I bought a set of Cremona about ten years ago as an experiment to determine if the sound I had thought I heard in a showroom was what Sonus Faber sounded like. It was. They lasted two weeks when I ordered a pair of Olympica 3. Not say ing anything bad about the Cremona… I have a big room and was thinking of changing direction from planar speakers and massive amps.
This was a real turning point for me… for the better. I had a Pass x350 at the time. But piece by piece I moved to Audio Research and up the Sonus Faber lines. So, my system is now all Sonus Faber, Audio Research, and Transparent interconnect and cables. The most musical, detailed, quietest system I have ever heard.
You want pairing? Go for the ARC integrated, DAC, and a Aurender streamer. Buy used if required. I can’t tell you how happy this grouping of brands has made me. (Click on user I’d to see my system).