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  • Acoustic Technologies — online and in-store — Montréal, Québec, Canada (website)
  • Advance Audio — in-store — Wichita, Kansas, United States (website)
  • Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
  • Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Audio Advice — online and in-store — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (website)
  • Audio Breakthroughs — in-store — Manhasset, New York, United States (website)
  • Audio Classics — in-store — New York, United States (website)
  • Audio Connection — online and in-store — Verona, New Jersey, United States (website)
  • Audio Design & Automation — in-store — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (website)
  • Audio Emotion — online and in-store — Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom (website)

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Revel F206

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Revel Performa3 floorstanding loudspeakers are true full-range loudspeakers that feature small footprints and sleek designs, allowing them to blend-in easily with your existing décor. They deliver an impressive combination of wide frequency range, uncompressed dynamic range and low distortion across the entire audible spectrum.


Revel F206's low-frequency and midrange transducers feature distortion reduction mechanisms that stabilize the flux field during operation, assuring low distortion even at high listening volumes. These precision transducers utilize ribbed aluminum cones for ideal piston-like behavior that eliminates a major source of resonances that are clearly audible in most other loudspeakers. Their cast aluminum frames eliminate another source of resonances that is common in many lesser-quality loudspeakers.


These loudspeakers employ a sophisticated fluid-model designed low-frequency port with identical flares on both ends. This greatly minimizes dynamic compression and port-generated noise, assuring low-distortion low-frequency performance. The front-firing port location expands the speakers’ installation options.


The F208 and F206 tweeter has been created around a newly-designed motor and dome assembly that sets a new standard of transparency for speakers anywhere near the Performa3’s class. The tweeter’s integrated acoustic lens waveguide is based on a breakthrough mathematical approach that accurately matches the tweeter’s dispersion to that of the midrange transducer in the crossover region. This gives the loudspeaker very smooth sound far off-axis – an important contributor to overall sound quality, providing consistent sound over an exceptionally wide listening area. In fact, this new waveguide actually increases the tweeter’s dispersion at higher frequencies.


The F206 is housed in enclosures that are similar to our flagship Ultima2 Series. These fully-curved enclosures are inherently stiffer than conventional box shapes and are formed with contiguous wood layers that prevent splitting. They feature strategically-oriented bracing that eliminates the possibility of enclosure-induced coloration. These beautiful, modern enclosures are finished in high-gloss piano black or genuine American walnut in a process (developed and overseen by Italian luxury cabinet makers) that exceeds automotive finish quality.


The loudspeaker grilles are designed to minimize sonic diffraction or veiling and provide a clean, subtle appearance. The magnetic grille attachment method completely eliminates ugly hardware on the loudspeaker baffle, so if you decide to use the loudspeakers without grilles they will look like they were designed to be used without grilles. To learn more about the F208 and F206 floorstanding loudspeakers, please read the Owner's Manual located in the downloads section.


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Professional Reviews 94/100

Rating for F206

Deliciously Crispy

Sound Quality

93/100

Build Quality

93/100

Value for Money

96/100

The Revel F206 delivers reference-grade neutrality with startlingly lifelike vocals, clean extended treble, and precise imaging that opens recordings into expansive, layered stages. Doug Schneider found its coherent four-driver design unusually refined for the class, while its controlled bass and premium finish make this compact tower a formidable high-value two-channel performer.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"The F206 provides top-class, reference-grade sound for a real-world price, and gives much more expensive speakers a serious run for their money."

— SoundStage Solo — SoundStage! Hi-Fi Editors

Pros

Exceptionally natural, clear midrange gives voices convincing detail and realism.

Even, neutral balance with extended clean treble and seamless driver integration.

Expansive soundstaging, sharply defined images, and impressive depth.

Excellent gloss finish and build quality, with performance that competes above its class.

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Cons

Bass does not reach the bottom octave, with usable low-end output falling just below 40Hz.

Modest cabinet and driver size limit ultra-high SPLs and large-scale dynamic impact.

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100

The F206 is praised for an unusually even, highly transparent presentation, with especially exceptional vocal realism and finely integrated drivers. Its main limitations are pragmatic rather than tonal: it does not deliver the deepest bass octave or the large-scale output of substantially bigger towers.

Bass

91/100

Bass is described as detailed, controlled and notably tighter than the similarly priced PSB Imagine T2, avoiding the boom and indistinctness often heard from affordable floorstanders. Extension is competitive for its compact dual-6.5-inch format, but usable output falls just below 40Hz rather than reaching true full-range depths.

Mid

97/100

The midrange is a defining strength. Doug Schneider found it strikingly clear, natural and neutral, with familiar voices emerging unfettered, detailed and realistic in a manner he associated with far more expensive speakers.

Treble

95/100

Reviewers heard tremendous high-frequency extension without the bite sometimes associated with metal-dome tweeters. The top end was judged at least as clean as respected rivals, including some that cost considerably more, while remaining closely integrated with the rest of the range.

Soundstage Imaging

96/100

The F206 produces expansive stages, precisely defined images and convincing depth, aided by its even off-axis behavior and driver coherence. With capable electronics, the reviewer found its depth performance competitive with the best speakers he had heard at any price.

Dynamics

84/100

The speaker remains clean and low in distortion at realistic listening levels, but its modest cabinet and driver area impose clear limits. It cannot match the ultra-high SPL capability or large-scale dynamic force of physically larger loudspeakers.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

93/100

The cabinet and finish receive direct praise, with the review calling build quality excellent and the finish work topflight. The tested sample's gloss surface was described as flawlessly smooth, without visible orange peel.

Value for Money

96/100

At the reviewed $3,500-per-pair price, the F206 was repeatedly portrayed as delivering reference-grade neutrality, clarity and imaging normally expected from much more expensive speakers. The reviewer considered it a standout choice against its direct rivals and said it gave costlier designs serious competition.

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Authorized dealers for Revel F206

  • Acoustic Technologies — online and in-store — Montréal, Québec, Canada (website)
  • Advance Audio — in-store — Wichita, Kansas, United States (website)
  • Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
  • Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Audio Advice — online and in-store — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (website)
  • Audio Breakthroughs — in-store — Manhasset, New York, United States (website)
  • Audio Classics — in-store — New York, United States (website)
  • Audio Connection — online and in-store — Verona, New Jersey, United States (website)
  • Audio Design & Automation — in-store — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (website)
  • Audio Emotion — online and in-store — Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom (website)

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