Avalon - Symbol speakers, who has heard them?

i've been listening to symbols since before they were publicly released. i've heard them in systems with two to six channels. they are a rare bargain in the highend at retail. if you can get a nice discount, you should consider yourself fortunate, indeed. -cfb

Thumbs up -- go for it. Avalons not only look beautiful, they sound great. The Symbol is a real bargain, especially if you gan get demos that are in good shape. The other advantage to the demo pair is they are already broken in, since break-in on Avalon products can be rather disheartening. They sound really bad until you log 300-500 hours on a new pair.

Agreed on the break-in comment - they do take a while, and the manual calls this out (150 hours). I was a Symbol owner for many years, and hooked them up to a Cayin A-88T integrated tube amp. Had the gray tweeters (not the black ones), which were probably sourced from Focal. They are designed as a mid/treble satellite btw so you really need to use a sub to fully enjoy them - I had a REL T9 which sounded perfect. Wonderful speakers, even looking back now in 2021! I gave the rig to my brother as his first system, after an upgrade - and to be honest, would gladly welcome them back. Great for apartment sized spaces (one pair with a small sub) or a larger 5.1 setup.