Sonus Faber Maxima Amator without the fancy

If you want the essence of Sonus Faber in a less glamorous (but still beautiful) package, I HIGHLY recommend you look at Rosso Fiorentino speakers.....also Italian made. They are well built, well thought of, well reviewed, and in my opinion a deal compared to Sonus Faber or Franco Serblin.

I've spent a good amount of time with the Elba 2 $7,000, and Certaldo 2 $10,000 as a friend in my club owns a pair of each. I've heard the Arno 40 $14,000, but only for about 30 minutes in a slightly noisy environment....but they could be very impressive.

@vthokie83 I am looking my eyes out but the Rosso Fiorentino models are not in any way cheaper than comparable Sonus Fabers

Revel Salon 2's 

I'm a little suprised no-one has brought up the following with regard to your initial post:

You didn't audition the Sonus Faber Maxima Amator speakers at the dealership. You audition a system incorporating the SFMAs. In order to re-create what you heard at the dealer it would be necessary to possess either the same complete system or something similar.

One never listens to loudspeakers in siolation. Only ever to complete systems. Include the room and room positions for the speakers also.

It might be possible to buy drivers and diy approximately the SFMAs. Is your system equivalent to the system you audtioned them on by any chance?

parkergetdean

If you are comparing the Rosso Fiorentino to the entry levels of Sonus Faber speakers, that assessment is correct. But if you are comparing a "like to like" quality level, then the Rosso's are a good 30% to 40% less expensive.

Sonus Faber has 6 levels of quality: Lumina, Sonetto, Olympica, Heritage, Homage, and Reference. You'd have to decided for yourself, but to my ears the Rosso Fiorentino's compare very favorably to the Olympica or Heritage level.

I am in no way knocking Sonus Faber, I would love to own a pair of Serafinos. I just think that Rosso Fiorentinos deserve to be in the conversation, as do something like Franco Serblin Accordos.