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Hegel H-160 or Parasound Halo Integrated
BUMP, Anybody who thinks all watts sound the same being vube or class a,a-b, d whatever needs to listen to hegel> I just had the H 360 in my system, I pulled my anthem 225I out and the midrange came alive. At triple the list price you hear the ... 
Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21?
listening to the H 360 drive a pair of Revel ultima salon 1's using my rega jupiter digital coax  output to the H360 on board dac and find the music very involving. I bought an Anthem 225I after my 300il baked, just a bridge while finding a qualit... 
old revels vs new revels
bump, salon is full range v1 or v2. The f32 just might be voiced to go deeper than the studio 2 but the newer ultimas are more particular to source equipment. I just bought a pair of salon v1 and sold my f52 in favor of the salons, reason? my affo... 
Class D amps and Revel Salons
just an edit for anyone considering the Revel F52's or the Anthem 225I I wouldn't want anyone to get a negative idea from my post for either piece of gear as i've gotten great sound from both pieces connected to other equipment and even paired to ... 
Chicago, Illinois
I tried joining a meetup club located in elgin but so far not looking good. I suggested to a local stereo shop they sponsor a club 1 night a week to possibly improve interest but no luck there either, I think all the interest is going towards HT t... 
Class D amps and Revel Salons
BUMP, just upgraded my f52's with a beautiful pair of salon1 speakers. I was actually shopping to upgrade my anthem 225I because the f52 sounded too dry, great bass, imaging, and treble but mids were lean and harsh, oddly enough when these big rev... 
Revel Salon 2 vrs Kef 207/2
ancient thread but both speakers are becoming affordable to the working class music lover. System matching, room\room placement, personal preference all matter the biggest factor is that Revel and Kef I own 107/2, 105/3 from kef and salon 1 from r... 
Help me decide – Revel or Focal
WOW lots of feedback, I auditioned the focals yesterday and really enjoyed listening to music thru them, a peachtree nova 150 was driving them and they made music, a better, more fleshed out midrange than my revel f52's. I could get the demos with... 
Anthem 225 integrated: Anyone knows anything ?
So this thread's ancient but the 225i is coming up again as low as $1100. new so i'll share my last 2 years with it. I have kef 107/2, 105/3, and revel F 52's. the 225 I doesn't have a tape loop and the kefs have an active eq for the bass,could be... 
Anthem Integrated 225 -opinions
been living with the Anthem 225 for nearly 2 years now and am actively looking for comparisons to the parasound halo int, I have a pair of revel f52 in my listening room for nearly as long and the anthem has plenty of clean power but is dry paired... 
I would like to hear the Revel F-52's
Greywolf I appreciate your review but the f 52 with their 3 6.5" woofers pump more bass in my room than my 107/2 with 2 10" woofers per side. I am amazed at how involving they are and the soundstaging is spooky good, like headphones.Enjoy 
kef 104/2 or Thiel 2.3
what art said, Kef's get the midrange right no exception and work out from there that said the 104/2 had the 'British' sound much like the B&W 801 of the time without the bass. thiels of that era were too bright/etched for my taste but I can't... 
Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition???
I auditioned a pair of f 32's along  with f 208's and they were being driven by a relatively cheap Anthem 225I and I spent the afternoon enjoying good music. The salesman told me the Revels were power hungry speakers and I was really surprised how... 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
KEF 107/2 because their high build quality, neutral sound and very high ceiling that every component change can be heard instantly as an improvement or detriment to the music. 20hx bass means no sub needed. 
Best Integrated, period.
I loved the sound of my Krell kav300 il but it broke 4 times in 5 years so I replaced it with an Anthem 225. I found the Krell more musical but the Anthem is still breaking in and the demo I brought home sounded powerful and alive.