As part of my quest to find a pair of small footprint speakers with small space requirements that can take the place of my Quads I yesterday got a loan of a pair of Sonus Faber Concertinos. I've so far tried AVI pro-nines (fantastic imaging and analytical but just a touch bright for me) ATC 7 (disappointing in big scale music) and ATC 12 (excellent and probable contender) I was quite gobsmacked by how good the SF Concertinos were. I was expecting its relatively small volume to mean it would struggle with orchestral music but it didn't. Imaging was superb, bass extension very evident and tight, tonally slightly brighter than the dark ATCs, but most impressive was the incredible sense of air from the music, the feeling of music breathing in a living space. It may be just because they are new to me, but I was beginning to think that this might be outperforming the Quads! :eek: So I took them back to the shop today and asked if I could try their bigger brother, the Concertos. No problem, thank you Loud & Clear. I was fully expecting them to be even better, with more bass and more warmth from the bigger driver and cabinet.... but not the case, which i find a bit strange. Its almost as if they sound like a smaller speaker than the Concertino... they do ultimately have an ability to play deeper bass but the balance is much colder and harder than the Concertino and the superb soundstage they had provided is not such a strong feature with the Concertos. Imaging is good, but I found the Concertinos much more "close your eyes and you can almost touch it". Does anyone else have xperience of these speakers and what are your thoughts on them?