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    Sonus Faber Advice

    Hi All, I am looking for some advice on Sonus Faber bookshelf speakers. Background is that I am building a new system for my father that will be in a pretty small listening room. He is currently using a set of SF Concertinos (which are really nice), and I have some SF Venere 2.5s (also really...
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    Foreign payments, what is the best system?

    It sounds like you will be below the threshold, but also note that for international advance payments of more than R50k, you are supposed to apply for an APN before hand (Advance Import Payments | South African Revenue Service). As mentioned earlier it will depend on your specific bank, but...
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    Sansui AU-517 Care and Feeding

    Much like stagger lee, I am faced with the re-cap conundrum. Amp is sounding great, bias current and DC offset are spot on, but it can't last forever. The dreaded glue of death does not seem to have become much of an issue so far (see pics), so probably no drive to replace based on this...
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    What is next after Basik ?

    Wow :) Talk about something for everyone - tears and laughter ! Thanks for all the suggestions, will take some time to unpack these all... fdlsys: Certainly with you on the glories of the AU (currently have a 117, 217II and 417). In this case I think it might be just the fact that my 417...
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    What is next after Basik ?

    Thanks for the info guys. Anecdotal reports seem to suggest a fair amount of mileage possible with the base AT95e and an upgraded styles (the Vivid Line and decent shibata both get good reviews). Potting the body also seems a popular upgrade :) Or should I go for something else altogether. Not...
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    What is next after Basik ?

    Hey, Thought I would take the opportunity to consult the collective wisdom around here. Just switched out a much loved Sansui AU-417 for an Akai PR-A04/W04 combo which is proving to be truly epic through some Sonus Faber Concertos. However, I suspect the Basik / Akito mk1 / AT-95E combo is...
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