New Sonus Faber Electa Amator 3...anybody heard these yet?

Heard these today with only 4 hrs out of the box at a dealers. 

Was really impressed. I’ve always been a fan of Sonus Faber but only when Franco Serblin was running the show. My first pair of “hi-end” speakers were his Grand Piano floor stander with the passive radiator. 

I was was madly in love with the Electa Amator 2 version but never had the funds at the time to buy them. 

I still think the Guaneri Homage are the best SF ever made but never bought these and nearly bought them years later but didn’t as they aren’t the most “rockiest” speaker and I listen to a lot of rock and blues having said all that.....

I really liked these these speakers I think SF have done a really good job at getting at the heart of the old classic SF sound. These are very midrange focused speakers with a surprising amount of bass and quite a bit of snap that the older models seemed to miss out on. The room is a medium to large sounding space and the EA3 had no trouble projecting a huge soundstage. 

Very musical and rhythmic sounding I’m going to let the dealer run them in a bit more and have another listen but I’m seriously considering buying a pair. They did give me that feeling I had when I first heard the SF lineup in the late 90’s. 

Would love to know if anyone else has heard them. 

I completely agree that the Guarneri Homage are a bargain. Even at $10K-15K used, they are a lifetime investment. If you want a speaker that you will love to listen to, and always be proud of, the SFGH are for you.

I saw a picture today of the Sonus Faber Electa Amator 3 in the Absolute Sound. Good looking speaker, similar to EA 2. The stands had a round pedestal look that are not nearly as attractive as my walnut and marble stands. 

 @tonykay  Completely agree.

i have AB’ed my SFGH’s against a number of different stand mounts, from Magico’s to Dynaudios to TAD’s and more....none have come out superior to the GH’s. If you have the upstream gear to work with them, I don’t think there has ever been a better stand mount ...and frankly even very few floor mount speakers that can stand with them!

@daveyf  I know you have the original Guarneri Homage I haven’t listened to them for over 15 years; if you get hear the new EA3 I’d be interested to hear how they compare to yours, which I still think we’re one of the best speakers made.