Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse

I don't think it is fair to ask him to listen to them knowing I won't buy them at his asking price. It would be nice though.

fair enough. Sometimes audiophiles are friendly enough though to just let a fellow invalid listen 

@thecarpathian makes it  sound so appealing, I want to join.

Maybe you could contact the guy by you, explain the situation. Maybe even offer him a small fee for his time.

@grislybutter ,

Grizz, that’s my old neck of the woods. Was a firefighter in Panama City. A lot of really cool places still along the gulf that haven’t been overrun and ruined yet. They call that part the Forgotten Coast.

Funny enough, there’s a pair super close to where I live, Ft. Lauderdale. However, the owner won’t sell them for $700! The one I am talking about is in Alabama.

Could be stolen.., don't get popped after driving 12 hrs.

Erin from Erin's Audio Corner lives nearby in Alabooma. Give him 700 bucks and maybe he'll a) pick it up for you b) measure it on his klippel and start hearing all kinds of things before he looked at his graph (the fakeass lying golden ear 'subjective listener' that he is)...i.e., without ever looking at a graph, he'll tell you he heard a 0.5db bump @ 3200hz!!  and c) freight ship it to you (maybe)

In short, don't trust the way of these Alaboomans too much...be cautious.