Sonus Faber monitors vs. ???


I have a set of Sonus Faber Concertino Domus powered by a Musical Fidelity A380cr amp. I guess I am pretty happy with the sound, but always wondering what other speakers would sound like in my room.

I am very interested in hearing other monitors like Dynaudio C1, other Dynaudio speakers, Totems, Spendor, Epos, PMC, etc. - along those level of speakers.

I live in Phoenix, AZ. and would be interested in talking to anyone that has some great monitors out there and would maybe want to meet and listen or willing to bring their speakers over for me to demo.

I would also consider trading speakers for a few weeks or month. So if anyone may be looking to hear the SF monitors, maybe we can make a temporary exchange?

Would be interested to hear any other suggestions as well.

System is as follows:

Raysonic CD-168 w/ Sovtek tubes
Muscial Fideliy A308cr amplifier
Sonus Faber Concertino Domus w/ OEM stands
REL Q-108 sub
Richard Gray Pro-400
Nordost power cords on everything
Tara Labs Reference GEN II+ speaker cables
Tara Labs Air One IC's

Thanks for reading.
128x128audiofreak32

Showing 1 response by loomisjohnson

fwiw, i've also been looking to upgrade my monitors and have recently auditioned the concertinos as well as proac tablettes, jmlab profile, paradigm s1, rega rs1, various dynaudio, quad 11L/12L. to my ears, the concertinos, while by no means a bad speaker, were less appealing than all but the entry-level dynaudios--somewhat slow and boxy, without the precise imaging of some of the others. the concertinos are also an older design; i imagine speaker technolgy evolves quickly. the real surprise was the regas, which are also the cheapest--despite a disconcertingly lightweight cabinet and generic-looking drivers, they sound really good--detailed, big soundstage and nice integration of highs and lows. i'm still gonna try some others (psb, usher, etc.), but i was impressed.
of course, just my opinion on a rainy saturday--trust your own ears.