Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse

I bought a new / demo pair of them back in 1998 or so. Great speaker even though a two way that as someone noted , very bass shy. Avalon is no longer the company they were back then under Neil Patel.  In my opinion the new line is good but not for the asking price and a difficult speaker to get sounding right .  I sold them around 2005 when the tweeters could not be replaced if anything happened to them . They could be very expensive but good looking book ends if they went bad but $700 and if you could get the crates which is a must with those speakers …..go for it. Hell concert tickets are that much now !!!!

@celo I am with you, I would be hesitant to ask too, but then again: Karma, I am sure you have done favors too, expecting nothing in return

@grislybutter oh many many times, like most people have.

I am not sure about "most" but I can sure buy into optimism these days :)

$700 is really enticing.  If you have older Rowland or good tube gear it probably would be worth it--I would not drive them with Class D or a cheap amplifier.  The soundstaging of the Avalons is remarkable, and the original models were superbly built.