Subwoofer & speaker Picks (budgeting 6-8k)

[AcuDefTechGuy]

With a healthy $8K budget, just get a nice deal on B&W speakers and you will never hear any bad remarks or comments ever.

And even if you do get any bad remarks on any B&W speakers, they will be shot down in a hurry.

So buy B&W (speakers) and their sister company Rotel (receivers, pre-pros, amps).

 

[DD66000]

With a healthy $8K budget, just get a nice deal on B&W speakers and you will never hear any bad remarks or comments ever.

And even if you do get any bad remarks on any B&W speakers, they will be shot down in a hurry.

So buy B&W (speakers) and their sister company Rotel (receivers, pre-pros, amps).

I've never heard B&W in the same room as Revels, but I doubt the B&Ws can hold their own against the Revels.

 

[3db]

I've never heard B&W in the same room as Revels, but I doubt the B&Ws can hold their own against the Revels.

Its all depending on which models you are comparing too. I've read reviews where they pitted PSB Image series towers against 4 times higher price Revels and the outcome was that Revels didn't blow away the much cheaper PSBs. They were marginally better but in no way did the Revels trounce the PSBs

 

[bandphan]

I've never heard B&W in the same room as Revels, but I doubt the B&Ws can hold their own against the Revels.

since you havent a/b them, then doubt would be one choice of wording another would be i dont know. The 802's are probably the one of the most respected speakers avialable. I did hear the studio series from revel and the speaker had wonderful low end extension, but compared to the 802 the upper mid and highs seemed centered. I cant speak for the rest of their line, so i wont.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I've never heard B&W in the same room as Revels, but I doubt the B&Ws can hold their own against the Revels.

Okay, then how about this.

Revel F12 (pair Front L+R) for $1200:
http://www.digitalcraze.com/Details.asp?ProductID=1543

Revel C12 (single Center) for $500:
http://www.digitalcraze.com/Details.asp?ProductID=1545

Revel S12 (pair Side Surr L+R, but also Back Surr L+R) for $845:
http://www.digitalcraze.com/Details.asp?ProductID=1546

Revel B12 (Subwoofer) for $868:
http://www.digitalcraze.com/Details.asp?ProductID=1546

Total High-end Revel 7.1 Speaker System: $3,413

I just can't say any bad about Revels or B&Ws.

 

[jcPanny]

ID companies

If your interested in the ID companies order a few pairs of bookshelf speakers from the speaker lines you are considering.

AV123 is risk free on bookshelf speakers (they give you full refund including return shipping if you return them) and Aperion is risk free on all their speakers. Other companies like SVS, Ascend, Axiom, etc. have a 30-day trial/return policy.

Alternately, connect with a member on the manufacturer forum to demo a system.