I've been fortunate to hear the Avanti IIIs on a couple occassions, on both long and short walls, from fairly nearfield to about 15-20' away. I think they are one of the finest, most musical speakers available. They need a little breathing room but are outstanding with acoustic music of all kinds. (The best Avanti combo I heard was with Herron electronics in a killer demo where, BTW, the Avantis were on the short wall - there was plenty of bass impact with the Herrons.) The Minos sub is a great sub and will raise the performance level of the Avantis, but you don't need it for musical satisfaction/bass impact on the type of music you'll be listening to (and that would also include most rock - really).
The Josephs are also excellent speakers. But for my personal fave music (mostly large scale classical) the Avantis would be my top pick. SFs are lovely but always sound faintly colored to my ears. Gorgeous finish though.
All these are excellent speakers. It comes down to a matter of personal taste and system matching.
But it would be the APs for me.
The Josephs are also excellent speakers. But for my personal fave music (mostly large scale classical) the Avantis would be my top pick. SFs are lovely but always sound faintly colored to my ears. Gorgeous finish though.
All these are excellent speakers. It comes down to a matter of personal taste and system matching.
But it would be the APs for me.