Avalon Compas

@Wattsperchannel, sorry I misread your post and thought you were advertising a sale on the Tidals! I agree the Compas offers great value compared to the Contriva Diacera & Avalon are using newer drivers.

Siddh, the first thing to mention is that Avalon don't do 'one off' or special orders on their speakers, so you wouldn't be able to order the ED with the CELL concept midrange & tweeter. And I wouldn't recommend modifying a pair of ED's. For one thing, you wouldn't get your money back & the Compas' drivers are a different shape/size, so they won't drop into the ED.

Fwiw, I strongly considered the Eidolon Diamond myself & discussed options with Lucien at Avalon. His recommendation was the Compas Diamond which is a more dynamic and overall superior speaker than the ED & employs Avalon's latest thinking.

The drivers configuration in Compas looks similar to that of
Contriva ~ albeit Avalon seems to be using the smaller
Diamond tweeters (25mm instead of 30mm). Also 4,5" BCC mids
instead of 7"s.

Been enjoying my BCC Contriva for over two years now.. And
to my knowledge, Tidal have since the beginning of last year
incorporated these 'new' BCC drivers into the rest of their
line.

Interesting.. But of course, ultimately is how the sound,
and I believe Avalon is one class act too. IME, properly
implemented, these new black ceramics are a delight,
imparting none the negativity ceramics are notorious for in
the past.

As one who has owned both Avalon (Eclipse, Eidolon, Eidolon Diamond) and Tidal (Piano Cera, Piano Diacera now), know that the Contriva has real magic. That being said, I too have great respect and admiration for Avalon designs.

Well said Bvd and Link. Exactly why I am so excited about getting a chance to hear the Compass which may capture some of the phenomenal atributes (magic) of the Contriva, for a price within my budget.

Has anyone heard of a price on the diamond version of the Compas. I hear $35,000 for the neodymium, butI can't find a diamond figure.