Sonus Faber AIDA!

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Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby dafos » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:14 pm

Dates have been finalized for the world-wide debut of Aida, the new Grand Dame of Sonus faber. Sumiko is proud to have been selected by Sonus faber to introduce the Diva to the world at three public events in the United States.

December 10 - Scottsdale Arizona
December 14 - New York City
December 16 - Boca Raton Florida

Attendance will necessarily be limited by capacity of the venues. More details on the hosts and how to confirm attendance will be coming soon.

Bert, how much better, how much prettier, than your wonderful Futuras can AIDA be?

And since you now have the free time, book your attendance at this event!
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby koi » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:54 pm

Hi Jerry,

Not much info yet. Will post them as they come in.
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby ihatejazz » Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:02 pm

ImageSonus Faber Aida World Premier!

December 15, 2011

The New York audio press was treated to the world premiere of Sonus Faber’s latest triumph, the Aida, on Tuesday night (an open-to-audiophiles affair was on Wednesday night). When I arrived for the auspicious event at Stereo Exchange’s NYC showrooms the speakers were cloaked in cloth wrappers. The Aida’s statuesque 68 inch tall presence and imposing 363 pound weight left no doubt: this speaker is a no holds barred effort.
Sonus Faber importer John Hunter hosted the proceedings, and introduced Fine Sounds’ CEO Mauro Grange. Hunter then played a wide range of music over the Aidas, everything from solo acoustic guitar, funky jazz, large orchestral works, before turning up the heat with Yello’s thumpin’ beats.
The Aida uses an “Arrow Point” Damped Apex Dome tweeter, a proprietary cellulose pulp/kapok/kenaf and other natural fibers midrange driver, high-tech syntactic foam core and cellulose pulp sandwich woofers, and a nanocarbon/honeycomb infra woofer. The cabinet is an elaborate “Lyra-shape,” multi-chambered design, outfitted with numerous resonance control measures. The drop-dead gorgeous finish, even by Sonus Faber standards, was simply stunning. Aida was being played with Audio Research electronics, including a Reference 5 preamp, Ref CD8 CD player, and the speakers were biamped with Reference 250 and DS450 amps.
I wasn’t in the sweet spot for most of the auditions, but the sound was big, bold and juicy. I was in the ideal position for Yello, and the Aidas not only threw a massive soundstage, the out-of-phase elements of the mix were projected well out in front of the speakers. The effect was as close to surround sound as I’ve heard from a pair of speakers.
The Aida will retail for $120,000 per pair.
– Steve Guttenberg
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby koi » Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:07 pm

Thanks Tang for posting.
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby koi » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:57 pm

Naiba pic Tang a. Better and with details. Thanks.
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby JackD201 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:32 pm

Aida's sisters are reportedly in the pipeline. What is Italian for the goddess of love?
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby Hyperion » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:33 pm

Venere 8)
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby JackD201 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:43 am

:clap:
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby koi » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:24 am

Ang gagaling nyo :)
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Re: Sonus Faber AIDA!

Postby koi » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:16 pm

Let me clarify however that the Venere line is nowhere near Aida's price range. You will be pleasantly surprised that this is one of the most affordable SF line there is ;) .
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