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sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion

Hi,

I'm a bit confused and undecided about which book shelf speakers to choose. Till now I've heard magico A1 live and Proack k1 live, both of them were fantastic, but i think majico A1, in my opinion, sounds better. Unfortunately, i can not listen to the sonus faber elcata amator III it in my country, i can order them, but can't hear them live. I've heard them on video in youtube and i have to say that they seem to be very interesting. Can anyone please advice me, what is the better choice between those two loudspeakers or suggest on any other bookshelf speaker at the price of approximately 10.000$.

Thanks a lot. 

If its important for the decision, I'm planning to buy a vac phi 170 iQ monoblocks. Thanks again.
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henry201
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@daveyf 
I don’t think so. If the speakers are voiced dark how can they "lit up' anything?
Regardless, you must be lucky as well—hearing materials, but not a 10 dB boost in the highs. 
henry201
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@daveyf  No worries, I am not offended by fiction, as you can read from others who actually heard the A1, your ‘opinion’ is in the minority...
henry201
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@daveyf It's all good, but just to be clear, I can't hear it, because it is not there (talking about the A series). If you can hear things that are not there, I suggest a new thread. The topic, I am sure, will be popular 😉    
henry201
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I have heard the A3 on VAC gear, it was as smooth and dark as any sonus faber I have ever heard (not my cup of tea).
henry201
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@daveyf
It is clear you never heard the A3 or many Rockport models that sound somewhat dark, and super smooth, although they use Be tweeters. A speaker can be dark or bright, hot or dull, regardless of tweeter material.

henry201
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@daveyf
No, I must say, I have never heard of the term.
Is that coming from the same source as the term ’lit up’? It sounds like a "don’t" list from a juvenile delinquent center 🤣
Thankfully, the Be tweeter in my A5 never bit me, nor did it lit up anything yet 😎
henry201
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@daveyf  🥱
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