Enjoyed the review. I have no experience of the Revel but I've had the Kanta 2s for about three years. Joel's comment about transparency is bang on. I especially love the detail and clarity you get in music made by smaller forces - jazz trios, string quartets and the like.
Thanks for this review!! I am expecting my Kanta 2's to be delivered in 3 days. I Will be driving them with my trusted pma-1500. And as Thomas and Stereo said in one of his video's: speakers at this level all sound good, they just have different sound characters.
Great comparison of a couple of serious and similar speakers. I'm interested! I would have liked a more detailed analysis and understanding of why you disagreed.
@@upscaleaudio I am putting words in Mr. Neville's mouth, but I believe that his most favorite flavor is ruler-flat response with dead solid images for a speaker (the Mighty Revels) driven with a very neutral, transparent amplifier topping. . I respect this flavor, he is far from alone, and I could live quite happily with the Revels mated with the NAD. My "desert-island flavor" leans toward the Focal/ Musical Fidelity (Pure Class A, goddang it!) A1 duo because the the open and airy highs and less-solid ( but more nimble) images of the Focal get fleshed out, most lovingly, by the rich and marbled flavor of the Class A Amplifier. The richness of the Musical Fidelity made for a poorer match with the more dense and solid Revels, which Grover and I agree, is made more lively and honest by the NAD. It's late and I hope this makes sense as Saent-Saens Danse M\acabre is lulling me creepily to sleep.
But what about da bass, bout da bass, no treble?? The Revel's got bigger woofers, and wonder if they really pay off in the Lows. Focals sound wonderful, but small 6.5" woofers have never satisfied me.
Focal has an airiness and smooth clarity that is hard to find in many others. Ya want more bass, buy a sub. For my money, Focal Aria 948s do everything without any additional components.
Without a sub… that could be an issue. If you are not aware of what modern subs can do….. you need to be. That Revel in the video would benefit profoundly from an “S”series or, even a “t” series- at 10 k and above, you are on the cusp.
I have owned the 228be and focals (not this model). The revel lack bass extension. Without subs they are kind of meh. But I high passed them this JL subs at 60hz and they were amazing that way. Slammed and super smooth at the same time. The focals are “tuned” a little more to tastes IMO (100hz peak and 1-2db brighter at 10k-ish. The Revel will play much much louder…. Silly loud. I now own the JBL 4367 which are on another level in all aspects other than soundstage width.
@@JamesWilliams-gf8gm looking at those JBLs, for $8k they should be on another level in some aspects. Glad you like them, I am sure they sound awesome based on my limited exposure to JBL since the 80s.
Why not just measure this and show it on a graph. What on Earth makes you think that anyone else will hear either of these speakers in the same purple prosed way you describe it? Just pure b.s.
@@FelixtheMetalcat and @ivanfilatov7913 I am with you, but the Revels are tasty, too, At last count, Baskin-Robbins has created over 1400 flavors since the first one opened in 1945.
The chemistry between the 2 of you is wonderful. Keep up the videos.
Thank you! Will do!
You rock hard, Josh. Thanks you.
@@joel4231back at ya!
Enjoyed the review. I have no experience of the Revel but I've had the Kanta 2s for about three years. Joel's comment about transparency is bang on. I especially love the detail and clarity you get in music made by smaller forces - jazz trios, string quartets and the like.
Great video, direct comparisons are super valuable.
Yes! Another comparison video 😁 ❤
More to come!
Love these comparison videos...just terrific
Glad you like them! We think you are terrific!
Funny great review! Thanks for sharing guys.
Our pleasure! We are excited to make more videos like this!
Thanks for this review!! I am expecting my Kanta 2's to be delivered in 3 days. I Will be driving them with my trusted pma-1500. And as Thomas and Stereo said in one of his video's: speakers at this level all sound good, they just have different sound characters.
Great comparison of a couple of serious and similar speakers. I'm interested! I would have liked a more detailed analysis and understanding of why you disagreed.
Noted! This is a new style for us so your feedback is super helpful!
@@upscaleaudio I am putting words in Mr. Neville's mouth, but I believe that his most favorite flavor is ruler-flat response with dead solid images for a speaker (the Mighty Revels) driven with a very neutral, transparent amplifier topping. . I respect this flavor, he is far from alone, and I could live quite happily with the Revels mated with the NAD. My "desert-island flavor" leans toward the Focal/ Musical Fidelity (Pure Class A, goddang it!) A1 duo because the the open and airy highs and less-solid ( but more nimble) images of the Focal get fleshed out, most lovingly, by the rich and marbled flavor of the Class A Amplifier.
The richness of the Musical Fidelity made for a poorer match with the more dense and solid Revels, which Grover and I agree, is made more lively and honest by the NAD. It's late and I hope this makes sense as Saent-Saens Danse M\acabre is lulling me creepily to sleep.
Which finish is the Kanta 2? Matte Black or Dark Grey?
Team revel for neutrality! Also digging the white speakers 🔊
But what about da bass, bout da bass, no treble?? The Revel's got bigger woofers, and wonder if they really pay off in the Lows. Focals sound wonderful, but small 6.5" woofers have never satisfied me.
Focal has an airiness and smooth clarity that is hard to find in many others. Ya want more bass, buy a sub. For my money, Focal Aria 948s do everything without any additional components.
Without a sub… that could be an issue. If you are not aware of what modern subs can do….. you need to be. That Revel in the video would benefit profoundly from an “S”series or, even a “t” series- at 10 k and above, you are on the cusp.
I have owned the 228be and focals (not this model).
The revel lack bass extension. Without subs they are kind of meh. But I high passed them this JL subs at 60hz and they were amazing that way. Slammed and super smooth at the same time.
The focals are “tuned” a little more to tastes IMO (100hz peak and 1-2db brighter at 10k-ish. The Revel will play much much louder…. Silly loud.
I now own the JBL 4367 which are on another level in all aspects other than soundstage width.
@@JamesWilliams-gf8gm looking at those JBLs, for $8k they should be on another level in some aspects. Glad you like them, I am sure they sound awesome based on my limited exposure to JBL since the 80s.
Why not just measure this and show it on a graph. What on Earth makes you think that anyone else will hear either of these speakers in the same purple prosed way you describe it? Just pure b.s.
Focal any day!
Yup...
@@FelixtheMetalcat and @ivanfilatov7913 I am with you, but the Revels are tasty, too, At last count, Baskin-Robbins has created over 1400 flavors since the first one opened in 1945.