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Sonus Faber grand Piano sounds muddy????

I recently auditioned the SF Grand Pianos and for some reason they sounded muddy. It was like the bass was interfereing with the mids and highs? Has this happend to you?

i asked the dealer what his system was and they were using a Perraux 250 watt amp with a perraux pre amp and a rotel cd player. its either the set up or the acoustics. But the room was carpeted which I assumed would have absorbed the bass? I had super high hopes for these speakers but the Concerto's sounded much better. Much clearer.

What gives? Is the Grand Pianos really muddy?

Thanks

Joel
joelj

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raymond_tan
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I own the GP Home series, matched with Classe amps. My system is rich, smooth and dynamic with an occasional hint of mid-bass hump on some music, something I can live with. Sonus Faber has a warm signature, and I think equipment partnering is crucial as they prefer more transparent sounding amps.

I've never heard the Perraux and suspect they are thicker sounding and may not be a good match. As the others have said, there are other variables like your cables and power cords. But one should never consider the Grand Piano as muddy.
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