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 ...

Tomer had some nice rec's. To add more fuel to the fire, er I mean, to the list, I'd highly recommend that you listen to the Shindo speakers as well. They're at the same price point approximately as a new pair of temptations and may give you pause.

btw, DeShapiro was dead on with the combo of the Temptations and Boulder amps I heard that combination and have to say it was one of the best sounding setups I've ever heard. Unfortunately, at the time I did not have the 60 or so G's for those amps that that particular combo would have called for. I do think you need a lot of power with the tempations, although "need" is a relative thing. Would they sound ok with lower powered amps? Yes. I would say the amps you should pair them with MUST be extremely refined however and at least somewhat powerful.