Revel Concerta2 F35

Revel has managed to remain one of the best-kept secrets in high-performance audio, even though they've been building award-winning speakers for over 20 years. The Concerta2 F35 is Revel's lowest-priced tower speaker, but its detailed, dynamic sound bears a strong family resemblance to the company's more expensive Performa3 models. The F35 is a full-range "2.5-way" speaker: the three 5-1/4" aluminum cone drivers don't all cover the same frequency range. The topmost driver handles the upper midrange, and because it's physically close to the tweeter, you get a seamless blend of mid- and high-frequency sounds, for improved imaging. The other two woofers cover the lower midrange and bass frequencies. All three aluminum cones are anodized on both sides with a patented micro-ceramic composite compound to reduce resonances. Resonances can color a speaker's sound, and Revel uses advanced testing like laser interferometry to root out those kinds of sonic imperfections. Revel designs and builds every driver that goe...