Realistic presentation of classical, jazz, vocals.

Black (base) stands may not suit your taste.

The "Auditorium" is the name of the entry level Living Voice speaker as well as the product line name of all three models in the "domesticly acceptable" range of Living Voice speakers. (There are other very large and expensive horns available too.) My speakers are the entry level Auditoriums. I've used them with both Rega amps and tube amps. The Auditoriums are like no other speaker I auditioned. They get the dynamic contrasts and tonal balance absolutely right. The music flows effortlessly and the speakers easily communicate the emotion of the performance. While not a large speaker, the Auditoriums do deliver realistic sense of scale very much like a big speaker can. They are a very well balanced speaker and, uniquly, seemed to have just the right mix of what I wanted in a speaker, ie. room friendly, wife friendly, big scale and dynamics, good base, high performance, easy to drive, and affordable.

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Trinagle, ProAc, JM Lab, Naim.

Balance, transparency, range, stage, detail.....

NONE!

I listened to over 250 pairs of speakers during my search for the stereo system I currently own. I will tell you that I am overwhelmed by my Living Voice Avatar OBX-R''s. They are coupled with NAIM gear and seem be an excellent match. These speakers are so controlled and balanced. They are the most musical speakers I''ve listened to. I disagree with the previous review about their looks. The finish on these speakers is beautiful and although they are very traditional in their cabinet design, you get your money''s worth on the components inside. Please have a listen to these before you buy, you''ll absolutely love them. In fact, write me if you like at sarmst76@hotmail.com

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B$W, NAIM, NEAT, Jean-Marie Reynaud...

Balance, high sensitivity, transparency

looks (I am referring to the Avatar OBX-R version which sells at GBP 4000) these should be better.

Chipboard and braced cabinets a little over a meter tall, narrow front and depth, outboard crossover box with some good stuff inside, vifa mid/bass and scan speak revelator in a d'appolito config; 95 db sensitivity, 6 ohm impedence. The best speaker short of a superlative horn speaker. Fast, transparent to what you feed it, tonally and stylisticaly, full, detailed, huge sound and a very horn-like way of coupling to the room.

A must try methinks.

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Nothing dynamic and this high in sensitivity