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Sonus Faber - New Concertino vs Old Concerto?

I found a used pair of Concertos with a few cosmetic dings for about 1/2 ~ 3/4 the price of new Concertino domus (depending on the shop).

I haven't heard either yet. I'll go listen to the Concertos sometime over the next couple days, but I won't be able to listen to Concertinos, as they are only available where I live by mail-order.

Concertos seem to be very rare here in Japan, while Concertinos are available.

Does anyone have knowledge or opinion on the quality differences between these two?

Are the old Concertos somehow special?

Apparently, the Concertos were discontinued, while the Concertinos continued production.

Have the new Concertinos somehow surpassed the old Concertos?

Are these old Concertos in any way a bargain compared to new Concertinos?
jimthewebguy
jaybo
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The older concerto does play favorably with the newer concertino. I would however recommend..if you're looking for smaller speakers in the used market..to seek out AE1's,spica 50's, Celestion 600's or 700's for keepers.Also Sonus Fabor minimas...My 2 cents.
jimthewebguy OP
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A belated thanks for the advice, Jaybo. Just to end this old thread stump, the Concertos were not in good condition and the sound quality didn't suit my taste at all for use in a small room at close range. I used a pair of minty-new Quad 12L passives at the shop just as a comparator, and as they were very cheap for the sound quality I got those and I'm very happy with them as temporaries and for the price. Very warm and clear speakers, wide and deep imaging, with really decent bass on my desktop, and with the wood finish they've got huge WAF.

I've got them on trial for a month, and I'm still considering replacing them with Adam a7 monitors, which I've heard in a display room but cannot home trial first. They are amazingly clear, but with their utilitarian appearance they seem to have very bad WAF.

Of those on your list, some seem hard to find here in Japan, but I've put my name on some lists for used SF Minimas, in case some appear.

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