I have very latest Sonatina II. It is not remotely cold sounding. However it's possible that Alan made some design changes during production so you should get serial numbers of the units you are considering an contact him at www.silverlineaudio.com.
Silverline Sonatina MK II:at Resale alot/Any Good?
Need input about this particular model, Silverline "Sonatina MK2" which seems to have been recently upgraded. Anybody know about this company and the performance quality of their speakers, especially the "Sonatina". I have read they tend to sound bright Also, they look nice and built quality seems excellent, but they always seem up for "resale" !!!