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November 9, 2017, 10:49 PM #1Audioshark
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Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Just finished a long day installing and setting up a customers new Duo Mezzo XD's. He loved the color combo of mine so much, he ordered the same thing.
They sound awesome in his room!
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November 9, 2017, 11:46 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Awesome!
They look great..
What electronics is he running? Is that a Yamamoto integrated?Industry Disclosure: Owner Epiphanic Audio. Bespoke 2 channel resource in Virginia Beach VA. Dealer for darTZeel and other great brands.
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November 10, 2017, 06:13 AM #3Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Congratulations to your customer! I really like the Duo Mezzo XDs. Pure musical enjoyment!
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Amplification: MBL 6010D, MBL 9008A Monos
Analog: Kuzma R, Kuzma 4Point (11”), MSL Ultra Eminent EX
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November 10, 2017, 09:35 AM #4Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Looking awesome! Lucky owner must me in heaven now :-)...btw those Raidho's at the back look like toys vs. AG
LS: Vienna Acoustics Klimt "The Music"
PowerAmp: Nagra VPA
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November 10, 2017, 09:50 AM #5Audioshark
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Thanks. Yes, he is very very happy with the AG's. I got a text at 3:30am this morning "these Avantgarde's are f'ing amazing!!". He's using a Melody PSET 300b integrated that he picked up in China for $3000 (his work takes him to Asia regularly). He bought it just to get started with things. He has the Chord DAVE (and Lampi GG). The DAVE/Melody/AG was making sweet music last night. I spent about 90 minutes dialing them into his room for the initial break in period. After break in (about 200 hours), I'll be back tweaking things.
Originally Posted by Golum
Looking awesome! Lucky owner must me in heaven now :-)...btw those Raidho's at the back look like toys vs. AGMy Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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November 10, 2017, 10:21 AM #6Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Wow! One can really appreciate how massive they are - just look at the Raidho D3 in the background - gives a good sense of scale. The Raidho look so slim and small in comparison! Wow... congrats to you both... Originally Posted by Mike
Just finished a long day installing and setting up a customers new Duo Mezzo XD's. He loved the color combo of mine so much, he ordered the same thing.
They sound awesome in his room!
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November 10, 2017, 10:22 AM #7Audioshark
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
There's no replacement for displacement.
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"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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November 10, 2017, 10:27 AM #8Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
What amps Mike ........... ???? Originally Posted by Mike
Just finished a long day installing and setting up a customers new Duo Mezzo XD's. He loved the color combo of mine so much, he ordered the same thing.
They sound awesome in his room!
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November 10, 2017, 10:28 AM #9Audioshark
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
See above. Originally Posted by a.wayne
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"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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November 10, 2017, 11:52 AM #10Behavior Moderator (be nice police!)
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Awesome Mike!!
Love AG's!!!!Mark
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November 10, 2017, 02:14 PM #11Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Looks awesome!
IMO, from a best sound standpoint, I'd get those Raidhos out of the room so that they don't play along, slightly out of tune...DPT4ME - Dynamics, Presence & Tone for Musical Engagement; MBP (3) - stripped down for music only; Shunyata Omega & Sigma USBs; ISO REGEN w/short Curious USB links; Berkeley Alpha USB; Aqua La Scala II Optologic DAC; Schiit Yggdrasil - fully updated; Ayre Codex dac - updated; Pass Labs INT-60 integrated amp; Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE-2 preamp, Quicksilver Mono 120 amps w/Tung-Sol KT150s; Quicksilver Mid Mono amps w/Gold Lion KT77s; Fyne Audio 703s; Symposium Svelte Plus & Ultra Platforms; REL S-812 subwoofers; Duelund DCA12GA speaker cables; AV Room Service EVPs, Stein Music Harmonizers, Duelund DCA16GA & 20GA ICs; Shunyata Denali 6000S/V2; Tripp Lite PCs; Wyred 4 Sound power cords; AudioDharma cable cooker; dedicated custom room; various GIK & ASC room treatments; etc.
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November 10, 2017, 02:49 PM #12Audioshark
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Agreed. Originally Posted by Jim Smith
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"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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November 11, 2017, 12:49 AM #13Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
[QUOTE=Mike;220172]See above.
I have this same Melody amp. Rolled a quad of Sophia Royal Princess 300b’s in and it’s a stellar amp. Weighing in at around 80 pounds the transformer are mammoth and it drives my Quad 57’s and 85db monitors with more than ample authority.
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June 11, 2018, 06:20 PM #14Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
Is there any update from owner ?
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June 11, 2018, 09:57 PM #15Senior Member
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Re: Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD install today
I've had this same Melody amp for years. It's a killer amp - weights around 85 pounds. Huge transformers. It drives nearly any speakers. I installed a quad of Sophia Royal Princess tubes and the tone and separation it brought to voices and instruments is really superlative. Highly recommended, if you can find one.
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