Heard the all new Avantgarde Trio today and I have to say…. It was the best sound I have heard as an audiophile for 40 years . If you get the chance to hear it for yourself grab it!
Heard the all new Avantgarde Trio today and I have to say…. It was the best sound I have heard as an audiophile for 40 years . If you get the chance to hear it for yourself grab it!
Andromeda, nice images of the various horns. Thanks for posting. What about the sound prompts you to post these image as examples of the best horn speakers today? The first looks like a pretty complex five way hybrid design. How does it sound say compared to an Altec or the Vox Olympian? I think it looks pretty cool in the photo but perhaps a bit busy for me. Interesting that there is no box or baffle except for the cone subs.
Interesting. What amp was it powered by when in passive with active bass mode? Which sound did you prefer - its built-in amps (fully active) or with the external amp?
I guess the latter configuration would sound very similar to the earlier Trio XD as this requires an external amp for its mid and top, although I presume work has been done to further improve the drive units and XO with the latest version. Thanks
PS - What sort of price was quoted for the new Trio?
Thanks. I find it rather strange sounding. Weird, colored lower mids to upper bass. Homogenized sounding and lacking resolution. Some other horn videos sound much better.
Thanks. I find it rather strange sounding. Weird, colored lower mids to upper bass. Homogenized sounding and lacking resolution. Some other horn videos sound much better.
I don't know how anyone could make a judgment on these speakers listening to such one-dimensional and maudlin music. Are these exhibitors so frightened to play something with a little complexity?
Thanks. I find it rather strange sounding. Weird, colored lower mids to upper bass. Homogenized sounding and lacking resolution. Some other horn videos sound much better.
This reminds of how violin sometimes sounded on my AG Duo Mezzo's. It sounds very colored as if the sound is passing through a plastic horn (which it is).
I nominate the Tune Audio Avaton, ideally driven with Trafomatic Elysium amplifiers.
When I heard this system I texted Kedar to come over ASAP.
Herb Reichert of Stereophile: “I was listening with David Chesky, to a recording made by David Chesky, of a piano played by David Chesky; and we were both looking at each other, shaking our heads. When it was over, we both agreed, this was the closest any loudspeaker ever got to reproducing the density and presence of a real piano. I left the room in tears from the experience.”