Steve59,
I've also got a Hegel amp (and their HD30 DAC) and am now looking to upgrade to a pair of speakers that do better justice to the upstream components as well as my ears (my AV 123 Rockets have worn out their welcome). I would imagine that the Revel Salon2 would be a fantastic match based on the reviews I've read. And your idea of getting them used so you can swap them out if desired without too much of a loss is a perfect way to go. I've been thinking along those same lines.
I'd love to know your own impression of having the Salon2s in your system with your Hegel gear... and any other speaker-listening insights you might have along those lines.
After Easter I'm going to start a serious "find my new speakers" quest which will involve hours and hours of hitting various dealers in driving distance of Washington DC, and the listening experience of others can help guide what I seek out to listen to.
I've also heard the Dynaudio Contour 60s powered by the Hegel 360 and it was very impressive. But I'm also really eager to hear what the new Magico A3s can do... when the heck will they start to appear?
Also, based on the rave-reviews I'm really curious how those Tekton Double Impacts (SEs?) sound... the catch being that my listening room is the main family room and so the speaker choice, while not having to be exotically gorgeous, needs to also be attractive in the eyes of my spouse (and I'm thinking the Tektons, for all their sonic praise, sadly won't pass the look-nice-in-the-family-room test).
-Dave
I've also got a Hegel amp (and their HD30 DAC) and am now looking to upgrade to a pair of speakers that do better justice to the upstream components as well as my ears (my AV 123 Rockets have worn out their welcome). I would imagine that the Revel Salon2 would be a fantastic match based on the reviews I've read. And your idea of getting them used so you can swap them out if desired without too much of a loss is a perfect way to go. I've been thinking along those same lines.
I'd love to know your own impression of having the Salon2s in your system with your Hegel gear... and any other speaker-listening insights you might have along those lines.
After Easter I'm going to start a serious "find my new speakers" quest which will involve hours and hours of hitting various dealers in driving distance of Washington DC, and the listening experience of others can help guide what I seek out to listen to.
I've also heard the Dynaudio Contour 60s powered by the Hegel 360 and it was very impressive. But I'm also really eager to hear what the new Magico A3s can do... when the heck will they start to appear?
Also, based on the rave-reviews I'm really curious how those Tekton Double Impacts (SEs?) sound... the catch being that my listening room is the main family room and so the speaker choice, while not having to be exotically gorgeous, needs to also be attractive in the eyes of my spouse (and I'm thinking the Tektons, for all their sonic praise, sadly won't pass the look-nice-in-the-family-room test).
-Dave