Sonus faber’s many new Sonetto G2 loudspeakers

In a big Atrium showroom, Sonus faber launched their 5 new Second Generation (G2) Sonetto loudspeakers. Though I didn’t have a chance to audition any of the brand new fashions which comprise the corporate’s most reasonably priced and well-liked collection—audio system which are priced far, far decrease than Sonus faber’s Suprema flagship ($750,000/pair)—I used to be privileged to finish up face-to-face with Florian Marmisse, the acoustic engineer who designed the road’s drivers and crossovers.

G2 fashions I noticed included the Sonetto I ($1999/pair), II ($2749/pair), III ($4499/pair), V ($6499/pair), VIII ($7999/pair), middle channel ($2499/pair), and wall-mount ($1499/pair). After noting that the speaker’s attribute lute form is meant to optimize sound dispersion, Marmisse stated that the Sonetto line contains expertise trickled down—method down, I’d say—from the Suprema.

The white midrange paper cone is deliberately not dyed—that is stated to maintain sound and parts as pure as potential—and the midrange’s "Camelia" form helps extends its vary and reduce distortion. Sonetto baskets are additionally extra "organically" formed than in earlier fashions, for improved vibration efficiency, and there’s a brand new concrete base to supply superior stability and higher vibration administration. The Sonetto V and VIII fashions have cork chambers stated to reinforce midrange decision, therefore sound high quality. The silk soft-dome tweeters make the most of D.A.D. (Damped Apex Dome) expertise which, within the firm’s phrases, “refines high-frequency playback by including localized dampening to the dome’s apex, recognized for inflicting anti-phase conduct in tender dome diaphragms.”

“The look modifications because the expertise modifications,” Marmisse stated. You can discover all of the specs right here.