I am not familar with the Sonus Faber Cremonas but I auditioned the Dali Euphonia M4's around one year ago and I thought they were outstanding. They are very open and detailed but NOT bright and thin sounding. I found them to be very "musical" with great PRAT. I owned Spendor SP 1/2's for years so I am certainly not in the analytical camp. To me one of the worst sins a speaker can commit is to sacrifice the true weight and body of instruments and voices in an attempt to squeeze out phony detail.