Revel Performa F208

I have not heard a single Naim speaker, I have heard the 206s and 208s tho. Personally I'm not a big fan. I felt as if the bass is always present in an over cooked way. I love great bass but when the source material doesn't have strong bass, to present it in a way that's overdone, to me just doesn't sound right to, and that was the Revels. I own Dynaudio so my system can produce serious bass, and I've heard many speakers with the same songs many times - I look for texture and depth, again the Revels felt to me like there was one note bass and it never quit. YMMV. 

I'm the opposite to [@mention:69426746239260455]. I own a pair of 206s and I think they're fantastic. An excellently balanced sound with a tight tuneful bass, magical midrange and sweet treble. They sound so much better now I have a 250DR powering them. I've never heard them with any 'over cooked' bass, not even with bad positioning. The 206s are known for their sweet midrange and I can vouch for that. I've not heard them but I'm sure the 208s would have them same 'sound', but the bigger boxes will produce bigger bass. Id bet they'd sing being fed by a 282/250 combo in the right size room. 

Are you thinking of the current 208s [@mention:13393020368168088] or the new 208be model? 

Hi Newbie, I've heard the 206's many many times, firstly paired with entry level naim boxes, then with a SN1, and again on the end of a 250dr CDx2,, on each listening occasion I have never heard an overcooked bass, quite the opposite. 

The 250dr, cdx2 combination is simply superb , just as Finkfan describes, I couldn't put it any better.

It's good to bear in mind speaker cables and interconnects are vastly important,  room size, speaker positioning  ect ect ..

The new models now come with beryllium!

Hello

For me f206 are working well with 202/200, and f208 with 272/250, but it's just my opinion.

@steve i didn't find any info about berrlyum tweeter for new f206 and f208.

Thanks.

The new model is the 208be with beryllium tweeter. Although it looks there same, It's a whole new speaker really. New drivers and crossovers. I got in touch with Revel to see if the new tweeter was an upgrade option for my current 206s, but sadly not. You'd have to change everything bar the enclosure. At the moment it is only the f208 and m106 models that will be updated. 

And the new 208be will be 9k. The current model is 5k. 

Hi

Quick question, what speaker cables do you all use with the Revel speakers and Naim amps?

thanks

Tellurium Q black. Ultra black soon 

Just heard the Black diamonds. I may have to skip the ultra black and go straight for these beasts!! 

Finkfan posted:

Just heard the Black diamonds. I may have to skip the ultra black and go straight for these beasts!! 

Unfortunate for your wallet, but it's a great idea, because you will never have to change your cables again ....

I agree. Im currently demoing a set of ultra blacks and it's all sounding rather good through the Revels! 

Finkfan posted:

Just heard the Black diamonds. I may have to skip the ultra black and go straight for these beasts!! 

Shouldn't an XPS and 282 come first? 

Finkfan posted:

I agree. Im currently demoing a set of ultra blacks and it's all sounding rather good through the Revels! 

As I have experienced, you dem TQ cables, you dem at your peril,  you will not want to send them back, the Ultra Blacks are superb.

Absolutely HH. My dealer is getting back to me with the price on a 282 and is taking my SN as part ex.

Finkfan posted:

Absolutely HH. My dealer is getting back to me with the price on a 282 and is taking my SN as part ex.

Excellent news on the 282, in which case the Ultra Blacks will be an excellent match....unless you want to go straight for the Black Diamonds?????  

Fink, i think your goal is f208be , anyway is nice to see how system gets live  upgrades .

At 10k they're out of my reach sadly! 

Finkfan posted:

At 10k they're out of my reach sadly! 

Don't think you need them, those 206's are awesome speakers,  ever since you upgraded to the 250dr they have performed effortlessly.... 

Like [@mention:13393020368168088] when I get the 282 with the 250DR it'll be a fantastic setup. 

Paradigm of Canada have just released their Concerto range which appear to be very good. I haven't got prices though.

I heard the little M16 the Bristol show and they're a cracking speaker. They are just under a grand here. 

Finkfan posted:

I heard the little M16 the Bristol show and they're a cracking speaker. They are just under a grand here. 

If I decided to get a second system for the lounge,  I would probably go for these, they really were exceptional 

I agree. A brilliant little speaker that I'd happily have in my second system. 

Finkfan posted:

I agree. A brilliant little speaker that I'd happily have in my second system. 

Do you know if they have to be mounted  on stands?