Yamaha A-S801 for Dynaudio Evoke 20

Day audio are some of the moat natural speakers I’ve heard!
  Went a different route for affordability!

 I still go listen to the Dynaudio speakers, I bring in my amp, and have even brought in my speakers for a compare listen.  
  Couple years back, I was in the market for speakers, and Dynaudios, Polk, Energy, and Vienna acoustics were on the menu!

 I played all of them, used my amp(s) the shops were cool with hooking up my amps for audition. 
 The ONLY REASON I LEFT what my heart was telling me to buy was the close out price when Klipsch bought Energy and destroyed such an amazing company. 
They blew out the RC-70s’, and I jumped on 2 pair for a absolute steal of a price.  
Could not say no to he price.

or I would have gone with Dynaudio, which did sound a smidgen clearer, but not enough to spend the extra $ on them. 
As mentioned here a lot, I dislike searing treble, and molar gritting/clenching highs.

 The Dynaudio were just about perfect for me, with just a bit of more treble than the Energys’
 would I have been happier w the Dynaudios? Maybe, not sure,
 once the Energys’ were broken in, I could Not be happier!!!

 One day I will get the equilavent to the C-4s’ and be just a smile happier.

 The Energy RC-70s’ are my go to, absolutely ZERO fatigue, a midrange which is just flawless!


  If you are able to buy the Dynaudios, do it, and don’t look back!
 They are amazing!


 

Late to the ball here but I thought I’d chip in. I have been listening to my S801 for a couple months and have grown very fond of it. Great sound, I like the silver retro look and it is just very consistently pleasing. I’ve compared it to the Denon PMA800, Parasound 200/275 amp and pre combo and their new Class D integrated. I prefer the Yamaha. The remote is good quality.
I am pairing it with Elac DBR 62 speakers with two small 8 inch Outlaw subswoofers (Not room for tower speakers). The cables are an important part of the picture for me. Audience Ohono interconnect and Ohono III speaker cable. Oppo 93 for a source. The sound is pleasing, and satisfying. I can listen all day long without fatigue or feeling I’m missing something. Not to say it’s boring. I love the sound, detail and musicality.
I do listen to some poor CDs as we all do so I adde a Schiit Loki equalizer into the system between the Dvd player and S801. When it is switched out of the system, I can’t hear it. If I put in some sixties ear splitter, I just flip the switch and some sonic correction goes in. More or less treble, midrange or bass with the four Loki controls. The one downside of the Yamaha is I don’t think the treble adjustment is that effective. The Loki is a fantastic tool for customizing sound. ($100 plus an additional cable)
I’ve compared the Elacs to Klspsch M600, PSB XB and Burchardt S300 speakers. I keep coming back to this Elacs. By the way, the Cable Company offers specials on the Audience Ohno cables now. Worth it to me.
For what it’s worth.

Thank you Fred. Very informative! 

You’re welcome. Just a couple more observations. Minor issues. The knobs are plastic. I’d have preferred metal. On the good side it has two music modes like "pure settings" that you can kick in with the remote. Handy for fine tuning what’s playing.
I think they could have invested more money in the speaker outlets but with a light weight cable like the Ohono and banana plugs, its not an issue. One subwoofer out set at about 80hz. I just added an RCA splitter to fire the two subwoofers.
The Outlaw M8 woofs are good for $329. but you might also look at Emotivea’s 8 inch sub that is supposed to be good bang for the buck at about $300. You only really need one.
Good Luck.

Thank you! Love the info about Ohno cables. I was thinking about Nordost flat cables, which are hifi and all but expensive. 
Question about  subwoofer — why 80hz? Is there some science behind why it’s set that high? I’d expect the woofer to take over the frequencies below, say, 40hz.. or an I misunderstanding how the woofer kicks in?