Quote Originally Posted by RGA
Studio Electric is not expensive - they make a $2500 loudspeaker - Benchmark brings them - they could bring Revel and they don't. But for heaven sake - why not read about the T3 so you can get what sound Benchmark prefers - could not be anymore bloody different sounding than a Revel. You trusted Bechmark engineer's ears once why not again? Look at the 6moons review and the reviewer is talking about those evil words like holistic design - not the ultimate in detail etc etc. See again - you think I hear it so different than you - but UMM I picked the Benchmark room as one of my top 5 rooms at CES. So UMM we can't hear it all that different. I certainly get why Benchmark chose Studio Electric speakers and not the dreadful likes of a bleeding Revel.

Do yourself a favour and audition what Benchmark listens to. And for all the folks who think I hate SS so much - it was one of my top five rooms - with an incredibly digital Benchmark and Studio Electric SS 250 watt amps. It was one of the "exceptions" I always talk about - perhaps I really should specify more. http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews...ectric/t3.html

Now granted the Studio Electric amps are hybrids - but there is still SS in there. On the budget side I would recommend the Shengya PM 150s - build is just as good - nearly the power and far less money.

And while I did not hear the little speakers - from all accounts it's a winner. http://www.studio-electric.com/loudspeakers2.html
The problems with Studio Electric are 1) Nowhere for me to audition - so I'd have to buy a $2,500 speaker (plus wicked shipping and duties). 2) The matching Studio Electric amp they used at the shows costs $7,350... So even if I was to buy the speakers, I still have no guarantee of getting a sound all that similar to what you heard at the show, as I'd have to substitute my own (MUCH cheaper amp)...

Benchmark has also been selling combos on their website of the DAC1 and Dynaudio BM5A active monitors for years...

So I have always considered using active monitors with the Benchmark (I even had some very nice results with some much cheaper M-Audio actives and the Benchmark)...

And just because Benchmark doesn't bring Revel to the show doesn't mean they don't like such a combo (or that they've even tried it)...

Here's the thing: I like the sound of Revel and would expect it to be a very good match to the Benchmark... In fact a number of consumers and reviewers have such combos and their descriptions of the sound is inline with what I'd expect...