Paolo Tezzon has left Sonus Faber

I have had three SF speakers over the years (Olympia III, Amati Tradition and now Il Cremonese).  I gather that the old AF speakers were warmer, less articulate, less "open" than the newer models.  I sense the comparison would be a warm, syrupy tube amp vs a class A SS amp. I can attest that the Amati Tradition (newer design) and the Il Cremonese (not revised in about 7 years) are extremely accurate with respect to timbre and particularly strings.  They are very articulate without being clinical  like a Wilson, and cohesive.  The Il Cremonese has very clear, distinct bass that is again timbre correct say for a tympani or double bass. The treble in all their newer models is excellent.  The Il Cremonese's treble is airy, sparkly without brightness or harshness.  Of course, with respect to design, esthetics, they glean compliments from everyone, even non-musical, non-audiophile visitors. It will be interesting to see how they evolve forward.  The homage and reference lines may not change significantly in looks, and perhaps not even that much in electronics.

Op, 

Try to listen some of his speakers that were made under his new name and company (Franco Serblin) and compare them to similar models od SF.

For example Ktema vs Amati Futura or some other in that price range or even better, some 2 way design like Lignea or Accordo vs similar SF design.

Looking forward to hear your impressions.

@craig  I think your description of the Franco designed SF's is not accurate at all. Sure, they can be made to sound as you describe, but they typically are more musical and, IME, preferred by a lot of folks to the later designs. 

A 'warm syrupy' sounding tube amp (not sure what that model that is??) would be far from what most people think of the old Homage line, if they are set up correctly and demo'ed with the appropriate gear.