Speakers better than Revel Salon 2

Yes the Revel Salon 2's are superb speaker--frankly they are far better than they should be--just that Revel speakers have never risen above the ok to very good--

The Salon 2's raise the bar--Kudos

If I was to pitch them with some competition they would be

Tidal Piano Diacera
ProAc Carbon 8's
Vanderstein 5 Carbons
Verity Sarastro II

And I believe the Revels would be up there in that exalted company!

team212

If you are looking for a pair of Ushers I have the BE20Ds with GR Research upgraded crossovers which sound fabulous and will be up for sale as I just got in replacements which cost more than 2x more to beat the Ushers. At <$10K marginally used they are a steal IMO.

I believe the Revels have a low sensitivity which may explain why they sound different in various systems.

ozzy

Revel Salons were on my short list. First Gen pair came up for sale but the seller convinced me there was something wrong with the deal. The others on my list we're Vander 5's, legacy Aeris, eggleston Andra, basically all 225 pounds speakers. All speakers that should not need a subwoofer. Theoretically there is a big difference between a 12" woofer and 3 x 8" woofers.
So you really wonder which ones deliver in the 20-35hz range.
In my opinion you can't go wrong with any of them.
Then if you want to go down a step to the 100 lbs speakers ya got gershman avante garde, totem wind and maybe green mountain, all good room fillers with respectable bottom given the right room.

@lexicon Wow Im surprised the Tannoy Ardens beat the Salon 2! 

@jacksky Legacy aeris interests me, also whisper and above.

I wonder about Magico A3, S3 mk2 also vs salon 2.