Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse

never heard them, but this excerpt addresses your question, quoting Charles Hanson:

"But you know, time has a way of sorting things out. I believe that the Avalon will be one of a handful of products from its time that will stand up in the years to come. Look at the 1950s—as far as we've come, there are still a select few loudspeakers that could make you happy today: the Klipschorns, Altec A7s, KLH 9s, original Quads... Think about it—if I told you that you could only have one system for the rest of your life and it consisted of a Marantz 7, a Marantz 8B, and a pair of Quads, could you be happy? I could. That stuff sounds good, looks good—there's integrity to the design. I'd like to think the Avalon will be remembered like those products."

from Stereophile

If it was something you know you want, you would have gone already, so

$700. seems like nothing for them, and yet, it’s plenty, there are a ton of used speakers for sale for $700. on hifishark,

it’s always, what don’t I get when I stay below _____? Seems to me you know ahead of time they will lack low bass, is that ok? For how long?’ Marvel at whatever they do very well and uniquely, until it is clear what they don’t do, then you marvel at yourself, how you could have wasted soooo much time, effort, knowing there’s no low bass, no surprise.

If you search, your country, perhaps $800. max, then see so many choices, next, limit to only a few hours away, where you can truly check them out, hear them, say no if needed more easily.

Next, a limit of $1,600, i.e. double the maximum. Now what do you get? Now enough bass to live with for a heck of a long time? Easier to repair in the future? Easier to re-sell? Might be better to make a short list, sell something, wait for something to pop up close enough, .......

Search daily, filter by ..., sort ’first seen, new first’, know a great opportunity, don’t let someone beat you to it

where do you live, zip code?