Hi all, new to the forum, getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these two and would appreciate some feedback.
Some basic info:
Room size is 14 x 20, open at the back, ceiling is a cathedral style, 8' on the front wall rising to 13 feet midpoint. MLP will be about 12 front the front wall so this should give me a fairly nice equilateral triangle with the speakers about 2 feet out from the wall, I really can't come out much further.
Amp is a Parasound A21+ with their P6 pre-amp, streamer will be main music source, a Cambridge CXN v2.
Here's where I need some help please. I'm 67 and have tinnitus, so I don't want (or need) speakers that will wake up the neighbors, prefer to protect what hearing I've got left by playing at low to moderate levels only. I like both these speakers, would maybe lean very, very slightly towards to Focals but could happily go either way.
So, in light of the above, I have three questions:
1. The Revels have a sensitivity rating of 87.7 db and the Focals are 91 db (per manufacturers), are the Focals, being more sensitive, more likely give me a fuller sound at lower SPLs?
2. Does one of these have a wider soundstage or sweet spot?
3. Is one of these going to be easier to get dialed in to my room (i.e. less finicky wrt position) since I can't pull these out from the wall any more than about 2 feet, will one work better nearer a boundary wall? In favor of the Revels might be that I can fine tune them a little with their boundary switch, and they have a down firing port for the woofer.
Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks!