Bob - sorry I missed this earlier.
I would agree with Audiogreak32 on the Cremona vs. the Liuto. To be fair, some people feel the Cremona has a colored sound. The Liuto have a more natural frequency response. The Liuto has more of the magic of the earlier designs when compared to the immediate post Cranco era, which I found lean, especially compared to the original Cremona. But, the Franco era speakers work for me. I have the Cremona plus 4 other pairs of Franco era SF, so I am not really impartial.
I believe Franco's last design was the Strads, which I would take in a nanosecond over my Cremona. They are, unfortunately, at a different price level.
I would agree with Audiogreak32 on the Cremona vs. the Liuto. To be fair, some people feel the Cremona has a colored sound. The Liuto have a more natural frequency response. The Liuto has more of the magic of the earlier designs when compared to the immediate post Cranco era, which I found lean, especially compared to the original Cremona. But, the Franco era speakers work for me. I have the Cremona plus 4 other pairs of Franco era SF, so I am not really impartial.
I believe Franco's last design was the Strads, which I would take in a nanosecond over my Cremona. They are, unfortunately, at a different price level.