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...they are what you want. They are non-fatigueing, musical, lush, romantic, unanalytical; they are not detailed, clear, or "ruthlessly revealing". They are much better on jazz, voice, soft rock, chamber music than they would be at rap, heavy metal, or the 1812 Overture. They are not good speakers for comparing the differences between amplifiers or source components.But they are great speakers for use with budget priced gear. I tried both the R1's and Dynaudio 42's ($700 list) with NAD 340 integrated amplifier (a very good for the money, $250 used amp). With the Dynaudio's, I (and my audiophile friend) could clearly hear some very annoying harshness and stridency from the NAD; with the R1's, no such problem. But swap in a $1500 amplifier (Musical Fidelity A3CR, Stereophile class A) and the Dynaudio's became wonderful, clearly surpassing the R1's. They R1's sounded a little better with the A3CR, but the difference wasn't huge.
So I bought a pair of R1's. Don't regret the decision. I don't know of any other speaker that does what they do.
Both are good speakers.I have mostly listened to the Saturn 8 and R3 models . The R3 I like . nice s|stage and a big sound for a slim speaker.Warm and non fatigue sound.The saturn 8 is better. Greater detail and better imaging.but worth the extra 500 bucks {here}.However I am not that big on the looks. the Revolution Tannoy looks nicer IMO. I think that the Saturn is excelleent value . cheers from the .... porkmeister.
Hi,
If I have it correctly, they are very different speakers. The Saturns have the classic dual concentric drivers while the Revolutions use seperate drivers. You'll have to be more specific. Jeff
Are the Revolutions slightly darker? Any info regarding either series' soundstaging, imaging, detail, etc would be great. Thanks.
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