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Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home but with More Sparkle ?

I've been listening to the new-to-me Grand Piano Homes for a month and overall I really like them . I like the low crossover point which allows excellent, tight bass. I like the luscious mids: voices and guitars and violins sound amazing. So far the only possible shortcoming to my ears is the highs. I enjoy the strike and decay of cymbals and I feel I may be missing some of the sparkle. I've read comments that describe these speakers as "polite".  Any other GPH owners feel like they are missing something in the highs?

Is there a newer model from SF that would keep what I like about the GPH and add a bit of sparkle and not be fatiguing ?  Or perhaps another make and model ? Budget is $5 k for new or used but would prefer spending less than $5k.

My equipment:   Van Alstine SET-400 amp,  Van Alstine T-10 Tube Pre-amp,  Heos Link 2 Streamer, Mogami 2549 hi-resolution interconnects, RSC Prime Biwire speaker cables.  I listen to classic rock, pop, r and b, jazz, acoustic, classical. My listening room is untreated but has short carpet and measures 12' by 12'.

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kofibaffour
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Get the walnut pair of these - MoFi Sourcepoint 10

 

What you’re missing from your speakers is that they roll off heavily if you toe them any degree of axis

 

On top of that there’s a moderate broadband recession that makes attack, snap and dynamism a bit meh. Also you have to sit below the tweeter axis for the grand piano I think. That brings the sparkle back. Never sit with your ears above the tweeter axis for the Grand Piano. There’s a huge recession in the even order harmonics of vocals, cymbals if you sit above the tweeter vertical plane. 

The speakers I’ve recommended fix that as they’re a well implemented coaxial @foamcutter

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