Got a chance to listen to the Sapphires yesterday. Setup was a Simaudio Moon CDP, Parasound Pre, Parasound JC-1 monoblocks and Audioquest Mont Blanc cables all around. The Sapphire's had that top to bottom neutrality that I found so endearing from my audition of the Temptations, along with excellent driver integration. The midrange was excellent but a touch veiled (only obvious compared to something like a Focal Alto Utopia Be; but it was likely as good as the midrange on the new Revel speakers which is high praise) and it was amazing how much tight controlled bass Dynaudio was able to coax from that small enclosure and limited number of smaller bass drivers. However, the Sapphires were simply unable to overcome their size and just couldn't go low enough to accurately reproduce piano and they just couldn't make me forget I was listening to speakers in that regard. Overall, at the price, they are a speaker that I think a lot of people will be amazed by. If you factor in the fact that they don't require SOTA gear to sound good, the Dynaudio Sapphire might reasonably be considered an outright bargain depending upon the types of music you listen to.
For those who "sold" Dynaudio Evidence speakers
For those who've sold the Temptations or Masters.What did you 'upgrade' to? Was it 'significant? Was it worth it? Looking back-Could you have remained satisfied with your Dynaudios? Do you think the money could have been spent "upstream" to 'better' effect-i.e. digital, pre, amp, cables,cords,isolation/conditioning? I'm considering the Temptation versus Avalon Eidolons as my next speakers. Thanks, I know there's not many of you out there.
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