cary v12 / gershman avande garde

The V12's will have enough power to drive the Gershman and however I've never heard this particular combination, I think they should sound good together as both are top notch performers. One word of caution: both the RX-20's and the Cary's are a touch mellow in the treble, so unless your front end is very neutral you may find the balance a little too polite.

I agree with the opinion that the RX-20's are a bit mellow even with the switch positioned to "boost" the treble. When I had them, they seemed to mate very well with a Bryston 3B-ST and then later, a 4B-ST (only because I found a great deal locally on the 4B-ST).

i own a pair of cary slm-200 monos and gershman avant gardes. the pairing is magic to my ears. i don't find the speakers to be mellow. they're very detailed in my opinion. i've used the treble boost before but i find myself always going back to the off position. i listen to everything from kmfdm and nin to srv and pj harvey. i could use a little extra low end extension for the hardcore metal (lamb of god, slipknot...), but the bass is still very deep and tight. i think you'll enjoy the pairing. i'm currently using a 47 labs shigaraki transport / dac and am awaiting a supratek chardonnay.