I also would recommend the Audiopax...while I did not specifically use the Avantgarde I was using a 103 db horn and had both the Audiopax 88 mono's and a pair of wavelentgh custom 45's which were designed to be superior to the venus. I also had a pair of custom Fi 2a3's as well as a pair of Komura 845's. The Audiopax was the overall favorite but all were excellent...the Fi and Komura otstanding but offering a bit too much noise for my rather low listening levels.
The gent I bought the Audiopax from had the trio's and was upgrading to the Lamm ML2.1's (the SET's)...after a month I'm not sure he was convinced he had made the right choice.
The gent I bought the Audiopax from had the trio's and was upgrading to the Lamm ML2.1's (the SET's)...after a month I'm not sure he was convinced he had made the right choice.