biggarthomas
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| Revel Ultima Salon 2 You know, I wonder whether the idea that the Salons need massive power amps is one of those things that is so often repeated that it is taken to be true? In the Revel Ultima Salon 2 owners manual the manufacturer states that, “a massive power ampl... | |
| Revel Ultima Salon 2 I would try the Salons in a 12*16*8 room. The ceilings might be a little too low but I think that the floor area is fine. | |
| PS Audio or Ayre? I endorse the proposition that these are two good companies. I own both PS Audio and Ayre. The DirectStream DAC/Memory Player combination is hard to beat while the Ayre VX-5 Twenty and K5xemp, though not a the pinnacle of the Ayre hierarchy, are f... | |
| Revel Ultima Salon 2 I’m not going to argue with the scores of people who have focused on getting the right amplifier for the Salon2. I’ve been using an Ayre VX-5 Twenty to what I thought was great effect. Two weeks ago, I replaced my Audio Research DAC8 with a PS Aud... | |
| PS Direct Stream latest firmware, "Snowmass" My wife is a lifelong music lover who hears the improvements that I make. One week ago, I bought and installed a DirectStream Sr. On Thursday morning, I installed Snowmass, set up a 10 hour playlist and went to work. When I got home, it was pretty... | |
| Revel ultima 2 salon owners biwire or not Frankly, the doors are at the back of the speakers. The fact that they are often open doesn’t bother me in the least - wait, do you think that the doors being open has an effect on sound quality? | |
| Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ?? I’m using the Ayre VX-5 Twenty. Plenty of power at 175W into 8ohms and 350W into 4ohms. I’ve never opened up the volume to it max but at the sometimes ear splitting volumes that I have tried, the Ayre stays completely in control of the Revels. | |
| Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ?? Spikes are essential with the Salons. When I set mine up, I didn’t have the time to spike them. One week later, when I added the spikes, I couldn’t believe the difference - particularly to the articulation of low frequencies. The spikes now sit on... | |
| Revel Ultima Salon 2 Had them for about18 months now. I moved to the Salons from Paradigm Signature 8s. Both speakers use Be for their tweeters and, in listening to both, you can identify the similarity in sound signature. However, the similarity between the two speak... | |
| Paradigm Personas anyone heard them I am sooo sceptical about comparisons - most of which come from shibboleths posted on reviewer sites. I owned Paradigm Signature S8 v2s for 30 months and I loved them. Then I heard the Revel Salon 2s that the Sigs are said to rival. Nope stop ther... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? I own the Revel Salon 2s and drive them with an Ayre V5xe amp. The amp is rated at 150 into 8ohms (300 into 4ohms). The Salons are rated with a nominal impedance of 6ohms. The nominal impedance doesn't tell you much - especially if (like me) you l... | |
| What is David Bowie's turntable? Alfred Brendel owns Quad gear. Before I became an Ayre head, I had owned successive generations of Quad gear for 30 years. About ten years ago, I saw a photo of Brendel in his home. Sitting right in a corner with a stack of CDs was a Quad preamp a... | |
| If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers. I own the Revel Ultima Salon 2 speakers. Even if I had the money, I think that I've pretty much hit the point of diminishing returns. | |
| Are Revel and Paradigm Stuck? Dear Friends;I owned and, for almost three years, loved the Paradigm Sig8 speakers. Three months ago, I sold the Paradigms and bought a pair of Revel Ultima Salon 2s. You’d have to hear them to believe what I’m saying but, it’s frankly very diffic... | |
| DSpeaker Anti mode 2.0 Dual Core I love what the anti- mode does to low frequencies but now, I'm using it in pure digital mode so that I just use the room correction. I'm experiencing clipping. I know that there are some setting that you can use to alleviate the problem - just do... |