Amati Futura Vs 802D3

[Exsg]

Originally Posted by naderpug

Hi Exsg

Thanks - I'm very happy! Your Guaneris are beautiful thing. Pairing these kinds of speakers with ARC or Mac amps

IMO the domus, grand piano, cremona and some of the other Sonus Faber high end variants maybe aren't as neutral sounding as the Amati Futura. I think the Amati Futura is the pick for those that aren't purely sold on the Sonus Faber 'house' sound and want a tad more realism and TBH they are kinda celebrated as that. However, there's no doubt they are ALL beautiful speakers in their own way - especially aesthetically.

I purchased my Amati Futura's ex-demo from the Sonus Faber distributor on the east coast for about half of the RRP. They had approximately 50 hours on them from the Melbourne Hi-Fi show. It was the right time right place thing and they needed to sell. The best deal I received for the 802D3 was about $31000. It was a tough decision and I took my time until I was certain and a deal presented itself. I hear they have held steady in price since the release of the new tradition. I'm not certain though.

Hi Naderpug,

I don't own the guarneris yet and haven't even heard it yet personally but have a rather good impression of them.

I have no doubt amatis are in a different league. Looks alone, I would prefer it over the latest ones.

Where are you located? Would it be Klappav you bought from? I know they have a demo pair; in fact they loaded it on youtube when they unpacked it.