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Any experience with Sonus Faber Electa Amator II?

Hi all-

I've just landed a nice pair of Electa Amator II and stands, a speaker I've been keeping my eyes open for over the past few years. I have great memories of my old Signums, and was hoping that the EAII were similar in voicing, with added bandwidth. Haven't received them yet, but I'll be driving them with a Karan KA-I180 MkII integrated amp, using a Meridian CD source.

I'd like to hear about member's experiences with them, both positive and negative - system matching, setup, opinions, etc.

Thanks,
Bob R
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dweller
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Is that that chunky stand-mounted stud?
With the Esotar tweeter and crinkly carbon mid/bass?
These are bad-assed and highly sought after -you lucky dude!
SF is releasing an updated version which, I believe, is in the $50K neighborhood (only 50 pr. worldwide).
Congrats!
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tonykay
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I bought a pair of the original SF Electa Amators back in the early 90's. Yes, they came with the "chunky stand" and Esotar tweeter. For value, they're off the charts! They sound as good today as the day I brought them home, probably better. It has been the single best purchase I've made in this hobby. You will be delighted with the sound. I'll never part with mine, and you'll know why after you hook them up and listen. I had mine set up with Classe Audio (DR6/DR15) components. I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed.
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sbank
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One of my fav monitors of all time. Remember seeing them dealer demoed at a few places with an unusual coax cable that wasn't usually used with speakers. Perhaps someone can fill in my memory gap on that.
It wasn't a super expensive cable but had great synergy with the Electa Amators.
Enjoy them. Cheers,
Spencer
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