On Thursday, 3 October 2024, Carter and I visited the Sonus Faber factory in Arcugnano, near Vicenza, for a brand introduction, a production tour, a visit to the Sonus Faber design lab, a listening session, and lunch in Altavilla Vicentina. I arranged for a tour through my local dealer, Definitive Audio, and my rep, Ted.
Our tour itinerary.Sonus Faber recently built a new factory. Carter and I own several pairs of this brand, and it was a great experience to visit where they are made.The entry showroom shows current models and many speakers in their historical catalog.The Aida is $160K a pairThe Il Cremonese is $67,500 pair.Sonus Faber also does car audio for Maserati.Early crossover testing & design box.Crossovers.The Lilium for scale.The Flagship Suprema is a whopping $750,000 and comes with 4 speakers and an external crossover.The Suprema is wrapped in carbon fiber and has a window for viewing the crossover.One day. These are amazing speakers.StradivariusAmatisThese women have been working here for over 30 years and wrap leather on the speakers by hand. I heard a rumor that Sonus Faber had some speakers made in China. The woman shouted “Chine Chine – no I make them here in Italy by hand.Gen 5 Concertinas use a cork interior to reduce internal resonance and interference. The outer leather is actually made with orange peel.Packing in wooden crates for shipping.
I love these Amatis in production. It was really fun to see the entire assembly process.
Amatis in production.Assembling crossovers.
Components.
Next, we toured the storage and shipping facility.
Handbuilt shipping crates.These are massive boxes.Supremes under construction.
Next up was a tour of their design and innovation lab and soundstage
