Avalon Opus vs. Verity Parsifal Encore


Anyone care to comment on the relative merits of these fine speakers. They are similarly sized and priced. Drive characteristics (load, sensitivity) are somewhat similar.
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Ok, I have to confess. I am the owner of Eidolons. Chearly it has a better low end than the Verity's....but oh what a midrange and sounstage depth. I have to say if I had to do it all over again..I don't know. When I made the purchase of the Eidolons, Verity had just revised the system to Encore status. I found the older Parsifals somewhat lacking in upper octave transparency. Based on the choice with the Opus, I'd have to say the Encores win hands down. Heard the Encores with an Accuphase front end (DP-75V) directly driving the power amp (Accuphase A-50V). Absolutely stunning. BTW, this is from someone who has also owned older Avalon Eclipse's. Let's remember that the Eclipse has been out since 1991. I still think the Eidolon is an overall better speaker but that Verity midrange is to die for.