Stereophile: Sonus Faber's Elipsa

Covering a Show as large and as geographically diffuse as the CES invariably leads to moments of writer brainfade. I auditioned Sonus Faber's new Elipsa loudspeaker in the Sumiko suite at the Venetian on Tuesday evening just before the Show closed but had run out of space on my camera's memory card. Back in my hotel room Thursday evening, after the Show had closed until January 2008, I found my note to myself on my PDA reminding me that I needed to take the Elipsa's photo for this report. So words will have to suffice, I am afraid, as well as a link to Sonus Faber's website.

The top of the Italian speaker manufacturer's line is the Stradivari homage, which Michael Fremer reviewed for Stereophile in January 2005 and which was one of that year's "Products of the Year." At $40,000/pair, that impressive speaker will be out of reach of many audiophiles' pockets, however, so the Elipsa attempts to offer much of the Strad's performance at a relatively more affordable price ($20,000/pair). The top of Sonus Faber's Cremona line, which dispenses with the homage series' piano-lacquer finish in favor of a still-elegant polished veneer, the three-way Elipsa is smaller than the Strad and has one fewer woofers, but shares its unique elliptically curved cabinet profile.

I reviewed the original Cremona in March 2004, and from what I heard at CES, the Elipsa builds on the older speaker's strengths, particularly regarding the solidity of its soundstaging and the natural quality of its midrange. A must for review, I feel.

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Posted Tue Jan16, 2007, 12:43 AM — By atalio

Link to Elipsa pic: http://www.sonusfaberclub.com/news/elipsa.asp

Posted Sun Jan21, 2007, 10:02 PM — By Tom Norton

Or go to the Ultimate AV CES coverage. There's a good photo of it there.

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