Instead, the cabinet of the Lumina V is made of straight MDF panels. First, there are no gracefully curved “lute shape” cabinet walls, which are a long-standing Sonus faber tradition. I received an early pair of Lumina V speakers (serial numbers 003 and 004 to be exact) and spent the past few months putting them through their paces.Īs Sonus faber’s least expensive line, the Luminas are subject to a few cost-cutting moves not seen in the brand’s more expensive speakers. I wonder if Sonus faber had received other comments concerning the bass because in June they announced an expansion of the Lumina line with the Lumina II bookshelf and the new flagship Lumina V tower loudspeaker, both with larger bass drivers. The only real issue he noted was a bit of bass and lower midrange leanness in his room. Secrets’ Editor Carlo Lo Raso was able to review the prior flagship of the Lumina line, the Lumina III, a few months ago and was impressed overall. The press release also noted that the Lumina line would be manufactured in Italy, which certainly piqued my curiosity. While they were priced a bit higher than the old Principia series, they were still relatively affordable and looked more like a Sonus faber product.
I was very interested when Sonus faber announced a new entry-level line in 2020 called Lumina.
Lumina theater driver#
Additionally, there were some sacrifices in driver quality, with a small loss of smoothness in the upper midrange and treble regions being the most noticeable result. Aesthetically, they were also fairly plain looking, at least by Sonus faber standards. First, the speakers were manufactured in China, which is quite contrary to the “made by hand in Italy” mantra that is key to Sonus faber’s identity. While I enjoyed my time with $699/pair Principia 3s, it was pretty obvious that Sonus faber had to make some concessions to hit such a low (for Sonus faber) price point. I haven’t had a “budget” Sonus faber speaker in for review since the Principia 3 bookshelf speaker back in 2017. I have had the pleasure of reviewing several Sonus faber speakers over the years, starting with the original Olympica line (which has been my personal reference speaker for many years now) and most recently the refreshed Olympica Nova V and Minima Amator II.
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