Excellent video by Adrian - and he makes me want to buy hi fi from him - it's how he explains things which illuminates the product from his knowledge and experience. :) Merry Christmas Adrian and team, and all here who enjoy his vids! Btw, nothing wrong with unboxing videos when done by Adrian... A pleasure.
So nice to see your excitement. You have so much experience, heard so many gear and it shows when you talk about it and yet you are like over the moon with these speakers. But I totally get it. Owned SF speakers myself and they look good and sound good (and good is a word too small to describe it). This would be my dream speaker but they need quite some space. Tx for all the videos for us Hi-Fi nerds Adrian. Wish you and all at audio excellence merry christmas.
They are truly one of the best looking speakers out there. Congrats bud, 50 k is a touch above my pay grade. Although in reality they are more affordable then some of the other names out there. I was always impressed with the sound quality of Sonus Faber speakers at any price range. Enjoy .
Joyful and emotional presentation! Just as these Sonus faber Stradivaris deserve ! If they sound half as good as they look - that shall be stunning ! And their 92 dB sensitivity should complement their 4 Ohms load nicely ! I am looking forward to watching the full review !!!
I really wanted this speaker back 20 years ago. Played jazz really well. Beautiful sound and speaker. Haven’t heard this iteration but the price just doesn’t work. If they’re really that good, I’ll wait and buy used for less than half.
and just think how wonderful Adrian would feel if he shipped those speakers up to me in my humble abode here in freezing cold Gravenhurst (for free), bein' that it's Christmas and all and he's not a Scrooge or anything and boy could i use free speakers with free shipping YAAAAY !!!
It certainly looks expensive. But that massive front runs counter to so many other speaker designers. With so much baffle (around the tweeter and midrange), does not destructive interference become an issue?
Yes, they are a beauty. But on the expo flor with Clase electronics, they loose to new Indiana Line Dive 3 with Yamaha MusicCast R-N800A. How do they sound in your space?
Would you be open to playing sound samples similar to what Sound Sommelier (Italian dealer) does? Realizing they will sound different in person of course!
Aside from the aesthetics, Adrian, would you venture to contrast and compare the new Stradivari with the Wilson Sasha V's in that they very close in price and you sell both? Which is "better" does come down to personal taste and listening preferences, of course. Thanks.
Hi @adrianlow2114, I am a recent owner of an early pair of the original Stradivari G1. Curious about your experience with (2!) pairs of these beautiful creatures! Sounded like you went through an entire process to get the best out of them so would be amazing if you could share some insights into what worked and didn’t work for you (especially amping and placement). Not much info online to be found about these nor many people I can find with experience in setting them up, so it would be fabulous if you could share a bit of your experience! Many many many thanks in advance.
Always enjoy Adrian's informative and enthusiastic reviews. After using Serafino sometime, I was also strongly atempted to replace my current Andra 3se with SF Stradivari G2 partly due to its beautiful finish. I finally had a chance to listen to them with monoblock Mckintoshs at the local dealer. Alas!!!! Surprisingly big disappintments. : much less dynamic than Serofino in all high, mid and bass. Very reserved and dead sound.... Andra was way better! Stradivari G2 is possibly the best artifact in the living room bit definately not the musical instrument like Serafino.
I would be offended by the Italian comment except for a few things. First I don't get offended easily, I am from the generation where we would make fun of each other. Second he's right :)
How is it the prior ones had more labor in them and sold in the $30k range and these are smoothed down Chinese crap with $50k price tags... I would never buy another Sonus Faber again.
@kutaycelikel4904 You hit the nail on the head. If you're interested in making your spouse happy with beautiful looks, this is the line to go with but if you after high and sound, avoid it.
@@AF-rd2vf It sounded kind of blurred, lame and not nearly like a € 20K speaker (about 2003). I personally was very disappointed when hearing it at a good local dealer. It formed my opinion about SF speakers in general as it was their top of the line model back then. Meanwhile SF is supposed to have changed their „sound signature“ to the better …what I heard some people say. But I cannot tell from own experience. I‘ve chosen Wilson and never looked elsewhere…
After the Guarneri evolution , Amati Futura, Aida, Sonus lost its finesse and identity after being part of a big corporation. The artisan’s finesse and attention to detail was gone and had a feel of being mass produced kind off.
@@MasterofPlay7 It doesn't. $50,000.00 USD == $66,425.00 as of Dec. 23rd at 10:24 a.m. EST. I think Adrian and/or the Italians are having some fun with us. Merry Christmas, all!
@adrianlow2114 Yep, true enough with that one!! The exchange rate is becoming more and more nuts. Well, heck, tis the season to be jolly! Happy listening to the Stradivarius model, Adrian!
Perhaps not the most elegant choice of word, but Strads were made by the House of Stradivarius, thus a manufacturer by definition. But I take your point. Perhaps “crafted “ would have been a better description but I’m old and have senior moments lol
@@adrianlow2114 Thanks for the reply. A ‘Luthier” would have been better description. FYI. The strings on the grills are the same diameter as G string on a violin….
I watched until you mentioned the model and Googled them for AU$89,995 a pair in Australia. Crazy. No speaker is worth more than 5 grand a pair. The rest is smoke and mirrors for the rich wankers of the world. True Audiofoolery!@@AudioExcellenceCanada
@cdgerhart youtube compression while they process the higher resolution. It will look blurry and compressed until the clearer high-resolution versions are ready.
Adrian are you for real. Those baffles are so wide for the mid range and tweeter and they are very smearing and diffractive. Sonus faber should listen to Vandersteens and get rid of those stupid large baffles. Poor design.
You should contact Sonus Faber right away! I can't believe they didn't have any acoustic engineers at such a prestigious company. They should have been looking at RU-vid comments,they've been here the whole time!
Large baffles cause sound altering smear which is not recommended. Try talking to someone and then place 2 cd cases next to your mouth they will hear how baffles distort your voice. The truth is in the listening. VANDERSTEEN has been using minimal baffles for 50 years.
