The Revel Performa F226Be is a “compact” floorstanding 3-way loudspeaker from Revel’s PerformaBe lineup featuring (2) 6.5-inch midwoofers, a single 5.25-inch midrange and a 1-inch Beryllium dome tweeter on a waveguide. This speaker retails for $3500 USD/each ($7k USD/pair).
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This speaker comes to us from the mind of fellow DIY’r and speaker builder, Rick Craig of Selah Audio. You can find the manufacturer’s information here but I have provided some snippets below:
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Before I dive in I want to note that this is a dual voice coil (DVC) woofer with dual 3.2 Ohm coil configurable in parallel or in series. I have tested and provided the T/S parameters with the coils wired in series and also in parallel. However, based on a poll I created on my Facebook page where I asked if people prefer to run a DVC woofer at a higher or lower load where over 80% of the replies indicated “higher load”, I only tested the woofer at the higher series load of 6.4-ohm nominal for frequency response. However, the linear excursion limits are practically the same between the two sets (the Bl, Cms, and Le curves do not change) and, thus, I only provide the results of the series testing.
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Before I dive in I want to note that this is a dual voice coil (DVC) woofer with dual 2 Ohm coil configurable in parallel or in series. I have tested and provided the T/S parameters with the coils wired in series and also in parallel. However, based on a poll I created on my Facebook page where I asked if people prefer to run a DVC woofer at a higher or lower load where over 80% of the replies indicated “higher load”, I only tested the woofer at the higher series load of 4-ohm nominal for frequency response. However, the linear excursion limits are practically the same between the two sets (the Bl, Cms, and Le curves do not change) and, thus, I only provide the results of the series testing.
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Note: These speakers are designed specifically for car audio use and come with a kit of mounting gear such as adapter rings, grilles and additional installation hardware. This review is focused only on the performance aspect and does not consider the “install” aspect as it relates to the provided hardware.
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Per the manufacturer:
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If you want help understanding what this data means, watch the video below.
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Per the manual:
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This speaker came from my very own 2019 Honda Civic Sport (non-Touring model). Standard stereo system (no upgrade). I was curious how this would measure so I measured it.
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