Avalon Eidolon Diamond vs Revel Salon 2

Sorry, just cannot disagree more with Bo1972's assessment of the image specificity and timbral accuracy of the Avalon Acoustic Eidolon, Eidolon Diamond or Isis speakers.

This ability in the Eidolon, for listening to classical music, is what drew me to these speakers, and keeps me with them. The same with the timbral accuracy in reproducing acoustic classical instruments. My primary listening is classical (both large scale orchestral and small ensemble chamber) and acoustic jazz.

I've lived with the Eidolon for over 10 years, with tube electronics (Atma-Sphere amps and Aesthetix phono), and I have been hard pressed to find another speaker as tonally accurate or as specific in its soundstaging and imaging.
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Following on Siddh's comments above, I've found that the Avalon speakers are exceedingly revealing of everything in the audio chain ahead of them. Yes, how they are positioned in the room is important, but more important is to recognize that they will reveal everything about the audio system in which they are placed. Assuming the power driving them is appropriate, you will clearly hear every change, every difference, in the components earlier in the chain.

A big mistake with Avalon's is to assume you can drop them into a system and will then hear a nice positive sonic improvement by their presence. The system IS improved, but because they are so revealing of what else is in the system, what may previously have been masked will now be laid exposed.
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Well said, Siddh and Vicdamone. Your comments align with my experience and thoughts.

My experience with Avalon Eidolon's is consistent with Trcnetmsncom's description. Tonally spot on. Acoustic instruments sound supremely real and timbrally accurate. I don't hear that same outcome with many systems displaying Eidolon's because I'm hearing the thin inaccurate sound of the electronics preceding the speakers.

As Bjesien points out, the Eidolon's and Isis speakers need room to breath. They need to be well out from the front and side walls of the room.

Curiously, I note that Bo1972 consistently references "Avalon" not Eidolons or Isis models. If I recall correctly, he described his principal experience as being with the models preceding the Eidolon and subsequent designs from the Neil Patel era of the company. Just noting...
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Just to be clear... My comments are only in response to Bo1972's characterization of the Avalon sonics. (I simply do not hear in my own system what he ascribes to them.) My comments are not intended as a comparison to the Revel speakers. A friend has Revel Studio Ultimas in his system and I find his system completely captivating -- I get sucked in every time I visit. I haven't been similarly captivated by the Salons but I've not heard them in well set up, either.