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The Revival Audio Atalante 3 are two-way speakers that feature all the technology of the manufacturer's ATALANTE range.

Revival Audio Atalante 3: Speakers

With nearly four decades of experience and the design of the world's most renowned tweeters, Daniel Emonts designed the Atalante tweeter without any compromise.

This 28mm soft dome super tweeter is RASC treated. It also features the patented ARID (Anti-Reflection Inner Dome) technology. The rear chamber of the speaker incorporates a “BCD” damping system designed to absorb more than 95% of the resonances generated by the moving parts. This allows for a very low resonance frequency (560Hz!). Its asymmetrical suspension provides a more linear guidance without dome resonance. An oversized ferrite magnet (10cm circumference) allows for an efficiency of 91dB.

The midrange/bass is entrusted to a superb 18 cm speaker equipped with a BSC (Basalt Sandwich Construction) cone. This technology is unique and unprecedented in high-fidelity. This material allows for a superb compromise between rigidity and lightness. This allows for a fast and smooth response with excellent dynamics in the low frequencies. This extract from lava stone offers characteristics similar to fiberglass but with a better Young's modulus (mechanical stress). It is also an eco-sustainable material. The Sandwich construction of the cone consists of 3 layers: a specially defined felt is applied to the back of the basalt cone and a specialized polymer glue is placed between the two, which allows for the best possible damping. The BSC speaker, with its lightness and rigidity, gives an excellent transient response, fast and fluid with dynamic and tight bass. The oversized ferrite magnet reaches a diameter of more than 15 cm! It is connected to a very open chassis with 10 branches.

At Revival Audio, the crossover is designed by listening, placing real components on a test board and measuring and listening to the results of each modification. This allows for precise optimization that is fully aligned with the speakers and the load. Revival always tries to use as few components as possible to preserve signal integrity. For the internal wiring, the designer chose Van Den Hul Skyline Hybrid cables.

Revival Audio Atalante 3: Box Set

The Atalante 3 revival was created in collaboration with A+A COOREN DESIGN STUDIO in Paris. The cabinet is veneered in genuine light or dark walnut wood. A horizontal stripe and the logo (laser-engraved) made of a different wood species are inlaid between the tweeter and the midrange.

If you don't want to see the speakers, you can hide them behind two fabric grilles attached with magnets.

The speakers are asymmetrical and are labeled "right/left" for optimal placement. The tweeters are therefore placed outside the listening area. In certain (specific) cases, the manufacturer recommends reversing them.

The rear of the speaker features a high-quality single-wire terminal block. This is compatible with banana plugs or spades. Above it is the opening for a large vent that justifies the bass/reflex load.

The Revival Audio Atalante 3 comes with large sorbothane pads that screw into 4 threaded inserts under the speaker. They effectively decouple the cabinet from the stand on which the speaker is positioned.

Revival Audio Atalante 3: Test and listening

We have positioned these speakers on rigid stands 70 cm high. Revival offers dedicated stands for these speakers, Revival Stand 3.

We placed the speakers 40 cm from the back wall and spaced them 2.80 m apart. I think these speakers are ideal for rooms between 15 and 28 m2.

To remain consistent, we have associated the Revival Audio Atalante 3 with a good quality amplifier offering a power of Seventy watts.

The Atalante 3s offer a wide soundstage and magnificent spatialization. When properly positioned, they exhibit a lack of directionality. It often feels like you're listening to much larger speakers. When closed, these speakers seem to disappear completely, making them difficult to locate.

Tonal balance is also one of their strengths. The bass reproduction is precise and tight, and impressive for a speaker of this size. The midrange and treble blend so seamlessly that the tweeter is barely noticeable.

The Atalante 3 are very neutral and offer precise and detailed reproduction with an absence of coloration, which is not very common in this range.

We were completely seduced by their very "classy" reproduction and their musicality. We can admit that it favors timbre and neutrality and realism while putting aside the exuberance of many competitors.

In this category, it sets a new benchmark and offers exceptional value for money. Indeed, we are dealing with a very high-end speaker and reproduction!

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