"The Sonus Faber Cremona is the finest cabinet-built speaker I have heard for under $10,000/pair," wrote the usually reticent Sam Tellig in the January 2003 Stereophile."Bravissimo.Molto, molto bene" he added to his paean of praise for the Italian speaker manufacturer's founder and chief engineer, Franco Serblin.So I just had to take a listen for myself to this relatively inexpensive ($7495. Cremona M in Detail. Sumiko's John Hunter, North American distributor of Sonus Faber, summarized in one word the critical evolution from Cremona to Cremona M: drivers. Most important is the Scanspeak-derived midrange (used in the Elipsa), which Hunter feels defines the character of the new speaker. He explained that this transducer uses.
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But despite its lofty aspirations, the system is still very obviously 'Sonus Faber'. The Suprema's tower speakers sport that familiar lute shape which, like other of the company's high-end models, are nods to the first Guarneri violins of the Cremona region near which the brand is based. Sonus Faber Cremona loudspeaker Specifications. Description: Three-way, reflex-loaded, floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) ring-radiator tweeter; 5.5" (140mm) paper-cone midrange unit; two 6" (153mm) paper-cone woofers. Crossover frequencies: not specified. Crossover filters: first-order, "optimized for acoustic phase response." The Sonus Faber Cremona "delivers sublime performance while acknowledging that people have to look at/live with the equipment." It delivers "bass which belies its size" and will "disappoint only. The Amati Homage is still available and sells for $22,000. A pair. Sonus Faber has followed a different strategy with the Cremona, making sure from the get-go that the speaker is home-theater-friendly. The small stand-mounted Cremona Auditor serves nicely in a surround capacity. While the drivers in the Auditors are different from those used.
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Sonus Faber has gone for a smooth approach to crossover manufacture, with a first-order network producing a mild 6dB per octave roll-off, from the crossover point of 2.5kHz. We reviewed and liked the original version of the Auditor back in February 2004. It was, and the M remains, the entry point into Sonus Faber's middle-market Cremona range. The two generations of Auditor are pretty much the same size, shape and style, but the M version has a new mid/bass driver, re-engineered tweeter and re-profiled baffle. Sonus Faber Cremona surround speaker system Specifications. Specifications. Cremona 4-driver, 3-way, vented-box speaker. Drivers: 1.25" ring-radiator dome tweeter, 5.25" sliced paper-cone midrange, two 6" sliced paper-cone woofers. Frequency response: 32Hz-40kHz. Nominal impedance: 4ohms. That slight criticism aside, the Sonus Faber Cremona is a superb performer. It is also competitively priced, considering that its peers include the Wilson Audio Sophia ($11,700/pair), the Revel Ultima Studio ($11,000-$12,000/pair), and the Quad ESL-989 (around $9000/pair). It is also one of the best-looking speakers I have had in my listening room.
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Sonus Faber Cremona Elipsa loudspeaker. John Atkinson | Dec 17, 2007 It is the audio writer's nightmare that the combination of the large number of exhibitors at a Consumer Electronics Show and the very limited amount of time the Show's doors are open will lead him to miss the event's biggest story. I came close to living that nightmare last. The Sonus Faber Cremona is the finest cabinet-built speaker I have heard for under $10,000/pair—not that I've heard everything. On looks alone, the Cremona probably creams its competition. It represents Franco Serblin's finest achievement yet in terms of value for money—a mini Amati Homage for about a third the price.
They're surprisingly full-range and extend into the mid 30's, negating the need for subwoofers, at least in my modestly sized room (18x17x9.5 and opening into a smaller adjacent room through 6′ double doors). The Sonus Faber Cremona M are also quite transparent and do a pretty good job of removing themselves from the soundscape. Sidebar 2: Measurements The Cremona was significantly more sensitive than average, at an estimated 91dB(B)/2.83V/m. It should therefore work well with moderately powered amplifiers. However, that amplifier must still be capable of delivering a goodly amount of current. Even though the Sonus Faber's impedance magnitude remains reasonably uniform at higher frequencies, it drops to 2.8 ohms.
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And it was: the Cremona was the first in a series of new speakers which, while bearing Homage looks, would take Sonus Faber into high-end home cinema, with performance and price above the Concerto. Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M Review. We're delighted to have the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M in-house for another retro-review of these fine speakers from the Italian speaker builder. The stunning aesthetic along with the immaculate fit and finish of these little gems make them a delight to behold visually, in any listening room.
