doesn't make them bad it makes them smart. |
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Cool story bro
Thanks, I do try and i'm glad you noticed. |
My first revel speakers were the F52 and while I wasn't impressed with the overall tone the way they imaged and soundstaged made them quite engaging. I think if i'd of upgraded my integrated amp when I had them I would have kept em. That narrow, deep waveguide provided a much more intimate soundstage with front to back imaging none of revels new designs deliver. |