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"Fun" Speaker As An Alternative To Revel Salon I

I have had Revel Salon I speakers for about eight years now. Enjoy them. But it has been a long time with them, and I have the itch to hear something different. At this time, I do not want to incur the cost of replacing the Salons. Instead, I am toying with the idea of getting a second set of speakers to insert into the system every now and then for a different listening experience.

Some speakers that have intrigued me as possibilities include the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors, and the Harbeth Compact 7. I am curious to know whether any of you have suggestions on what would be a good change-of-pace alternative to the Revels.

The front end is a Meridian 800/861 combination, and the amps are Clayton M300s.
jeff_arrington
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Jeff,

One reason I picked Ohm and Magnepan is that they offer a different radiating pattern (Omni and dipole, rspectively). If you're looking for a change up - like I was - this is one way to achieve it.

Marty

BTW - small floorstanders (no stands) are the easiest things to move in and out of position. IME, this becomes disproportionately important over time: The easier to move 'em, the more likely you'll actualy move 'em.
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sgr
689 posts
 
I own a pair of Salons and loved the sound but was dissatisfied with the bass, to me it was far from SOTA no matter where I positioned the speakers or what I drove them with. I have since added a pair of JL Fathom 113s to my system and look out! This is just what the doctor ordered. The Salons by themselves have very accurate bass, but I never could get it to integrate with the room. The JL with a Bryston crossover and lots of TLC have really transformed my system.
madfloyd
411 posts
 
I've just ordered a Bryston crossover and a pair of 113s for the same reasons.
sphere
72 posts
 
Want fun? Another harman product, JBL Control 29AV-1.
doggg
31 posts
 
I have a pair of ste labs avatars that I think are amazing. They are super efficient(110db I think) but can still take up to 300 watts easy. The sound is amazingly clear and warm with full bass extension. No sub needed with these! I swear I hear things id never heard in songs before I bought these speaks. I have a full sonus faber 7.1 system for my home theater that sounds amazing too but it does not compare to the avatars imho. Fyi I'm using a jolida jd 1000rc integrated as a amp with them. The thing I like about these is that they sound SO real. They blow me away.
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