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.
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.