Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne

am the new owner of a pair of MMMicroOnes. Hadn't read any reviews or even heard of them when I went to audition them. The first time I wasn't able to understand how they sounded so good for that price. Went back a second time with my test CDs, since it didn't work the first time. Still can't understand how they sound so good, but had to buy them. Now I'm looking for the rest of the system. Had to sell the old one in Brazil and had been looking for speakers since relocating to the US (used to have KEF Reference 201.2). That part of the search is done.
Next step: amplification. I feel that these speakers need high current to get the best of them. Will probably spend about 3x their price and they will still deserve it... that is, if I don't find an absolute bargain amp similar to these.

Wow!! Maybe Revolution Acoustics would be a better name!

Conventional wisdom holds that you should spend ~40% of your budget on speakers to have a "balanced" system. But with these little guys you can spend 10, or even 20, times the speaker cost on upstream components and these speakers would still not be outclassed. I have heard them as demonstrated at the shows (Playback Designs DAC + darTZeel amps) and the sound is absolutely luscious. That $2.5k speakers can be perfectly paired with ~$40k in electronics is just completely amazing. This is revolutionary!

The bass extension is unbelievable for something so small - absolutely no need for a passive crossover & subwoofer (in small-medium rooms). Even on the lowest notes of an upright bass, the pitch is well defined: no one-note boomy bass here!

Female vocals in the midrange are eerily real - I never thought I'd be in the same room as Joni Mitchell. Do note that these speakers sound a bit bright when new, so don't pass judgement too soon with regard to the high end / tonal balance.

There seems to be a lot of noise about a possible price increase. If the price doubled to $5k, the same as the B&W 805's, the microOnes would still be a huge bargain.

Most highly recommended!

Hi Chip:

1. Try the 4 ohm taps.
2. I would still recommend using the spikes. It will clean up the bass and should tighten things up.

Hi Jdec: It was my pleasure. Feel free to call me anytime.

Aoliviero: Thank you for the support!

Best Regards,

Jonathan Tinn
Evolution Acoustics

it looks like I'll be mating the MMMicroOnes with Gryphon. Very curious about how that will work out. My last amp was a Gryphon, but an old entry-level model (which was still great). Will update once it arrives.
Best regards
André

One thing that seems to help tighten focus and bass is loading the stand risers with lead shot. I also wrapped a lead shot-filled ankle weight around the bottom of the risers for a total of about 20 lbs per speaker. Finding lead shot here in CA was very difficult as there have been environmental movements to prevent lead poisoning of animals but adding the shot was well worth the effort. I have about 15 hours on the MicroOnes and they are starting to open up more and the spatial solidity is astounding.