Revox B-226-S (late 1980s)
The Revox B-226-S is a 16-bit CD player with quadruple oversampling. It belongs to the company's B200-S series of separates from the late 1980s. HiFI-Stereo (March 1989, p.20) introduced the series in its new-products pages. It grouped the B226-S with the B250-S integrated amplifier, the B260-S tuner, and the B215-S cassette deck. The player got credit for 16-bit resolution, quadruple oversampling, a built-in headphone amplifier, and digital outputs.
Audio (March 1990, p.71) used the B226-S as a case study in why CD players ranged from under $200 to over $2,000, noting that its 16-bit, four-times-oversampling design proved that newer approaches — eight-times, sixteen-times, even 64-times oversampling, and 1-bit D/A conversion — were not the only routes to proper digital-to-analog retrieval. In the same issue (p.78), the magazine concluded that the B226-S could be the perfect choice for listeners who value ergonomics, convenience, and sound that is beyond criticism.
Beyond those period reports, little else is recorded. No original price, production years, or service documentation has surfaced in the usual archives. The model appears as both "B-226-S" and "B-226S" in period and collector references. That is enough to place it as Revox's serious, no-compromise CD offering of the late 1980s, but not enough to build a fuller technical profile.
Known specs from period reports:
- 16-bit resolution, quadruple oversampling
- Built-in headphone amplifier
- Digital outputs
- Part of the B200-S series (with the B250-S amplifier, B260-S tuner, and B215-S cassette deck)
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