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Vandys 5A Avalon Eidolon Wilson WP7 Aerial 20

O.K. for the final round of comparisons how would you rate the following speakers in terms of overall enjoyment factor with the widest range of audiophile quality music? So far the Vandys get A+ for sense of live music (true to the original recording) and A+ for base management in terms of room acoustics. The Wilsons get A+ for dynamics and 3-D imaging (these speakers dissappear and have a tight low end that is amazing), The Avalon Eidolon has garnared great reviews as well but have heard they may be deficient in the low end. The Aerial 20T has no received as much press and I cannot comment. Just to add to the mix, I have heard the Focal-JM labs Nova Utopia and they sound great but are too analytical for my taste, Sonus Farber Cremona and Kharma Ceramique 3.2 are runners-up but I have no dealers in the Greater NY Metro area to audition them as well. So what is the best speaker for under 25K????????
dkuriloff075f
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linkster
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The weak dollar and distribution system for Kharma (and other foreign products) are going to make a decent sounding speaker ridiculously overpriced. I second Phil's choice of the Eidolon, does everything right. Tight and tuneful bass with decent efficiency and sensitivity. I ran mine with a 50 wpc class A amp to great success. BTW, count Accuphase along with Kharma- good stuff but way overpriced at current retail prices.
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xtremefun
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Aerial 20's are standing all by themselves in this match up..

Wait until you guys see the April Stereophile.

Front Cover Boys !!

Aerial 20's and wait till you read the review

Aerial has shown the world that they can produce the finest speakers on the planet !!

Enjoy
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audiofederation
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All of the speakers mentioned are very nice speakers. All will sound good within a good system. Only a few however have the capacity to sound great within a great system.

If you are *not* going to put together a 'great system' for awhile (defined as containing one of the top 5 digital seperates, one of the top 3 or 4 turntables, one of the top 10 amps, etc.) then any one of these speakers will do fine - listen to them, do your research, and pick your favorite.

If you *are* going to put together a great system, then you will be hard-pressed to hear most of these speakers in a system that will reveal just how far they can go and what their ultimate limits are because most dealers do not setup 'great systems' (Bill Parish at GTT Audio a notable exception). But in any case, for great systems, we like the Kharmas, the Avalon, and seriously try the Wilson Maxx (used, it is at the top of your price range).

In any case, don't forget to
Enjoy!
-Mike (not a dealer for any of these fine speakers)
arf
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JKPHOTO I to love the Vandy 5 However I am concerned that they a to big for my room.Which is . 16 ft l x 12.5 ft w x 8 ft h May I ask your opinion and room size. Thanks for any help. ARF
themadmilkman
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16 x 12.5 x 8? Shouldn't be a problem for the 5's or 5A's. They seem to work very wall in medium-sized rooms like your own. In fact, I would say they work better than they do in larger rooms. personal opinion, obviously, but I think you'd be in good shape with that.

Just be sure to experiment with having the speakers against the long wall. Seems to come out better more often than not.
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