Had the Volents for a while. Very clean, detailed and transparent. They threw a very nice soundstage. However, I didn't find the bass to be as deep as some have said it to be. My room is bigger than someone's post above, but I still was expecting more from the speaker's bass. I tried them with solid state and tube amplification. I preferred them with tubes, but ultimately found them a bit too forward. YMMV.
Esoteric MG-10 vs Volent VL-2 vs A. Zen Adagio Jr
I'm going to be getting an Esoteric AI-10 integrated amp for my small office, and using its built in DAC to run lossless music from my Mac. I'm considering the above speakers and wondered if anyone has heard any of them in a similar system. I listen to classical music and hard rock. I know Absolute Sound gave the Volents a great review, but then you hear from others not to trust the reviewers! It's hard to get a chance to actually hear these models in person, so any input or advice would be much appreciated.