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Warning: Listening to the @revelspeakers Performa F228Be may ruin all other speakers for you.

Ever since I heard Andrew Jones give a demo of his TAD Reference One loudspeakers at CES, I’ve been a sucker for a beryllium tweeter! I also love the (still expensive but much more affordable!) performance of Revel’s PerformaBe line-up, which feature beryllium tweeters for terrific detail.

Introduced in 2006, Revel finally made full use of Dr. Floyd Toole’s design methodology.

Revel introduces its flagship PerformaBe in-wall speaker line priced from $1,500 to $3,500 each.

Flagship PerformaBe in-wall speaker line priced from $1,500 to $3,500 each.

"Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity: HARMAN LUXURY AUDIO GROUP EXTENDS REVEL PERFORMABE LOUDSPEAKER LINE WITH NEW ARCHITECTURAL SERIES"

The PerformaBe F328Be speakers take what makes the F228Be so good and dial it up several levels.

The team at REVEL has really created a wonderful product with these amazing Beryllium tweeters, the waveguides, the sandwich cones, and a sturdy build quality with a pleasing aesthetic. These speakers also tested very well with some of the lowest distortion readings of any speaker I have evaluated.

"The F226Be was a pleasant surprise, with its razor-sharp imaging and balanced sound reproduction. I was expecting solid performance in these areas, but these speakers went well beyond that."

"Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this excellent compact is its almost eerie continuity of soundstage. Relatively easy to drive, the M126Be still craves good amplification - the more watts the merrier."

The F228Be is a true full-range loudspeaker capable of delivering a highly dynamic musical experience, with scale and presence that is not possible to obtain from small loudspeakers, yet with plenty of detail and very good tonality.

"Revel pulled out all the stops and used some of the best materials that are available, and our review found it to be a superb performer as well as a gorgeous adornment for anyone's living space."

Some POTY winners succeed by coaxing second- and third-place wins from the majority of our writers, but not this one: The Revel Performa F228Be won with three second-place votes and a full five first-place votes.

There aren’t many speakers at this price that make listening to music as enjoyable as the Revel Concerta2 F35s.

The Concerta2 F36 wins the award for best Floorstanding Speaker of 2017 at Audioholics.

The Concerta2 F36 Floorstanding Loudspeaker wins the best of 2017 award.

Revel Concerta2 F36 wins "Best Floor-standing Speakers" Award

The £2000 loudspeaker market is becoming an increasingly competitive place, and manufacturers now have to work harder than ever to ensure their products stand out from the crowd. One such is Harman International, and one of the loudspeaker brands bearing its technological know-how is Revel.

Kalifornská firma Revel patří do koncernu Harman a od roku 1996 se specializuje na vývoj a výrobu reproduktorových soustav pro stereofonní systémy, domácí kino, ale i vestavby do stěn interiérů. Revel patří mezi ty firmy, které vyvíjejí a vyrábějí vlastní reproduktorové systémy.

Americká firma Revel z koncernu Harman Audio se na trhu s hifi technikou objevila v roce 1996, vlastně ne tak dávno, a upoutala na sebe pozornost především nezvykle řešenými krycími mřížkami reproduktorových soustav série Ultima. Vedle tohoto designového originálu byly soustavy nepřehlédnutelné kvalitní reprodukcí a zařadily se tak do kategorie high-end. Jistě se na tom kromě dokonalé konstrukce při vývoji podepsalo kvalifikované subjektivní posuzování kvality a zodpovědné porovnávání s konkurencí.

Firma Revel patří do amerického koncernu Harman, který je v komerční oblasti znám především téměř exkluzivními značkami JBL, Mark Levinson, AKG, Lexikon a dalšími. Přestože Revel nepatří mezi ty nejznámější, zcela jistě patří mezi technologicky špičkové. Soustřeďuje se především na zodpovědný vývoj jak samotných měničů-reproduktorů, tak finálních reproduktorových soustav.

Firma Revel ze skupiny Harman International trochu unikala naší pozornosti. Kalifornský výrobce se soustřeďuje na vývoj a výrobu reproduktorových soustav, exkluzivních jak technicky, tak technologickým zpracováním. Ve výrobním programu jsou kromě vestaveb a reproduktorových systémů pro instalaci do automobilů čtyři základní řady soustav.

Lembro-me quando escutei, em 1999, no showroom da Syncrotape em São Paulo, a Revel Ultima Studio. O impacto foi instantâneo, tamanha a destreza na reprodução de macro dinâmica e o controle impecável dos graves. Por anos à „o „quei com aquela apresentação na memória. E por anos à „o desejei testar as caixas Revel na revista. Como diria o poeta popular: o mundo anda, e se tivermos a paciência milenar dos orientais, esse dia chegará!

The Revel Concerta2 Surround package has been awarded Five Stars by “Audio and Vision Online” in the October 2016 issue.

HARMAN’s Revel C383XC and C363XC extreme climate flush-mount loudspeakers are now available. The C383XC and C363XC are two competitively priced models designed to deliver true high-performance Revel sound in any location that is hot, cold, damp, humid or wet.

At CEDIA 2015, HARMAN’s Revel is showcasing the Concerta2 Series loudspeakers, a complete lineup of home theater and music loudspeakers that incorporates numerous design and engineering upgrades to deliver exceptional sound and sets a new benchmark in high-end loudspeaker value. Along with their improved audio performance, Revel Concerta2 loudspeakers have a refined appearance with new contoured enclosures, high-gloss finishes and elegant design accents.

If there’s one constant with any demo I’ve heard involving JBL, Revel, and Mark Levinson gear, it’s how close to perfection the systems manage to come. At the TAVES 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Toronto, JBL/Harman’s top-notch systems continued a perfect track record of blowing me away with their fidelity.

HARMAN’s Revel C383XC and C363XC extreme climate flush-mount loudspeakers are now available. The C383XC and C363XC are two competitively priced models designed to deliver true high-performance Revel sound in any location that is hot, cold, damp, humid or wet.

Revel F206 is well-balanced speakers playing with a fine balance while both life and dynamism. Here are no excesses or spectacular trends, but it does not reproduction boring. On the contrary, the playing style modern and engaging.

The first product I reviewed for the SoundStage! Network was a pair of Revel loudspeakers, back in 2006. The F12 was a member of Revel’s first line of entry-level speakers, the Concertas, then newly introduced. (A successor line, Concerta2, was launched at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.) I liked the Concerta F12, but at the time I’m not sure I appreciated just how good it was, especially for the price: $1198 USD per pair.