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speakers from Scan-Speak and turned them into the mu2, still one of the finest bookshelf speakers on the market.

But this was not to be the road travelled for Revival, who has designed its speakers from the ground up. It started with building its own drivers, and even heavily researched the materials used to develop these drivers. For example, its bass drivers are a unique sandwich configuration (a concept made popular at Daniel’s old stamping ground Focal) comprising a basalt fiber fabric topcoat, with a polymer glue and felt middle layer, and a foam-based cone bottom layer. Revival also took the approach of sound comes first, and form must follow. This has resulted in a speaker that looks very much like the great designs of 50 years ago (luckily there is an increasing interest in retro designs at the moment). The cabinets themselves are beautifully constructed, too, and again reminiscent of a craftsmanship long discarded.

Irrespective of the company’s approach, the results speak for themselves. There may only be two models on sale (currently), but they are both exceptionally enjoyable for the money. It is so refreshing to sit in front of a speaker and realise that you are listening to the music and not the speaker itself. There is an excellent in-depth review from Jez Ford for Sound & Image on the smaller of the two models that I would encourage you to read at: www.whathifi.com/reviews/ revival-audio-atalante-3. Jez concludes his review with: “So is there room in the market for a new loudspeaker brand? When it arrives with a derrière-kicking debut performance like this, we can only say ‘Mais bien sûr!’” There is no speaker that has universal appeal; everyone has their own take on what they want from one. But if you are in the market for a pair costing less than $12,000, the Revival Audio Atalantes should at least be on your audition list.

The two available models are:

Atalante 3 $4,300/pair

Atalante 5 $8,500/pair

Matching stands for both models sell for $750/pair.

STOP PRESS!

Revival has also announced the release of two new models, doubling its catalogue. This new Sprint Series will initially consist of a bookshelf and a floorstanding model, both of which will be priced beneath the Atalante series. We have yet to listen to this range but are very much looking forward to the opportunity. More on these in our next newsletter!

To celebrate over 35 years of producing some of Australia’s most awarded loudspeakers, Richer has released the Special Edition Black Series speakers, which are now on demonstration in our showroom. This is not simply a facelift of existing models; this is a complete overhaul. Both models are finished in a new high-quality Gloss Black. They utilise a new, more efficient 25mm soft dome tweeter which is complemented by high-powered 6.5-inch drivers that are unique to these models and feature larger voice coils housed in a rigid basket with dual magnets.

An entirely new crossover design caps off the hardware upgrades.

This new SE Series comprises two models. Firstly, after an absence of 25 years, we see the re-introduction of the Excalibur, an impressive five-driver, four-way floorstanding speaker utilising a D’Appolitoinspired MTM symmetrical array for the mid/ high-frequency drivers, housed in their own bass-reflex chamber.

The Wizard — without doubt the most widely recognised speaker in the Richter stable — has also been given the SE treatment. As good as the traditional Wizard is, the SE version is on another level.

Excalibur S6SE Black $5,899

Wizard S6SE Black $3,699