Don't know about anyone else-- but it is so hard to get to demo speakers! I live only 50 miles from NYC, but I either have to go to New Haven or NYC, and even with that, the options are very limited.
Anyway-- sound is very dependent upon listener preference! In other words, some folks on these boards might prefer one over the other, but your tastes might not align with that. But I appreciate your efforts, I guess that's in part why we have these boards.
I own Raidho's (XT-2's) and they are phenomenal. Depending upon how much you want to spend, I would consider the Raidho D-line. They can go as loud as you want-- maybe not the D-1 standmount. But the D-2.1 and D-3.1 are killer speakers, that play any type of music really well.
I did see a reviewer mention that while at Harman he listened to both the Revel Performa F228Be and the Revel Studio or Salon (can't remember which) and they were basically indistinguishable. So you would be getting the latest technology with the Performa, at $10K/pr they are much less than the Studio 2 and Salon 2 (which are now over a decade old) and maybe a reason why Revel haven't come out with a new Studio 3 or Salon 3.
Anyway-- sound is very dependent upon listener preference! In other words, some folks on these boards might prefer one over the other, but your tastes might not align with that. But I appreciate your efforts, I guess that's in part why we have these boards.
I own Raidho's (XT-2's) and they are phenomenal. Depending upon how much you want to spend, I would consider the Raidho D-line. They can go as loud as you want-- maybe not the D-1 standmount. But the D-2.1 and D-3.1 are killer speakers, that play any type of music really well.
I did see a reviewer mention that while at Harman he listened to both the Revel Performa F228Be and the Revel Studio or Salon (can't remember which) and they were basically indistinguishable. So you would be getting the latest technology with the Performa, at $10K/pr they are much less than the Studio 2 and Salon 2 (which are now over a decade old) and maybe a reason why Revel haven't come out with a new Studio 3 or Salon 3.