Revelation 3

About the Revelation 3

The Hales Design Group Revelation 3 is a three-way sealed-box loudspeaker featuring a custom-designed 10" woofer specifically created by Paul Hales for this model, a 4.5" Vifa cone midrange driver, and a 1" Vifa aluminum-dome tweeter. It uses fourth-order crossovers with OFC air-core inductors and polypropylene capacitors, and internal wiring and binding posts by Cardas, which is notable at this price level. The cabinet is heavily braced with 1" thick MDF walls and a 4" thick MDF baffle with rounded edges, finished in a clear satin lacquer wood veneer. The speaker is tuned to 29Hz and offers a frequency response of approximately 33Hz to 26kHz (-3dB), with an in-room bandwidth extending down to 23Hz. Sensitivity is rated at about 86.5dB (2.83V at 1m). The Revelation 3 is praised for its overall balance, wide frequency range, and soundstaging, though some users note the bass can be less tight and the midrange slightly muddled compared to its smaller sibling, the Revelation 2. It is considered a talented loudspeaker offering a solid soundstage and acoustic performance at a price point around when new.