![]() The tone of the human voice sounded thin and strained. It wasn't the sound that I imagined from the reviewer. Even after months of burned in, the speaker still sounded harsh and unpleasant. I bought Grand Piano for both stereo playback and hometheatre use after reading Stereophile's review. (complicated guitar or bass work)Įspecially to those Grand Piano owners who find this speaker glaring and harsh, I would like to share with you my experience. I was more impressed with its movie playback and dynamics (explosions and other sound effects) than I was with its music reproduction. meaning you might spend more than you bargained for.Īlthough my main interest is in 2 channel systems, this speaker seemed to have a bit more value on the HT side. the only reason this speaker doesn't get 5 stars on value is because you'd most likely need to go through a lot of different amplifiers and/or preamplifiers before you get a sound you like. preamps with equalization / tone controls or even a dedicated equalizer is a must for this speaker. while I have no idea if that is true I do know that the speaker is quite finicky about the amplifier its paired with. Its said that sonus fabers have a unique sound and its something that some people need to learn to like. this was the one off case though were amplifier power seemed to outweigh the room acoustics. consider wall treatments if you don't feel you're getting the best out of your setup. these speakers are quite finicky about positioning as well. with the right eq settings youd would easily be fooled into thinking there is a subwoofer in the room.Ģ) positioning. this is a harsh critique considering the size of the drivers and the fact that its only a 2 way speaker. on music with intricate bass note and chord progression, in a flat setup the speakers tend to sound sloppy and dead. as I felt I got the best sound out a class a amplifier but just not enough SPL.Īnother thing that helped me was equalization, especially on the low end. If you've got a fairly large space to fill then you're going to need a lot of power. I've used it with an emotive upa2, an anthem 225i, a Marantz 510m and even a smallish CEC class a 60 watter. with really only a few "flaws" or rather conditions that must be passed.ġ) amplifier power: this speaker demands a lot 200+ I say. These are supposed to be the affordable range of sonus fabers. It was the first "commercially considered serious" speakers that I had owned. the seller was emigrating from my country and just wanted to get rid of it. ![]() I listen to most types of music, from heavier rock to classical, and the speakers just rock regardless of whatever you throw at them, although prior to the tube change rock and more packaged pop music was not all that good as acoustic, bossanova, lounge, jazz or classic.I bought these about 4 years ago second hand at a steal. I also have a Lindemann 820 SACD, which I bought for a bargain, that undoubtedly helps get great sound from them as well. One other point is that I have a Unison Research S6 tube amp that also tended to have somewhat feeble bass, but after changing the tubes to a sextet of Gold Lion KT 77's, and a pair of Mullard ECC82's, the sound improved incredibly, getting an amazing full range response at any sound level from the SF D GP. But after some consistent use the bass loosened up and the shrill went away and the speakers really came into their own. They are very warm, although initially they tended to be somewhat low on bass and highs were a tad shrill. This I would tend to think comes mainly from the use of a lute shaped design. The sound is natural, even organic compared to other brands. The best way to describe them is as incredibly musical, with an amazing level of detail, but were not as precise as the B&W, nevertheless I personally valued the musicality more. In my humble opinion, for the price range, and after auditioning several other speakers, including B&W, Dynaudio, Martin Logan, Opera I felt that the SF Domus Grand Piano were the best of the lot. Nevertheless, a speaker at this price range must sound good, not just look good. All SF speakers are gorgeous to look at, especially the Amati aniversario, the Domus Grand Piano is not an exception, it is beautiful to look at, and a delight to listen. ![]()
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