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Originally Posted by 1KW
Its nice to see the Strads. still being a sought after speaker over 10 years since it was first introduced. I love my pair and will not likely ever sell them. A dealer near me up north received a 35 anniversary pair which he set up and they looked and sounded identical to mine (except for the 35 anniversary logo) . I wonder if there is any chance they will bring them back. The Strads. never had a version II.
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That’s good to hear that you are not thinking of replacing your Strads.
I highly doubt that SF will bring the Strad back given their whole new line of “Traditon” series.
I found the new Tradition series a bit too bright and tipped up toward the upper midrange & treble for my tastes, and this was during a demo at my dealer put on by Sonus Faber, Audio Research, and Shunyata. The main demo was of the I’l Cremonese. I wasn’t the only one at the demo who thought so. Maybe it wasn’t the speakers to blame, but perhaps the simultaneous streaming that they were using in all their listening rooms that day? That being said, to my ears all the new SF Tradition series had the same tonal balance on that one occasion.