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Revel Salon 2 Review by Positive-Feedback
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While I owned the Revel Ultima Studio 2's, I listened mostly at 85-95db but one of the attributes that I found most appealing about them was their low volume performance,
From Soundtage; The microdynamics, speed, and transparency, even for the subtlest sounds, were better than any other speaker I’ve heard. The Salon2 may have the frequency response of a large floorstander, but it has the specificity, precision, resolution, purity, and coherence of a small two-way. Amazing. Most large floorstanders can do amazing things at volume but perform poorly at low volume. This is where the monitors excel, but then there's the bass problem. Add a sub and then there's the integration problem. The Ultimas solve all of those problems. I sold the Studio 2's to upgrade to the Salon 2's and I played with B&W N801's in the meantime. The upgrade path truly is the longest path. I pulled the trigger on a NIB pair of Salon 2's on Thursday making for a very, very Happy New Year here. :zoom:
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Speakers: Magnepan 1.7 Accuphase: E-408 180 watt integrated amp. DAC & phono boards. Accuphase DP-55V CD/DAC MacMini music server, Ipad remote. PS Audio PPP. Kimber Hero, Kimber 8TC. Halide Bridge |
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Soundstage - December 2009 issue
2009 Product-of-the-Year Awards Edge of the Art category;Revel Ultima Salon2 Loudspeaker SoundStage! Equipment Review - Revel Ultima Salon2 Loudspeakers (12/2009)
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Speakers: Magnepan 1.7 Accuphase: E-408 180 watt integrated amp. DAC & phono boards. Accuphase DP-55V CD/DAC MacMini music server, Ipad remote. PS Audio PPP. Kimber Hero, Kimber 8TC. Halide Bridge |
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Brad, Congrats on your new Salon 2's !
I guess you have to change your Avatar again!! You'll have to let me know how they sound when you get them installed.
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Chuck,
Once these Salon's are settled in, you and Klipschfan are invited to Woodbury for a listen. I'll get in touch with the two of you and the Connecticut contingent of AA will have a get together.
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Speakers: Magnepan 1.7 Accuphase: E-408 180 watt integrated amp. DAC & phono boards. Accuphase DP-55V CD/DAC MacMini music server, Ipad remote. PS Audio PPP. Kimber Hero, Kimber 8TC. Halide Bridge |
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Can't wait.
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Chuck McIntosh, PMC, Bryston, Olive, Rega, Ortofon 2M Black, JL Audio, PS Audio, Alan Maher, Aural Harmony, Black Mountain, Wireworld, Symposium, DIY amp switch box, P Millett DIY headphone amp. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
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