Not end game. Think TAD Reference...
Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker?
This past week, I spent about 90 minutes listening to a number of my favorite tracks through Rockport's Avior II speakers. For the most part, I found them to be accurate and musical, but with one shortcoming (maybe). To me, the most bottom end on some tracks with deep bass sounded a little over-emphasized in that realm. Of course, that exaggeration could be due to an anomaly in the streamer/DAC or the amplifier, and not the speakers themselves. I just don't know, which is why I am asking other Audiogon participants familiar with the Avior II to let me know their impressions of this speaker gained from the experiences living with -- or at least listening to -- them.
This will be my last purchase of speakers, and I want my decision to be as educated as possible. Thanks!
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I heard Rockport Altairs there with MSB front end and Boulder pre/amps and the bass was likewise a little wooly. I don’t think Andy Payor would let a speaker out the door with bass performance like that and came away convinced that Goodwins doesn’t know how to properly position speakers in a room for best performance. The room was plenty big so it wasn’t that. I would not have even demoed those speakers the way they sounded if I was Goodwins — it was embarrassing. They also had the Rockport monitors in a room that was horribly over damped that totally sucked the life out of the sound. I think their room design/setup skills leave a lot to be desired. |
Here's a thorough review (listening AND measurements). It still appears in Class A (full range) of their Recommended Speakers, along with ~30 others. Worth the read, then you can decide which & how many others you want to check out. |
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