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Thursday, 01 February 2001
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Written by
Bryan Southard
Introduction
The
Salon is the flagship loudspeaker in the Revel lineup. Revel was
established in 1997 as Madrigal’s premier speaker line to complement
their electronics products, such as Mark Levinson and Proceed and,
later, Madrigal Imaging and IRIQ remotes. Madrigal, which is owned and
financed by Harman International, formed Revel with one intention – to
produce the best loudspeakers in the world. A tremendous amount of
money and design resources were allocated to this end, including the
use of the largest speaker manufacturing facility in the world, the JBL
& Infinity factory.
In production since 1998, the Salon is a floor-standing loudspeaker
system with a look of modern elegance. For better than a year, since
the AudioRevolution.com review, I have made the smaller Revel Studios
($10,000 per pair) my reference loudspeakers. I welcomed the
opportunity to review the much larger Salons. When I first laid eyes on
the Salon, the thought that came to mind is ...
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Monday, 01 January 2001
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Written by
Brian Kahn
Introduction
RBH Sound, named after chief designer Roger B. Hassing (not to be
confused with the late James B. Lansing) has recently risen up as a
contender in the highly competitive US loudspeaker market with a lineup
of high performance affordable music and theater speakers. RBH speakers
are known for their use of aluminum drivers like those found on
Velodyne and Monitor Audio speakers. RBH dresses up their speakers in
ultra sexy colors and wood finishes not too far from what you’d expect
from the super boutique, high end loudspeaker manufacturers such as
Wilson and THIEL. The system I evaluated includes the MC-6T speakers
and TS-12AP powered subwoofer priced at $1099 pair (for cherry or semi
gloss white finishes, $999 in the black oak finish) and $799,
respectively.
My MC-6T and TS-12AP both came finished in a very high quality cherry
wood veneer with removable, black grille covers. I was shocked when I
opened ...
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Friday, 01 December 2000
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Written by
Jerry Del Colliano
Introduction
The
Wilson WATT Puppy has been the reference standard loudspeaker for
high-end consumer use for more than 10 years. David Wilson and his
design team have taken a fresh look at their most popular loudspeaker
with the version 6.0 release. Priced at $20,000 per pair, the new WATT
Puppies are greatly improved over the former version, the 5.1s, in that
they utilize new cabinet material and have better cabinet construction
and design, as well as improved drivers.
Version 6.0 WATT Puppies share a similar look with the previous
versions, although the way the WATT now sits inside of the Puppy is
different. Originally, the WATT was designed to be a portable monitor
for location recording. It had no real bass, so Wilson ultimately
developed the Puppy to extend the WATT’s low frequency performance to
nearly full-range status. Version 6.0 finally fully physically
integrates the WATT and the Puppy. Another difference between versions
5.1 and 6.0 ...
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Sunday, 01 October 2000
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Written by
Michael Fuschi
Introduction
The EgglestonWorks Rosa, some may say, is the little brother to the now
famous Andra. It is quite similar in design and execution with the
major difference being in the driver complement and crossover points.
The Rosa relies on the same excellent Esotar tweeter from Dynaudio and
uses 4, 6 inch drivers positioned in a vented vertical array. The
footprint is deeper than it is narrow and the front baffle has a
natural slope to aid in imaging. The enclosure itself is an exercise on
how speaker enclosures should be built with rigidity beyond belief and
serious internal bracing. The exterior finish is one of absolute beauty
with black lacquer covering the front, trapezoidal top and rear of the
enclosure, while beveled, polished slabs of black Italian granite
adorns the sides of each speaker. The entire ensemble, weighs the
$9,900 a pair Rosa's, in at a hefty 210 pounds each.
The Sound
I spent ...
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Monday, 01 May 2000
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Written by
Bryan Southard
Introduction
Since
their introduction at CES1999, the industry has anxiously awaited the
release of Paradigm's Reference line of speakers. The Reference line
first started shipments in mid 1999 and has received much recognition
since then.
The Studio 80's are the second largest in the
Reference line, a line that represents Paradigms effort to bridge the
gap between high performance and high price. Paradigm, a company that
is headquarted in Toronto Canada, has been in existence for the better
part of 20 years and has long been regarded as a company that
manufactures high value Audio/Video products. Paradigm is equipped with
a state of the art facility that has one of the larger anechoic
chambers in the industry as well as in house transducer design and
manufacturing. Since my initial introduction to the Reference Line, I
have looked very much forward to the opportunity to audition these
speakers and test Paradigm's claims of value.
The Studio 80’s are ...
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