6Moons Audio reviews Sonus faber Olympica I loudspeakers

Geplaatst op 14/10/2013 door hermanvandendungen

olympica6moonsThis review first appeared in the August 2013 issue of hi-end hifi magazine High Fidelity of Poland.

Today 6Moons publishes it in English.

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Introduction of the new Sonus faber Olympica Center Speaker at Cedia 2013

Geplaatst op 11/10/2013 door hermanvandendungen

cedia-2013-denver-1500x1000When the Sonus Faber company debuted the new Olympica-series speakers at Munich’s High End event last May, there was nothing but praise for the way the line looked — thoroughly modern, but at the same time retaining the classic, luxurious appearance that the brand has long been known for. But among the group of three speakers that they showed there — the I, a stand-mounted design, plus the II and III, which are both floorstanders — there was one thing conspicuously absent: a center-channel speaker. For those who listen to only stereo, that didn’t matter. But for those who wanted to set up a full surround-sound-type rig, its absence meant a lot.

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Exclusive Mono & Stereo interview about Sonus faber Olympica speakers

Geplaatst op 10/10/2013 door hermanvandendungen

monostereologoExclusive Mono & Stereo interview with Sonus Faber’s Paolo Tezzon & Livio Cucuzza about Sonus Faber Olympica speakers. Paolo and Livio talks with Matej Isak about traditional Sonus Faber values and contemporary solutions that jointly formed a classical Sonus Faber loudspeakers for 21st century without loosing a touch with company heritage.

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Prima Donnas from PrimaLuna! The PrimaLuna ProLogue Premium Monoblocks

Geplaatst op 09/10/2013 door hermanvandendungen

image001WARNING!!! While reading the review below, you might think WHO is writing all this? It’s Anthony Chiarella. Who? Anthony Chiarella. He is driving now a rep company in New York, but Prior to becoming a sales representative in 1995, Anthony Chiarella was one of America’s top freelance journalists, with articles appearing in Esquire, Men’s Journal, Home Theater, Audio/Video Interiors, Fi, The Absolute Sound and about a dozen other publications.(His work can still be found in Maxim, Manhattan Luxury and others.) Prior to his writing career, Anthony spent over twenty years—with a six year hiatus as a fixed income analyst for The First Boston Corporation–working in every audio retail environment from the sublime (Lyric Hi Fi) to the ridiculous (Crazy Eddie). Anthony knows the stuff!!!

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