Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne

I have only heard them during a day at the recent Newport Beach Show. They are in my opinion an enigma. They have a full, immediate sound in the midrange and do a terrific job of disappearing, i.e. if you closed your eyes you would have no clue as to the speaker location. Voices and instruments have a robust presence. Highs are well-defined but sweet and not promiment, calling no attention to any part of the treble or specific instruments. The enigma part comes with the fact that they are extremely fast like a good panel speaker, especially in the bass. On one particular orchestra recording the bass had a transient crack that was unreal, making bass from virtually any other speaker I have heard sound slow and discontinuous, while still doing a good job with extension. It was hard to believe that these little speakers could have this type of speed and impact throughout the frequency spectrum. I heard a lot of speakers at the show and the only ones I thought measured up to the MMMicroOnes were the mbl 101e's as part of a very expensive setup--everything else was somewhat disappointing. While some have opined that a lot of the sonics were due to an expensive front end, it just indicates to me that these speakers are merely limited to the quality of the associated electronics. Maybe not everyone likes this type of sound but obviously I was impressed and ordered a pair.

Thanks for the impressions. Sounds like what I'm looking for... a speaker that avoids having a 'laid-back' sound with the recessed treble, but also avoids aggressive treble, which can be just as bad. These look to be next on my list. I wonder if the stands can be purchased at a later time, although I know they were 'custom made' for the speakers.

Kevm2,
You may want to confirm, but I think the stands are included in purchase price.

Robdker, that was my first thought when I first heard the prototypes, but it certainly was true that they sounded great.

I have a recent experience of using expensive electronic on inexpensive speakers. I sold my Tidals in late Spring and had only the LSA1 Statement speakers to listen to. These are just under $2200 per pair. Originally, I bought them although I had no idea where I was going to use them. Later we bought a summer home with a very small bedroom that became by summer listening room. The LSA1 Statements were perfect.

I merely removed the Tidals and put the LSAs and their stands in those places. My BMC amps, dac/pre, and phono stage along with my other H-Cat and Exemplar XP-2 preamp are worth at least ten times as much as the speakers. Of course, I wished I could get my new BMC speakers or had held off selling the Tidals longer, but nevertheless, I really enjoyed what I was hearing.

Perhaps we put too much money into our speakers to gain so little at the top and bottom ends.

At any rate, I look forward to hearing the Evolutions at the RMAF or CES. Their birth has been long and painful.

Jtinn, why did you decide to outsource production? Hearing that was a tad disappointing.

Are the drivers truly custom or are they modded stock drivers? If they are modded drivers, what exactly was modded?