LOUDSPEAKERS
Revel is the brand-name applied to high-end loudspeakers made by the giant conglomerate Harman International (which is itself an independently-controlled subsidiary of Samsung). We mention this specifically because Harman is also the company behind two of the world’s best-known and highly-regarded hi-fi loudspeaker manufacturers: JBL and Infinity, which not only puts loudspeakers made by Revel on a pedestal, but also means that Revel’s engineers have access to all the same R&D as the engineers for JBL and Infinity, as well as to all the same manufacturing facilities.
Equipment
When Revel introduced the original ‘Performa’ series in 1999, it was the first time that the company’s premium metal diaphragm drivers had become available on any loudspeaker other than Revel’s flagship ‘Ultima’ Series models. Two different alloys were used: aluminium for tweeter domes and aluminium/magnesium for midrange and bass driver cones. The Performa2 Series, introduced in 2003, saw the addition of waveguides to the tweeter diaphragms. The Performa3 Series, of which the M105 is a part, introduced new tweeters and a new generation of
