REVEL Salon2s - What Amp is needed? Subs needed?

I was going to say "no subs, unless they're for home theater", but I guess it depends on how much bass is too much? If your answer is "never", add some subs. Two is good, three is better. Integration is going to be a problem, though, without some kind of processor. Lyngdorf makes a good one.

Personally, I'm not a fan of Krell, but Plinius matches up to the Revel speakers quite nicely.

The Salon speakers are a lot of fun. Lucky man!

My room is 14x25 with very high ceiling and I don't need any sub at all. But I listen to mostly jazz and classical and some light rock. Perhaps subs can be useful for rock.

High quality powerful amps are recommended. Salon 2s are very coherent sounding with excellent integration of all the drivers. The bass response is extremely fast, so adding a sub may require some effort unless you are very experienced. I use subs for home theater only and always stay with full range speakers for two channel without subs.

I am sure the folks above can show use how to add subs to the Salon 2s. Happy listening.

"I was going to say "no subs, unless they're for home theater"

+1 on that one.

Excellent low end, no need to add a sub and deal with the "phase" issues.

I use a Gamut D3i pre and D200i power amp, still gives me goose-bumps after almost a year of ownership on some recordings.

Irv is right about the possibility of your amps being out of spec by now. Things like capacitors are pretty much near the end of their useful lives after 20 years, depending on how much use the amps have had. At least get them checked out so you know they're giving you all theyre capable of.

I am using a BAT Rex preamp into Krell 402e for my Revel Salon2 speakers. The sound is wonderful, extended, dynamic. I love the speakers for their ability to play at lower levels with musical involvement. And yes they do play beautifully loud when called for--without being tiring or too bright. As for bass: if there is deep bass on the recording you will get deep bass out of the speaker. They do not have fake bass with a bump at 100 hz. They will reveal which recordings are compressed or have no real bass.

I do think that you do need a high powered amp. I would go to mono bloc amps if I had the space/setup. My listening room is an 18 ft. square library with a 11 ft. ceiling. The room is very well damped and there are no reflections or echo; it is also open on one side with large sliding doors.

The speakers fill up the entire lower level of the house easily with warm, listenable sound. Vocals particularly sound lovely when heard from another room.