For those who "sold" Dynaudio Evidence speakers

I moved Temptations for Kharmas then Wilson Maxx2's and was pretty happy about the moves although the Tempations are magnificent at what they do well. The Temptations were very resolving but just not doing it with my (at the time) Krell 750mcx monoblocks. They were just very aggressive sounding and dry but perhaps it was the all krell kps28 cd player, kct pre and 750 combo with Tara the one speaker cable. Cast? Forget it - even more thin and aggressive. Also, if you are looking for speakers to throw and image outside the physical speakers then look elsewhere. Both the Kharmas and Maxx2's threw a stage wider than the speaker setup and more depth, which IMO the Dynos just did not do. I did regret not giving it a longer try just a little and perhaps trying hi powered tube amps like VTL, etc. which I think would have produced more body. I also do recall not hearing much in the way of bass in my room, but that may be the fault of my room which at the time leaked bass like crazy.

In fairness the The Temptations, they are incredibly resolving and transparent, even more so than the Wilsons or Kharmas. They can tend to lean and dry as the beach with the wrong gear however, so even more so than normal you need to have very high powered amps and front end that are resolving yet have not grain, has and lean toward full bodied, very settled sound IMO. You can tame some of the nasties with something like Transparent cables I would guess if you decide to go with SS but then that is a different set of issues ...

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.

Wow...I am an owner of a pair of Dynaudio Temptations and I am surprised about some of the things said in this thread.

My Temptations throw a huge soundstage that is not only wide but deep. I mean were talking orchestra hall deep.

Also I am a bass freak and I am so happy with the Temptations. The temptations are the first speaker I have owned that produced clear accurate, natural sounding bass. This is especially impressive considering that my whole system is tube based. I guess if you listen to a lot of Bach fuges then you might want something that goes deeper otherwise I think you will be very happy.

Having said all of that there is one speaker I would upgrade to if I could afford it. The Dali Megalines are the most amazing sounding speaker I have heard. However because of the bi-amping they become too expensive for me.

In the end though I am very happy with my Temptations and will live with them for a long time. So if you are looking for a speaker that can accurately reproduce music with natural sounding instruments then you can't go wrong with these speakers.

I had a pair of temptations for 2 years, and I really liked them. They performed as everybody so far has described. They love powerful SS amps. I have a combo of Boulder 2060 and an ARC Ref3 pre, which worked very well. I upgraded to MBL 101e's, which are unique, in my experience. Nothing images or soundstages like these. They are truly a you-are-there" speaker in ways that nothing else, IMHO, can match. It is, of course, a matter of taste at these levels.

David

Keep in mind the comparisons IMO. MAXX, Avalon and Kharma throw HUGE soundstages. Avalon has a more distant hall perspective than the others - Kharma in particular throws larger-than-life vibrant images. Temptations are very strong in some of the categories highlighted by responses here but soundstaging would not be one of the first strengths I would mention for them. Incidentally I am not a dealer, I prefer live music to any system by far, and my own preferences for playback of recorded music focus on soundstaging and realistic timbres which I associate with the best tube-driven audio (different perspective from what Ttowntony described quite well as a system to highlight strengths of the Temptations).

IMO strong systems don't do anything badly but still only really nail a few elements of live music so we have to decide what brings each of us into the music most effectively. My brother has and loves his Dyn's for transients, accuracy and bass but my personal preferences run more toward Avalon and Kharma. He wouldn't sell his I am certain because they bring him into his music - nor would I be content with them if they were mine because they don't convey as well what I find so engaging about live music.