Reveal 802 : I love these speakers

10 years ago

I got these speakers for my project studio to replace my Adam A7s. I found the A7s unreliable and when one of them stopped working for a second time I decided to get rid of them and move on. The Adam's have a very flat response which I sometimes found slightly unpleasant to listen to for long periods. I was not expecting the Reveals to be anywhere near as good as the Adams since they were a 1/3rd of the price, but boy was I surprised. They sound amazing: Crisp top end, warm mid and bass to die for.

They look great and are extremely well built. As soon as I set them up I noticed issues with my old recordings that I never noticed with the Adams, I'm sure my recordings will sound better going forward. Friends have commented on how good they sound, one of my mates is a bit of an audiophile and he was blown away by their performance at that price.

The icing on the cake is that unlike other studio monitors they're actually really good when listening to music just for pleasure, the stereo spread is noticeably cool and the bass is super tight, punchy and deep.

The mp3 input is handy and gets used a lot.

I could not be happier with these speakers, so much more than I was expecting for the price, I'll be using these for a long time.

Image Tannoy Reveal 802

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Tannoy
  • Released in 2014
  • Average price : $185
  • Weight : ca. 12,8kg
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