they were about 5 feet out from the wall. and I was using a krell ksa100 mk11.
I sold them to a friend who is using the same amp and a conrad johnson pv9a.
I replaced them with a pair of JM Labs because I had moved my music into a different room configuration.
What I can say for the Avante Garde's is that I have not heard a speaker to date that can soundstage or image like the gershmans. Especially when put on the short wall of the room. with 10 feet behind them they are amazing and create a deep deep stage that sounds like it is 20 feet away..