AVI Speakers - Any opinions or info

I am listening to my Neutron IV's as I write. I am driving them with my Linn Classik, mostly using an LP12/Valhalla/Ittok LVII/Adikt as my source. They are really impressive at any volume. They definitely have the studio monitor feel, but do a great job of combining accuracy with musicality. They bested the Linn Katans, Sonus Faber Concertinos, and the Vienna Acoustic Haydns in my listening at Overture Audio. They have gotten great press abroad, as they should when they get reviewed here. Resale is still a question obviously, but you probably won't want to sell them unless you move up the AVI line.

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.

The brit magazine Hifi Choice does a feature every month where a dealer puts together a complete system for listening.

A while back they had a complete AVI system, cd/pre/amp and the Brio speakers. The article basically said it was the best system they had ever listened to. This is not the sort of praise you normally hear about the other monthly systems.

There must be something to this brand, and all their products seems reasonably priced.