If you like Revel F208, you would love ....

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i am now the proud owner of Revel F228Be and cannot be more happy with them! Thanks all for your help

Can you do a quick comparison between the f208 and the f228Be?

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Splendid choice.  As an owner of the F208's, I was hoping you would make that decision.  In my search for speakers, I auditioned the Focal Sopra No2.  I wanted to love this speaker, but it just didn't perform for me.  It didn't deliver enough bass impact and the midrage left me desiring more.  Perhaps it was the room and the associated equipment (can't recall), but it just didn't thrill me.  Listened to the Paradigm Persona 3F which I thought was great, but I thought a little too forward for long term listening.  And then the Legacy Focus SE.  Sounded great, but was too big for my room.  There was no Signature SE available to listen too.  About a year after I bought the 208's, I got word that Revel was developing a speaker that would fit in between the 208's and the Ultima.
I got a chance to hear the a proto type last year that they were sending around for feed back and was not impressed.  But early this year they came out with the final product and kudos to Revel. They got it right.  The speaker sounds awesome.  To my ears, it does everything right form top to bottom. I'm just sorry that I'm vested in the 208's for a while since they are twice the price. But, happy listening. 
BTW, what color did you settle on?  I would love to get it in grey.

Congrats, I Expect you'll enjoy them many years.