![]() I found him relaxing in a chaise lounge on his deck, shoeless, dressed in a T-shirt and a pair of shorts. Serblin is a man with a sonic aesthetic that's as well developed as his visual one. I chose to review a system consisting of a pair of Grand Piano DOMUS for front L/R, the Center DOMUS ($1,295), a pair of Concertino DOMUS ($1,495/pr.) stand-mounted speakers for the surrounds and a Gravis DOMUS subwoofer ($2,495).Īfter a tour of the original Sonus faber factory a number of years ago (the company has since built a large new facility next door to the original one, which it still uses), I was privileged to have dinner with founder and chief designer Franco Serblin and his family. ![]() Weighing in at approximately 57 pounds, and standing three and a half feet tall and more than a foot deep, the Grand Piano DOMUS represents a substantial upgrade to the HREF=" "> Concert Series Grand Piano Home speakers I reviewed for Stereophile Guide to Home Theater back in 2002, yet it costs only 1/3 more. The front-ported design features dual 7" woofers, a 6" midrange, and a 1" ring radiator tweeter. That's roughly a little more than half the price of a pair of Cremonas. With the introduction of the new fully shielded DOMUS series, Sonus faber brings the elegant lute shape of its highly regarded (and gorgeous) Homage and Cremona series speakers to a much more affordable price point: a pair of floor-standing, three-way Grand Piano DOMUS costs $4,795. And make no mistake: early Sonus faber products made waves both for their spectacular looks and their intoxicating sound. Once your products become the object of lust, you feed the hungry beast. ![]() ![]() That's what high-end companies do after establishing a strong reputation at the upper echelon of the marketplace. A decade ago Sonus faber introduced the Concert line, a series of loudspeakers designed to deliver Sonus faber performance and industrial design at a more affordable price point. ![]()
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