It was hard enough getting past "miniature garden of delight" in the review linked above, but as someone who lived in SF for 10 years, his prose regaling the delights of the city prevented me from reading further. The prose is closer to Hallmark than City Light Books.
Anyway...I owned the Offrandes for about 3 years, and auditioned the Evo 3's. I think of the Reynauds as very natural sounding, and having great tone, but a little sluggish. Great for slow to mid tempo jazz, but not as great for driving rock.