I ended up special ordering a pair of SF Amati Tradition Homage speakers. It boiled down to those are the Wilson Alexia 1's. Side by side I enjoyed the sound of the SF more than the Wilsons. The look, fit and finish are world class. The sound is very musical. It does not blast you like say Magico or the Wilson. It took me 4months to get them built in Italy. I am extremely happy. Prior to these I had the Wilson Audio Duette 2 speakers. I would agree that the lower end SF's may not be as good but their higher end speakers are awesome.
