Eddaytona,
I have a one year old pair that I love, I can not give you a comparison with the twins but I owned many speakers prior to the Offrandes (Aerial 10t, Verity Parsifal, Maggie 3.5, Silverline Sonata, Sonus Faber Extreema, Audio Physic Virgo, Merlin VSM Millenium) within about a one(expensive) year period, once I got the Offrandes I quit looking and began assembling a system around them. I find them to be excellent at staging and imaging, which is mandatory for me, they really disappear. Here is where my review becomes subjective, I find them to have the perfect balance between resolution/detail but still with a musical tone, some speakers I have owned sounded way to brite and edgy while others were sweet, but lifeless and boring, the Offrandes are beautifull sounding but the cymball is still there in the room with you with along with great dynamics and vocals, but I never feel the need to lower the volume or get fatigued after listening for long periods. My taste tends toward the sweeter than life , slightly euphonic tube sound compared to a krell or levinson amp so this review needs to be read with that in mind. Many "class A " or reccommended speakers do not sound at all natural to me they may be dynamic and impressive but unatural and not musical. with the Offrandes I get excited to bring home a new CD especially a live recording and experience a musical experience in my home. The biggest lesson I have learned in this hobby is to never buy equiptment based on reviews, however the fact that you are familiar and happy with JM Reynaud it may be a logical upgrade.
I have a one year old pair that I love, I can not give you a comparison with the twins but I owned many speakers prior to the Offrandes (Aerial 10t, Verity Parsifal, Maggie 3.5, Silverline Sonata, Sonus Faber Extreema, Audio Physic Virgo, Merlin VSM Millenium) within about a one(expensive) year period, once I got the Offrandes I quit looking and began assembling a system around them. I find them to be excellent at staging and imaging, which is mandatory for me, they really disappear. Here is where my review becomes subjective, I find them to have the perfect balance between resolution/detail but still with a musical tone, some speakers I have owned sounded way to brite and edgy while others were sweet, but lifeless and boring, the Offrandes are beautifull sounding but the cymball is still there in the room with you with along with great dynamics and vocals, but I never feel the need to lower the volume or get fatigued after listening for long periods. My taste tends toward the sweeter than life , slightly euphonic tube sound compared to a krell or levinson amp so this review needs to be read with that in mind. Many "class A " or reccommended speakers do not sound at all natural to me they may be dynamic and impressive but unatural and not musical. with the Offrandes I get excited to bring home a new CD especially a live recording and experience a musical experience in my home. The biggest lesson I have learned in this hobby is to never buy equiptment based on reviews, however the fact that you are familiar and happy with JM Reynaud it may be a logical upgrade.