Sonus Faber Cremona

I used to work for a place that sold SF & B&W so we got to compare these head-to-head on a variety of systems. First of all the Amati is in another league than the Cremona and has a very different sonic signature, lusher, more open, richer better in every was as they should be for $14K more. I was thinking of trading my N803 for some Cremonas (they are great looking speakers) but after running the SFs in for a few hundred hours and comparing them to the N803 it was no contest. The N803's had deeper tighter bass, a lusher more open midrange and a smoother top end. The Cremonas had a very honky and nasal midrange and an ill-defined bass in comparison. I can't believe that no one brought up the severe mid coloration of the Cremonas. The N802 widened the gap even more, bettering the N803 and Cremonas in every way. Some comparable speakers would be the Audio Physic VirgoIII which are some great speakers (a toss up between the N803 and these each having their own strengths and weaknesses). The one speaker I have heard that makes me want to trade my N803s in are the Dynaudio Special 25, truly a special speaker. It betters the N803 and VirgoIII as far as more natural mids, better imaging, the best top end I have ever heard and an overall VERY involving sound. Understandably it doesn’t quite have the extension of the two floorstanders but the bass it has is awesome deep and tight. Only issue is that they have to be pretty far off the back wall (thanks to a rear port) and I can't do this in my current room but other than that and the odd finish I would buy the Dynaudio Special 25 in a heartbeat.