I must emphasize agreement with ghdprentice w/r to Macintosh and SF. I have auditioned the SF with McIntosh, Rogue Audio, Audio Research and concur that the McIntosh is the worse combination in that the sound is somewhat "blurred", detail lost, separation of instruments decreased, timbre too warm, soundstage smaller, etc, all in comparison to the other two brands. Beware that the power cables, interconnects and speaker cables will make a significant difference in the sound, and also very importantly, do NOT listen to SF with the "jumper" plates that they ship with the speaker. Immediately replace with a higher end jumper such as Shunyata Sigma, Nordost Valhalla, etc. The bass in particular will be totally different, but all aspects of the sound improve with good jumpers. I have owned SF Olympia, Amati and now enjoy the Cremonese.
The New Amati G5 or Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene
I’ve owned a bunch of Sonus Faber Speakers and I just love their sound. I’ve had a chance to listen to the Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene and met Jeff Joseph at the Tampa Audio Show earlier this year. The Pearl Graphene’s sound very accurate, clean, fast and detailed. Maybe a little clinical…? I tend to the more emotional organic voice of the new Amati’s.
What do you guys think of the the Pearl Graphene…?
Nice choice to have indeed…!