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Revel Studio or Salon?

Just listened to the Ultimat Studios in a room about 16 x 9 x 20 and they sounded wonderful. Actually better then wonderful. The question is I have a room about twice as long as the show room and am wondering if the base will hold up pushing a larger volume? The Studios were being driven by a 150w/c Naim and I have a 400 w/c Krell (at 4 ohms)so I don't have a power problem. THe question is do I have to go to the Salons? The dealer said the studios were better in some regards (imaging and frequency down to about 30Hz) and of course cheaper. I asked Revel and guess what? They said the Salons are $3-5K better. Daaa. The Salons place the tweeter about 5 inches higher then the Studios which I believe are at exactly the right hight for seated listeners.
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To MG123
Your comments about aluminum sides bothered me so I contacted Revel directly. Here is there reply.

Ken,

While the addition of the panels to the speaker body will add some
additional dampening, the speaker enclosures themselves are measured and
built (and measured) so that they have very little resonance standing
freely, without panels. You're right in that the Aluminum is not solid, but
a sheet of Aluminum applied to the panel, just as the other finishes are.

Thank you for your interest in Revel.

Todd Sutherland
Madrigal Audio
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