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RE: Sonus Faber Venere S Floorstanding Speakers

I auditioned the SF Venere S speakers on Saturday afternoon using my integrated amp and CD player.

It's a really nice looking speaker but in the end I was not impressed. It's a good speaker for Jazz & Classical but for Rock, you'll definitely need a subwoofer & I'm not interested in getting one for my setup.

Plus depending on the type of music, I found the speaker can sound a little flat at times. A musician friend of mine tagged along for the audition and he was not impressed at all with the Venere S.

The speaker is definitely lacking in bass and due to it's down-firing port being very close to the floor, it did not perform well with carpeting underneath it.

We then auditioned the SF Olympica II, ProAc Response D30R, B&W 804 D3 and Wilson Audio Sabrina. The Olympica II proved to be a better sounding speaker than the Venere S but was still lacking in bass however, had a sweeter midrange and better highs. The other three speakers worked extremely well with all types of music, including Rock and these three produced some very deep, well-controlled bass.

Budget-wise, the ProAc speakers would fall within by budget, with the B&W requiring maybe another year to accumulate the necessary additional funds. Unfortunately, the Wilson Audio are just too expensive for me.

All-in-all, it was a real eye-opening weekend and it was proof (to me) that you really need to audition speakers before you buy & not to buy them based on what people say, including reviewers & publication.


Edits: 10/02/16
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