Sonus Faber started as a small, local, specialized manufacturer of loudspeakers. By now Sonus Faber is one of the leading Italian audiocompanies with worldwide recognition. Designer Franco Serblin and managing director Césare Bevilacqua not only represent the top of their respective skills, they are also recognized as belonging to the nicest people of the audio community. You can return this statement with the remarks that that can not be too difficult knowing what kind of persons you meet in this industry and that most foreigners already "melt" for the Italian waiter reading the menu in his native language, fact is that the designs and products of Sonus Faber are worldwide highly appreciated and wanted. Almost all the time and almost everywhere in the world, consumers are facing waitinglists. Specially the Sonus Faber Guarneri loudspeaker is a product which can only be bought (and produced!) with a lot of patience. As a result of this high demand for and the limited supply of Sonus Faber loudspeakers, some other manufacturers also started to offer loudspeakers in "solid" wood. These look-a-like Sonus Fabers are absolutely less in soundquality and finishing and are becoming known as Clonus Faber. Who wants to own that? We wonder how those manufacturers will react while Sonus Faber is creating now a new level of absolute and relative quality with their current Concert range of loudspeakers .......
The Sonus Faber Models:
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Affordable Excellence. Compact and appealing, this speaker is ideal for easy placement in the domestic environment. Capable of producing a rich tonal balance that music lovers of all type will appreciate. |
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Power blended with grace. This speaker has been conceived for the most discerning of music lovers. Full bodied, it possesses an effortless ability to catch and hold onto even the grandest dynamic passages. Its subtle inner voicing allows it to recreate acoustic scenes endowed with high evocative value. |
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Performance and class. Dedicated to those who desire an important speaker, Grand Piano provides an extended and precise voice with the ability to totally involve the listener. Offered exclusively in piano black lacquer to further emphasize its rigorous lines, Grand Piano evokes images of the precious Bösendorfer. |
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Created with the understanding that to bring a film to life requires a "voice" as powerful and articulate as our Concert line speakers. This center channel is capable of tremendous dynamic contrast, extended power delivery and bass performance. |
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Minima is one of a very small group of speakers which has passed the test of time. It endures because it is unaffected by fashion or obsolescence. A sense of completeness characterizes Minima: its skill at maintaining all of the aspects of music in correct proportion, rendering the music as a whole throughout its entire range. An "open air" speaker, Minima likes to breathe and should therefore not be used on a shelf or placed near to a wall. Sited nearer to the center of the room, Minima will, with great humility, disappear completely as it serves the music. It works well with small integrated amplifiers that have been matched to the speaker with musical sensitivity, but will, at the same time, rise to the opportunity presented by the high-performance electronics which will magnify its inherent excellence. Many Minimas are now in the possession of music lovers around the world, a testimony to its undoubted quality. |
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If the Minima embodies airiness, then Minima Amator adds to it a touch of liquidity. To the openness of the Minima, the Minima Amator imparts a sense of "flowing", of smoothness. Its presence is larger, the speaker also working best nearer the center of the room. The tweeter is placed above the listener, the speaker's positioning being a critical part of the installation: it requires patience to extract all that Minima Amator can offer, patience rewarded at the moment the speakers disappear and the entire room becomes a part of the music. In terms of imaging, this speaker provides results few would imagine available from such a compact enclosure. At this stage in the Sonus Faber range it is advised that the system features electronics which are above reproach: Minima Amator will embarrass lesser amplifiers. Once installed to perfection, Minima Amator will tire neither the ear nor the listener. |
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This speaker has amazed listeners with its ability, despite its size, to deliver surprising amounts of musical "information", a natural choice for those demanding the most of their equipment. It was conceived with precision and technical expertise, to leave nothing to accident and to deliver to the listener all that is presented to its terminals. Electa Amator demands the finest of electronics, preferring imperious orders to silky suggestions. It is a champion that has earned prized international recognition. It is forceful, decisive and bursting with immediacy. A single listening to a perfectly installed pair of Electa Amators, demonstrates its personality better than a thousand words. |
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Representing the apex and, therefore, the final expression possible in this category of loudspeaker, Guarneri Homage also heralds the beginning of a new concept. It has an eminently musical temperament: when Guarneri Homage is installed with care, one is at a loss to discuss mere sound reproduction because the mind of the listener connects directly to the music. This is its greatest virtue. Guarneri Homage presents music as a living force. Everything is expressed naturally and simply. There is no underscoring of an isolated detail, just order, balance and measure. Guarneri Homage is more than speaker drivers in a cabinet. It is a genuine musical instrument in its own right. |
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A "high technology" speaker, Extrema was designed with the aim of handling high dynamics with the lowest possible distortion. It is the first speaker without capacitors in series with the signal (sine cap). It cannot be purchased without commitment because it demands absolute excellence in both the partnering electronics and the installation. The need to calibrate this speaker is paramount if its talents are to be exploited. The cables used must harmonize with the various elements of the system: source, amplification, speakers and environment. With time, knowledge and dedication, Extrema will give voice to all that the music lover desires. It is a medley of technical marvels, but its most exciting aspect is its ability to bend to our will, to make it express all for which it is capable. |
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Fixed height stands. Walnut and iron speaker stand. Metal
base with adjustable ball-ended spikes. Speakers secure to stand with knurled steel
fasteners. |
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Adjustable Iron Stands. Walnut and iron speaker stand.
Metal base with adjustable ball-ended spikes. Speakers secure to stand with knurled steel
fasteners. |
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Fixed iron stands specially designed for Sonus Faber Extrema loudspeakers. Very high mass design to control Extrema's energy to the maximum. HEAVY! |
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Sedimentary stone base for isolation of the speaker from
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