Sonus faber Olympica Nova III Speakers
Olympica Nova III is the ideal solution for someone who wants to experience the essence of Sonus faber. Slim and elegant, it offers a powerful and transparent sound at the same time. This model is capable of creating a sound stage that won’t go unnoticed and will make it unique.
The new Olympica Nova embraces the authentic values that inspired the
original Olympica line while adding a substantial amount of freshly
developed technology, from new drivers and crossovers, to new cabinet
structure and internal volume tuning, to a new exterior look.
THE AESTHETICS
• Structure: The walls of the new Olympica Nova collection are
made with eight layers of bended wood, providing the cabinet with
extreme rigidity. Inside the cabinet, carefully placed structural ribs
are used as reinforcement to reduce vibration and to handle the overall
power of the transducer’s movement.
• Top: The original Olympica’s leather wrapped top panel gives
way to a walnut or wenge wood panel set in a solid die-cast aluminium
plate.
• Reflex: The outer part of the Stealth Ultraflex™ system, an
extremely low-turbulence porting system, is fabricated from a solid
piece of extruded aluminium and it is inherited from Sonus Faber’s
Homage Tradition models. Inspired by sea waves, the system facilitates
airflow through the duct while controlling its speed and reducing
distortion-causing turbulence.
• Supports: Completely redesigned for the line relaunch, the
supports (bottom plates and stands) are crafted from solid aluminium
billets and paired with steel spikes, guaranteeing increased strength
and solidity.
• Front baffle: The front baffle is comprised of hand-finished natural wood, enhancing the entire enclosure.
• Voice of Sonus faber: Genuine leather is applied to Voice of
Sonus faber and around the woofers. As per Sonus faber tradition, the
leather is applied by hand in the brand’s Vicenza production facility.
• Asymmetric shape: This specific shape allows versatile
positioning of the speakers for efficient bass response tuning in any
room, while the lack of flat and parallel walls improves enclosure
performance. This is an original design concept inspired by nature, as
the lines follow the flow of a circular spiral motion, achieving a more
organic cabinet structure. Not just a functional element added to handle
airflow, the reflex duct is now fully integrated into the cabinet,
further improving the speed and transparency of sound.
THE TECHNOLOGY
The new Olympica Nova collection merges tradition and innovation,
featuring advanced solutions that enhance Sonus faber’s trademark
performance.
• The tweeter features the DADTM technology (Damped Apex DomeTM) on a
28mm silk dome diaphragm and a magnetic motor system that integrates
“Neodymium Cap Design”. The arch and the ring of the DADTM system have
been redesigned and obtained from a solid piece of aluminum die-cast.
• The midrange and mid-woofer transducers are derived from those used in
the Homage Tradition collection with evolutionary improvements:
– The Cone: Following the traditional Sonus faber structure, air-dried,
non-pressed blend of cellulose pulp and other natural fibers Kapok,
Kenaf gives the cone a slightly rough surface of varying density, which
reduces resonance, guaranteeing a natural sound with increased
transparency and detail.
– Die-Cast Aluminum Basket is designed to allow maximum rigidity and airflow, enhancing detail.
– The Moving Coil is made with CCAW (Copper Clad Aluminum Winding), a
special copper alloy that reduces moving mass and improves dynamics and
power handling
– The Phase Plug is made of aluminum with a copper ring, helping to
eliminate intermodulation distortion and enhance micro-dynamics
• The woofer features a cone that benefits from an exclusive
sandwich construction technique where two sheets of cellulose pulp
encasing a hi-tech syntactic foam. This low-mass, high-rigidity
structure provides fast and powerful sound reproduction while allowing
total coherence with the mid-high units.
• The cross-over network implements Paracross Topology TM, making it
less sensitive to radio frequency interference, improving transient
response and lowering noise floor. The filtering topology of the entire
line features new exclusive Clarity Cap capacitors, customized for Sonus
faber.
Olympica Nova III speakers are available in both Walnut and Wenge Matte
finishes.
SYSTEM
3 way, full para-aperiodic vented box “Stealth Ultraflex”, floorstanding loudspeaker system.
DRIVERS
Tw: H28 XTR3, Neodymium “cup design” motor system with DAD™, Ø 28 mm
Md: M15 XTR2-04, CCAW wire on a “eddy current free” voice coil, Ø 150 mm
W: 2 x W18XTR2-08, Ø 180 mm
CROSSOVER
250 Hz - 2.500 Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
35 Hz – 35.000 Hz
SENSITIVITY
90 dB SPL (2.83V/1 m)
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE
4 ohm
SUGGESTED AMPLIFIER POWER OUTPUT
50 W – 300 W, without clipping
DIMENSIONS (HXWXD)
1104,5 x 376 x 459,8 mm
43.5 x 14.8 x 18.1 in
WEIGHT
35 Kg ea – net weight
77.1 Ib ea – net weight