Sonus Faber Lumina V impressions? and which amp?

Luminas arrvied, currently ABing them against Forte IV's (traded up from Heresys)

Surprisingly, these two speakers of vastly different designs sound more alike than different

I need to find a way to AB from my listening position with some type of speaker selector, currently using Luxman R113 connected to both sets

anybody else hear the Luminas?

Yeah, I'm afraid SF made the Lumina V TOO good and they will be tempted to raise the price.  Otherwise, it may cannibalize too much of their Sonetto sales.

thanks alot, the value prop seems high, 3600.00 CAD at the moment over here

have a feeling the price will go up sooner than later as we've seen a ton of increases here recently on  audio gear

the MICHI amp looks awesome, I believe that went up in price also, great one box solution, obviously beyond my price point at the moment

Yes, I recently heard a direct comparison at a dealer between the Lumina V and the Sonetto VIII. This demo was in the same room and same system.  They were being driven by a 350 wpc MICHI integrated amp.  After playing a number of different genres of music, I have to say, the Lumina does not give up all that much to the Sonetto. I’m not sure that the Lumina didn’t actually go deeper in the bass than the Sonetto VIII did. The vocals may have been a bit more forward and pure sounding on the Lumina, but that is a matter of individual preference. Both sounded very good and enjoyable. With its combination of audio performance and great looks, the Lumina V has to be a bargain, imo.