Evolution Acoustics MM2/MM3

Quite frankly I would not put any Evolution speakers in the uber class with Rockport, Rockport uses way better everything.

The only issue is scale with the Rockports you have, the Avior which doesn't have thunderous bass.

If you are looking for probably the best buy in high end loudspeakers right now, I would look at the new Paradigm Persona 9H $35,000.00 they are amazing, they use even better drivers then Rockport, the Persona uses a 1 inch pure Beryllium tweeter and a 7 inch pure Beryllium midrange, so the sound is very transparent and completely coherent, the bass is a real stand out with four 8.5 inch long throw bass drivers with 2 inch linear throw coupled to 1400 watts of amplification and active room correction.  

They sound huge with unbelievable dynamics! If you are in the New York metro area we have them on display and they are the best overall high performance speaker on the market today!

I was in the same position a few months ago with Aerial 7Ts. I have a relatively large room and I wanted speakers with a bigger sound, more dynamic, but still imaged well and disappeared. I changed to Monitor Audio PL500's and couldn't be happier. I would listen to MM2's and 3's and let your own ears decide. The other question is will they play well in your room? The Aerials are great speakers, but not for a relatively large room.

Hi guys, many thanks for your responses. I was traveling hence the delay in response. I will be in Miami next week and I am trying to see if I can listen to the EA and the paradigm. Any idea who are the dealers in Miami?

audiotroy, is it possible to correspond offline? I want to know more about the persona.

thanks

sujay

Don't know if you can really go wrong with the EAs, but there are so many options out there at these price points.  The thing that really puzzles me most is why you feel the need for bass/treble controls, which will greatly limit your options.  My recommendation would be to get the speakers that do what you're looking for and deal with frequency issues with room treatments and/or digital speaker and room correction.  Then your options become unlimited. 

That said, and if scale and impact are what you're looking for, I'd take a hard look at some multi-driver line source type speakers.  I've never forgotten hearing speakers like Nola Grand Reference, Pipedreams, and Genesis 2 at shows.  I think it's the combination of all those drivers and surface area combined with speaker height that produces an effortless majesty that is just harder for shorter speakers with fewer drivers to match.  I'd even consider looking at the Carver ALS or Gallo Reference with a couple good subs if the others are out of the price ballpark new or used.  Those line source presentations at shows have always stuck with me as truly special in what they do, and if I had the scratch and the space that's the way I'd go.  Just another option and FWIW.  The larger ribbon and electrostatic speakers produce something similar in my experience, but they seem to lack some of the oomph and thrust of more conventional drivers.  Again, just my impression and experience.  In any event, best of luck. 

Thanks, Soix. The reasons I need adjustability is that I might move into a smaller living space in a larger city soon, where I may not have the luxury of space. Also, in my current set up, I do feel there are room modes that bother me sometimes and I want to minimize their impact. I do have a couple of subs currently which help. 

I dont necessarily want to tinker around with DRC and while I do have some absorption and diffusion set up in the room, I don't want to overdo it. Today I have a dedicated listening room, tomorrow I may not and all the bass traps and paraphernalia just spoil the get up of the living room if it's not dedicated to music.

as to scale, I do agree that there is no substitute to a large multi driver floor stander and yes I can move up the Rockport family but it gets really expensive!

thanks again

sujay