Rekindling this very old thread....
A friend of mine is thinking of replacing his fairly old Sonus Faber (SF) speakers (not sure which model) with the SF Lilium. He recently listened to the MBL 101 E mk II and said the soundstage was extraordinary. He can buy the 101 and the Lilium sell for approx. about the same price. I am also encouraging him to test a Magico as well (the S5 mk 2 or perhaps the S7).
His amp is a Gryphon Diablo 300 (same as mine - we bought the first two in Singapore!). He has a large listening room so there is flex to play around with the positioning of the 101s.
He will of course home audition them but I would be interested in any thoughts on the which of these speakers (SF Lilium, MBL 101 E mk II and Magico S5 mk2 or S7) might be the best fit, so I can pass them on to him. He tends to prefer warmer sounds, so is biased towards SF.
A friend of mine is thinking of replacing his fairly old Sonus Faber (SF) speakers (not sure which model) with the SF Lilium. He recently listened to the MBL 101 E mk II and said the soundstage was extraordinary. He can buy the 101 and the Lilium sell for approx. about the same price. I am also encouraging him to test a Magico as well (the S5 mk 2 or perhaps the S7).
His amp is a Gryphon Diablo 300 (same as mine - we bought the first two in Singapore!). He has a large listening room so there is flex to play around with the positioning of the 101s.
He will of course home audition them but I would be interested in any thoughts on the which of these speakers (SF Lilium, MBL 101 E mk II and Magico S5 mk2 or S7) might be the best fit, so I can pass them on to him. He tends to prefer warmer sounds, so is biased towards SF.
