My Sonus Faber Stradivari - Curiosity got the better of me!

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I think it's been a year, maybe a little more since I bought my JBL 4367. I truly love them. I have not gone back to my Strads since getting them, until tonight :D.

I need a little more time to acclimate and get used to what I am hearing but, HOLY CR@P how I've missed these babies. OMG! These were my absolute first true love destination speakers and, wait for it .... they still are.

I think I have two (make that four :scholar:) of the best speakers known to man, if I say so myself. Sure there's more out there to listen to and maybe lust over but, no need. I'm as happy as a clam. Life is even better now. :dancered: I know what I have and realize how good I have it.
 
Joe.......No doubt about it. The Sonus faber Stradivari are fabulous speakers. So musical, and that includes all genres. They do it all so nice. Good thing you held onto them.
 
Thank you Dan, I agree. Anshul implored me to not do anything rash as well. I'm glad I finally hooked them back up.
 
Hi Joe,

The Stradivari are world-class speakers for certain. You are a lucky man to own both them and speakers with visceral impact like the JBL 4367.

Enjoy,
Ken
 
Thank you Ken. I am lucky indeed. Ayre complements them perfectly. It's a great combination.
 
I'm glad you "rediscovered" your Strads, Joe! They are indeed incredible speakers! Absolute musicality with zero fatigue.
 
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Thank you. I'm happy too, sometimes we learn a little too late. Not this time. To replace them with anything "better" will be cost prohibitive and besides, there's mostly different at this level. Better is only a matter of taste. Yours and my own taste, and that's what makes this crazy hobby, err obsession go round. Sometimes what we are looking for is right in front of us. All it takes is to open our eyes and ears to realize it.
 
Joe,
I am really happy for you. These speakers will age like a fine wine. I predict you will never get tired of them. It is just a shame that Franco Serblin is no longer in our midst.
Anshul
 
May he rest in peace. Thank you very much. Deep down, I knew it, but sometimes I put blinders on. It's like coming back home to a familiar friend. I like what they do.

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Joe,
It is only after talking to you that I decided to buy a pair of Strads ---I certainly hope to keep them forever.
Anshul

joeinid said:
May he rest in peace. Thank you very much. Deep down, I knew it, but sometimes I put blinders on. It's like coming back home to a familiar friend. I like what they do.

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:bananasplit:

My Strads are not going anywhere. I literally fell in love with them 6 or 7 years ago at least, maybe more. I'll have to see if I can trace back to the year. I knew then that I had to have them. Now, after a long absence, coming back to them is a joy. They may not have the latest "technology" but damn, they are oh so musical. And that's precisely why I fell hard for them.


apdoc2004 said:
Joe,
It is only after talking to you that I decided to buy a pair of Strads ---I certainly hope to keep them forever.
Anshul
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Joe, your next investment should be a Harman speaker shuffler :P

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Hahahahahaha, I love that. I have an amplifier Lazy Susan, now that would be a perfect match. :)
 
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Joe, your next investment should be a Harman speaker shuffler :P

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That's a rare photo. That pic mysteriously disappeared from the web after being posted in one or two threads about the demise of classic Infinity speakers by yours truly. Those are the Revel Ultima Gems being voiced with Infinity IRS Omega speakers, circa 1997. That is a pathetic photo actually...kind of like arriving home to find your house ransacked & the engine removed from your car :what:.

That said, congrats Joe on your Stradivari Homage speakers...great loudspeakers & very easy on the eye! In many ways the Strads are quite similar to Magico S5 Mk2 incl: driver compliment, specs and even list price. Though their sound signatures of course are quite different. Now that would be a fun a-b comparison!
 
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That said, congrats Joe on your Stradivari Homage speakers...great loudspeakers & very easy on the eye! In many ways the Strads are quite similar to Magico S5 Mk2 incl: driver compliment, specs and even list price. Though their sound signatures of course are quite different. Now that would be a fun a-b comparison!
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Always comes down to Magico, eh?
 
Thank you so much.

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That said, congrats Joe on your Stradivari Homage speakers...great loudspeakers & very easy on the eye! In many ways the Strads are quite similar to Magico S5 Mk2 incl: driver compliment, specs and even list price. Though their sound signatures of course are quite different. Now that would be a fun a-b comparison!
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I'm sure your new Bryston monoblocks will make them SING [emoji445] [emoji48][emoji48]


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I already know the Ayre combo is divine, I do wonder how Bryston would compare :evil:

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I'm sure your new Bryston monoblocks will make them SING [emoji445] [emoji48][emoji48]


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