Sonus Faber Extrema vs. Guarneri

sirspeedy,
I concur with your views on the Extremas. While they are great sounding speakers, they are not the best to my ears (maybe there are no best, just a matter of taste). Speakers must not only sound great, they must also look great and that's one of the main reasons I own them. These are certainly what classics and legends are made of.

Tabl10s, yes, the Beethovens may be better but I believe Denons don't do Extremas justice even though I have not heard this combination before. The Extremas need great clean power. They sound best with gears like Gryphon Antileons, Pass labs XA series and other similar Class A stuff.