Who doesn't like a bit of Italian luxury? Especially when it comes to hi-fi. These Sonus Faber Olympica Nova speakers are making their global debut at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver this week (not all the action is at IFA in Berlin).
Over the last 12 months the Italian speaker company has been updating its entire product range. The Nova Olympica models are the latest to get the refresh treatment.
The original Olympica's leather-wrapped top panel has been replaced by a walnut or wenge wood panel set in a solid, die-cast aluminium plate. Each cabinet is made with eight layers of blended wood for maximum rigidity.
The tweeters use Damped Apex Dome (DAD) technology with a 28mm silk dome diaphragm and magnetic motor system that incorporates a "Neodymium Cap Design". The midrange drivers are derived from those used on Sonus faber's Homage Tradition collection, using a cellulose pulp and natural fibre cone housed in a die-cast aluminium basket.
As for the crossover, Sonus Faber says that uses Paracross Topology to make it "less sensitive to radio frequency interference, improving transient response and lowering the noise floor".
