8 ohm nominal impedance/4.69 ohm minimal impedance--is this a bad load (on paper)?

+1erik. The minimal drop of 4.7 ohms is not unusual for a 8ohm nominal speaker. 

Phase angle is another spec to consider (aside from impedance) as the combo can make or break an amp.

Stereophile seems to measure both in the reviews I've read.

DeKay

@immatthewj, everything you need to know about speaker impedance see here. 😎

Mike

Impedance varies greatly when driving speakers. So for the Revel dropping to 4.69 ohms is really no big deal. It’s when a speaker drops below 2 ohms you might have a problem.  Both my Hegel and my PS Audio amps have no trouble handling 2 ohm loads.

Thank you for explaining that to me, @erik_squires  ; thanks for the link,  @ditusa  , thanks @everybody for the input.  

 So check your amp’s specs before you buy the Revel M126Be or any speaker.

@sbayne  , well, that's what I meant about my propensity to measure once and cut twice.  The speakers are already set up in my listening rfoom and being auditioned . . . and now I am finally asking that question.  The amp is a Cary V12 and it does not seem to be straining to drive the speakers in 50 wpc triode mode.  I have played around a bit with the 100 wpc ultralinear mode, but I believe I prefer the sound in triode.