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Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home for Mixed Genre?

A nice and original-owner pair of Grand Piano Home speakers has surfaced locally and what I could read online about them has peaked my interest. I probably listen to 60% classic rock and my JBL L5 are excellent for this. The remainder is pop, jazz, R & B,  acoustic guitar, and classical. However, over time I seem to be listening to these other genres more and could see classic rock slipping to less than 50% of my listening.

My current system is Van Alstine SET 400 amp @ 225/450 wpc,T-10 tube pre-amp, and JBL L5 floor speakers.

Would the Grand Piano Home have sufficient bass for classic rock and still have the clarity and detail for classical, acoustic, and jazz?  And would they be a good match with my amp/pre-amp ?

Thoughts, comments are appreciated. Are we allowed to discuss price in this forum?

foamcutter
ghdprentice
7,623 posts
 

+1

The generation of Sonus Faber back then were very warm and natural with very subtle treble. Great for classical and jazz as long as you did not want it sparkly. Great speakers, but not overly dynamic (not a criticism). Definitely a big change from what you had. Sonus increased the detail in speakers around ten years ago. 

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jond
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I had a pair of the original Grand Piano's and polite and a touch warm is just how I would describe them. Not a bad speaker especially in a smaller room but not great for rock in my opinion. The Home may have a bit more oomph but is from the same era.

foamcutter OP
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Thank you soix, ghdprentice, and jond for your replies.  I went to hear the GPH's yesterday afternoon and I was impressed with both sound quality and appearance. We made a deal and after a few hours at home with them I think your assessments are right-on. Played some Vivaldi too, violins sound amazing. Very enjoyable. Looking forward to exploring more of my jazz and classical CD collections.

soix
10,085 posts
 

Congrats and enjoy!

ghdprentice
7,623 posts
 

Congratulations.

That is how I got hooked on Sonus Faber. I found a used pair of Cremona M and purchase them as an experiment. They would be ~early 2000s. I loved them and knew that the newer were still very musical but more detailed. Within a couple weeks I ordered a pair of the, then, brand new (first shipment, still on a ship) Olymipica 3. A few years later when perfecting my system after I retired I upgraded to Amati Traditional. They are works of art as well as stunning sounding. Over ten years of going to acoustic concerts have allowed me to appreciate the sound of Sonus Faber speakers... and electronics by Audio Research, Conrad Johnson and VAC.

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