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From Sonus Faber Extrema to...

Hello Everybody, I'm a prowd owner of a nice pair of Sonus Faber Extrema speakers, see pic downstairs.

They sound lovely paired with my Conrad Johnson MV125 or with the couple of Accuphase P360 amps I own, bridged to monos (actually I think the CJ is a far better match).

Anyway, I was trying to figure out if an upgrade, speaker wise, is feasible or otherwise it could easily transform to one of my biggest regrets having to part with these lovely speakers.

Do you think that a much modern speaker (but still used), considering a budget of what I could get from the Extrema + 1 or 2 grand could represent a solid upgrade? I was considering some Avalons (not really modern actually) like the Opus or Eidolons, Some Wilsons (Sabrinas/Sophias) or B&Ws like the recent 803 D3.

Any advice in general, but in particular from anyone that used to own (or still owns) the Extremas would be very very appreciated.

Thank you!

robertofabbri
paradisecom
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I would imagine you have had them for quite a while and have brought you many years of joy.  If that's the case, to avoid the regret of selling them off, I would explore other speakers by making those purchases one at a time while keeping the Extrema's on standby just in case I couldn't find anything else I liked better.

I'm in a similar scenario with my Vienna Acoustics speakers.  I have looked around at other offerings, but I just love the way they sound and look so I don't think I could sell them before finding something "better," only possibly after.

robertofabbri OP
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Yes it would be the best case scenario, but it needs an amount of liquidity that I don't want to throw in. Furthermore, I'm quite sure I can sell my Extrema in a blink, not so sure about any other expensive speaker I could think about.

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drrsutliff
858 posts
 

Beautiful system.  The speakers you proposed are all nice but very different in presentation from the Sonus Fabers.  What is your possibilities to travel to some high end stores that display a model you are curious about or attend an audio show to experience many options.  Certainly either option will not give you exactly how they will sound in your home, but also it can rule out some aspects of the presentation you do not think will work for you.  

grislybutter
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