Avantgarde Speakers

Since i haven't heard any of the Avantgarde speakers, i can only pass on a few observations. I've seen more than a few pair of these for sale in the last few months. Some have been priced quite reasonably while others are not exactly "priced to move". This tells me that either people get bored quickly and need to move on to a new toy or that the sound quickly wears off and gets tiring. As a side note, the finest sounding horns that i've ever heard are some built by Ralph via Klassic Audio Reproductions. Sean >

Phill, thanks for bringing yet another option of why i've seen some of the Avantgarde's for sale. You didn't have to get rude, as i simply passed on my thoughts pertaining to the question and never directly commented on the speakers performance. I specifically said that i was not familiar with them. This does bring up another point though. How many improvements to this design will they make and why can't last years models be upgraded to current production standards ? Will the current models be out of date in the year 2001 ??? Those speakers are a lot of cake to become nothing more than "last years model" so quickly. Sean >