For those familiar with Sonus Faber

Where would you place the Elipsa in the Sonus Faber hierarchy? I heard them at a friend's place, and was impressed, but I have not heard the models mentioned above.

I auditioned the Novas and the Amati/Sarafinos.  The Amatis are noticeably just more speaker.  If you can make the stretch to the new version of the Amatis I'm sure you won't be disappointed.  @dayglow makes a good point that the Novas are due for an update.  It might be worth pursuing a timeline for that.  Good luck and cheers.  

I had a pair of the original Extrema's and they were MAGNIFICENT!!!

I'm also interested in comparison of the Serafino vs Olympica nova line. From what I can tell, many people claim somewhere in these two lines is where the "real Sonus Faber sound" is, which I feel is a bit nonsensical. SF offers many speaker lines with their name on them, afterall.

If anyone could comment on this: the only experience I have in my own listening area consist of Dynaudio C1 Platinum and Elac Solano floorstand  models. Both of these models are definitely on the polite side. I wonder how similar or different Serafinos would be. Ultimately I'm after a clean, natural, and transparent sound over all else. 

I love my Olympica Nova V speakers. Sounded just as good as Serafino speakers a friend has. Very clean and natural, with amazing soundstage and dynamics. Using McCormack DNA 225, Levison 5805 (as preamp, DAC, and phono stage), Aurender N200, VPI HW19 MKIV (SAMA & TNT 5 Platter) w/ Fatboy 10 uni and SDS, Sumiko Palo Santos and Shunyata Alpha cables.