Avalon Opus Ceramique


I’m using Electrocompaniet AW-180 Mono-block power-amp for my Avalon Ascendant II speaker,my amp give enough power to my speaker and I like the result. Just want to know if my amp can also handle Avalon Opus Ceramique very well? Does Opus Ceramique are difficult to drive?
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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!
Ceramique very limited in bass extension. Suitable for small rooms with construction material that traps bass energy (concrete). Bass is insufficient for medium size room. May work if listening position has large bass modes (e.g. chair close to wall behind listener).