Avalon Opus Ceramique

I think the Opus Ceramique sensitivity should be very similar to the Ascendant II. Probalby rangning from 87-89 dB. The results of your current dynamics and SPL should be similar. The Opus Ceramique will be more refined however and you should get increased holography and better soundstaging. Believe it or not, however, the Ceramique version of the Opus may be a little bass-shy. Maybe more bass-shy than the Ascendant.

Hello Mm622.

You won't have any problems driving the Opus with your amp. I've heard the regular Opus numerous times driven to nice listening levels by the Tenor OTL. The ceramic version of Opus is reported to be tighter, quicker, & more accurate in the bass vs. the regular ported Opus. It's a great speaker! Hope it works out for you.

I know your amp, it is a very musical amp. I sold Avalon for over 6 years of time. We also had this speaker in our shop. It is no problem with your amp to be driven. i even think it is a good match. Because they work better with musical amps.

The bass unit is very fast. But...you need to be careful. We blew it up several times. Even with heavy amps.

Many thanks for valuable information! I also have these questions:

1)Do you think if any big improvement in sound quality if I switch from Ascendant II to Opus Ceramique?

2)Does Opus Ceramique sounds more like Ascendant II or Indra?

Just one bad thing about the Opus Ceramique in my personal opinion (also other older Avalon speaker for me), it need to lay down to connect the speaker cable, this is not convenient for those people who like to try different speaker cable from time to time.

I do think it will be a noticeable improvement and a actual upgrade for you.

It's kind of a mini-Eidolon. The imagining of Opus is really something when set up properly.

Enjoy!