Sonus faber's first Amati, the Homage, joined the first SF model in this audiophile series, the musically expressive Guarneri. The later was a delightful standmounter that became the benchmark for speakers of this type. The Amati was a distinctively different speaker. A floorstander model, it was slim, but of high power and fine bass extension and boasted a musical 'singing' midrange. Priced at about £13,000 a pair in 'red' violin lacquer and £14,000 in mirror-gloss, graphite-tinted walnut, the new Amati is radically different to the old model in all but essential form and size. It promises rather greater performance, but not at a greatly increased price.
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