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Sonus Faber , Gryphon or Focal Utopia !!!

Hello everybody !
A bit of a stalemate choosing shelf speakers. There are very bad, but a separate room square shape (16 square meters). It was previously Dynaudio Confidence C2 and Sonus Faber Elipsa . Play was not easy ! Severe hum ! Therefore, today I have three options. After listening to each of them, I realized how much they are different. Already have available: Moon Evolution 600i and Audio Research CD8. Speaker cables want something from Siltech. In the future, I plan to buy a turntable. The sound like transparency, cleanliness, wide and deep stage and tight, quick (though not very deep, but the most important quality) bass !!!

So here are three options:
1 . Sonus Faber Guarneri.
2. Gryphon Mojo.
3. Focal Diablo Utopia 3.

My favorite musical genres:
Music of the baroque. Violin music !!!!!
Piano music !
Symphonic music
Light rock (Mark Knopfler , Dire Straits)
Eric Clapton
Rock a little heavier (Metallica, AC DC, Radiohead, Stereophonics)
Jazz guitar (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Chris Jones, Bibi King)
And a little bit :) : Ethnic music ,  Dead can dance, Norah Jones, Lana Del Rey, YELLOW and so on.

I will be glad to any your advice and recommendations on the choice!
With Respect
Alexander
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meadowman
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Off Topic but am I the only one who is saddened by the phrase:
"Rock a little heavier (Metallica"

Not a shot at the OP but a telling statement on the current direction Metallica has been moving for several years.  I never thought I would hear or read Metallica described as "Rock a little heavier".  Perhaps the OP is not familiar with "Kill 'em All" or "Master of Puppets".
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alex1973 OP
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You're right . I do not know very well the hard rock.
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alex1973 OP
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Gryphon has a dark sound. While Sonus Faber lighter. But because of its size and configuration of drivers, Gryphon is much more versatile and intense. It has a long aftertaste, like expensive French wine great endurance;)
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jafant
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Alex-

you are putting together a very nice system, so everything, will have to be closely matched. Simaudio gear sounds great w/ Audience cables/cords,
ARC sound excellent w/ Transparent cables/cords. I have not had an opportunity to demo Siltech cabling systems.

Now, to your speaker choice-
Focal / Simaudio is a sonic match
ARC/ SF is a sonic match
have not auditioned the Gryphon.

Focal is a very good to excellent "Rock" speaker.
Happy Listening!
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alex1973 OP
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Jafant hello!
Advise please power cables for Moon 600i .
I bought a Gryphon. This is a very high-end speakers. I do not for a long time listening to music with pleasure;) Beautiful soft flow of music without the slightest violations of the tonal balance. High frequency is very clear without harshness like Focal Diablo . Internal speaker size is more suitable for outdoor speaker system. Therefore, all the musical images full and deep. Bass a little unique and a little bland. Focal Do it like a jackhammer;)
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