Gershmann speakers: Underrated or just average??

Don't do that! Stick around and be "part of the solution." Your contributions are valued. It's just that when anyone makes statements in terms of absolutes, they've got to expect to be jostled around a bit.

Yes Eldragon: and in the same spirit I will retract my absurd statement as well (upon thumbing through some old H&G's I have discovered that "such" speakers will work in a proper Thistle garden after all:-). Anyone care to follow our lead?

I used to have the Avant Garde RX20 driven by all YBA gear. The sound is ok. nothing special or goose bumps, The bass is a little bit too much even on my 30' by 25' room. I prefer the cheaper Revel M20.

The bass is only to much when not using the proper cables. Gershman has voiced the speakers with Nordost and they sound glorious with tight bass and wonderful extension. They are cable sensitive in that regard. Regardless of your opinion of Nordost it happens to work extremely well with the speakers. We have tried 7 other major cables and depending on the amplification some will work much better than others. You mention the equipment but not the cabling which is a huge part of the synergy of a system. I love YBA equipment so I doubt it was the equipment and I know for a fact the speakers don't have to much bass if properly set up with synergistic components like all gear!
Check out www.audioreview.com for other peoples opinions on these. I repeat, it is all about Synergy!

I was using 5 different cables including Nordost Flatline and get the same results. The bass is just a little bit slow and too much for my taste. BTW this is my opinion which is different from others.