New sonus faber Cremona M version

TDA,

During the duration of this thread of yours, I ended up auditioning and re-auditioning the Cremona line of speakers. I ended up purchasing the Auditor which I will build around as my 2nd system for now. When the Auditor M comes out, I will see which one I prefer and move on from there.

Atleast, this gives me something to look forward to.

And plus, I dont think I made a bad move by purchasing a pair of used Auditors... because considering SF is planning to ship out on September... it will probably be a long long time before dealers actually see them. For example, NO local Chicago dealer has the Ellipsa... and it was announced several months ago.

I wont be surprised if the M reaches our dealers by January of 2008. Until then, I'll be enjoying my Auditors!

Joey

New Cremona M is very, very different then original Cremona.
Here are technical details about Cremona M:
3 way
Crossover frequencies 400Hz/2300Hz
Freq. response 40Hz-30kHz
4ohms
50w-250w
1120mm H x 225mm W x 565mm D
73kg/pair netto

So, it is bigger, heavier and use completely different drivers and crossover...
BTW, new tweeter is also from Vifa and is similar to Elipsa tweeter, it is completely different in every way then original Vifa tweeter in Cremona. Midrange unit in new Cremona M is the same as Elipsa'a and again completely different then original Cremona unit. Only thing that is similar is the fact that both are produced by Scanspeak...

Sound of new Cremona M is closer to Elipsa or Amati Anniversario then to old Cremona's...

Hi joey

My SF dealer informt me that the Cremona M is ready for shipment and could be dileverd within a week.

The auditor was not yet aveileble.

The auditor is one hell of a small two way speaker to my ears it sounds very similar to the floorstander
but the floorstander are much more capeble when in dynamic and bass.
But overalle the share the same sound

I havent heard the anniversario or the elipsa so i have no way off knowing how the new cremona sounds.

What i dont understand is why sonus faber are making speakers that sound so much different then the speakers that have made sonus faber souch a respected speeaker company.

TDA,
My Cremona Auditors will arrive in 2 weeks or so... so I'm pretty excited to hear them in my room. I will keep an eye out for the Cremona M (if it hits my dealers) and most definitely, the Cremona Auditor M... and reassess my position with SF at that time.

I dont think this will drop the resale value of the original Cremonas just yet as there wont be any new Ms on audiogon just yet.

Joey

Hi joey

i also dont think that the org cremona line will loss value in a major way becaus the will proberly sound signifently different.
Remember it was franco serblin that made the auditor .

By the way those enyone know if the new tweeter in the elipsa and the new cremona line are a Vifa unit as in the org cremona or a scanspeak revelator unit as in the strad ?

It looks like the scanspeak r29 rinradioator based apone on the spike in the middel but maybe its just the spike that is from scanspeak r29

thanks