Amp to match Avantgarde Uno G2 horn speakers

Seadogs1, Hi, Good question.....two part answer. 1) If you are sitting in the sweet spot and you move your head to the right or left a foot or so, then yes the center image will shift....pretty much the same as before. 2) If you sitting of axis as in four or five feet off center, then the entire soundstage is present with acurate soundstaging.

Unfortunately, what I have been told by Avantgarde in Germany is that I have the only pair of G2's here in the states. I am in NYC at Rhapsody Music and Cinema, 24th street, off 5th Ave. If I can answer any further questions or if you are in the NYC area or are going to be visiting give me a call and come and visit....and bring cd's or LP's that you know...212-229-1842....bob

A few months back I went to an Avantgarde demo show in The Netherlands. The dealer choice for amplification was Audio Note, but he was very nice and switched (at my request) the Audio Note for Accuphase, i.e. the E-560 class A integrated (30 watts into 8 ohms). I have requested this amp because I own the Accuphase E-550 (the predecessor of E-560).

The Accuphase-Avantgarde combination was just marvelous. I could not find a single fault. I have listened only to the UNOs. The dealer bagged me to listen also to the DUO Omegas. He assured me that the DUOs will sound even better than the UNOs (driven by the same Accuphase of course). Unfortunately, I could not stay any longer, the time just flu by spinning one disc after another and I was late to an appointment.

Apparently, according to the dealer, it is well known that Accuphase-Avantgarde is a match made in heaven. The demo I have attended has certainly proven that indeed that was the case.

My Duo Omegas have mated best with Lamm ML2s - synergy defined, and hailed as an excellent match by none other than Vladimir Lamm himself. Previously used Cary 300SE 8wpc mnons, and (with better results) Wright Sound 3.5 monos (2A3 with 3.5wpc). The Lamms are staying.

Best matches I've heard:

-Lamm 2.1
-Audiopax 88
-First Watt F3 and J2
-Viva

The nice thing about First Watt is that you can have an in home trial from Reno HiFi. The F3 was wonderful but not a great match with my Hovland HP-100.

I heard the big Avantgardes in the NYC show a few years back with B.A.T. amps and I was very impressed. There was no shout factor, tinnyness, or bass boom. It seemed just right and very involving. I forgot if tubes were involved.