High Efficiency Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: Avantgarde Trio Speakers by Aurelien_from

Model:	Trio
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$$$$
Description:	3 way spherical horn with active subwoofer
Manufacturer URL:	Avantgarde
Model Picture:	View

Review by Aurelien_from_France on March 30, 2014 at 00:09:45
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for the Trio

I make the review brief as English is not my mother language.

I have had quite a lot of high-end speakers. I enjoyed most of them. But, here, the situation is drastically different. It is not really a speaker : from the viewpoint of sound, it is just like the real event, from the viewpoint of design, it is more a work of art !
Everything is just perfect. It just sounds like live music.
You can drive them to incredibly loud levels with a 10 WpC amplifier (the efficiency is close to 110 dB !!) and enjoy a so delicate sound a low levels …
I cannot find any drawback. I cannot find anything they don’t to just right. Either classical or rock, everything sounds just real.

Of course, it is expensive. Obviously. But there is a kind of trend that speakers contenders to be « best of the World » have to reach incredible prices. Maybe 200 000 $, or 300 000 $ or event 500 000 $ ! This one is expensive but not crazily expensive. And to my ears they are indeed the best. I like the sound as an audiophile but I also appreciate the design and engineering as an astrophysicist.

People at Avantgarde are extremely nice. This is a small, "human" company. They make superb speakers. I plan to keep this one a lifetime. It just fulfills all my hopes, and beyond.

Product Weakness:	Will make you find all other speaker a bit ... ridiculous :-)
Product Strengths:	Perfect sound. Huge sensitivity. Magnificent design.

Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier: Audio Analog
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): MBL
Sources (CDP/Turntable): MNBL
Speakers: Trios
Cables/Interconnects: Adioquest
Music Used (Genre/Selections): all
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner

Amplifier:	Audio Analog
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	MBL
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	MNBL
Speakers:	Trios
Cables/Interconnects:	Adioquest
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	all
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner