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Sonus Faber Cremona M
Exquisite Floorstanders
Sonus Faber Cremona M
Exquisite Floorstanders
Purchased in August 2008 from O’Brien Hi-Fi in Wimbledon and with an eye-watering price-tag of £5,494 (see last picture).
Finished in natural maple, these stunning loudspeakers are a real credit to their original owner. In gorgeous physical condition and sounding absolutely staggering with all types of music, these are all original, un-molested and in full and glorious working order.
The following information is from the Sonus Faber website.
“Cremona M, (M = modified) is a loudspeaker that builds forward the recognized technological value of Elipsa, in order to achieve new levels of performance in sound reproduction. State of the art components - with particular reference to the midrange made of wood fibre - combined with a cross-over network that remains faithful to the principle of maximum simplicity, allows this loudspeaker to express itself with great speed, transparency, naturalness and with control of low frequencies. This allows it to be installed in small rooms as well as large. An unquestionable timbric balance places Cremona M to the top levels of music reproduction.”
Many outstanding reviews available on-line. Here is one verdict from a 2008 review by the respected Hi-Fi News magazine - (with retail price quoted at just under £5.5k):
“Sonus faber cognoscenti rightly adore the Homage series, but this model from the middle range in the family offers so much bang for the buck that it beggars the need to spend more. Gorgeous to look at, robust and grand enough to do justice to huge works, delicate and detailed - this deserves to be my speaker of the year.”
Specifications:
• FINISH: Natural maple or light graphite multicoated with medium gloss ecologically sensitive lacquer
• DIMENSIONS: 1120 x 350 x 565 mm (HxWxD)
• WEIGHT: 73 Kg per pair
• SYSTEM: 3 way floorstanding vented box loudspeaker.
• CABINET: Lute shape design, combination of sandwich construction obtained using hand selected wood layers and solid maple, quality graded and oriented for carefully optimized resonances control. Sub-structural ribs are strategically placed for absolute rejection of spurious vibration and standing waves control.
• TWEETER: 25 mm ultra dynamic ring radiator-driver.
• MIDRANGE: 150 mm cone driver with Symmetric Drive Motor System and selected black wood fiber cone, high resolution, threated for break-up control. Dynamic linear suspension. Designed synergistically with its vented acoustic chamber. Sonus faber exclusive.
• WOOFERS: 180 mm lightweight Aluminium/Magnesium alloy cone drivers. Ultra dynamic performance and linearity. Special coaxial anti- compressors are used, designed to remove cavity resonance and distortions.
• CROSS-OVER: Non-resonant second order design, optimized phase characteristics for optimal space/time performance, cross-over points 400 Hz - 2.300 Hz.
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 40 Hz – 30.000 Hz, tuning ports included.
• SENSITIVITY: 91 dB SPL (2,83 V/1m).
• NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 4 ohm.
• POWER HANDLING: 50W – 250W, without clipping.
The only thing to mention is the original string grilles are sagging (see picture 11). I’m pretty sure someone with the necessary patience and eyesight could rectify and renew the grilles. Information on the internet indicates that re-stringing is fairly straightforward, or complete re-string kits are available from Sumiko. Here is a quote from an Audiogon discussion thread: “Grills are very easy to restring - material can be bought from a fabric shop. Just requires a bit of effort.” More info here
These come with their original user manual and optional spike set. £2,585 Pair
Payment accepted via Credit/Debit Card, Bank Transfer, Personal Cheque or cash on collection.
Due to size and weight, shipping is not an option for these. These will need to be collected in person from Caterham, Surrey - and you will need a large estate car and a strong friend.
Please contact us either by telephone on 01883 340073
or by sending and email to enquiries@retrotechaudio.co.uk
if you are interested in purchasing this item.
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