Magico V2 vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M

Hey guys, yesterday I dropped by a local dealer in my town and listened to a pair of Avantgarde-Acoustic Uno G2 horn speakers. It was driven by Audionote Meishu valve amp (9wpc) and the source was an Esoteric SA-60. The Uno G2's sensitivity is 104dB and has active woofers so the amp's 9watts of pure Class A was enough to drive them.

After listening for 30 mins, it was enough to make me want to take my whole CD collection to the dealer's place and listen to them one by one. It gave me the kind of sound I'm looking for except that the soundstage seems rather narrow.

The MRSP for the speakers is $27,800.00. Has anyone heard these speakers before? If you have, I'd like to know what you think. I should now audition a pair of Magico V3 which retails for $27k.

Interesting choice. One needs almost no power, the other needs lots. You've got to put in the time to audition. There are a lot of good speakers in the $25-30K range. Sounds like fun.

Have you heard any big planars or stats? Quad 2905, Maggie 20.1, Martin Logan CLX, Sound Lab? They give you everything you want except maybe deepest bass, but they are all incredible for stage, image, holographic 3D and palpable voices. If you occasionally need deepest bass, you can always add sub, but you may find you don't need it. Just a thought. The ML Summit X has built in subs, so no need for major power either. Good luck.

But in case of planars or stats you have to disregard their looks. ;-) I mean, with Sonus Faber you also have a piece of art in your living room (assuming that's where they'll end up).

In the 20K range there is the Verity Audio Parsifal Ovation, and at half that price the Verity Audio Rienzi. They both work well with Luxman integrateds (509u or 590Aii). I really liked the Cremona M until I heard the Parsifals - they simply took my breath away!

I don"t know if there is a Verity Audio dealer in KL, but I know that there is one in Singapore.

Selamat malam!

Mark