The WoW moments

[Soniclife]

Try Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution. Used for about 9000 Euro. Fantastic match with D250. Ultimate speaker for small rooms.

Or the original Guarneri Homage!  (For my money, the Evolution is a completely different beast, and much less to my taste.)

I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Evolutions are the compacts of choice for classical but outside of that genre there are better choices. Is that accurate?

Not in my opinion. The earlier versions have that reputation, I've not heard them. Classical is not a large part of what I listen to, and for me the evolutions are all rounders, and they do very well with everything I've thrown at them.

Since the 440pro arrived, and a minor room move about has given me a better listening position I've been amazed by how good my system is now, it really sounds like there is nothing between me and the master tape.