Living Voice Avatar II vs Reference 3A De Capo i

The Avatar is rolled off up top, so if you like resolution and extention up there you wouldn't be happy. DeCappo is not. Those prefering the rolled off sound might think DeCappo "shrill".

Haven't heard the Avatar, but the Auditorium was rolled off on top to my ear. I didn't notice that with the OBX, but I can't say definitely. My experience with the de Capo was that the extension was fine on well recorded material. However, a lot of pop/rock music, especially recent recordings, seem to be mixed "hot" on top, and the de Capo could sound "shill" with such recordings. Almost all such recent recordings are on CD only now, hence my statement of "some CDs." On the other hand, the larger, floor standing LVs naturally are capable of greater bass dynamics & soundstanding that the de Capo, though the de Capo is very good in that regard for a bookshelf speaker.

TLH

I use my decapo i with a pair vtl tiny triodes (latest models)and a audio aero capitole cd player mk1 version.I could not want for anything more.I could not recommend the decapos with solid state gear.