Sonus faber Olympica Nova I
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Product Overview
Olympica Nova I is a bookshelf loudspeaker in the Olympica Nova collection by sonus faber. The 2-way loudspeaker is designed with a new aluminium stand that features a cable guide.
Building on the success of the original Olympica series, the Olympica Nova adds a number of new technologies that range from new drivers and crossovers to new cabinet structure and internal volume tuning:
The cabinet of the Olympica Nova I is constructed with eight layers of wood. The outer part of the Stealth Ultraflex system comprises of an extremely low-turbulence porting system fabricated from a solid piece of extruded aluminium and is inherited from the Sonus faber Homage collection. The cabinet supports are completely redesigned and crafted from solid aluminium billets and paired with steel spikes. Genuine leather is applied to "Voice of Sonus faber" (the tweeter and mid-woofer drivers). The cabinet is asymmetric, allowing for versatile positioning of the speakers for efficient bass response tuning; the lack of flat and parallel walls also improves enclosure performance.
The tweeter in the Olympica Nova I features the DAD (Damped Apex Dome) technology on a 28mm silk dome diaphragm and a magnetic motor system that integrates "Neodymium Cap Design". The mid-woofer is derived from the Homage Tradition collection. The crossover network implements Paracross Topology that makes it less sensitive to radio-frequency interference. The filtering topology features new exclusive Sonus faber Clarity Cap capacitors.
Olympica Nova I is joined by six other models in the series: three floorstanders, Olympica Nova V, Olympica Nova III and Olympica Nova II, two center channel speakers, Olympica Nova CII and Olympica Nova CI, and a wall-mount speaker, Olympica Nova W.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- Pure and pristine sound
- Aperiodic cabinet alignment
- Excellent build quality
Cons
- Nothing in particular
What external reviewers found
External score 69%
Pros
- Gorgeous build and finish
- Very good build quality
- Impressive low-end and full-on sound
- High-power, high-current amplifier
- Low-frequency response at 2.3kHz
Cons
- No room-rechargeability
- No room reinforcement
- No sonic nasties
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External Reviews
hifinews[1]
Reviewer score 72% (normalized by Neofiliac)Olympica Nova 5s deliver a very cultured, almost velvety view of the music, likely to impress with their sheer scale and lack of any obvious sonic nasties. With a change of pace to Muse's Drones the dense and full-on mix is delivered up with real impact, driven in particular by the bass and drums.
Pros
- Gorgeous build and finish
- Impressive low-end and full-on sound
Cons
- No sonic nasties
whathifi[2]
Reviewer score 65% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II's frequency response is not spectrally skewed. The tweeter's response, in particular, is outstandingly flat and extended. It appears the company is trying to extract more bass by using its output to add to that of the bass driver. However, it would be best to partner the Nova IIs with a high-power, high-current amplifier.
Pros
- Low-frequency response at 2.3kHz
- High-power, high-current amplifier
- Very good build quality
Cons
- No room reinforcement
- No room-rechargeability
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