So you’ll understand, that the sound of any Sonus faber speaker will reflect this approach. Sonus faber don’t waste time fighting resonance (and by implication music), they simply employ it to further their pursuit of more enjoyable sound. And like any other handcrafted instrument, it follows that the materials used and quality of craftsmanship will have a direct bearing on the sound produced. Resolutely handmade in relatively small quantities, by a family (in that special Italian sense), all Sonus faber speakers feature the finest European components nested in a carefully crafted cabinet of selected solid timber with not a veneer in sight.įor Sonus faber there is one very simple principle - the loudspeaker is an instrument to play music. Sonus faber put more soul into their smallest speaker than most companies can muster in their entire range. Traditional hand crafted cabinets are at the heart of the design. With a conviction that a loudspeaker is, in a sense, a musical container like the body of a violin. Their unique philosophy is based on the craftsmanship of musical instruments. They manufacture articles of surpassing beauty employing highly technical processes, but remain dedicated to the understanding that man and his work will always remain the protagonist.Īlthough a speaker can contain the most sophisticated of electronic components, it’s timbre can only be determined through listening. Sonus fabers standard of excellence is firmly rooted in old world craftsmanship. Hence the development of these extraordinarily beautiful speakers with sound that is captivating listeners all around the world. His passion is ‘to model wood on waves of music, transforming the speaker into a musical instrument’. Sonus faber are a brand able to stand on the performance and quality of their products – no sexist advertising, no numbered ranges designed by accountants, no mass market-a-pair-in-every-home aspirations.ģ0 years ago Sonus faber was founded by Franco Serblin. Everything happens for a reason and in the physical world you can measure it – you just have to know what to look for and what is actually important!Īnd much of that judgement comes down to experience and intellect. If you choose to harness music to work for you, rather than devote design resources to eliminating character, then aspects such as phase coherence, frequency response and dispersion become tools with which to produce better sound. If this makes sense to you, then we are speaking the same language.īut for the technically literate we have to point out that Sonus faber designs can more than compete on a specification level. With any instrument these qualities are direct reflections of the materials and craftsmanship used (with a human voice we may assume a higher source but the same physical principles apply.) So why fight resonance and by implication other musical qualities when designing loudspeakers – for speakers are simply musical instruments we play with a HiFi system. The same applies to any musical instrument used in performance – and this is by no means the exclusive province of Classical music – the qualities we associate with voice, drums or electric guitar are all defined by tone and resonance. Consider this – the characteristics that separate the sound of a cheap violin from that of a treasured heirloom instrument are there for anyone to hear – the tonality, precision, resonance and warmth are readily apparent. Why fight Music? The Sonus faber philosophyĪs we see it, Sonus faber are one of the very few loudspeaker designers to work with music rather than against it. The disregard for conventional commercial criteria make Sonus faber more than just a brand for us. Faultless workmanship combined with originality of thought & design. A conscious choice to place quality before quantity. To be a Sonus faber reseller is a pleasure and a privilege – for us at Totally Wired, Sonus faber embody all the good qualities of audio which bought us to the business in the first instance. Read on to discover Sonus faber – from their attainable range 'Venare' through to their exclusive 30th anniversary 'Extrema'. To become a Sonus faber owner is to bypass the bloodless pursuit of the technical and become immersed in the emotional pleasures of music. With Sonus faber loudspeakers, it’s all about music and relationships.
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