I think the AVI derives from the same school as ATC. My Googling shows up many ATC speaker / AVI amp combinations, and I think the AVI owner is ex-ATC, or vice-versa.
The main appeal seems to be that they have the benefit of active technology but in a domestically-acceptable product. All of the others I look at have a very "studio" finish. Grey and drab. -- active ------------------------------------------------------------------------ active's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23648 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54559 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles