Description
The Cremonese, created with the intention of completing the Homage collection upwards, is still today, almost 5 years after its debut, one of Sonus faber’s most loved speakers.
By its natural vocation, however, this loudspeaker immediately placed itself in the highest range of the Sonus faber catalogue,
that of the Reference collection, a line to which the brand’s excellence belongs. This particular predilection has also made it the ideal platform for that precious, vital design activity which responds to the name of “experimentation”. So here is the story of the genesis of a unique loudspeaker, enhanced by the return to the historic Sonus faber red violin finish: Il Cremonese ex3me.
FUSION
Working above all on the behavior at the bandwidth extremes, it was possible to extract a performance that was not at all interpretative of the musical message to the point that Il Cremonese ex3me could even lend itself to finding professional uses as a luxury “monitor”.
This model arises from the fusion of elements belonging to the original project, such as the midrange and woofers, with the most iconic of the solutions derived from Ex3ma, the experimental model celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary.
BERYLLIUM DLC
The ex3me Cremonese inherits from Ex3ma the tweeter with Beryllium DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) diaphragm. Sonus faber temporarily puts aside its iconic Damped Apex Dome™ tweeter with treated silk diaphragm, to take advantage of the sonic contribution of this transducer.
Exceptional in terms of transparency, speed and micro-dynamics, the beryllium diaphragm has formidable physical characteristics in terms of structural rigidity and lightness, but is characterized by a typical “metallic” attitude.
To smooth out this trend, the “Chemical Vapor Deposition” process is used: a layer of diamond carbon is deposited on the surface of the diaphragm which not only darkens the surface, but also gives the beryllium some of the typical properties of diamond, including hardness and amorphous nature.
The diaphragm thus obtained is therefore more rigid with the same mass: the result is a shift of the resonance frequency upwards which will also result in damped intensity.
The result is a very fast sound, very detailed, airy and free from coloration.
TYPE
Floor standing
3.5 ways, 6 speakers
ACOUSTIC LOADING
Bass-Reflex, Floor emission (woofers) / Rear (midrange) ports. “Stealth Reflex” technology
DRIVERS
Tweeter: 30 mm Diamond Like Carbon Beryllium dome diaphragm
Midrange: 150mm composite cone, Nd magnet
Woofers: 2x180mm composite cone, Fe magnet
Infra-woofers: 2x220mm Nanocarbon Fiber/Nomex Honeycomb Long Throw Subwoofer
CROSSOVER FREQUENCY
250Hz and 2,500Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
25Hz – 35,000Hz
SENSITIVITY
92dB SPL (2.83V/1m)
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE
4 ohms
SUGGESTED AMPLIFIER POWER OUTPUT
100W – 800W, without clipping
DIMENSIONS (HXWXD)
1,450 x 398 x 622mm
57 x 15.3 x 24.5in
WEIGHT
84 Kg each – net weight
185 lb each – net weight
