Sonus Farber, recommend and use only Mac equipment in all their demo rooms and I have heard from a couple of people that they tried what the rig they currently had an it didn’t sound anywhere near as good. I have been looking at SF and have been talking with a local store and the local distributor and I asked both of them on a conference call about why and I was told all about the synergy Mac and SF have.
I still have the Hegel H390 and now I have PS Audio BHK Preamp and 300 mono blocks. If what ever they eventually bring to my house doesn’t sound good with either of them, they better offer me a huge trade in before I am seduced by the blue glow.
Sonus Faber Amati vs. Wilson Sasha V (and perhaps vs. Focal n3)
I am looking to upgrade my dual-purpose home theatermusic system. Currently I have a 5.2 system with Focal speakers (Aria line) driven by a Marantz Cinema 30 + Emotiva XPA-5. Source is Tidal with Wiim Pro.
I will replace the Emotiva with a McIntosh Mc462 + Mc255 (saving the two additional channels for a possible expansion to 7.2 down the road). I also plan to add a C2800 for 2-channel listening through its HT Bypass.
I am torn, though, on the speaker choice. At first, I was considering the Focal Sopra 3s since I am relatively happy with the Arias. However, the more I read, the more I was drawn the Sonus Faber Amati. It is a gorgeous speaker, and seems to garner significant praise for its musicality. I worry, though, about its dynamics for HT duty. The matching center (the Vox) is also extremely expensive, especially compared to the Sopra center.
I also started to consider the Wilson Sasha V. I have also admired Wilson speakers and I think the design, while polarizing, might fit with our contemporary decor more so than the very traditional Amatis. The Sashas, though, are 50% more than the Amatis and Wilson seems to have its fair share of detractors.
I plan to find time to audition each of these, but it will be in a dealer’s showroom and probably won’t accurately reflect the experience in my (less than ideal) room. I’d very appreciate any thoughts or opinions on these three speakers and how they might compare. Thank you!