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OK Audiogon, help me out please

I'm looking to upgrade my speakers from Monitor Audio Silver RX8 to either MA Gold 500 G6 or the Sonus Faber Sonetto VIII  G2. I've heard the MA's but haven't heard the SF's. Regular retail price for these are roughly $500.00 apart. Right now I can get the MA's on sale for $6300.00 vs $7500.00. Is there anyone on here who's heard both? If so, which do you prefer? Both dealers are roughly an hour from my house so it's not as easy as going around the block.

justlance
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roxy54
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Both brands have different sounds. It isn't possible for members to help you if they don't know your sonic priorities. 

justlance OP
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Guess that was rather poorly worded, sorry. 

The problem with my current speakers are they seem very bright in the mids and harsh in the upper. Which of the 2 speakers I'm looking at could help with these issues? 

So in a nutshell, roll back the midrange and smooth out the high end.

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audiojan
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That sounds like Sonus Faber

deep_333
1,566 posts
 

Neither of them will help with your 'issues'. 

A pair of Mofi 888 (price is 5k) should fix your issues.

 

The problem with my current speakers are they seem very bright in the mids and harsh in the upper. Which of the 2 speakers I'm looking at could help with these issues? So in a nutshell, roll back the midrange and smooth out the high end.

grislybutter
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You will get more speaker for the money with Monitor Audio. It’s a larger company selling more speakers and they are more consumer than high end. But that doesn’t mean your ears would like MA more than Sonus Faber, you would need to listen to both to know. To my ears, MA is a bit too analytical, not musical enough.

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