Should be an interesting comparison. After owning a zillion speakers, I bought a pair of Parisfal Encores 7 years ago and have never desired to purchase another speaker. Everything I've read about Avalons tells me they will be more tightly focused with amazing soundstage, tight, tuneful bass... in other words, the perfect speaker for fussy audiophiles.
Avalon Eidolon or Parsifal Encore
I currently own the Verity Audio Parsifal Encores and am perfectly happy with them. However, a long time ago I heared a phenomenally sounding pair of Avalon Radian HC's, so I am intruiged by the pair of Avalon Eidolon's that is currenlty listed on auction. If I can pick them up at the right price I would consider doing an in house shoot out against the Verities and keep what I like best. Obviously, besides the financial ramifications, this is a big hassle involving shipping heavy boxes coast to coast, so before I decide whether to bid an the Avalon's I am interested in any opinions on how these two speakers compare. I listen mostly to small acoustic ensemble music (right in the Verity's sweetspot), and I use 200 Wpc pure class A monoblocks. Any comments are welcome.