Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home Speakers by audioguy@techstopnet.com

Model:	Grand Piano Home
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$3499
Description:	System: Is there really no high pass in the crossover? Not even at the 3,000 Hz point for the tweeter
Manufacturer URL:	Sonus Faber
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Review by audioguy@techstopnet.com ( A ) on August 22, 2003 at 05:22:13
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Good overall presentation, very smooth, relaxing. Midrange to die for. Perfect for intimate sessions such as vocals, string quartet, solo instruments. Musical expression can be extremely emotional.
Not so good treble performance. Although not compressed dynamically, I couldn't hear the full spaciousness of a large hall, the reproduction is a bit shut-in in comparison. Cymbals lacked shimmer, bells lacked vibrance, trumpets lacked brightness, high strings lacked edge... these instruments seemed too tamed or shy than normal.
Overall bass was richer than normal, but this can be a virtue for some audiophiles.
Dynamics was very good, though.
This product is not for me, but many will appreciate its virtues.

Product Weakness: *
Product Strengths: *

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Type of Audition/Review:	Dealer Demo