Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne

I just couldn't resist throwing a wrench into this discussion of a several thousand dollar front end driving a lower price speaker to make it sound better than it would with lesser priced electronics and in a sense accusing Evolution Acoustics of tricking buyers! I have always agreed with Laura Dearborn in her book "Good Sound" that everything starts with the source and works down stream and nothing along the way can improve the signal; that speakers only sound as good as what's driving them! Here's the wrench; after listening to the MicroMM1's at shows and always loving them, I sold my MAXX 2's and my JRDG Mono 9tiHC amps to take a chance on a pair of Evolution Acoustics MM2's. Went cold turkey without music since before Turkey Day. So here come my MM2's. I set them up yesterday and since I didn't have a new amp yet I connected a $100 Sony AV Receicer along with a $60 Sony DVD player, zip wire to the speakers and everything plugged into the wall (not my dedicated lines) and without any filtering. Since this speaker is 375lbs/side I had a couple fellow audiophiles over. We decided to listen to this embarrassingly low fi set up on this very over matched set of speakers! For all you doubters trashing Jonathan Tinn and Evolution Acoustics for stacking the deck with the best of best electronics I am here to tell you that this speaker out of the box with this cheap set of electronics was mind boggling! My friends and I laughed how engaging the sound was--huge sound stage left to right and front to back with unbelievable detail and musicality. These speakers are special and I cannot wait for the break in period to pass to truly enjoyed the capabilities of this amazing speaker. With the adjustability of the tweeter and bass unit I am convinced I will have the best speaker I have ever owned and will have it custom tuned to my listening. My final comment is a great speaker can still show it's greatness and potential with lesser quality electronics, but of course will sound that much better with electronics of equal or better quality! Stop with the bashing already! I was told this will be the last speaker I will want to own and so far I think that comment is on the money! I can only see myself adding the additional bass units and making MM3's.

I listened to this amazing speaker again last week at T.H.E. Las Vegas and it didn't disappoint. The amazing sound value this speaker offers is ground breaking. While there Jonathan Tinn shared a story of installing two pairs of these in a customer's home theater and while unpacking one pair he asked the customer if he would humor him by putting this out of the box pair in the customer's top of the line Dartzeel system with the top pre amp and the top of the line Dartzeel mono block amps that by the way, were driving the Magico Q7's. The story goes on that they hooked them up, went out for dinner for a couple hours and came back to give the MicroMM1's a listen compared to the Q7's. Well, long story short, I believe the Q7's are for sale on this site and the customer ordered the new MM7's. If that isn't a confirmation of the sound of this speaker, I don't know what is. The second day I returned to the room in Vegas to say "good-bye" and Jonathan sat me down to listen to the new Playback design integrated amp/DAC that had just arrived. This piece from Playback Designs is killer. The size is great for small quarters but the sound is anything but. The DAC has the same killer sound as the Playback design SACD and all this is for $13k. This one will have reviewers drooling. You must put this on your short list if you are looking for something compact but highest quality; a true bargain at the price mentioned. It sounded fantastic and I am not sure if it was even fully broken in.

Seadogs1, the Playback Design integrate amp/DAC was debuted at T.H.E. Vegas. I just happened to see and hear it before I left for the airport. You can email Jonathan Tinn at Chambers Audio for information or check the Playback design web site. It is killer sounding. I had listened to the MicroMM1's with the Dartzeel the first day and then this integrated amp/DAC and it sounded equally as good. The fact you get such a great sounding DAC plus the amp for $13k is excellent value in high end terms. I know this will catch much attention and accolades from the reviewers; it is that good.