AVI Speakers - Any opinions or info

For Woodpecker: the Neutrons are doing their disappearing act very well but that is what someone can expect from a very small monitor, it is one of the general qualities (and fun factor) of a small enclosure. If you close your eyes the good quality floorstanders will also disappear (I mean sonicly ;)) and it also depends on the recording itself (like Amused to Death). Dynamics and vocals are indeed astonishing btw.

For Agisthos: the review can be found on their website http://www.avihifi.co.uk/choicereview/choicereview.html and describes the system, with the Trios, pretty well.

AVI speakers represent great value for money. The sound is uncolored, fast, detailed with a vast soundstage and great dynamics. You can enjoy your music forever without getting tired. I do own a complete AVI setup (pre amp, power amp, cd player, Brio loudspeakers) and owned a lot of serious stuff beforebut I have never been as satisfied as I am now.

I have owned Merlin VSM speakers which where very, very good but I have a larger listening room now (65 m2) and like to listen loud with almost lifelike dynamics, the Merlins could not fullfill that role. The AVI Brio speakers are superb and do the job a fair amount better than Wilson, SF, Dynaudio, etc. and has the most articulated and tight bas I have ever heard before. It is also one of the few speakers (besides ATC and PMC) that do not compress at high volume levels.

The smaller 2-way systems do have the same characteristics and I recently bought a pair of active Pro9+ speakers for my son. He uses them with his iPod and I think the combination beats most hifi systems in their price range.

Give them a try, you won't be disappointed. And if I understand it right you like to resell them, take the whole AVI line and serious music lovers will reward you.