Help me find WARM speakers a la Sonus Faber

I enjoyed the SF The Toy, model. Very warm sound especially w/ tubed gear. Keep us posted...

I have the VA Beethoven Baby Grands. VAs are v similar to SF - v musical, but I find the (older) SFs too veiled. I have not heard the Olympicas, but have heard the Venere 2.5. The 2.5s are rather coloured & sound different from the prev generation SF models. If you like the SF sound try: VA, Vandersteens, Harbeth, Fritz Carbon 7. Warning: VAs are rather diff to drive - I have tried them with 4 diff amps & the choice of amp will make an HUGE difference. I was shocked how much different SS amps can sound when paired with VAs. For VA, you will need a relatively high-powered, SS, amp that leans towards the clinical side.

My listening room is 28 feet long by 12 wide, with tall angled ceilings.

Sadly, I don't think I will be able to make the Olympica's work… I will most likely go with the Cremonas, which I can get for less than half of the olympica's. I just want to make sure they work well with a MC275. Hasn't anybody here used this combo?

Thanks again for everybody's help.

I agree with those that say to find a way to make the Olympica's work. It sounds like you really love them, and anything else will only leave you unfulfilled. Do your homework, talk to dealer's and distributors, look for demo's for sale, or used. Place a wanted ad in Audiogon, you'll find dealers will come to you. Eventually you may be able to find a new, demo or lightly used pair for 50% off list price. You'll be much happier then rather than having settled for a pair of Cremona's.

Happy hunting,
John