Sonus Faber
Sonus Faber History
1980 SNAIL
The first pioneering project by Franco Serblin, founder of Sonus faber. A completely new concept for that time, an all-in-one system entirely made in solid wood.
1983 PARVA
On March 25, 1983 Sonus faber becomes a company in its first headquarter, a small laboratory in Monteviale, on the hills of Vicenza.
Sonus faber launches its first product Parva, a 2-way monitor speaker with a midrange cone in Kevlar and the cabinet in solid walnut wood.
1984/1987
MINIMA, ELECTA AND ELECTA AMATOR
Now well-established: accurate design and high quality natural materials for a natural sound reproduction.
Sonus faber began to be internationally recognized; most of its first international partners are still Sonus faber distributors nowadays.
1991 EXTREMA
Sonus faber demonstrate to the audiophile world what it was capable of with Extrema, a unique speaker with “extreme” components
1993 GUARNERI HOMAGE
It’s the year of the revolution. With the extraordinary Guarneri Homage Sonus faber begins its studies of the lute design and create the first speaker ever with the cabinet structure inspired by the lute shape
1998 AMATI HOMAGE
Amati Homage added to Guarneri Homage giving life to the first version of the iconic Homage collection
2001/2002 CREMONA
Following the path stared with Guarneri Homage, Sonus faber introduced of the Cremona collection, a family of speakers that enhanced the concept of the lute shape cabinet design
2004 STRADIVARI HOMAGE
Creation of the first flagship Stradivari Homage, an innovative project that occupy an important place in the history of High Fidelity industry
2011 AIDA
Debut of the new flagship, Aida, able to reveal how much the company has evolved whilst keeping its original spirit intact and synthesizing ‘mature tradition’ with ‘technological innovation’
2017 HOMAGE TRADITION
Homage Tradition collection has been launched, the fourth generation of Homage collection, inspired by the excellence of the Italian handcraft tradition. An ambitious project in terms of electroacoustics solution and driver development, that also introduced the new Wengè finish, a new essence of wood darker than the classic walnut, but still warm and elegant
2019 OLYMPICA NOVA COLLECTION
The second edition of Olympica collection, that has always embodied the company’s stylistic manifesto.
Olympica Nova pays homage to its predecessor while adding a substantial amount of freshly developed technology, from new drivers, crossovers and internal volume tuning to a brand new cabinet structure and a renewed exterior look.
Olympica Nova is where experience meets elegance. It is the distillation of our identity: Olympica Nova is Sonus faber.
