Sonus Faber Extrema vs. Guarneri

sirspeedy,
I concur with your views on the Extremas. While they are great sounding speakers, they are not the best to my ears (maybe there are no best, just a matter of taste). Speakers must not only sound great, they must also look great and that's one of the main reasons I own them. These are certainly what classics and legends are made of.

Thf,I never stated I thought they were the "best".I implied that I thought they were a superb speaker.As I'm sure you know,there is no best of anything,but a heck of alot of really good stuff.That's the fun of it all!

Best!

I heard them at the '93 San Fran show with the best Denon stuff in a big room. Not as good as the Audio Artistry Beethovens with Rowland gear('96 CES), but VERY nice.

Tabl10s, yes, the Beethovens may be better but I believe Denons don't do Extremas justice even though I have not heard this combination before. The Extremas need great clean power. They sound best with gears like Gryphon Antileons, Pass labs XA series and other similar Class A stuff.