Avalon is a legendary but not legacy company. They did not gather appreciation, recognition and respect over many long decades in small steps but stormed straight to the top. Company owner and protagonist Neil Patel (each project has its own engineer) created a company which in cosmetic terms builds iconic loudspeakers.
Even so, I personally was never touched by the sound of Avalons. I listened to them many times at shows where they proved never more than passable. Now my review session of the Ascendant suggested that probably the speakers in my prior encounters were never properly set up. Something simply must have been wrong. This does not happen often but the Avalons require ultra-precise positioning. If we don’t pay proper attention, they might sound okay but really, there’s only one single spot in any given room where they will sound as they should. And the burn-in… the company talks 300-400 hours and then you have to add settle-down time even if they have arrived already preconditioned. This is something Jeff Dorgay mentioned in his review: “The more time you spend with the Ascendants, the more you realize what masterpieces of fine craftsmanship they are.”
If you believe these speakers is what you system needs to become perfect and you’ve been looking to buy a pair of these at a suitable price, find a suggestion below:
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