A postcard from Tuscany

No is my answer, but am intrigued to find out more about the Rosso Fiorentino....

I listened the stand mount model Fiesole 4.700 Euro a pair and the floorstanding model Volterra 8.900 Euro affondable Hi End speakers and vey elegant design. Next saturday I will demo the Fiesole Mk2 with my Superuniti. First impression last day with a Unison Research tube amp was very good, three dimensional and realistic sound.

Regards

I am off there next week. Give me the nod and I'll bring a couple pairs back in my hand luggage if you like.

I've heard a pair on Saturday, I think they were the Giglio. The system was all Spectral I believe, but I must check my memory.

I thought they sounded good, as a number of other speakers sound good, with a clear voice and wide soundstage. In that range of cost, though, any speaker has the precise duty to sound at least very good.

I cannot imagine what a new maker of loudspeakers can be after these days, with such a huge number of designs and voicing available. I have a feeling that most new brands are born with a strong accent on design, style and 'lifestyle' demands, and perhaps Rosso Fiorentino (the name of a Renaissance painter, at last it's not called after Opera or Opera singers...) plans to occupy the position left vacant by Sonus Faber. Or I am a cynical old a****le and there's true passion behind it.

When the Rosso Fiorentino were removed and Harbeth M30.1 were placed instead, I was more in my territory. Funnily, I have often bashed Sonus Faber and now I am using a pair. Life is bizarre stuff.