Avalon Indra, Eidolon, Opus comparison

John I don't doubt your assessment regarding the mid driver. When I auditioned Eidolon's at stores and shows I constantly walked away from them because they seemed overly warm compared to the other speakers, not to mention I couldn't afford them.

What I was actually hearing were speakers that had standout bass or treble and I assumed they were better. It wasn't until I got the Avalon's home when I realized I couldn't hear the tweeter or the woofer because they are so cohesive. And in an instant I realized exactly what I had been fighting all those years.

I get a very similar feeling from some Vandersteen, Thiel, and Rockport, systems.

Do you have a pair of Eidolon's?

A Krell amp will support a 1-ohm load for speakers with no problems at all!

I have had ascents, monitors, eidolons, now diamonds. The ascents have a midrange magic that even the diamonds don't have. Not a fan of rockport or vandersteens. Hate Krell. Never heard any component as bad. But it's likely my bad hearing and inability to afford power and speaker cables.

The OP has a Gryphon. No need to change his amp.

The first time I began to understand and hear what Avalon does was with a friends pair of Eclipse. I have recommended them to a few friends who still have them. Unfortunately, the Eclipse tweeters are no longer available.

I have a pair of monitors in our little studio powered by some Hypex nCores. An amazing combination for monitoring recording. Not exactly meant for casual listening.