Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne

I haven't heard these speakers myself, but I see nothing wrong with pairing these speakers with extremely high quality, albeit very expensive gear while being demonstrated at a show. Why should higher priced speakers be allowed to shine with the best quality gear while these have to be paired with lower-priced gear just because they happen to be affordable? If these speakers were priced at $8,000 instead of $2,000, would it have been more justified to pair it with the Dartzeel due to people getting priced out from insane margins?

I think the ultimate point that was being conveyed is that these aren't supposed to be mid-tier performance 'bargain-budget speakers', but rather are 'reference quality' speakers at an insanely affordable price. Many have said these compared to and even bested speakers several times more expensive. If these do indeed perform at such a high level, I think the real question that should be asked is, "Why are those other speakers so expensive?"

so what's the latest word on these speakers?

Anyone who has heard these, what is the house sound slimilar to? Dynaudio, the more romantic sound of Sonus Faber, etc. I've heard how excellent they sound, but I've not really heard much in terms of the sound signature.

Are they lively or laid-back? Are vocals more up-front or recessed? Fairly thick sound or is it light and airy?

Thanks for the impressions. Sounds like what I'm looking for... a speaker that avoids having a 'laid-back' sound with the recessed treble, but also avoids aggressive treble, which can be just as bad. These look to be next on my list. I wonder if the stands can be purchased at a later time, although I know they were 'custom made' for the speakers.

If that's true, then that's fairly ridiculous... A $1,500 price raise? These would go from a must buy at $2,500 to being heavily scrutinized and compared with other options, including a used Dynaudio C1 among others.

That elegentaudiovideo site isn't an authorized dealer for many of the goods sold on their site, so one has to keep that in mind when choosing to purchase from them.

In regards to the rumored price-jump, I would hope it is just that-- a rumor. The speakers have been out, what, a week, and there is speculation of a 60% increase in price in the near future? If true, that would hint to me that there was a long-time plan to sell these speakers at such a price. Raising the price by such a significant sum is no arbitrary choice.

I will give Evolution Acoustics the benefit of the doubt since nothing has been officially stated. However, if true, I would find such a selling tactic dishonest, simply because it involved getting potential buyers excited about getting exceptional audio performance relative to the price tier it was in, garnering hype and attention based upon said performance beyond its peers and then immediately shooting the price up to where it is competing in a whole different league altogether. If the plan was to sell them at $4,000 with the first few buyers getting them at $2,500, then the solution would have been to state that they were $4,000 speakers with early buyers able to enjoy significant savings.

With that out of the way, I'm glad to hear that they sound great and I look forward to further impressions.

Looks like these are off of my purchase list.