Venture Audio

I heard their top of the line pair; which I believe retails for around $85-90k. I've not heard the Maxx3, but have heard the Magico M-5 at Weinhart design in LA, and also compare them to the MBL 111'es I have. I felt the Venture were better than my MBL's in many ways, hard to compare them the M-5's, different rooms and different electronics feeding them; the M-5's were being feed digital data from PS audio perfect wave d/t, with tubed EAR preamp and amps, the Ventures had CD transport, DAC, and solid state amps...the venture's to my ear sounded very good; warm, open; great sound staging, incredible detail; fantastic midrange and base, no fatigue, I could be very happy with these speakers if I could afford them.Not many people are aware of this find brand, and they don't get much review time; but they are indeed worthy competitors to the best out there; and should be auditioned if possible. I think I liked them better than the Magico's M-5, but would need to spend more critical listening to arrive at a fair and accurate comparison.

I have experience with Venture Speakers. I currently own the Venture Exellence Model.

Let me share with you my personal take on their models.

First, in their "Classic Series" of speakers, my favorite two speakers are the "Excellence III Signatures" & the "Reference III Signatures".

Main reason for choosing those two models is that the Excellence III Model is very coherent, fast, great imaging, and dynamic. Also, the degree of "realism" is amazing. This speaker retails between 50-55k (I think it is the best bargain in the Venture line).

The Reference III Signature gives you all of the great attributes of the Venture sound (Realism, Speed, Tones, etc..), but I say its strongest asset would be the "Scale" of reproducing live events (especially large orchestral music), and the level of realism it achieves doing so. Basically, it gives you the same sound that the Excellence provide, with a bit more of scale and realism (If your room can accommodate such a large speaker). It retails around 125-135k.

In the Classic Series I also like the "Grand Excellence III" (70-75k), but I think that you get a lot more value for your money with the "Excellence III". If I was going to upgrade from the "Exellence III" it would be to the "Reference" (or the "Grand Ultimate", which I will discuss next).

Second, In the "Ultimate Series" of Speakers, I like both models a lot.

The "Grand Ultimate" Speaker is a fantastic speaker. It retails around 95-99k. This speaker has all the attributes that I've listed above in terms of sound. If I was deciding on this speaker, I would compare it to the "Reference" speaker in the Classic Series (It really is one's personal preference, you can't go wrong with either one).

The "Ultimate Charm" is also great sounding if someone is looking for a two way speaker. I believe it is around 30-35k.

Finally, I've compared Venture speakers to other top notch manufactures. My experience overall has shown me that it is quite difficult to beat the Venture designs because of the "Coherency" and "Realism" that they achieve. Other designs tend to excel in one or two aspects of sound (i.e. tones, dynamics, speed etc..). However, the Ventures excel in all aspect, thus giving the coherency and realism that I've been talking about.

Hope this was helpful.

Very good summery Malawar. Venture loudspeakers are indeed some of the best speakers ever. The fit-n-finish is to die for.

Talk2me, thank you for the complement. You are right, Venture speakers sound and look incredible. We audiophiles sometimes ignore to mention the aesthetic appearance of products, and these speakers do look beautiful.

Where did you hear Venture Speakers? Do you own Venture Speakers? And if so, which model?

I heard the Venture CR-8 Signature at Precision Audio, and will be looking to buy a pair.