Get rid of the cat.

Yes but...I'm sure they don't roll off the highs like many grills. So that's a plus for that design. Of course they won't protect the drivers from 'little hands' ;-)

I thought the same thing about the string grils at first but now I really like them.

Hey David, thanks for watching and commenting. If the string grills aren't your bag... no worries. You can outfit the speakers with or with out the string grills. They look and sound great either way. Hey, who knows... the stings may grow on you once you have them in your home :) Cheers,

@@itaiazerad5595 The three times I compared my Olympicas with the grilles on and off, I found they sounded much clearer, much more open with the grilles off. I have also read professional reviews that show comb filtering from the grilles in the upper frequencies. This disappointed me, as I prefer the look with the grilles on and I don't want to take them off and on every time I want to listen.

At the beginning of the video they talk about the whole lineup -- which includes two center-channel speakers, to flesh out a full home-theater system.

It's a good point, but the current Sonus faber designer (Paolo Tezzon, he's been there for about 10 years) is not the designer of the Elipsa.

@@soundstagenetwork Thank you for your reply! I own a pair of piano black Amati Futura's, and could not be more pleased with them! I wonder if Mr. Tezzon designed my Amati Futura's? They are a delight to look at, as well as listen to!

@@jimihendrix1575 Yes, actually he did. And from what I understand, that was also the first "full" design that Livio Cucuzza (industrial designer) did head to toe.

@@soundstagenetwork Please, if you ever see or talk to these gentlemen, tell them THANK YOU, for me!

@@jimihendrix1575 Actually, we just emailed them this link and suggested they chime in on this thread. Let's see what it brings.

They are all listed on the Sonus Faber website.

How do you know these are not that great? Have you had an opportunity to have a listen to them? If not...I would like to invite you to listen to the new Olympica Nova loudspeakers. I am providing our premium authorized dealer locator and I hope that you have a dealer located near your home to give the speakers a listen. Link below.... www.sonusfaber.com/en/distributors-stores/ I would love to know your thoughts, please let us know what you think of our new loudspeakers. Thank you,

Uh, actually no. They hold up just fine. But way to jump ahead on the negativity train before anyone else even knew it was passing by ;)

This may have been some what true with early models where the elasticity of the strings would start to give after many years and would need to be replaced if starting to sag. The materials have been improved and the strings will hold their tension for many many years. I have had my personal pair of Sf speakers for more than 5 years and loss in tension.

My string grills are over 13 years old and not sagging what so ever.

If the grilles sag, consider it a blessing, for the speakers sound better with them off.

Actually, Will Kline not only represents the brand, he owns the previous generation of Olympica speakers and is upgrading those to these. They're diehard audiophiles -- as a result, they prioritize their incomes for purchases like this.

Yes youre only one. But cheer up. Maybe someday you'll be able to buy these nice speakers

Why wouldn’t they be able to afford them?

@@stereoz1119 That was my question too. Why in the world would anyone presume that the people presenting the video couldn't afford them?

Hello there. I am one of the gents in the video. Thank for viewing our video as well taking the time to comment. I have owned both McIntosh and Sonus faber loudspeakers before ever joining the company and my father owned McIntosh before I was born. Now, I am very fortunate to work with people and products that I care so much about. I own the previous Sonus faber Olympica III loudspeakers and I am upgrading to the Sonus faber Amati Tradition which is an amazing speaker in the next family up from the Olympica Nova series. The Amati have been a dream speaker of mine for about 10 years. I am happy to see my dream will come to be a reality in the very near future. I hope one day you get to live your dreams the same as we have. Take care of yourself and happy Holiday's.