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Sonus Faber surprise

After years with my current speakers (gallo nucleus reference 3) I decided to try something different. Didn't really have a chance to audition a bunch of speakers nor the budget to go crazy. I've always thought that Sonus Faber sounded like something I would like so I found an old but maybe never used pair of Concerto homes. They came with the proper stands for these speakers. So I get them all set up and was really surprised to find they are substantially brighter and more energetic than my old gallos. They make a surprising amount of bass for there size but mids and highs are much brighter than I was expecting. They are not irritating in any way but not what I was expecting.  I'm still working on placement but I'm not sure what to think. Does this sound familiar to you other SF users? Any suggestions on something I can try?

emiliop
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wsrrsw
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Please think about adding a sub

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limomangus
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My Sonus Farbers Lutios  where my first speakers that I spent over $1,300 to buy and they were used. Beautiful looking and sounding...I use them up in my balcony. 

mrpsync
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The discovery of the gain/ feedback switch on the amp would peak my curiousity. I would be compelled to tried hooking the Gallo’s back up and playing with the gain switch… but that’s just me. If your so inclined please share.

congrats on you purchase

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rikkipuu
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FWIW,

I found with Maggies that initially they were bright (they even come with resistors to damp the HF.  I did not like the effect of the resistors.  What I found was that I was hearing noise and distortion from AC, cables, and gear.  My Maggies are still very revealing but the Maggie glare is gone.  One easy trick is to remove all SMPS's from the AC line your gear is on and seperate the analog and digital lines; dedicated lines if possible.  It cost me less than $500 to add 3 dedicated lines from my panel.  A good power conditioner like the Denali or Nigara is also a good start.

emiliop OP
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I don’t know if the speakers are breaking in or if my ears are but I enjoy the speakers more every day. Musical but lively and they go deeper than they have a right to. After buying and then selling an SVS sub (which is a long story) I just brought home a Rel Britannia b3 sub. Love it and the combo is great.

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