For those who "sold" Dynaudio Evidence speakers

The Temptations should do well with your amp, but I have no direct experience with that particular amplifier.

The Temptations are the easiest to drive of all the Dynaudio's and there is lots of info around that fact on the forums. The Temptations do NOT need gobbs of power to make them sing. Do they benefit from it? Sure, they do, but only to a point and it depends on the amp. The Simaudio Evo W7 is only rated at 150w/channel yet I have them hooked to it on an every day basis. The Simaudio's have more in reserve than most have at their rated power specs.

Hello, a Dyn dealer here. I have yet to have a customer who bought the Temptations from us that have wanted or changed to another speaker. It is my opninion there isn't a better speaker. Some may think differently in the audio world. But, when properly setup I've yet to see anyone not grin from ear-to-ear when we fire them up.

Along the way what we have done is upgraded their amplification and source components, though. If you are seriously looking at the Temptations or Masters, I highly recommend quality solid state amplification. To me there is no better combo than the Simaudios with the Dyn's, but I also really like the new Krell Evo's.

The Temptations do not require crazy overpriced speaker cables. However, I do recommend quality cables upstream for the components.

Hope that helps. If you have any other question, just let us know.

What Owl has said is true to some extent, but he has also said some of this is due to room and the acoustics within. Still, these are his impressions and should be considered. Afterall, he did live with the Temptations and that speaks volumes over anyone else that has not.

The Tempatations are extremely accurate and transparent and this is exactly what appeals to most. If there is one thing I could point out that might not appeal to all would be in the low end frequencies. I do however feel the Temptations do not add or take away from the original recording and resolve exactly what the mastering engineer intended to be heard on the track. Given the right amount of current these have no problem producing heart-pounding bass that is clean and in control. Let's face it, though. Some just love bass and there are other speakers that do just that....produce bass. However, they often sacrifice things in other areas. I do have one of these types of customers and we ended up adding Dynaudio Sub500 stereo subs to the mix. Once the subs were dialed in the first track played was Dire Straits - Money for Nothing. Good God it was impressive! I've yet to hear anything like it. One might say it was a bit over the top. But, the experience, I would be happy to do it all over again.

"Dynaudio themselves recommend Plinius electronics to pair with their speakers."

Not necessarily, it depends what part of earth you live on. Simaudio is most often the pairing you will see at CES/CEDIA/etc. It is also mated with the Dyn's in the lab for testing purposes. And, in the US and Canada the Simaudio's is what the Reps recommend when becoming a Dynaudio dealer. You will see NAD Masters mated with the Dyn's as well, but not with the Temptations. They deserve better!

Certainly, the Plinius amps will work...I personally love them. As for monoblock power, you do not need 400w/channel or anywhere near....sorry.