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Hi Paul,

I am very excited about these new speakers and was hoping you could help me with a decision I am trying to make. I have an opportunity to buy a used (mint) pair of Sonus Fabre Olympica iii speakers for around $7000 but unfortunately can’t audition them for too long as the seller is traveling soon. The Kantas sounded very good to me (driven by a Devialet 130 pro) at the dealers but the Sonus Fabres also sounded good albeit a bit more laid back (they were driven by an Audio Research tube preamp and a pass labs power amp). Also the listening room at the sellers place was not at all ideal/treated so is difficult to do a fair comparison. In your opinion are the new Kantas better than the Olympica iiis?

thanks!

Hi There,

Sorry for the slow reply, all a bit manic at the moment, that is a really difficult question as I would say both are equally as good but both with very different presentations, as you say the Olympica's are a little more laid back with a fuller and more organic sound whereas the Kanta's are more open and neutral so it really does come down to personal taste, sorry I'm not much more help really but it is a very personal thing as to which someone would prefer.

Regards,

Paul.