AudioNec Evo 2
The AudioNec Evo 2 blends electrostatic-like transparency with commanding dynamic scale, deep active-sub bass and naturally expressive vocals. The Ear admired its open, low-colouration presentation and tube-friendly musicality, while Enjoy The Music found its wideband Duopole delivers cohesive, airy refinement from subterranean lows to extended highs.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
92/100
Value for Money
82/100
Pros
Exceptionally cohesive, transparent sound with refined detail and dynamic authority across the full frequency range.
Deep, powerful active-sub bass with particularly convincing texture from approximately 25Hz to 45Hz.
Natural, harmonically layered vocals, airy treble, and a broad, enveloping soundstage.
High sensitivity and active bass make the AS version an especially sympathetic partner for tube amplification.
Cons
Imaging favours spacious presence over pinpoint focus, and may not equal the precision of strong conventional designs.
Can sound slightly lean through the lower midrange without careful placement and warmer system matching.
Its premium price faces stiff competition, and its distinctive dipole balance will not suit every system or listener.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
Reviewers describe an unusually cohesive, refined and highly transparent presentation, combining panel-like openness with the scale and impact expected from a more conventional full-range system. Its principal trade-offs are a slightly lean lower-midrange balance in one review, less sharply etched imaging than some rivals, and a preference for partnering electronics with some warmth.
Bass
95/100
The powered bass system reaches exceptionally deep, with reviewers praising serious extension, power and especially convincing texture from roughly 25Hz to 45Hz. One reviewer found the most complex harmonic detail below about 25Hz fell short of a far larger and much costlier reference speaker, but considered its performance from such a compact enclosure exceptional.
Mid
91/100
Vocals are repeatedly described as natural, expressive and richly layered, while piano carries convincing tonal luster. There is a recurring caveat from one review that the lower midrange can sound a little thin, so system matching and a warmer amplifier are worthwhile considerations.
Treble
93/100
The high frequencies are praised as extended, airy and naturally open without becoming hard, shiny or offensive. The Ear also attributes a notably open quality to the dedicated supertweeter and wide-band Duopole arrangement.
Soundstage Imaging
91/100
The Evo 2 produces a large, deep stage that can extend well beyond the cabinets, with strong separation and a convincing sense of performers occupying their own spaces. Its dipole presentation prioritizes envelopment and presence over razor-sharp image outlines; The Ear specifically found the imaging less tightly defined than the scale of the presentation.
Dynamics
95/100
Reviewers praise both the speaker's delicacy at low levels and its ability to convey large-scale impact without smearing, strain or loss of composure. It is said to combine electrostatic-like transparency with dynamic capability that few panel-style designs can equal, and it remained composed under demanding electronic music.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
92/100
Reviewers found the CNC metal frame solid and non-ringing, with clean, proportionate fit and finish and discreet internal wiring. The Ear also commends the compact, stiff cabinet work, boxless mid/treble structure and isolating feet as a carefully considered approach to reducing unwanted vibration.
Value for Money
82/100
At approximately $51,000, the Evo 2 occupies an uncompromising luxury segment where reviewers explicitly note stiff competition. The reviews make a strong case for its distinctive sound and engineering, but stop short of calling it a standout bargain and caution that it will not suit every system or listener.
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Specifications
- Tweeter
- 10 kHz – 45 kHz
- Duopole 31
- 400 Hz – 10 kHz
- Low 22 cm
- 35 Hz – 400 Hz
- Sub 28 cm
- 20 Hz – 35 Hz
- Impedance
- 4 Ohms
- Sensitivity
- 90 dB
- Amplifier Recommanded Power
- 50 – 400 Watts
- Dimensions (WxHxD)
- 46 x 115 x 47 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Manufacturer's Description — AudioNec
One Step Further. Deep Emotions.
Thanks to its additional 28 cm subwoofer that goes down to 20 Hz, the Evo 2 reproduces every micro and macro detail with ease, even when the highest attacks and sound pressures are required.
Still compact, the Evo 2 plays all types of music for all music lovers with authority, even in larger rooms, thanks to its multi-directional dispersion mode.
It has the heart of an Evo 1, but...
Consisting of the DuoPole™ 31, capable of reproducing musical frequencies from 400 Hz to 10 kHz with exceptional efficiency and dynamics, it is relayed by a super tweeter aligned for a perfect acoustic phase up to 45 kHz to ensure the reproduction of high frequencies. Complemented in the low range by a 22 cm woofer in bass reflex, the Evo 2 takes all the drivers of its little brother the Evo 1.
But way more…
Reveal the deepest and most subtle bass notes
Few musical instruments in real life are capable of reproducing frequencies down to 20 Hz (except for some church organs) but it is clear that many of our records contain infrasounds, helping to feel the dimensions of a recording studio, a jazz club, a concert hall or a cathedral and giving the music a solid fondation. This is what the Evo 2 can reveal thanks to its 28 cm subwoofer mounted in a sealed cabinet, offering tense and extremely articulated bass, allowing you to discover all the unsuspected richness of your record library.
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- Assai Audio — in-store — Centro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- Audio Exotics — in-store — New Territories, Hong Kong (website)
- Audio Gallery — online and in-store — Las Rozas de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- AVL Gear — online and in-store — Santa Fe Springs, California, United States (website)
- Bliss Acoustics — in-store — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (website)
- FG High End — in-store — Lo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana, Chile (website)
- Full Compass — in-store — Verona, Wisconsin, United States (website)
- Maestro Audio — in-store — Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (website)
- Noir Et Blanc — online and in-store — Saint-Gilles, Bruxelles, Belgium (website)
- Salon One Audio — in-store — Ormond Beach, Florida, United States (website)
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