Italy's (and the World's) Best Speaker? The Sonus faber Suprema's New-Era Tech (June 2024)

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In January 2024, Italian speaker maker Sonus faber introduced its current statement to the hi-fi world: the Suprema loudspeaker. Priced at $750,000, the Suprema is comprised of two towers, two subwoofers, an external active crossover, and all-new technologies that are said to usher in a new "era" for the company.
In this video, R&D manager Mario Passarelli and chief design officer Livio Cucuzza describe its features in detail and explain why they feel they have now created the best loudspeaker system in the world.
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@dougschneider8243 14 күн бұрын

I'm so pleased to see Sonus faber "go bold" and embrace the separate-subwoofer solution. Will others follow with an approach that's as well-integrated?

@neilrobins3329 5 күн бұрын

When I win the lotto these will be on my shopping list 😂!

@Maccaboy1984 5 күн бұрын

Love my Sonus Faber Olympica Novas, but these do make me jealous ❤

@Albert-ed3hg 14 күн бұрын

It's too often the case seeing these video's of high end gear being in rooms not acoustically treated, what a waste those set ups are! Thankfully not the case here and if I had pocket change enough yeah, these would contend for my attention:) Good video and wonderful design work SF!

@dougschneider8243 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! And, yes, Sonus faber has an interesting, well-designed room. I'm of the opinion that rooms like these are necessary. But I also believe that speakers need to be use in "fairly normal" rooms. Maybe not for a speaker system like this one -- after all, you drop the $750K for this, you better have quite the room -- but for more typical models.

@soundstagenetwork 14 күн бұрын

Thank you! And we agree -- SF knows how to design!

@billr.5808 5 күн бұрын

You can Never go wrong purchasing Sonus Faber Speakers! 😃

@dougschneider8243 5 күн бұрын

In the last decade or so, I'd say yes. I wasn't a fan of the older Sonus Faber speakers. To me, they were pretty hit and miss.

@enniol8043 13 күн бұрын

Sonus Faber is so beautiful that people don't realize how incredible the technology is. Did I see a 3500 and a 1.25kw. So because it has an external crossover is it easy to use separate amps for the mids + highs and then the bass? Like a 901 but more powerful.

@dougschneider8243 13 күн бұрын

I agree on the beauty -- so much so that we took the focus off all that for this video and instead focuses mostly on the tech. SF doesn't have to convince people of the beauty of the products -- they need to focus more on the tech and getting that across. As for the McIntosh amps, yes, there were MC3500s and MC1.2KWs in the Italy listening room when we shot this.

@robertburton295 9 күн бұрын

What a beautiful speaker !

@soundstagenetwork 8 күн бұрын

We agree.

@dougschneider8243 8 күн бұрын

Beauty is more or less a given these days with Sonus faber speakers. Overall, probably the best industrial design for speakers in the business. With this, though, they're hoping that the tech will stand out.

@CarlVanDoren61 13 күн бұрын

❤ disappearing speakers 🔊 😊

@Maccaboy1984 5 күн бұрын

How do those sound without the two subwoofers?

@dougschneider8243 5 күн бұрын

As mentioned in the video, the system has been designed to be used with subwoofers -- the default is two, but it can be purchased with just one as well. You don't want to go without. Livio mentions that the towers were designed to roll off at 40Hz, naturally, so that's not full-range sound.

@richardpeters2193 12 күн бұрын

It's cheaper to charter a plane and go to any live concert you wish.

@dougschneider8243 12 күн бұрын

Perhaps true. But I think it's also safe to say that anyone who can afford these speakers can likely have the speakers and still charter the plane.

@dougschneider8243 7 күн бұрын

People do want to know everything. And sometimes what's really basic to some -- others do need to know about.

@rentabomb 13 күн бұрын

What do they mean by "phase coherent" crossover ?

@dougschneider8243 13 күн бұрын

AFAIK, they are talking about the phase relationships of each driver in the crossover. Essentially, how the phase of one looks against the other for the most "cohesive" blend.

@rentabomb 13 күн бұрын

@@dougschneider8243 So is it a minimum phase design ?

@thespeakerproject 11 күн бұрын

@@rentabomb loudspeakers are minimum phase devices. they are just saying that each overlapping transducer is in time, i.e. in phase. The exact amount that they're in phase is not known from this video.

@rentabomb 11 күн бұрын

@@thespeakerproject If the crossover is a non minimum phase design then it's impossible to get a minimum phase response. The only way to do this is with a 1st order crossover. Is this what they are doing ?

@dougschneider8243 11 күн бұрын

@@rentabomb As far as I know, they're not saying it's a minimum-phase design. Also, know this -- TRUE first-order designs are very rare. Furthermore, not very desirable with most designs due to the significant driver overlap -- distortion and off-axis errors happen big time. AFAIK, what SF is talking about is the driver-to-driver phase matching in each of the crossover areas.

@samd3231 11 күн бұрын

c'est beau c'est beau ... Ça doit coûter des sous lol..... et nous qui ne qui ne pourront jamais souffrir ce genre de matériel on aurait bien aimé pouvoir écouter une petite démonstration en binaural !!!! la musique est le son ne doivent pas être la propriété de personne .. ni réservé à une élite particulière qui n'en appréciera peut-être pas la qualité !!

@dougschneider8243 11 күн бұрын

It costs BIG money. But you might be happy to know you can buy many speakers from Sonus faber and numerous other speaker companies for much less. As for binaural music, that's something we don't do in our videos -- but others provide that.

@DrBroncanuus 13 күн бұрын

SF Extrema's are my fav speaker but Multi driver + Crossover's means you will never get the magic of a source point design....

@dougschneider8243 13 күн бұрын

They're talking about the summing response of each drive unit as it transitions to another. As one rolls off at the top of its band and the other rolls in, are they summing ideally or, as I sometimes like to say, "fighting to sum." You want ideal summation.

@hifiman4562 14 күн бұрын

Best for what? Every speaker has it's purpose.

@dougschneider8243 14 күн бұрын

You're 100% right. There is no "best." But if someone wants to quality it, "best big speaker for a big room" perhaps?

@amcore6281 13 күн бұрын

If we compare the Wilson Audio Master Chronosonic... 2 speakers, 2 bass towers and a crossover. it is approximately the same trading price. then the Sonos Faber is completely overpriced! I realize both are completely ridiculously expensive. But the Wilson is miles away from the workmanship and choice of materials of the Sonos Faber.

@stevenkoski228 14 күн бұрын

Paper & silk are antiquated materials, polypropylene, carbon fiber, ceramics, beryllium & diamond achieve better fidelity🙈💩.

@dougschneider8243 13 күн бұрын

There are numerous materials that can be used effectively for driver diaphragms. Materials like you mention -- particularly carbon fiber, ceramics, beryllium -- are extremely stiff, but they have limitations, too. Speaker design is a balance of trade-offs, so there are many directions one can go. That said, paper and silk can work well as well.