Have not hard the 5.3's, but do own a pair of the sonatina's and they are terrific. Have used wiht both tubes & ss and they respond well to both. Agree that 6.2 or 6.3 is a more direct comparison. Sonatina's go quite low and are beautifully made - don't need stands either.
silverline sonatina vs soliloquy 5.3
anyone have any comments on these speakers. from what i have gleaned from the web both speakers share similar positive charcteristics: transparent mids, wide soundstage lively dynamics and sweetly detailed highs, from what i gathered the Sonatina's sound beter with SET amps while the 5.3 are better with SS. Since I'm using a Aragon 8008 I am thinking of going with the 5.3's. Any insight would be much appreciated.