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Sonus Faber Olympica I Loudspeakers in Piano Black
Fully boxed with user manuals and dustbags.
The beautiful piano black cabinets are in superb condition as are the grilles.
The dustcap of one of the woofers (see final photo) has some puckering and a pin prick size hole in it (easily sealed with a drop of glue). There is no noticeable effect on the sound produced.
Sonus Faber Olympica I
Olympic Theatre: it is design, planning, harmony, proportions, acoustics, sensitivity, search for beauty, wonder, expert processing of materials, emotions. One of the greatest works of the Master and chief architect Andrea Palladio created before his death as a perennial gift to Vicenza, enriching it further with another precious gem and a universal example of beauty and ingenuity. True and exemplary values that all can enjoy and make their own thanks to their glorious and radiant presence. And Sonus faber created in this beautiful and fortunate land could not but make this teaching and principles its own since its very beginning, inextricably linking them to their own history and then applying them in its Musical instruments which proudly resonate with the harmony of the city and the art that inspired them. In acknowledgement of the unique legacy of Andrea Palladio, Sonus faber has decided to create Sonus faber Olympica, a sincere homage to the Olympic Theatre, temple of geometric pleasure in the voice of Music, the container in which sound seamlessly expands and an accurate reference model of acoustic enhancement.
The Project:
Sonus faber wanted to create a family of speakers rich in content but also evocative of those visual and tactile emotions that have always characterized its production. Thus, wood, leather timeless craftsmanship values of careful and passionate production, able to make anyone understand the sincere love for their work and Music. The Sonus faber Olympica project is made up of a new family of passive acoustic speakers that will add to the existing catalogue of the Arcugnano factory, aesthetically characterized by the use of two iconic Sonus faber noble materials, walnut wood and leather.
quintessential style with the introduction of significant elements of technological innovation, therefore combining modernity with the classic stylistic canons of Sonus faber. This has been possible thanks to the enormous teamwork by the R&D department, headed by Paolo Tezzon and Livio Cucuzza and the significant growth in terms of manpower and resources. The new Sonus faber Olympica line also represents the desire of the Vicenza house to offer its clients a range of models so that everyone can find the right solution in terms of use (two channel or home theatre) and in terms of space (bookshelf or floor-standing in various dimensions) forever insuring the historic Sonus faber quality in relation to materials implemented, design features, performance , and of course the exclusive charm of a speaker designed as a musical instrument and entirely produced in Italy.
Features:
CABINET: Cabinet is characterized by the use of natural walnut wood, top and bottom in solid walnut and with magnificent joints in clear maple wood in the walnut finish and more traditional black maple in the graphite finish. The form is the synthesis of the experience gained with the flagship Aida and the classic lyre form. The important difference lies in the particular asymmetry of the section introduced for the first time by Sonus faber.
NATURAL LEATHER: The top is covered in natural leather (with feature stitching and hot branded Sonus faber logo) and aluminum ring, the front baffle is covered in natural leather with no visible screws and the back is also covered in leather with sunken serial number tags below which there are the terminals.
REFLEX: The last but significant aesthetic note is the unusual location and geometry of the side reflex port vertically designed and embellished with a perforated metal sheet placed in the vicinity of the long outlet.
TWEETER: 29 mm dome Tweeter containing DAD technology deriving from the experience of Aida and neodymium magnet.
MID-WOOFER: 150 mm Mid-woofer with a cone made of an original mixture of cellulose, kapok and kenaf.
Specification:
SYSTEM: 2 way standmount, paralaminar stealth flow vented loudspeaker.
CABINET: Enhanced Lyre shape design, progressive thickness triple curvature cabinet walls damped spread resonance spectrum system. Solid walnut vertical clamps.
TWEETER: Sonus faber Arrow Point DAD (Damped Apex Dome, synthesis of the classic dome and ring transducer) 29XTR2. A Sonus faber designed 29 mm moving coil driver. The ultra dynamic linearity is given by the new Neodymium motor system.
MID-WOOFER: Sonus faber MW15XTR. A totally Sonus faber designed 150 mm ultra dynamic linearity midwoofer. CCAW wire is used on a composite former eddy current free voice coil. The dynamically linear magnetic field motor incorporates triple Kellog/Goeller rings. A special custom diaphragm is made with a real time air dried non pressed blend of traditional cellulose pulp, kapok, kenaf and other natural fibers, developed according to the most natural sound. To further inhibit any residual cone coloration we are using a transparent viscous surface damping coating.
CROSS-OVER: Non-resonant progressive slope design, optimized amplitude/phase response for optimal space/time performance. Paracross topology on both tweeter hi-pass and midwoofer low pass, cross-over point 2.500 Hz.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 50 Hz 30.000 Hz, tuning port included.
SENSITIVITY: 87 dB SPL (2.83 V/1m).
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 4 ohm.
SUGGESTED AMPLIFIER POWER OUTPUT: 40W 150W, without clipping.
LONG-TERM MAXIMUM INPUT VOLTAGE (IEC-268-5): 20V rms.
FINISH: Piano Black
DIMENSIONS: 354 x 222 x 368mm
Will be VERY well packed and promptly sent via insured, trackable courier delivery – or collect and save on the delivery charge.
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Payment and shipping information:Can be collected (if collecting please pay on collection) or will ship (very well packed and fully insured) worldwide – please see below for examples of shipping costs to various countries – if you can’t see your destination please email for a quote before bidding. Please note the shipping prices shown below are the ones that will apply and not necessarily the ones shown in the ebay shipping table which has insufficient options to show the cost of shipping to various destinations within Europe & the Far East. Please wait to be invoiced with the correct shipping amount before making payment.Clearing of goods through local customs is the buyers responsibility as is payment of any duties and taxes that may be leviedMethods of payment are Bank Transfer, Paypal or payment on collection. For overseas bidders, payment can be made by bank transfer or paypal.England, Wales & Scottish Lowlands – 19.95Northern Ireland – 27.95UK Highlands & Islands – please email for a shipping price.Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands – 29.95Mainland Italy Spain & Portugal – 29.95Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary – 29.95Mainland Greece – 29.95Romania, Croatia – 29.95Slovakia, Slovenia – 29.95Norway, Estonia – 39.95USA & Canada – 99.95Switzerland: 39.95Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, S. Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, South Africa – 149.95New Zealand – 159.95Cyprus, Malta – 89.95
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Location: Bournemouth, Dorset