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| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? Sir Speedy I think you are right,the cost of parts in a speaker is a non-factor.Weather it be Wilson,Kharma or Avalon,the proof is in the performance and the buyers freedom of choice.Is the speaker worth the asking price and in my case the answer ... | |
| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? As far as I can figure the driver cost alone in the Isis is about 13000.00 not counting the crossover and the wiring.Compare that to the driver cost in a wilson max about 2000.00 to 3000.00 depending on the model they choose. | |
| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? Hi Tom,I went with the Maple finish,out of the 3 standard finishes Maple-Walnut-Cherry,I liked it the best.As I put more hours on them they seem to be getting a little more relaxed.Incredible effort by Avalon. | |
| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? Hi Sir Speedy,At that price they are a absolute steal.I talk to Lucien often at Avalon and the first production run of 7 are sold,the next run of 12 have 6 of them sold.That will take them to about sept.,they want to make about 3 a month.Hope this... | |
| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? Thank You for all your good wishes.I listened for about 5 hours yesterday and I realize that you are hearing much further into the recording,if that makes sense.It has tremendous depth of field and a huge soundstage to go along with the transparen... | |
| WILL THE NEW 60,000 AVALON ISIS BE THE BEST YET? Hi sir speedy,I am sure the VTL would make a super match for the Isis,the 3 db more efficiency really makes it easier on the amp and the VTLs are really powerful.I personally like the Cat jl3s,ken stevens said they are putting out about 270 into t... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 2 cars,a 1997 lumina and a 1994 e320 mercedes. | |
| Anyone heard the new Virtual Dynamics Revelation? Hi,I replaced 3 revalation power cords with revelation sigs and it is pretty amazing.Rick Schultz knows his stuff. | |
| Avalon Eidolon and CAT JL2 I have the Eidilon Diamonds,Jl3 sigs and a Cat Ult mk2 pre and it is heaven.For what it's worth. | |
| Best power amp below US $ 20.000,00 ?? Find yourself a used pair of cat jl3 sigs.Drive Eidilons great. | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Miracles by Jefferson Starship.Real Deep! | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Definitely ,the Rolling Stones (Get yer ya ya"s out).Incredible amount of energy on tape,I only wish they released the whole concert.I was there and it was magic for about an hour and 40 minutes.Never forgot it. | |
| Denver Audio Show photos I second that.Thank You Mr.Porter for your time and precision at covering shows,you are our eyes to the newest equipment and should be commended. | |
| Avalon Isis I forgot to mention the speaker terminals are on the back not on the bottom and the efficency will be 90 db @ 1 meter. | |
| Avalon Isis Hi,It is 60 in tall,14 1/2 in wide,17 in deep with a bigger black diamond tweeter than the Diamond and a bigger ceramic midrange.Also it has 2 12in woofers.It will retail for 58k. |