Mine used to be Avantgarde speakers but after hearing them in person, I was pretty underwhelmed with them, especially for the costs.
Then I ran into Charney Audio stuff (I actually called him on a CD player/DAC unit). And I have to say, my dream speaker will be his Concerto with the AER drivers. They are just out of this world. And you only need a 4W amp to drive them so they can be very fast and articulate, but have deep and highly detailed/nuanced bass at the same time. It’s really hard to describe - if you’re in the area or within 2-3 hrs drive from his place in NJ, you should definitely come by and listen to his stuff to have a sense of what his speakers sound like. He has the Concerto and the smaller Companion for demo (I have his Companion set).
And if I have all the money in the world, I would like to commission him to do something really unique for me (the guy has a CNC machine in his workshop downstairs so he seriously can design/make almost anything you want...).
Then I ran into Charney Audio stuff (I actually called him on a CD player/DAC unit). And I have to say, my dream speaker will be his Concerto with the AER drivers. They are just out of this world. And you only need a 4W amp to drive them so they can be very fast and articulate, but have deep and highly detailed/nuanced bass at the same time. It’s really hard to describe - if you’re in the area or within 2-3 hrs drive from his place in NJ, you should definitely come by and listen to his stuff to have a sense of what his speakers sound like. He has the Concerto and the smaller Companion for demo (I have his Companion set).
And if I have all the money in the world, I would like to commission him to do something really unique for me (the guy has a CNC machine in his workshop downstairs so he seriously can design/make almost anything you want...).