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At the risk of a firestorm of contrasting opinions, I am starting this thread for those who are confused about this choice. I found that the original Cremona 3 way speaker vs the M 3 way speaker are very simillar in appearance and cabinet build differences are very subtle. The scan speak slit cut carbon drivers are still be using in other hi end speakers however the drivers in the M version are now alluminum for the woofers . Midrange in both speakers are still made from a carbon/wood pulp driver. The midrange and tweeters are packaged differently in the two speakers but are more simillar then different. Crossover in the original Cremona is supposedly better then the M. The new M version was created to allow for a sound closer to the new elipsa and to allow sonus faber to have an excuse for another price increase. I did not think either of these speakers sounds like the elipsa. The elipsa is better sounding to me and with its unique cabinet design makes it easier to place in a room as they should at a price that is nearly double the cremona . I did double blind testing using several different genre of music ie the speakers were switched back on and off alternating cremona and cremona m without me knowing which speaker was playing. I picked the original cremona over the M every time. The cremona gives up nothing to the M version as far as imaging, midrange details, bass and warmth. To me the M version was thinner sounding at volumes that I tend to listen to. I think that the original Franco Serblin version will eventually not be thought of as a used pair of speakers but rather a classic . The non M will be sought after as the M is not going to be as popular because it is now priced with speakers in a more expensive class .