Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne

Are Evolution Acoustics speakers available to audition anywhere near Boston? I read so many good things about them, but I have never heard a pair.

Are there different versions of this speaker that have been demoed? Or have they just demoed prototypes at different shows? Are they in production yet, and if so, could some owners describe how they sound in their systems? As an owner of small monitors, I'm curious about all the buzz that these speakers have gotten.

Zmanastronomy, Have you had the demo yet? Would love to read your impressions.

Zmanastronomy,

That is quite puzzling. I don't blame him for not taking the risk. I year is a long time to wait for a $2,500 speaker. I've just read such glowing statements about these speakers, yet I'm not aware of anyone who actually owns a pair.

I was hoping to hear from some satisfied owners by now. I own a pair of two-way monitors and am curious about what else is out there. I had thought that these had potential.

Any news about when these speakers might be available to buy or to audition?

I think we will wait a while to hear from owners and perhaps for a review or two. There sure is a lot of pre-release buzz on these.

Congratulations to all who have these and are already enjoying them. When they were first introduced at shows about a year ago, people said they sound better than the Magico Q1 for 1/20 the price. I own a pair of Magico Mini 2s so of course I am curious to know if those early reports are true.

Have any of the new owners had a chance to compare them to the Magico two-ways, either the Mini or the Q1? Thanks.

Will these speakers be at RMAF this weekend?

Thanks, My buddy is at RMAF now and I hope he has a chance to hear these speakers in room #443. I missed the show this year but have fond memories of RMAF 2010. I look forward to the reports and the photos.

I have not done a comparison between the MM1 and any Magico speaker, so I can't answer your question directly. However here is some anecdotal information:

Apparently one owner preferred the MM1 to a Magico Q7, so that is pretty high praise, and he ended up selling his Q7.

I prefer the Magico Mini 2 to either the V2 or V3. Many say the Q1 is even better than the Mini 2, though I have not yet heard the Q1.

At least a few audiophiles preferred the MM1 to the Q1 at either CES or RMAF.

From all of the above, I can only conclude that some will indeed prefer the MM1 to the V2 and V3. It may even sound better than the Magico speakers without a sub. I don't know if that is at all helpful.

Ack, I agree with you 100%. I mentioned the MM1/Q7 rumor in an earlier post by starting with the sarcastic word "apparently". I guess my point got lost. I don't believe the story for a moment. The whole Magico/AE marketing rivalry seems to have gotten started in these forums when someone (perhaps from the company) claimed that the MM1 sounded much better at one of the shows than the Mini 2 or Q1, for a tenth of the cost. And then people placed their orders and waited.

I started an Audiogon thread years ago asking opinions about the Magico Mini 2 versus the V2 or V3. Soon thereafter I received a private email from an Evolution Acoustics salesman/owner urging me not to waste my money on Magico and that I should buy one of the smaller, pre MM1 AE speakers instead. He claimed there was no comparison in quality or sonics. This unsolicited sales pitch showing up in my private emails really turned me off. At the time there were not even any dealerships around me where I could audition an AE speaker. He simply wanted me to take his word for it. It's these kinds of tactics which tell me a lot about a company.

We all have opinions. Most of us have biases and some of us have agendas. These forums are used mostly for the sharing of opinions, often for promotion and occasionally for disinformation. I always learn something and appreciate the participation of everyone who has something to add to the discussion. If the manufacturer wants to participate in a thread about one of his own speakers, I think we are all better off for it.