Speakers opinions

i owned a pair of gershman avant gardes. the only reason i sold them was due to being bitten by the SET bug. the gershman's are fabulous speakers with the right amplifier. your gryphon should do an excellent job of controlling them.

their bass is deep and tight and their midrange is warm and full from what i recall. the highs could be a bit more extended, but that's really a judgement call. it's been a while since i heard a pair so my acoustic recollection might be rather spotty.

i haven't heard the avalon or the talon so i can't comment on either of them.

What about the new Sonogram vs Avantgarde?

Looked into proac response 2.5's? These are absolutely superb floor standers that sound very coherent articulate, and go quite low in the lower octaves. Very musical and pitch coherent speakers. I own a pair of these as well as a pair of Eggleston andras and sometimes wonder about switching over to the proacs in my smallish listening room.

This thread is a little old, but a pair of Proac 2.5 just went up on Ebay. No relation to the seller. I have a pair already. I agree with 1741. They work perfectly in my 11 X 17 room.