Hi, I have the Vienna Acoustics Mozarts and am preparing to upgrade myself. My room is a too large for the Mozarts to produce enough authoritative bass response to fill it adequately. I have heard the V A line and am very impressed with Beethoven's. If you call Sumiko in Calif. they can give you some very specific info on the new design the Beethoven speakers underwent recently. The Bee's produced the smooth midrange I enjoy so much with the Mozarts and cross just right with the higher freqencies. I think they did an excellent job with the crossover in these speakers. The Bee's lower octave response was dynamic and decisive. They need more power to drive them to their fullest as they present a more differcult load. If I had to pick at a negative it would be the woof to mid XO point. I was told the speakers needed to be broken in a while longer. The imaging was a bit clouded at some of the lower transient passages. Really only detctable with critical listening and only on certain tracks. I have just heard the Sonus Farber Electa Amator II but not the G P's. These monitors put out a hell of a soundstage. I was surprised at the depth and width produced considering the size room I was in at the time. If you ever get the chance, give a listen to the Mahlers, those are my pipe dreams, Good Luck...........
Help=Vienna Beethoven&Sonus Faber GP
Help = Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Speaker vs. the Sonus Faber Grand I own Sonus Faber Electa Speakers and am trying to decide on purchasing either the Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Speaker or the Sonus Faber Grand Piano speaker. The system is in my living room with the BAT VK-D5 CD Player and Bow Wazoo Integrated amp (amp change possible, prefer not unless needed). Speaker size is a major concern so they need to be small (like the Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Speaker). I am willing to go up to $5K (if needed, under 4K is preferred). I heard the Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Speaker with the Plinius 8510 amp. They were musical, great on vocals, sound stage okay, etc and I liked them. The Sonus Faber Concerto Grand Piano speakers were also very musical, open and seemed to involve me more in the music than the Beethoven. This is a very difficult decision and I do not want to make a mistake. I am thinking that the Grand Piano maybe the best choice but I really cannot decide. I am scheduled for more listening this weekend. Any recommendations one way or the other?