Heco Aurora 1000 vs Revel Concerta2 F36

[grierts]

I have both speakers currently hooked up in my living room

I am having a hard time deciding between the two

Trying to A/B test the speakers , I hear some differences but it's hard to distinguish which I like better.

my A/B testing consist of :
- speakers hooked up to my AVR,
- AVR connected to my PC through HDMI,
- and me playing the same Spotify playlist on both pairs of speakers.

Am I testing correctly?

Any opinions on which speaker to keep ?

Hecos were $820 from Amazon , so free returns.

The revels were $1096 from Crutchfield, so $75 return fee.

I LOVE the aesthetics of the revels. With the Hecos being pretty standard/bland

Any help making a decision??

 

[TLS Guy]

I have both speakers currently hooked up in my living room

I am having a hard time deciding between the two

Trying to A/B test the speakers , I hear some differences but it's hard to distinguish which I like better.

my A/B testing consist of :
- speakers hooked up to my AVR,
- AVR connected to my PC through HDMI,
- and me playing the same Spotify playlist on both pairs of speakers.

Am I testing correctly?

Any opinions on which speaker to keep ?

Hecos were $820 from Amazon , so free returns.

The revels were $1096 from Crutchfield, so $75 return fee.

I LOVE the aesthetics of the revels. With the Hecos being pretty standard/bland

Any help making a decision??

My hunch is that the Heco is the better speaker. Shady reviewed it recently and it had spectacular measurements and represented an outstanding value.

The Ravel has a crossover at 1.8 KHz right in the middle of the speech discrimination band. This has the potential to e problematic. The Heco has crossover points out of the critical speech discrimination band.

Lastly the Heco will be a slightly easier drive for your receiver.

Of course the quality of the cabinet finish is much higher on the Revel. So the difference is cost is I'm sure entirely due to the cabinetry and finish.