Sonus Faber Lumina V
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Overview
The Lumina V is the flagship three-way floorstanding model in the collection. Lumina V is a slender speaker with high-power handling and fast transient response, capable of producing a natural, generous and emotional sound for an immersive listening experience.
The High Notes
Italian Luxury
Natural Sound
Designed For Every Room
The Lumina collection was first introduced in September 2020, during a difficult and unprecedented year. Despite the challenge, Sonus Faber was able to embody its history, spirit, and brand values with the new collection that presented an exciting change, new to the typical Sonus Faber product design portfolio. The collection is able to house both a stereo system and a multi-channel home theater system for multi-directional audio perspective.
The Lumina V is more like the Lumina II in that it is designed for maximum performance over ease of placement. Like the Lumina III, it is also a 3-way system with dual bass drivers, but you step up to 165mm bass drivers made from the same fiber and pulp blend. The crossover is improved to their Hybrid IFF version of the Paracross Topology™ used in the Lumina III. This tech was first released in their $15,000 Maxima Amator model and it goes even further in reducing the effect of back EMF along with the rejection of radio frequencies. The result that you get with this is even more midrange definition.
But, midrange improvements do not stop there. With the larger internal cabinet, Sonus Faber was able to build another cabinet inside the main cabinet to house the midrange driver. This cabinet is in the shape of a lute to reduce internal diffraction. The Lumina V requires more time setting them up to get the best performance, but it is worth every minute you will spend. You will want to try slightly different positions off the walls, then make sure they are symmetrical. Once you do this, you will be rewarded with a sound that goes way beyond what you would think for this price range. The midrange sounds more open and spacious with far more bass impact and slam than the Lumina III. We recommend an amplifier with good current capabilities just like the other models, but this speaker, if you are willing to spend a little setup time, is something quite special. The Lumina V gives you a good taste of what the much more expensive Sonus Faber models can do for sound, which is nothing short of amazing.
The simple and squared design of the Lumina models was chosen to emphasize the quality of materials used. This principle of minimalism directly captures the essence of this thoughtfully designed product. The Lumina collection boasts the core values of Sonus Faber and the use of its iconic materials, including leather, natural composition of drivers, and real multilayer wood available in Walnut and Wenge wood with Maple inlay matte and Piano Black glossy finishes.
Damped Apex Dome Tweeter
All of the models share the same tweeter. This is actually identical to the tweeter in their more expensive Sonetto series. If you look closely at the soft silk diaphragm you will see a small vertical assembly that barely touches the very apex of the tweeter. At the point of contact, it is cone-shaped. Fabric dome tweeters have phase anomalies that occur right at the apex of the dome. Silk dome tweeters have always had a great sound but this cancellation caused some high-frequency roll-off. Many speaker companies have moved to metal dome tweeters to get more extension, but there is something magical about the sound of a silk dome. By ever so slightly pressing in on the dome at the very apex, these cancellations do not happen and you get far more extension. This is a very creative idea the engineers at Sonus Faber came up with that you will see in all of the speakers. Their innovative technology allows for a more extended yet very smooth and natural high-frequency presentation, which has become part of the legendary Voice of Sonus Faber.
Stealth Reflex Port
Another part of all of the Lumina also comes from their more expensive models. Having a port on the rear of a speaker is very simple from a design standpoint. You see this on a lot of speakers. However, a rear-firing port limits your placement options as it will interact with the wall behind it. Sonus Faber came up with a very unique type of port called their Stealth Reflex Port. The bookshelf and center models sit on top of this special port which as an added bonus gives them a pretty cool look compared to a typical bookshelf speaker. The port for those is front-firing — meaning you can put them in a bookcase or close to a rear wall and still get great sound. The floorstanding speakers have the same type of port but it fires down which also frees up far more placement options.
Custom Made Crossover Components
The crossover is the invisible but very important part of every speaker. It essentially directs what sounds go where and if corners are cut in its design, even the best speaker drivers will never produce the sound they are capable of. Crossovers are made up of many components but the capacitors that do the filtering are by far the most important. The Lumina speakers, like all Sonus Faber models, have custom made capacitors designed specifically for Sonus Faber. That is pretty rare in the world of speakers and to see it at this price point shows incredible dedication to producing the best sound possible.
Details & Specs
System
- 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker system
- Vented box design
Drivers
- Tweeter: 29mm high definition DAD™ driver
- Visco-elastically baffle decoupling
- Midrange: 150mm cone driver
- Ultra-free compression basket
- Special custom diaphragm made with a blend of traditional cellulose pulp and other natural fibers, developed according to the most natural sound.
- Ultra-dynamic performance and high linearity.
- Woofer: 2 x 165mm cone drivers
- Sandwich diaphragm structure
- Ultra-free compression basket
- Special custom diaphragm made with a blend of traditional cellulose pulp and other natural fibers, developed according to the most natural sound.
- Ultra-dynamic performance and high linearity.
Crossover
- Optimized amplitude/phase response for optimal space/time performance
- Hybrid IFF-Paracross solution
- Crossover frequencies: 260 and 2600 Hz
Audio
- Frequency response: 38 Hz -24,000 Hz
- Sensitivity: 89dB SPL (2.83V/1m)
- Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm
- Suggested Amplifier Power Output: 50W – 300W undistorted signal
Dimensional
- Dimensions: 41.3 x 11 x 14.7 in (1049 x 280 x 372.6 mm) (HxWxD)
- Weight (each): 49.6 lb (22.5 Kg)
