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sonus faber auditor vs 804

Last week I saw some sonus faber speakers on display and decided to give them a listen. The sonus faber cermona auditor simply blew me away and now I am one confused soul :D having almost decided on the 804's. The mids of the auditor was AMAZING. What clarity! Only downside is the bass. Well, what can I expect from a 2 way book shelf right.

Now here is my problem...

1) Do I get the cremona auditor or the 804's? I know I know its ultimately my ears that will decide but can some people share some thoughts.
2) How can I increase the bass for the auditor? I am getting a velodyne sub too but will that match?
3) I am setting up an HT and I do not think the cremona auditor can be good front speakers because I cannot afford the sonus surrounds and center. So my plan is to use cheaper PSB speakers set for my HT and sonus for stereo. Does it make sense or would an 804, HTM and 600 surrounds do a better job for movies + music.
4) How is the sonus grand piano compared to the 804? That might be another option if the auditor becomes too complicated to set-up or too expensive.
5) how about the cremona floorstand? havent heard it since they do not have it in stock. How is it vs the auditor?

As you can see from my questions... I am one confused person ha ha ha.

Hope you can shed some light... BTW I will be using rotel 1080 200watt amp and 1055 as pre/pro.

Thanks
doodleboytoyb266

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rsbeck
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Have a listen to the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Homes.

IMO, the Homes are clearly superior to the B & W N 804's.

And, they will give you more bass extension than the auditors.

If you look through the archives, I think more people complain
about their B & W 804's than any other speaker.

B & W's can sound good in the show-room because, IMO, they
are a little "bumped" in the upper end, which can sound like
more detail, but can be fatiguing when you get them home.

In addition, I don't really care for the N 804's bass, either.

To me, you have to go up to the N803's to beat the Grand Piano
Homes and the N803's are way more expensive.
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