I'm sure they are fabulous - all their stuff is. Dependng on the deal if there is a pair available, you should weigh that versus the new Avior, which is being released within the week from Rockport. They will be $29,500 per pair - all brand new honeycomb carbon drivers ((2) 9" front firing woofers with a 6" midrange and the same berrylium tweeter as the $97k Altair) . I heard them a few days ago and they are absolutly breathtking. The only speakers I ever heard that were better at any price were Rockports bigger speakers.
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I heard the Rockport Mira Grand II speakers at Audio Vision in SF, (which are for sale here on Audiogon - see link below), a few years ago. They sounded very good. They did not quite have the depth in the bass region, that the Rockport Antares have, (a friend owns a pair of those), but they definitely sounded like they were cut from the same cloth. (Both were highly refined speakers.) If I could have afforded them, I would have bought them. BTW, there is another pair for sale on Audiogon, but they are used speakers, as opposed to Demo speakers, but they are priced lower. Rockport speakers do tend to need a bit of power to get them to come to life. (A friend uses the 220 wpc hybrid Lamm M2.2 monoblocks with his Antares, and they bring out the best in those speakers. However, the tubed 150 wpc VAC Phi 300.1 stereo amp, worked wonders with them as well. (The VAC provided better mid-range and treble response, but the Lamms provided quicker and deeper bass response. Six of one, half a dozen of the other!) However, I agree with Darkj that they do need room to breathe, due to the side firing woofers. My two cents worth. >Rockport Mira Grand 2 Speakers for sale . |
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