Not content with a recent car audio partnership with McIntosh for Alps Alpine, Italian loudspeaker manufacturer Sonus faber has just launched a new collection of something it is known to do very well indeed – high-end speakers.
There's a twist, though: the Vicenza firm says the Lumina collection is designed to bring its legendary handmade-in-Italy craftmanship, artisanal design and "natural" sound quality to a wider audience of design-conscious music lovers.
The Lumina collection comprises the Lumina I standmount, the Lumina III floorstander and the Lumina Center I centre speaker.
In Latin, ‘Lumina’ means ‘light’, but to Sonus faber the Lumina moniker can be extended to embody three key Lumina design elements: 'Lu' (luxury sound experience) 'mi' (minimalist design) and 'na' (natural sound reproduction). Clever naming.
The range uses Sonus faber’s DAD (Damped Apex Dome) tweeter – the same used in the company’s higher-end Sonetto series – featuring a Kurtmueller hand-coated soft-silk 2.9cm diaphragm. The 12.5cm midrange unit also heralds from the high-end Sonetto series, including Sonus faber’s proprietary natural fibre- and paper-blend air-dried diaphragm.
For luxury, there are chrome rings around the drivers and real multilayer wood and leather. Sonus faber also says the cabinets are perfectly squared: the designers executed a minimalistic look in order to emphasise the quality of materials used.
The Sonus faber Lumina collection is now available globally, however orders are being accepted for UK delivery with stock arriving on 28th September.
Lumina I is priced at £799 ($899/AU$1595), Lumina III floorstander is priced £1999 ($2199/AU$3995), and the Lumina Center I costs £649 ($699/AU$1295).
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