Sonus Faber Releases Lilium Loudspeaker

Fitted with a damped apex dome 28mm tweeter, to which is afixed a wooden acoustic labyrinth, its sweet tops reach from 2,500 hertz out to 35,000 hertz. Like the 180mm midrange, the tweeter is 'decoupled' from the main enclosure to eliminate vibration-induced colourations in the sound.

Three 180mm woofers deliver frequencies below 250 hertz. With its own separate enclosure -- decoupled, also, from the rest of the enclosure -- a 260mm 'infra' woofer comes into operation below 80 hertz. Tuned with a passive radiator, a level adjustment allows room matching.

The enclosure itself features walls with varying thicknesses, curved to dampen resonances. Specially designed internal structures not only further strengthen the enclosure but also control unwanted vibrations.

The highest quality components, including Mundorf Supreme capacitors and Jantzen inductors, have been assembled for the crossovers, which have been designed to optimise the phase and level response of the drivers.

It isn't surprising that the Lilium offers a frequency response all the way down to 20 hertz. They are also relatively sensitive, with an output of 92dBSPL for a 2.83 volt input, yet are rated at up to 800 watts of power handling.

Available in Walnut and Red, the Sonus Faber Lilium speakers come with a five year warranty and a recommended retail price of $89,999.

For more information on the Sonus Faber Lilium visit Synergy Audio Visual.