Anyone hear SF Venere's? Thougts?

I auditioned the 2.5s then bought the 3.0s sound-unheard since they only had the 3.0s in the remote warehouse. I'm tickled -pink with them only on day 2. these speakers LOVE CJ 60W/ch KT120 power tubes. I find them very involving/toe-tapping even at low volume- terrific sound per $ .

Seven years after the last post in this thread...........Today is March 6 2020 and the Venere line is discontinued. They came out in late 2012 and 8 years later...this speakers ( I have the white 2.5 ) still sound magnificent . Now they are available for average $1,500 

I can get one at $1,400 mint, do you think it is a good buy?

I heard them several times at dealers when they came out and enjoyed them a lot. A very musical and warm speaker with nice detail too.
Don't tempt me. I need no more speaker. But, at $1400 for a nice used pair, folks should smile and buy, if they like them.

I can get one at $1,400 mint, do you think it is a good buy?

No.  I had them on extended demo and while they have their strengths there are better options IMHO.  For the same price you can get new LSA-10 Signature monitors (here on A’gon) and try them at home for 30 days.  Build quality’s much better and they actually go lower in bass than the 2.5s, and my guess is they’ll sound better too (read the stellar reviews).  The Venere’s cabinet structure is lightweight and not solidly built, and there is an upper bass hump that is nonlinear and tough if not impossible to flatten out probably due in large part to the subpar cabinet (see Stereophile measurements).  And when pushed with music that has any deep bass the woofers hit their stops pretty readily, which again shows where SF chose to shave costs.  There’s no doubt in my mind the LSA-10s are a superior speaker for your $.  FWIW, and best of luck.