Sonus Faber Olympica Nova series

[Descartes]

I have been unable to find any measurements such as spinorama or any thing regarding Sonus Faber Olympica Nova speakers, many subjective reviews and opinions but no science!
Except for this one
https://www.hifinews.com/content/sonus-faber-olympica-nova-v-loudspeaker
and it doesn’t look good!

Here are other subjective reviews
https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/sonus-faber-olympica-nova-ii

https://www.audio-head.com/review-sonus-faber-olympica-nova-iii-loudspeaker/amp/

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/sonus-faber-olympica-nova-iii-loudspeaker

 

[Beershaun]

Thanks for sharing. A couple things from that lab report that raise concerns.
1) That 5db saw tooth between 1K and 4K is in a critical audibility range and will create some odd tonality problems.
2) What the heck above 10K?! It seems like it's a huge problem that the tweeter is rising steadily from 10K to 20K and will create a really bright fatiguing speaker.
3) No measurements below 200hz and it's starting to drop off by 3db between 300 and 200. Does that mean this thing can only go down to 100hz before it hits -6db?
4) It seems like the author is being very accommodating for a speaker that costs 14,900 pounds each!

 

[Haint]

Sonus expressly markets that their speakers are arbitrarily tuned/voiced. Presumably by whatever spirits spoke to the designer during the development phase. They refer to them as modern art pieces, like those gallerys that glue banana peels and dirty socks to the wall.

 

[Soniclife]

All the current SF speakers seem to measure worse than the previous generation, e.g
https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/i...&catid=77:loudspeaker-measurements&Itemid=153
The older Olympica 2 was the prettiest speaker I've ever seen, the proportions and details were lovely, it sounded good too.

 

[killdozzer]

Sonus expressly markets that their speakers are arbitrarily tuned/voiced. Presumably by whatever spirits spoke to the designer during the development phase. They refer to them as modern art pieces, like those gallerys that glue banana peels and dirty socks to the wall.

 

[richard12511]

like those gallerys that glue banana peels and dirty socks to the wall.

 

[garbulky]

I've heard the Sonetto VII. It's a really nice sounding speaker. However, it's bass wasn't all that extended. Very nice looks. I compared it to the Emotiva T2 which was very similar and cheaper. The Sonetto did have a slightly better solidity in the upper bass.

 

[killdozzer]

I've heard the Sonetto VII. It's a really nice sounding speaker. However, it's bass wasn't all that extended. Very nice looks. I compared it to the Emotiva T2 which was very similar and cheaper. The Sonetto did have a slightly better solidity in the upper bass.

For my personal visual style preference, they are high among the most beautiful speakers out there. It's just that performance-wise I come from a whole different angle.

 

[Sokel]

I owned the olympica 2 and at least at my listening position measurements the hf was quite the opposite and that is the company's philosophy about sound,on the warm side.
They are not on the accurate side of reproduction and they do not claim to be.Either you love them or hate them.Quality of woodwork is outstanding thought,waf is a given.
It was a bit hard to drive them properly as they get low and they needed an amp should be stable at 2 Ohms,an Audio analogue did the hard work then.
I still miss them from time to time,it was something like a guilty pleasure.