McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives?

@emergingsoul I am a big fan of SF and have owned MAC gear. For me the answer is yes and I am not clear if my preferences are changing or the new products are advancing. 
 

An example of this is I heard Wilson’s new Watt Puppy - I was impressed.  I would like to hear them against SF Serafinos. And there are other brands (e.g. Steinheim) that have impressed me. 
 

I encourage you to listen to everything you can because so many factors influence your perception and enjoyment. And enjoy the journey. 

I mean knowing that The McIntosh Group owns Sonus Faber realy Spills The T does it not? My experience with Sonus Faber is that it mated extremely well with Luxman, Hegel & Plinius. Had my Cremona Auditor, M with a variety of amps and with a Plinius, Houtonga was amazing on every level.

@bgross

Love your listening space and that cabinet in the middle is awesome. Also, the voodoo lounge poster is incredible, and an incredible framing effort as well. Interesting comments about component mating practices and what you have learned. I’m focusing on il cremonese with mcintosh 901 mono tube amplifiers, because it seemed like a great way too biamp, which is working out well

Presently have Bowers 802 d3 which is really good but always trying to improve things.

The obvious alternative to Sonus Faber is Franco Serblin's current lineup of speakers.  They are gorgeous and IMO sound better than SFs current lineup.  Given his prior relationship with SF, in some ways these are more authentic. 

McIntosh is good sounding gear.  I don't get why people crap on it (even some of their dealers).  That said, it is not like their sound is so unique that no one else quite sounds the same or as good.  

I have a customer getting great results with Franco Serblin and Luxman.  Luxman and SF are extremely common matches.  I personally like the sound of AVM with both brands.  Someone above mentioned that SF sounds good with most amplification and it is sort of their super power.  To get everything just right, system synergy meeting your personal taste is most important but that is the case with most speakers.

Full disclosure, other than AVM I carry none of the brands mentioned above.  Just have spent a lot of time listening to gear.  

@emergingsoul yeah, that's a setup I put togther for a home office which ultimately morphed into much more of a listening room although I do get some work done in there, lol. I guess I'm still a fan of SF products just have had my fill of their representation here in the US. Long story but, I have since replaced the Concertinos with Cremona Auditor M and upgraded most everything else when it became my only system and dedicated spot. I also have no issue w/McIntosh just don't feel it's the "best match" for SF speakers. Its spoon fed to you because they fly under the same flag; smart marketing but plug in some Luxman, Accuphase or Plinius to anything SF and see where it goes. Need to explore audio options albeit that's becoming more difficult w/every brick & mortar shop that closes and more and more sales happening via the net. Too many dealers (sales people) pushing what they are deep in in-house. I understand that dynamic too but as consumers spending a lot of cash on this stuff, we should be diligent in finding the right compnants in like performance spaces. Just my opinion