Sonus Faber brings flagship tech to its new Sonetto G2 audio system
If you’re a extra price-conscious audiophile who’s a fan of the best speakers that look as stunning as they sound, then mark July in your calendar as a result of that’s when Italian speaker maker Sonus Faber will launch its newest loudspeaker assortment, Sonetto G2, that may be had beginning at simply $1,249.
Akin to what KEF did earlier this yr with the launch of its extra budget-considerate LSX II LT speakers, Sonus Faber needs audio fanatics world wide to “be able to enjoy the same artisanal excellence and high-level audiophilia that was once reserved only for Sonus Faber’s flagship audio systems,” based on a press launch.
This second technology of its in style Sonetto lineup contains seven new audio system (two stand-mounts, three floorstanders, a middle speaker, and a wall-mount speaker) and is the corporate’s first assortment to include a few of the high-end sound tech and design parts from its headline-making Suprema system that we noticed at CES 2024 earlier this yr.
Those options embody the Suprema’s inner cork chamber (discovered within the G2’s top-of-the-line Sonetto V and VIII floorstanding fashions solely) that Sonus Faber says enhances midrange decision and pure sound high quality, and the flower-shaped Camelia midrange speaker (within the Sonetto V, VIII, and Center audio system) which can be left unpainted to “ensure 100% sound purity.”
Additionally, the entire Sonetto G2 midwoofer and woofer speaker surrounds have adopted the Suprema’s fashionable, leather-wrapped flower petal “unity flange” that appears good but in addition “helps reduce interference and linear range,” the corporate says.
And whereas all of the audio system within the Sonetto G2 line don’t get Suprema’s, um, supreme options, they do preserve the speaker brand’s penchant for high-quality wooden and finishes of their cupboards, (with all made obtainable in both walnut, wenge, and piano black) and Sonus Faber’s signature “lute” form.
Additionally, the Sonetto G2s all characteristic paper-pulp sandwich cone woofers (provided in 6.5- and 8-inch sizes, relying on the speaker) that supply exact bass response and air circulation, Sonus faber’s 1.1-inch Silk Dome DAD (Damped Apex Dome) Arrow Point prolonged frequency tweeters, and Phase Coherent Crossover expertise that exactly syncs the motive force’s section rotations for what the corporate says ends in a soundstage that’s “incredibly defined and palpable, allowing listeners to experience music with a heightened sense of realism and immersion.”
The Sonetto G2 assortment can be the primary to introduce a few new additions to Sonus Faber’s characteristic set, together with new concrete bases that supply higher anti-resonance properties (and weight), and a smooth binding-post cowl on the again.
Pricing (per pair) and extra particulars for the Sonetto G2 vary are as follows:
- Sonetto I: 2-way standmount, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 5-inch midwoofer — $1,999.00
- Sonetto II: 2-way standmount, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 6.5-inch midwoofer — $2,749.00
- Sonetto III: 2.5-way floorstander, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 6.5-inch midwoofer, 1 x 6.5-inch woofer — $4,499.00
- Sonetto V: 3-way floorstander, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 6.5-inch Camelia midrange, 2 x 6.5-inch woofers — $6,499.00
- Sonetto VIII: 3-way floorstander, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 6.5-inch Camelia midrange, 2 x 8-inch woofers — $7,999.00
- Sonetto Center: 3-way middle speaker, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 4-inch Camelia midrange, 2 x 6.5-inch woofers — $ 2,499.00 every
- Sonetto On Wall: 2-way closed field, 1 x tweeter, 1 x 6.5-inch midwoofer — $ 1,249.00
The Sonus Faber Sonetto G2 speaker assortment might be obtainable for buy beginning in July 2024.
