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There are several aspects about these speakers that got us really excited. The deep bass you get from the two 6 ½” drivers is just astounding! We played some cuts we use for electric bass resolution and they sounded just fantastic. The scary part though is how they allow you to pinpoint the exact position of the pluck of the bass string. A lot of speakers can throw out deep bass, but they are not able to provide the resolution for your ears to locate the exact position of the bass instrument in the soundstage. When we first played Dialog Part 1 from Chicago’s 5th album it was super detailed. The F226Be’s continued to do this on every cut we tried. We are pretty sure this is due to the narrow cabinet face coupled with their great driver technology and very inert cabinet.
Revel speakers have always been very neutral with no trace of hardness and that trend continues with the F226Be. The brush of a cymbal will sound like it's floating right there in front of you, but when you have lots of complicated things going on in the music, they never ever get the least bit strained in the top end. This was especially apparent on a Mozart selection we played from a pretty cool group we discovered while lost in Roon, the Trondheim Soloists. The strings were very extended yet extremely detailed with no harshness at all, something that is pretty hard to do. That beryllium tweeter is just super sweet and detailed!
If you have read this far, you probably understand that a true high performance speaker does not come cheap. Sure, $7,000 a pair is by no means inexpensive. We feel if you are considering speakers anywhere in the $5,000-$15,000 range, you should hear these. They may cause you to spend a little more or a lot less, but we can tell you they will put a big smile on your face when you hear them and it will still be there 3-4 hours later!
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