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McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives?

We have heard a lot about the McIntosh sonus faber relationship which now has been legally consummated.  Like Taylor and Travis it seems very harmonious.

I am interested in exploring an option involving infidelity.  Are there alternatives to a sonus faber speaker with a McIntosh tube amp that are just as good? Or possibly even better? Will Taylor find a better suitor or is she resigned to eternity with this Travis guy maybe for lack of really trying.

 

 

emergingsoul
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audioman58
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Borresen  x3 Loudspeaker for example work very well with McIntosh.

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yoyoyaya
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The common partnering of Sonus Faber with McIntosh has much more to do with the fact that both companies are within a common holding group than anything to do with sonic synergy.

Like all good speakers, Sonus Fabers are polyamorous when it comes to amplification.

n0m1n4l
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@ghdprentice mentions B&W although they have gotten brighter throughout the years, so not sure which series or years he’s referring to … mentioned a lack of treble with McIntosh; my Focal Utopia Evo’s & McIntosh is balanced for my taste, perhaps IAL2 beryllium, or the heavy flower magnets on the 6” …

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dinov
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Tannoy also B&W.

jrcotner
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I listened to my Sonus Faber Sonetto VIII speakers with a Mac 252 amp.  Nice sound, but didn't seem to have that indescribable something to spend the money.  When I tried the SFs with a Modwroght 225i I knew I'd found the perfect amp for these speakers.  The Modwright made the speakers sound like a veil had been lifted.  Whole new experience.  And the folks at Modright are a dream to work with.    

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