thanks everyone for the suggestions.
i went to another showroom where i got to demo some of them.
they didn't have the venere, however they did have the liuto so i could compare to SF
i demoed the thiel cs2.7 and vienna acoustics mozart and beethoven along side the liutos.
bottom line: i very clearly preferred the liutos. the vienna acoustics are my second favorite. so far it seems sonus faber has a direct line to my ears/heart
i've got one more showroom to check out, where i'll listen to some KEFs, totem, revel, amphion, and aerial acoustics
Ps - you got the liuto for under 1500? talk about a steal i would take that deal in a heartbeat
i went to another showroom where i got to demo some of them.
they didn't have the venere, however they did have the liuto so i could compare to SF
i demoed the thiel cs2.7 and vienna acoustics mozart and beethoven along side the liutos.
bottom line: i very clearly preferred the liutos. the vienna acoustics are my second favorite. so far it seems sonus faber has a direct line to my ears/heart
i've got one more showroom to check out, where i'll listen to some KEFs, totem, revel, amphion, and aerial acoustics
Ps - you got the liuto for under 1500? talk about a steal i would take that deal in a heartbeat