Avantgarde Horn Speakers

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Got mine Avantgarde Acoustic Uno fino Edition a week ago, had to search for a quite power amp, my Cary v-12r wasn’t quiet enough. I came across a pair of JJ mono blocks, they are perfectly dead quiet and sound nice. They utilize 2A3-40 and renders about 10W each.

 

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Here are a few pic of the beauty’s.....

 

[mallen123]

Congrats on your AV speakers. 107 db will pick up noise from a lot of amps, so understand your issue with the V12R.

I used a V12i with my 103DB Duo G1, non Omega and didn't hear any noise, but my 107DB Duo Mezzo's definitely are more noise sensitive.

 

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Just starting to get a little burned in, about 40h.....
Working with the filter-settings, different slopes and types of curves and knees right now.

 

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Congrats on your AV speakers. 107 db will pick up noise from a lot of amps, so understand your issue with the V12R.

I used a V12i with my 103DB Duo G1, non Omega and didn't hear any noise, but my 107DB Duo Mezzo's definitely are more noise sensitive.

Thanks, feels great to join the “AA” group!
“Hi everyone, I’ve been a user since a week now”

 

[KeithR]

Congrats on the new Unos, beautiful color horn choice as well!

 

[HughP3]

View attachment 54688 Got mine Avantgarde Acoustic Uno fino Edition a week ago, had to search for a quite power amp, my Cary v-12r wasn’t quiet enough. I came across a pair of JJ mono blocks, they are perfectly dead quiet and sound nice. They utilize 2A3-40 and renders about 10W each.

Awesome choice! I loved them at Axpona this year. Congrats

 

[Bodhi]

For those who like the look of the Duo's, not many subs can compete with the Basshorn for speed and accuracy and how easy it is to blend in with the mid and tweeter horns.

There is an equally huge difference between the Duo Mezzo with Basshorn (or Primo with 2 Basshorns ) and every other version of G2 Duo with normal subs, so if prospective buyer can stretch for a Mezzo (even a non XD version ) you won't be disappointed.

The Basshorn is so fast, the speaker is really transformed. It's not just the bass, but the entire soundstage is improved.

Thanks for your feedback mallen123. When you referred to the Duo Mezzo with Basshorn, were you referring to the full size basshorn XD? (as of course the Mezzo's already have the short basshorn integrated into the speaker).

Btw, have you heard the Trio XD with twin basshorns? And if so, what were your impressions? Cheers.

 

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Congrats on the new Unos, beautiful color horn choice as well!

Thanks, to choose color was the hardest choice about this purchase. All the colors are awesome, but you have to put them in a surrounding and think about what you can live with for a long time.
The nocturnal stealth dark grey was also a contender, the matte surface is so beautiful but I wanted more colors in my room, I had a pair of dark grey Magnepan 3.7 before.
The dark blue is also nice but this one seems to pick up the surrounding colors and the depth in this blue changes much due to how the light falls in. It’s never the same, that why I choose it.

 

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The laters measuments in my room with a calibrated mic. Still learning how to use REW.

 

[Audiophile Bill]

The laters measuments in my room with a calibrated mic. Still learning how to use REW.

You have unfortunately lost the all important Y axis of your screenshots/measurements.

 

[kodomo]

What is the scale on the graphics, I can not see. The left side of the graphics are missing. You can just click the camera icon with capture written under it and get a decent screenshot without photographing the screen.
I guess what they call the subwoofer driver plays up to 500hz, if so it is subwoofer, bass and midbass all in one and dsp controlled, is that right?

 

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1/48 smothing

 

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1/48 smothering with scale

 

[kodomo]

Ok, thanks. Can you make the scale 5db rather than 20db by pressing + on the vertical axis, this does not show much. Also you can click 20-20000 on the right side for setting the horizontal axis to show 20hz to 20khz. Then you can click capture on top and have a better image of this measurement. I attach a photo showing you where to click for each one:

 

[Adagio]

Ok, thanks. Can you make the scale 5db rather than 20db by pressing + on the vertical axis, this does not show much. Also you can click 20-20000 on the right side for setting the horizontal axis to show 20hz to 20khz. Then you can click capture on top and have a better image of this measurement. I attach a photo showing you where to click for each one:

Will do! Thanks for the tip!

 

[Folsom]

Nice looking speakers, but I have to ask do those diffusers do anything behind them? Horns are very directional.

 

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Yes they do a lot, I didn’t expect that. I used them before with my Maggies, with my new AA I had them together with more absorbents and more diffusers behind my listening position. The sound wasn’t perfect so I moved the two diffusers back to the front wall and also adde a pair of absorbents to. It seems to work well in smearing all the energy that bounces around in the room and let there be a even greater amount of direct energy from the speakers not competing with strong lingering reflections. I believe that the best thing is to have great bandwidth on acoustic treatments as well as spreading them around the room.

 

[Folsom]

How deep is the room?

 

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How deep is the room?

Approximately WDH 7m x 8m x 3m