Fyne 703 vs Sonus Faber Olympia Nova V
I've narrowed my shortlist for a speaker upgrade down to these two models and was wondering if anyone had any feedback on either one. Not looking for alternative suggestions.
I primarily listen to Jazz (but occasionally some other things from various other genres, but I'd sacrifice on the other stuff if the Jazz is sublime.
The SFs seem like they would be a bit easier to drive and more tube friendly, but from feedback I've received on other threads, the Fynes seem to work with tubes pretty nicely as well.
SF wasn't even really on my radar since I always equated them with wildly expensive speakers, but I've only ever heard/seen their higher end offerings. Fantastic, but I'd expect anything with a price tag $30,000+ to sound great when paired up correctly.
I own SF Olympica Nova Vs...I love them. They were my first upgrade so they have seen me change amplifiers from McIntosh to Moon and then up the Moon range. The speakers are my end-game speakers and that was proven when I upgraded from Moon M400s and to Moon 860A V2 amplification. There’s lots of good speakers but between $10k and $20k that I like better than the Olympica Vs. Good luck in your decision and enjoy the journey! |
@mmcgill829 I don't think you need a ton of power to drive them - technically their efficient speakers at 91db. My first audition with the Olympica Nova Vs was with an Audio Research Integrated amp - it was 80 watts. Frankly it opened my eyes on 'watts, power and dynamics'...the ARC 80 watt integrated made my 300 watt McIntosh seem low power. |
