I had both Duos and Trios. Unless you can be pretty far away from them, you hear parts of an instrument coming from different places. Also only with the flexibility of the Trios could you get both good bass and good imaging. I have had the Beauhorn Virtuosos for better than 2 years and love them. They use one driver, the Lowther, and have no crossover. They need help on the bottom, however. They would probably not be considered as pretty as the Avantgardes, but are smaller and cheaper.
avantgarde loudspeakers
Hi all, are Avantgarde loudspeakers (horn design) the best in the world? They are very efficiënt, have excellent microdynamics and terrifying macrodynamics, beautiful instrumental and vocal timbre, truly you-are-there presentation of music, so what else do you want? I've always believe horn designs are outdated because they sound quite coloured and are not capable of giving a believable soundstage. But I could be wrong.