Note that this is a discontinued product. You may want to visit the brand's page here to browse their newer products.
What reviewers think
Magazine reviewers and YouTubers have tried this product—so we've summarized their strongest opinions below.
Product Strengths
- Combines a fully active capability using iTron current drive amplification
- Uses the proven mid and treble drivers/horns from the Duo GT
- Offers the latest low-frequency control software
- Has two bass drivers per cabinet, driven by twice the bass amplification compared to the Duo GT
- Has a vertically disposed driver array, which is easier to work with than the Trio
- Has a full-range horn output
Product Considerations
- Sees a substantial increase in price, from €57,500 to €89,700
- The base cabinet has a larger frontal aspect, making it visually bigger than the Duo GT
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs Duo GT: Has a wider base cabinet and is taller, making it visually larger, though its space demands are not dissimilar, and has two bass drivers per cabinet compared to the Duo GT's one, driven by twice the bass amplification
- Vs Trio: Is easier to accommodate and afford, and has a vertically disposed driver array, which is easier to work with than the Trio with its offset tweeter and displaced bass cabinets
Takeaway: The Avantgarde Mezzo combines high-quality components and advanced features, making it an appealing option for serious listeners looking for excellent sound. With its active amplification and user-friendly design, it offers a compelling listening experience.
Compared to their other products
We think it's helpful to understand how this product fits into the brand's full lineup (below). To learn more about these products, visit the brand's page.
Zero Itron:
- Positioning: The entry-level active speaker in Avantgarde Acoustic's lineup.
- Description: Features a compact design and iTRON amplifier technology, providing seamless integration and ease of use. Unlike the larger models like the Uno SD, it is ideal for smaller spaces and offers a more budget-friendly option while still delivering the signature Avantgarde sound. Its full-active design with a 3-way system and integrated Class D bass amplifier makes it a versatile choice for those seeking high performance without the need for additional amplifiers.
Uno SD:
- Positioning: A compact version of the Duo series, designed for smaller rooms while maintaining high performance.
- Description: Features a compact size and high sensitivity, making it suitable for smaller spaces without compromising on sound quality. It includes a 500mm midrange horn and a newly developed tweeter, offering a natural and clear sound. Compared to the larger Duo GT, the Uno SD is more accessible in terms of space and budget, yet it still provides a rich audio experience with its advanced driver technology and integrated bass amplifier.
Duo GT:
- Positioning: The most advanced model in the Duo series, offering superior performance and features.
- Description: Features dual 12-inch bass drivers and 670mm horn, providing exceptional dynamic range and bass response. It incorporates the same tweeter as the Trio G3, ensuring top-tier sound quality. Compared to the Duo SD, the GT offers enhanced bass performance and a more powerful amplifier.
Mezzo:
- Positioning: A high-end model designed for those who desire top-tier performance without the space requirements of the Trio with SpaceHorn.
- Description: Inspired by classic designs and offers a full-range horn system with a unique bass reflex configuration. It features dual 12-inch drivers and a 670mm horn, providing a rich and immersive sound. While it approaches the performance of the Trio G3, it is more compact and suitable for those who cannot accommodate the larger Trio setup. Its advanced bass system and modular design make it a standout choice.
Trio G3:
- Positioning: The flagship model, representing the pinnacle of Avantgarde Acoustic's speaker technology.
- Description: Features a groundbreaking 3-way horn system with a 109 dB sensitivity. It includes the innovative SpaceHorn for bass, offering an expansive and distortion-free sound. Compared to other models like the Mezzo, the Trio G3 provides the most comprehensive audio experience. Its modular design allows for future upgrades, ensuring long-term value and performance.
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Manufacturer's notes
- Frequency range satellite: 170-28,000 Hz
- Frequency range Subwoofer: 18-350 Hz
- Power handling: 100 Watt
- Sensitivity (1 Watt/1 m): > 107 dB
- Crossover frequencies: 170/3,500 Hz
- Nominal impedance: 18 Ohm
- Recommended amplifier power: > 10 Watt
- Recommended room size: > 20 sqm
- Horn diameter midrange: 670 mm
- Horn diameter tweeter: 200 mm
- Driver size: 300 mm / 12 inches
- Number of drivers: 2x XB12
- Voice coil diameter: 153 mm
- Flux density: 1.15 Tesla / 480 mm
- Output power (RMS): 1x 1000 Watt
- Dimensions width: 670 mm
- Dimensions depth: 720 mm
- Dimensions height (+/- 15 mm): 1,714 mm
- Weight: 135.5 kg
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- Detailed, exciting, dynamic, and transparent sound
- Vanishingly low cabinet coloration, contributing to speed and detail
- Lung-emptying, bowel-clearing, demolition-grade bass
- Bass integrates well with the rest of the frequency range for an integrated musical performance
- Voices have breath and contour, yet the result always retains a minimum of warmth
Product Considerations
- Room acoustics should be a strong consideration, as the BC150 reveals room issues
- Needs a lot of quality electronics upstream
- Requires firm control and ample current capacity from the amplifier
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The BC150 sounds more like a Burmester B38 with greater abilities to scale
Takeaway: The Burmester BC150 is a high-precision audio instrument that is both musically communicative and musically analytical, offering a detailed and transparent listening experience. It offers clarity and purity of sound, and brings music to another level.
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- The M3 presents music with an unprecedented degree of individuality and specificity, without sacrificing tonality, texture, or body
- Remarkable level of resolution
- Astonishing transparency and is resolute
- Accurate tonality and represents timbre faithfully
- Exceptional high-frequency detail and speed due to a planar tweeter
- Accepts only banana terminations
Product Considerations
- The planar tweeter misses the very last measure of extension, shimmer, and effortlessness accomplished by the very best available today
- Low-frequency extension was limited to the high 20 Hz, low 30 Hz range
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to Magico M9, the M3 has recalibrated the resolution yardstick by which all other loudspeakers must be measured and compared
- Compared to Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA 9s, the M3 has recalibrated the resolution yardstick by which all other loudspeakers must be measured and compared
Takeaway: The Børresen M3 loudspeakers boldly represent the realization of striking potential in audio and push known boundaries. People who choose the M3 will enjoy a specific level of playback that is unavailable from other loudspeakers.
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- Sublime image size and expansiveness, coupled with an ability to be driven as hard as your ears or your amps can take
- A sense of balance to the sound of the Alexx V makes renewal possible, expressive and articulate from the deepest bass to the highest treble
- Trickle-down benefits from the WAMM Master Chronosonic and Chronosonic XVX
- Bass performance is otherworldly
- The Alexx V has the ability to uncover and continue to deliver micro-details at extremely high SPLs, even after that slam of a transient
Product Considerations
- Some power behind the throne is needed, because the loudspeaker's impedance plot drops to two ohms at 250Hz
- The dome tweeter does sacrifice the last ounce of micro-detail, compared to the insane resolving power of the best diamond and beryllium drivers
- The choice of finish needs to be considered with care
- Cable management can impact performance
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the original Alexx, the Alexx V is a massive improvement—closer to a baby XVX in so many ways
- Compared to the Alexia 2, the Alexx V was more than a mere additive sum, a step-function improvement
- Compared to the Wilson XVX and WAMM Master Chronosonic, the tweeter is effortless and resolving by normal standards, but no match for the extraordinary levels of detail retrieval
Takeaway: The Alexx V offers a sublime listening experience with excellent balance and dynamic range that allows the listener to get closer to the music. It is a worthy contender for those looking to upgrade their listening experience.
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- Excellent imaging, providing a strong stereo image for multiple listeners due to wide dispersion and Space Optimisation+
- Flexible and capable of playing all kinds of music, getting out of the music's way, and suitable for both large and smaller rooms
- Dynamic, detailed, and can play at a wide range of volume levels, from quiet listening to near PA levels
- Features a new driver array, including a Beryllium dome tweeter, thin-ply woven carbon fiber midrange (used on NASA's Mars Rover), and aluminum-magnesium alloy bass units
- Incorporates new amplifier technologies—'Power DAC' for the lower bass and 'Adaptive Bias Control' for the mid and treble—reducing distortion
Product Considerations
- The midrange dome is exposed, which might be a concern with children
- Owners of previous Linn systems may find the price difficult to accept
- Some audiophiles may prefer Linn to trawl its past rather than building its future, and they will want an Isobarik
- Some audiophiles may not be able to see past the LP12
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The 360 offers significantly improved imaging and soundstaging compared to the Klimax 350
Takeaway: The Linn 360 is a high-end loudspeaker that provides excellent sound quality and flexibility, making it a great choice for enjoying music with friends or for personal listening sessions. Its innovative design and technology deliver a detailed and immersive audio experience.
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- The Magico M7 delivers the highest sound quality by the reviewer's metrics
- Described as 'vivid' due to a comprehensive lack of distortion, low compression, rich texture and detail, and coherence across the spectrum and image
- Soundstaging hangs in space with a realistically large soundstage window and deeper stage depth, approximating real sound in a real performance hall
- Superb instrumental definition with a tonal density that removes a filter, revealing the believable richness of each instrument combined with high definition and low etch
- Voicing is resolutely flat in terms of frequency response, so well-balanced recordings sound impressively right
Product Considerations
- The M7 might require bigger amplifiers to reach the dynamic levels of the best horn speakers
- It will not be a good fit for listeners who need frequency colorations to reassure them that their expensive speakers are doing something
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs MBL 101X, the M7 does a more believable simulation of the stage because it's rather clear about performer locations, but the MBL-101X gets the image off the speakers more reliably, but at the price of some placement precision and air
Takeaway: The Magico M7 speakers deliver a rare and significant sonic achievement with a focus on distortion minimization. These speakers set a benchmark across almost all important sonic dimensions, making them worth considering for serious audio enthusiasts.
Video review
Our take on the brand
Note that this is a discontinued product. You may want to visit the brand's page here to browse their newer products.
What reviewers think
Magazine reviewers and YouTubers have tried this product—so we've summarized their strongest opinions below.
Product Strengths
- Combines a fully active capability using iTron current drive amplification
- Uses the proven mid and treble drivers/horns from the Duo GT
- Offers the latest low-frequency control software
- Has two bass drivers per cabinet, driven by twice the bass amplification compared to the Duo GT
- Has a vertically disposed driver array, which is easier to work with than the Trio
- Has a full-range horn output
Product Considerations
- Sees a substantial increase in price, from €57,500 to €89,700
- The base cabinet has a larger frontal aspect, making it visually bigger than the Duo GT
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs Duo GT: Has a wider base cabinet and is taller, making it visually larger, though its space demands are not dissimilar, and has two bass drivers per cabinet compared to the Duo GT's one, driven by twice the bass amplification
- Vs Trio: Is easier to accommodate and afford, and has a vertically disposed driver array, which is easier to work with than the Trio with its offset tweeter and displaced bass cabinets
Takeaway: The Avantgarde Mezzo combines high-quality components and advanced features, making it an appealing option for serious listeners looking for excellent sound. With its active amplification and user-friendly design, it offers a compelling listening experience.
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