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Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!!

For years and years, I brought in a multitude of different speakers into my listening room, never really being truly, completely satisfied with any of them. So the speaker merry-go-round went on and on, until I finally found the speakers that put all of that to rest. Not only was I dissatisfied, I was also going broke in the process. All that buying and selling was killing me and stressing me out, as well. It was the Revel Salon 2 speakers that finally got the job done for me. Once I got my hot little hands on the Revel Salon 2 speakers, it was all over. Now, I have absolutely no desire to switch out the Salons for anything else. The Revel Salon 2 speakers covered all the sonic bases for me, truly capturing my imagination, from top to bottom, like none of the others completely did. I get to hears all the new speakers at dealers and at shows, and they all sound just awesome, too.  But, still, for my money, the Salons 2s are the ones (they’re just that good). The Revel Salon 2 speakers turned out to be all the speaker I think I’ll ever need, and will be with me for the duration. For which, my ears and my wallet thank me.

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alvinnir2
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@edcyn 

Well I don't know what "that age" is but I turned 70 last year and I'm still riding my beautiful Colnago C50 although I do admit I lately tend to slightly underinflate the tires to soften up the ride. I must be getting old!

robshaw
226 posts
 

Currently looking for that forever speaker. PASS amp x.250.8, Tekton DI's,  SVS SB 4000 sub.  Love the the current  Just R&R High 80's spl low 90's Out of all the suggestions out there, is there any that may apply. As the Tekton's are quite efficient, the Pass favors me listening in Class A. Is there more out there???? Thanks

honeyooi
121 posts
 

Still stay with Harbeth, love at the first listening them and now have model M30.1 for about 8 years

desperado915
15 posts
 

I have been had so many nice speakers through the last 20 years (Magnepan, Snell Acoustics, Nola, KEF, Klipsch Heritage series, and many, many others) but for some reason I still have my pair of ProAc Tablette 10's. Good little speakers that are so versatile. They are great for small rooms but can still work well in a medium sized room as well. I may have other "main" speakers rotate through, but I will not get rid of these.  

jlin
57 posts
 

Choice of a long-term speaker depends on what limitations you are willing to accept. For me the choice was easy.

Quad ESL (the originals). Bought them as a "kit" (frame, transformers and new panels which had to be soldered together) from Q Audio in Cambridge, MA 40 years ago, Still one of, if not the, best mid-ranges available, As Hi-Fi News  & Record Reviews wrote in the early 2000s, Greatest Speaker of All Time.

Limitations: many, including output level, deep bass, high treble, narrow dispersion both horizontal and vertical. But for me, those don't matter much, although I have added a DIY 24" Hartley dipole subwoofer and recently trying out Townshend super tweeters, for a sort of hafl-assed HQD system. The Quads were refurbished a few years ago by Electrostatic Solutions, which does improve their dynamic range somewhat..

Over time, everything in front of them has changed, but those remain constant. I am not alone: Robin Wyatt of Robyatt Audio uses Quads (57s and 63s) at audio shows with equipment costing multiple times the price of the speakers (Butler Monad mono blocks, Technics SP10R and Garrard 501  turntables, etc.), and consistently gets voted top ten best sounding system awards.

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