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    Pictures Of New Avalon Saga Signature In Bird's Eye Maple Deep Gloss

    Hi Strapper, Great pictures. Other than the new cabinet material, what are the differences compared to the original saga? Avalon site is not very clear on that. Enjoy your new speaker.
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    New preamplifier Audio Research/Conrad Jonson

    I can confirm this . The Soulution 725 plays extremely well with my ARC 750. It has perhaps less bloom than an ARC Ref 10 which I also tried, but it has better definition and bass. I also like the stack (725/711) . In my view it has a very full and "saturated" sound which I find very good.
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    Avalon Osiris , my next project!

    Hi Shakti, Did you try to pair the Soulution 725 with the stereo power amp, 710 or 711? Amazing system and I find extraordinary that speakers launched more than 20 years ago are still competitive. I suspect that may be true for many other models. Congratulations!
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    My personal phono stage reference: Phasemation EA-2000

    Thanks, Shakti. Could I pm you on a related topic? Many thanks
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    My personal phono stage reference: Phasemation EA-2000

    Hi Shakti, Did you compare the CHP P1 with the Soulution 720 with phono input you also have? Many thanks and congratulations on your system, in particular for showing that an old model, like the Avalon Osiris, can still be competitive. S.
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    Avalon Osiris , my next project!

    Shakti, Have you heard the Avalon Saga? It sounds a bit different from the Isis. I never heard the Osiris, which was discontinued a few years ago, but I agree with your view that some of the older designs (for Avalon and others) remain very interesting and can sound fantastic with current...
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    Alexx V arrive in NJ

    It seems you have been unlucky with the Soulution amps. I have had the 725/711 for many years without any issues and Cyril Hammer was always very friendly and professional when we spoke. I agree with your comment about what seems to be the effects of the very low distortion o the palpable...
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    Heard the Avalon PM3's today

    Even is this comparison was not fair, pricewise, Avalon makes great speakers, usually with fantastic driver integration and the ability to disappear from the soundstage. On the newer PM series I am only familiar with the PM 1, which is a good speaker. Keep us posted about the PM 2.
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    Anyone have feedback or experience purchasing from Audio Foreign Office in Portugal?

    I have know them for many years. Very serious and professional, with a good porfolio of brands. Among the best in Portugal.
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    AVALON SAGA Review In HIFICRITIC

    Hi Robert In my view Hi Fi Critic is a good independent mag (no advertisement) and they deserve to be supported. Concerning the review of Saga, could I pm you? Thank you
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    New AlexxV

    Thank you for the clarification.
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    New AlexxV

    I am curious about the new carbon tweeter. I like the silk tweeter used in the previous generation and it is interesting to see Wilson changing to a different material. As far as I am aware the only other speaker using a carbon based tweeter is Avalon. The Saga uses soomething described as a...
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    Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX First Impressions

    The heigth of the soundstage, as played by the Avalon Isis, sounds correct. The tweeters seems a bit high but the upper part of the speaker seems slightly turned down and that works very well. Shakti has the Avalon Osiris, which have a different layout.
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    Does Magico have a "house sound", and if so, how would you describe it?

    Any well conceived speaker allows to hear the differences between alternative sources and amplification. But the idea that speakers can be entirley neutral and transparent and act as a window revealing whatever drives them is not matched by my experience. Some are more transparent than ohers...
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    Does Magico have a "house sound", and if so, how would you describe it?

    Shakti, I fully agree with you. I have heard Magico of all the different series (with the exception of the original M series). I respect and admire their commitment to new technologies (wood, aluminium, carbon, mix) but the outcome fails to impress me and it changes with each generation in a way...
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