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Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker?

This past week, I spent about 90 minutes listening to a number of my favorite tracks through Rockport's Avior II speakers. For the most part, I found them to be accurate and musical, but with one shortcoming (maybe). To me, the most bottom end on some tracks with deep bass sounded a little over-emphasized in that realm. Of course, that exaggeration could be due to an anomaly in the streamer/DAC or the amplifier, and not the speakers themselves. I just don't know, which is why I am asking other Audiogon participants familiar with the Avior II to let me know their impressions of this speaker gained from the experiences living with -- or at least listening to -- them.

This will be my last purchase of speakers, and I want my decision to be as educated as possible. Thanks!

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creditingkarma
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I have owned the Rockport Atria II and Cygnus. Both are impressive speakers and I never noticed the bass being muddy with them. The Cygnus did put out a lot of bass in my room but that was easy to remedy with a bit of digital eq below 100hz. I found Rockport speakers to be extremely coherent from top to bottom. With that said I did own Magico before and missed some of the Magico sound. Since I have moved on to Estelon which I find more detailed and easier to position in a room. 

zlone
678 posts
 

FWIW, I heard these at AXPONA this year, they were some of the best I heard and left a lasting impression. I am guessing that properly positioned in a treated room they would sound great. 

kennyc
1,514 posts
 

Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker?

That's a subjective question - we each have hearing preferences.  

 I found them to be accurate and musical

That is important - seems that this speaker resonates with you.  The bass is just a set-up and/or room issue that can be solved.  Bottom line, this is likely an ideal choice for the OP.

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