Not sure if I have enough oomph.


I've got a new in box Revel Salon 2 set ready to pickup for $15k

Not sure if my Krell KMA160's have what it takes.

240 WAtts at 6 ohms.

I'm thinking it's marginal.

Thoughts?

Thanks guys.

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Nice speakers and congrats! From John Atkinson’s measurements…

My estimate of the Revel Ultima Salon2’s voltage sensitivity was 86dB(B)/2.83V/m. This is slightly lower than the specified 86.4dB but within experimental error of that figure. The speaker’s impedance (fig.1) drops to between 3 and 5 ohms between 17Hz and 600Hz, but as the electrical phase angle is generally low in this region, the Salon2 should not be hard for the partnering amplifier to drive.

I don’t think your amps will have any problem driving these speakers as they probably pump out around 320Wpc @ 4 Ohms that should be more than adequate. Hope this helps somewhat, and enjoy the great new speaks!

 

There is a ton of pop in those amps. Yes adequate for what you need. 2’s are not the easiest to drive out there. I passed up a pair because I didn’t have the amp to drive them at the time. Adding more power won't get a lot more. +3db to double the power. These Krell's have a lot of headroom for dynamic passages and absorb the electrical phase shift with ease. I would venture a guess and say they would actually work well together!