Who has listened to Sonus Faber "Cremona Auditor"

I have one pair driven by the Krell 400xi integrated. Happy with the sound. My advice is bring some CDs which you are very familar with and play them through these speakers.

There are lots of Auditor owners out there, but they are just ignoring you.

I own several pairs of SF speakers, Auditor is one of my favorite. Compare to EA1, it's more neutral on top and mid, but can't compete with bass in weight. I still like EA1 for string music, I have been brain washed by Dynaudio Esotar for way too long I find anything else not as seductive.

Image wise, it's one of the best on earth with huge soundstage width and depth. But I will warn you in advance you need to drive them with lots of power if you plan to use them in large room. In my 14x18 room, my BAT VK-75SE does run out of steam on 4 ohm tab. Adding a sub will definitely help here.

Also, if you don't use OEM stands, do tilt them back as much as you could to tame the slightly aggressive top end.

Thanks for the replies. Any other Auditor owners out there?

I went into a Magnolia Audio store and wanted to hear the Auditor. I was really disappointed with the small soundstage and rather veiled sound. However, it had interesting imaging which was set back behind the speakers like listening to music way back in a concert hall. Also the speakers were a lot smaller than I thought. To be fair, this store has very mediocre sounding electronics. I was listening to a Krell 120 watt integrated amp. The sound had absolutely no liquidity and sounded flat. There were two Martin Logan speakers in the room that absolutely blew them away (In my opinion), the Aeon and Ascent. However, I was really glad to get home and listen to my system which is multiple times better sounding than anything in that store. (Again, I blame the electronics!)

The store is beautiful...however, it's just a Best Buy with nicer stuff.

Ernie.