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Are Revel Salons too much?

I recently acquired a pair of Salons, (along with a Voice and Embraces) for a "non-dedicated" listening/family room. The comments of some now have me concerned that the Salons are too much speaker for the room (15x30 turning into a Kitchen at the rear in a "L" shaped room.) The other comment is that, as they will be used in a non-dedicated room, I can not achieve a good set up due to limited placement possibilities. The Salons will be a few feet in from of a wall unit behind them, but not several feet.

Power is not the issue as I have the power to drive them, in the form of 2 ML 436 amps. I also have 2 B-15's which really smoothed out the bass with my prior Anthem/Mirage HDT set up.

Am I being overly concerned or would I be better off with F-50's or something like that?
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ducsurfer
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seal the L shap off with a door and definalty do room treatment... where you can the revels need it.

the speakers with the mc-12 is great try to upgrade to a linn unidisk 1.1 and for the amps get an other 436 for the voice sell the 432 and get 2 431 for the side and rear.

should be a killer system....
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nrchy
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I don't think, based on the room dimensions you listened that the speakers are too much. I have heard them sound unbelievable in a smaller room. I think you only need 24-26 feet for the bass to bloom properly which you excede.

Based on how good I heard the Salon's sound I would do what I can to hang on to those speakers anyway. The thing to worry about in a nondedicated listening room is getting the Salon's in the right place to get the best possible sound from them. It would really suck having a speaker capable of such fantastic midrange, but then not being able to hear it because they are stuck too close to the wall.

Good luck!
dp37
43 posts
 
i would be concerned about your "upstream" electronics
the revels are mercilessly revealing and you really have to have the best equipment to drive them
the lexicon is great but i would certainly upgrade the amps
ml stuff is great. sim audio is a great match as well.
good luck
stevenkc
49 posts
 
The Salons are one of the best sounding speakers that I've ever auditioned. Only wish I can afford it (+ another upgrade for a more powerful amp to drive them!). Congraulations on the purchase and you will love it!
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