botrytis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 After discussion with the better half, I was able to purchase a demo version of the above speakers. I am really looking forward to then they come in as I am dying to see how they sounds compared to KEF LS50's. The ones I bought are in Piano black finish. What do people think of these speakers? DuckToller 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 The new speakers will be here tomorrow. My wife is excited and so am I. The speakers are coming in separate boxes weighing just over 25 lbs a piece. Now mind you, these speaker are the same size and KEF LS50's so there does seem to be some serious kit coming in. I will write more when I have them hooked up. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post botrytis Posted December 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2020 They are here! The pics do not do them justice at all. Blake and DuckToller 2 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
MarkusBarkus Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 You need another tree on the other side for balance @botrytis! Nice looking gear. Love that Revel sound! Have fun. I'm MarkusBarkus and I approve this post. Link to comment
Popular Post botrytis Posted December 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 19 hours ago, MarkusBarkus said: You need another tree on the other side for balance @botrytis! Nice looking gear. Love that Revel sound! Have fun. NAH, the tree will come down soon. So far these speakers are stellar. OK the bottom end is not there, like on bigger speakers, but I really don't miss it. They are detailed without being annoying (for me that is Magico speakers). I am so impressed. DuckToller, Exocer and lucretius 1 2 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Blake Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Thanks for the reports. I have always been a huge fan of Revel. I owned the Gems for a long time and currently run two Revel subs. Do you have any plans to add subs? Speaker Room: Lumin U1X | Lampizator Pacific 2 | Viva Linea | Constellation Inspiration Stereo 1.0 | FinkTeam Kim | dual Rythmik E15HP subs Office Headphone System: Lumin U1X | Lampizator Golden Gate 3 | Viva Egoista | Abyss AB1266 Phi TC Link to comment
botrytis Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Right now, not sure. It depends on where these speakers ultimately land. Now to cull the heard of small speakers I have 😁 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Blake Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Also, once you finalize things, take a serious look at the IsoAcoustic Gaia footers for your stands. Speaker Room: Lumin U1X | Lampizator Pacific 2 | Viva Linea | Constellation Inspiration Stereo 1.0 | FinkTeam Kim | dual Rythmik E15HP subs Office Headphone System: Lumin U1X | Lampizator Golden Gate 3 | Viva Egoista | Abyss AB1266 Phi TC Link to comment
botrytis Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 My wife is actually talking about adding a subwoofer or two, surprisingly. But for right now, still in break in mode, since they were not listened to, they were just an open box sale. They were completely wrapped but one of the plastic sheets covering the woofer had a finger poke in it (it didn't touch the mid-woofer). So far they are eerily amazing. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 We have been listening and bad recordings sound bad! My wife loves the Mario Biondi 'Just what You Are' and it is one that is recoded very mediocre. We heard it on some S-F Guarneri Homage floorstanders and sounded great. She has been trying to get the same sound, w/o any luck. On the Revels, you can hear what the mistakes were but doesn't make them unpalatable just shows them off. I like that fact. DuckToller 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
fas42 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thanks for introducing me to Mario Biondi ! ... Very impressive ... Of interest, what are the mistakes? Link to comment
botrytis Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 The bass on all but the S-F speakers sounds flat and sometimes some of the background instruments can get lost. On my Revels all the but the bass is spot on. fas42 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 So listening to the Revels on my Bow Tech Wazoo integrated. It is another level of refinement that I didn't expect. Currently playing a 96/24 version of this LP - the 12 string just sounds so sublime..... Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
nocrapman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Congratulations... I have been eyeing these too for a while. But the subwoofer requirement has kept me away. How do these compare to the KEF and ELACs? Link to comment
botrytis Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 The ELAC's (I have the UB5's) there is no comparison. The ELACs are really thumpy and bloated in the bass compared to the Revels AND the LS50's. The LS50's can be shouty on top (why the LS50 meta's were made) and that my be due to the Al dome and where is has resonance at. The Revels are sooth and detailed on top. The Revels and the LS50's are smoother on the bottom with the extension in bass going slightly to the LS50's. But over all the Revels are my favorites so far. No fatigue at all. nocrapman 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Listening more and more to the Revels with my Bow Tech Wazoo - what a match made in heaven, in my small room. I am currently listening to The Beatles Revolver LP from the Beatles Apple USB drive - it is amazing with the details and instrument sounds. It is so amazing. My wife wants the Revels back in the main room. She liked them that much. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 I have now just purchased 2 - REL T/7i subs, in gloss black, to go with the Revel speakers. Both Revel and REL suggested the same pairing. So, the subs should get in when I get home and I can plug them in with the Revels and dial it in. MarkusBarkus 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
MarkusBarkus Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 ...I also have two 7i subs with Revels. Very smooth! Happy listening. FWIW: don't feel too locked in to REL's corner placement advice. I began there, but moved out over time for my room. I'm MarkusBarkus and I approve this post. Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Well, spring is here - remove the Pioneer M-22 (I don't need to heat my room anymore 😁 ) and installed some Kenwood L-07M monoblocks (that were totally rebuilt). Playing them currently. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Well, sub one came in today. I am currently tweaking it in my system. I also switched from my ARC SP-16 to a Parasound P5 (since it has sub out with a crossover built in). Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 So, I still have not placed both subwoofers into my system. I need to get one more cable to connect it (as I only had one cable long enough). I am currently using the subwoofer crossover, in the Parasound P5 to to control output to my Revels at 120 Hz and am using the 0.1 input for the sub (that is set at 120 Hz). So far, one sub has really added to the sound quality. It is amazing. All those Piano Black boxes too. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Well, hooked both subs in and working on dialing them in. What a HUGE difference in sound and imaging. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 The tweaking continues and here is the latest video - B.B. King no vocals just instrumental... https://www.dropbox.com/s/smyjlsoqzy1l84v/20210416_091721.mp4?dl=0 The cut is 'Blues Boy Tune' from Down on the Bayou and it is a 44.1/16 quality. DuckToller 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
DuckToller Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 just imaging your wide smile holding the phone and listening to it ... sounds like the work in progress starts to pay dividends ... Link to comment
botrytis Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 It does. That was was just CD quality too, a ripped one. DuckToller 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
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