I am looking at a pair of these, or the Olympica Nova III, I love that fact these are smaller but put up a huge soundstage for their size. I just hope you have them in stock in the US so I can get them from my new dealer. Also where did you get the room treatments in the room your in? thank you!
@@davepastern "90% of the price will be for the name." - evidence? Or are you just lashing out because you can't get a spare part for a 30 year old consumer electronics gadget?
@@TheDanEdwards wholesale for those parts would be well under a grand. SF was just too lazy to keep spares...a bit like Esoteric. Another garbage brand that I'd never purchase again.
@@TheDanEdwards PS I can get spares for every astro-physics telescope mount ever made. And they've been around for a lot longer than 30 years. That is QUALITY customer service.
@@davepastern Consumer electronics as a category do not usually include telescope mounts. Why the insistence on comparing speakers to telescope mounts? Why not compare speakers, to, for example, a microwave oven? Go ahead, try to find a spare part for a microwave oven. Also, you seem to think high-end audio companies are around forever. Hear of Counterpoint? B&K? I have components from both from the 80's, and those companies are now gone. Many high-end audio companies simply don't last. Only a minority stay around for a lifetime. How many speaker companies from the 1980's still offer spare parts for those products? Magnepan, and perhaps Quad (but that company now has poor service I read.)
as much as I love my SF Eleca Amators, I'd never buy SF again - far too expensive and a lack of spare parts is a killer for such an expensive purchase. My left tweeter is dead and has been dead for 3 years, with no replacement parts available... now, before those who seek to defend company policies that are poor, and that they don't have to provide spare parts for a 30+ year old speaker, let me just say that some other manufacturers (astro-physics - telescopes & mounts and TeleVue are 2 examples that spring to mind) can provide spare parts for any of their products that they have EVER made - certainly spanning longer than 30 years too I might add.
@Piotr Konieczynski late 80s. But - for the price that they cost, I'd expect lifetime support to be bluntly honest. I can buy an asto-physics mount (Astronomy gear) from 30 years ago and they still have replacement parts and do repairs (obviously not under warranty). THAT is quality service. And yes, they are definitely overpriced.
And they didn't even play a demo for us lol...just babbled on for 10 mins...lol. I guess my comments will disappear, since it's well known that SN doesn't tolerate users criticising brands it is promoting.
" I guess my comments will disappear, since it's well known that SN doesn't tolerate users criticising brands it is promoting." - and yet here we are 9 months later and your comment has not disappeared.
They have convinced me I need this speaker. What a special speaker indeed
Gorgeous. Really want to hear them in the U.S.
Have always loved your speakers, the voicing has always been just right.
gorgeous design as always. wish you all sf team stay healthy and happy new year.
I am looking at a pair of these, or the Olympica Nova III, I love that fact these are smaller but put up a huge soundstage for their size. I just hope you have them in stock in the US so I can get them from my new dealer. Also where did you get the room treatments in the room your in? thank you!
Would love to own a pair of these and for now I am very HAPPY with my little Amator's!
do these work well close to wall/furniture?
Why are your products so expensive? Is it because of the material or is it because of the technology?
it's like Nike - you're paying for the name. Sure, the wood/materials cost money, I'm not denying that, but 90% of the price will be for the name.
@@davepastern "90% of the price will be for the name." - evidence? Or are you just lashing out because you can't get a spare part for a 30 year old consumer electronics gadget?
@@TheDanEdwards wholesale for those parts would be well under a grand. SF was just too lazy to keep spares...a bit like Esoteric. Another garbage brand that I'd never purchase again.
@@TheDanEdwards PS I can get spares for every astro-physics telescope mount ever made. And they've been around for a lot longer than 30 years. That is QUALITY customer service.
@@davepastern Consumer electronics as a category do not usually include telescope mounts. Why the insistence on comparing speakers to telescope mounts? Why not compare speakers, to, for example, a microwave oven? Go ahead, try to find a spare part for a microwave oven.
Also, you seem to think high-end audio companies are around forever. Hear of Counterpoint? B&K? I have components from both from the 80's, and those companies are now gone. Many high-end audio companies simply don't last. Only a minority stay around for a lifetime. How many speaker companies from the 1980's still offer spare parts for those products? Magnepan, and perhaps Quad (but that company now has poor service I read.)
any links to hear the demo?
Great video, keep up the good and important work! Because sadly enough, sound is highly underestimated.
Should be fun listening to these speakers facing the back wall....
as much as I love my SF Eleca Amators, I'd never buy SF again - far too expensive and a lack of spare parts is a killer for such an expensive purchase. My left tweeter is dead and has been dead for 3 years, with no replacement parts available...
now, before those who seek to defend company policies that are poor, and that they don't have to provide spare parts for a 30+ year old speaker, let me just say that some other manufacturers (astro-physics - telescopes & mounts and TeleVue are 2 examples that spring to mind) can provide spare parts for any of their products that they have EVER made - certainly spanning longer than 30 years too I might add.
@Piotr Konieczynski late 80s. But - for the price that they cost, I'd expect lifetime support to be bluntly honest. I can buy an asto-physics mount (Astronomy gear) from 30 years ago and they still have replacement parts and do repairs (obviously not under warranty). THAT is quality service.
And yes, they are definitely overpriced.
@davepastern what other speaker company offers 30 year support ?
@@alexkane84 there hasn't been spare parts for the SF Electa Amator for 20 odd years...at best, they offered 10 year support.
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Nice introduction. Hope to see (hear) the sound demo as well.
It’s me...mariooo
15 G’s for a tall Bookshelf speaker? Nah.
Or you can get a true bookshelf for even more... LOL
@@CaptainJamesTKirk-en4kt lol
Not understand why always need leather design...replace with real wood...
Italians love leather.
And they didn't even play a demo for us lol...just babbled on for 10 mins...lol. I guess my comments will disappear, since it's well known that SN doesn't tolerate users criticising brands it is promoting.
" I guess my comments will disappear, since it's well known that SN doesn't tolerate users criticising brands it is promoting." - and yet here we are 9 months later and your comment has not disappeared.
@@TheDanEdwards oh did I upset you with my comment?