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Sonus Faber is an iconic Italian high-end company whose loudspeakers have always evinced innovative technical design, superb construction, spectacular appearance, and great sound. I was intrigued with the design and performance of their stand-mounted Extrema (<a href="http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/915/index.html">reviewed by Martin Colloms</a> in the June 1992 <i>Stereophile</i>, Vol.15 No.6), which combined a proprietary soft-dome tweeter and a mineral-loaded polypropylene-cone woofer with an electrodynamically damped but passive KEF B139 driver that occupied the entire rear panel. I was fascinated by their Homage models, named for the Cremona violin makers Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari; these had, in lieu of a fabric grille, a curtain of heavy rubber strings that was striking in appearance, and allowed me to better appreciate their drivers and curve-sided cabinets, the latter evoking the great instruments they honored. Even Sonus Faber's current flagship model, the Aida, is sculpted and stanced so that its elegant appearance belies its large size. But all of this craftsmanship is accompaniment to excellent sound
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/sonus-faber-venere-25-loudspeaker]
Sonus Faber is an iconic Italian high-end company whose loudspeakers have always evinced innovative technical design, superb construction, spectacular appearance, and great sound. I was intrigued with the design and performance of their stand-mounted Extrema (<a href="http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/915/index.html">reviewed by Martin Colloms</a> in the June 1992 <i>Stereophile</i>, Vol.15 No.6), which combined a proprietary soft-dome tweeter and a mineral-loaded polypropylene-cone woofer with an electrodynamically damped but passive KEF B139 driver that occupied the entire rear panel. I was fascinated by their Homage models, named for the Cremona violin makers Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari; these had, in lieu of a fabric grille, a curtain of heavy rubber strings that was striking in appearance, and allowed me to better appreciate their drivers and curve-sided cabinets, the latter evoking the great instruments they honored. Even Sonus Faber's current flagship model, the Aida, is sculpted and stanced so that its elegant appearance belies its large size. But all of this craftsmanship is accompaniment to excellent sound
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/sonus-faber-venere-25-loudspeaker]
