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Avalon Opus Ceramique versus Kharma 3.2

Hi,

As a lot of people who had chance to heared Lamm amps, I will made a system for one of those wonderfull amp.
At the moment I've the M1.1 (hybrid) and will upgrade to a tube ML1.1 or ML2.1 in few months.

I know the Kharma 3.2 - I love their medium with Lamm amp, but not my wife !! She said they look like a coffin ! Bad WAF !!

So, to keep my wife... I'mlooking for speaker not like coffin but also with ceramique drivers,to keep this wonderfull medium, in the same price level.

Avalon Opus ceramique look good, but here in France, I don't have the chance to heard them - and with a Lamm amp it will be really difficult.

If you have the chance to hear this combo, please, give me advice !

thanks

David
davidri

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frankpiet
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I´ve compared Avalon Opus Ceramique to Ayon Falcon S at home for rughly a week. You should STRONGLY consider the Falcon S. It is US $ 15.000,00 or € 12.990,- and simply blows the Avalon of the shelve. Can´t comment on the Kharma as my local dealer dosen´t carry this line but Ayon is definetly a huge step above the Opus in terms of detail retrieval, speed, dynamics, punch, attack, naturalness, imaging and soundstaging. A real stunner with no real preferences (tube or ss). I drive them with a mixed Nagra and Ayre set-up. My sources are DV-50 S and Capitole MK II SE. Cables are Shunyata Helix Series and power cords are Electraglide Epiphany.
frankpiet
307 posts
 
I have to add sth. to my previous comment: Falson S is better in bigger rooms. I exchanged Falcon S with Opus Ceramiques as the Falcon S base line is very sensitive to furniture exchanges which I wasn´t aware of.
Now I´m a very happy Opus Ceramique owner.
Nevertheless: if you´re looking for a very revealing and life like sounding speaker with ceramique drivers your only choice could be Falcon S - at its price a steal!!!
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