Sonus Faber vs B&W

I Agree with Justy. I had always owned B&W's, but was torn recently when between B&W, Acoustic Energy and Sonus Faber when looking to upgrade. I was very close to buying the 805's and got the Concertos instead. In my opinion, The Sonus Faber Concertos can go head to head with the 805's so I think the Grand Pianos will blow them out of the water. Only caveat, they like/need some power.

Thanks guys. Very interesting. As far as imaging, do you feel that the SFs can throw a convincing soundstage, with depth, and space between images? I am certainly open to the GPs, but I will need to be convinced.

Why did you go with the Concertos in lieu of the 805s??

I listened to both (12/2000) at innovative also and the 805's were simply better. The Sonus speakers were much more reserved, witheld high and low detail and sound stage. The only Sonus that I have been impressed with are the Gunneri Homage but they are considerably more expensive and space comsumming. When you listen to each make sure that the speaker cables are equally matched.

I'm wondering if you're referring to the GP's new version (just out recently) or the previous model (with the stones). I'm a Sonus fan, though to be fair, I haven't had a real chance to demo 805's. The new GP's supposedly offer a richer depth, and better fullnes to the mids & highs, as well as much better power handlin, utilizing a slightly larger tweeter & 2 mid/bass drivers (equal size, diff. Xover points), compared to last year's 2-way design--additionally, they're supposed to substantially improve over the modest bass response of earlier model, which in my opinion was it's only real deficiency . I STILL love the older models, though...phenomenal clarity, superb imaging, and MAN they look cool...especially with the stones. New ones are bigger, and still look beautiful, but I miss the unique look of the stones under them. I'm actually on the fence whether to grab a pair of new ones (potentially better sound) or look for a killer deal on the earlier models. Let us know what you decide.