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Description :
The Sonus Faber Concertino Home is a replacement for the Concertino after the Concertino was discontinued. The Concertino Home is also part of the home theatre series where it comes together with the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home, Solo center speaker and the Gravis subwoofer as a package. Similar to the Sonus Faber Concertino, the Concertino Home are smaller and less box shaped, the front and the back panel being sloped to towards the inner side of the speaker, while the first series was more traditional. The Concertino Home seem to be better suited to bookshelf positioning, as they are less deep. The binding posts of the second version are better, but there is a single pair of them which does not allow biwiring or biamping. The drivers are completely different too, both tweeter and woofer.

The Sonus Faber Concertino Home version though aren't worlds better than their elder Concertino sisters, but they are no slouch either. They have a precise point of view on music reproduction and they aren't obviously coloured or wrong. Surprisingly when doing a comparison between the Concertino and the Concertino Home, though while being different in their interpretation of music, they give the same impression of no listening fatigue and refined and detailed reproduction. There is a slight edge in favour of the newer pair, due to the better quality of their drivers. The Concertino Home are more detailed, precise and dynamic, but all of this fades away compared with the sheer style of the old ones. Furthermore, the old ones, if positioned well far away from the walls, have a deeper, rounder and better controlled bass and a great soundstage. The newer Concertino Home aren't exactly slouches, but they are a little bit outshined in these parameters. The high frequency extension is quite similar where due to the new tweeter, is a little bit more detailed. Where the Home suffer, in comparison, is in the bass range, which is purposely less full, almost restrained, to allow for a positioning closer to room boundaries, or on a bookshelf, in accordance with their home-theater orientation. However, this can be compensated by the Gravis subwoofer. The old ones, on the contrary, has loose precision and speed on the bass and midbass range if placed too close to a wall.

In summary, the Concertino has a better tonal balance in all frequency ranges, better bass and midbass reproduction, a little bit slower but more extended and rounder, a better, deeper soundstage. The Concertino Home series is more efficient, can be driven harder, is more informative, more palpable, has a forward but unfatiguing midrange. and is easier to interface. Vinyl, for its tonal balance, is a perfect partner for the Concertino Home speakers. They are very versatile, enjoyable, flawlessly built and a sure value.

Specifications :
System...........................................9 liters two-way system front reflex port
Cabinet...........................................Constructed with decoupled side panels for resonance control
Tweeter...........................................Sonus Faber design, neodymium ultradynamic linearity driver
            ..........................................26mm silk dome ferrofluid, magnetically shielded
Mid Woofer......................................Sonus Faber design, ultra-dynamic linearity driver
                ......................................150mm fibreglass multicoating cone, magnetically shielded
Crossover........................................First order attenuated, cross-point 2.5kHz
Impedance.......................................6 ohms nominal
Power Handling................................30 to 150 watts, without clipping
Frequency Response........................50 to 20,000 Hz, tuning port included
Sensitivity........................................88dB/1 watts/1m
Cabinet...........................................Combination of leather and solid walnut
Dimensions(w x d x h)......................21 x 29.5 x 32.5 cm
Weight............................................8kg per side

Miscellaneous :
Matching.........................................Sonus Faber Concerto Home Speakers
             .........................................Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home Speakers
             .........................................Sonus Faber Solo Center Speaker
             .........................................Sonus Faber Wall Home Speakers
             .........................................Sonus Faber Gravis Subwoofer
Made In...........................................Italy
Condition.........................................9/10

Product Information :
http://audio-heritage.jp/SONUSFABER/speaker/concertinohome.html (Japanese)

Reviews :
http://www.videohifi.com/Concertino_eng.htm
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/sonus-faber/PRD_125559_1594crx.aspx
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=speakers&m=60801
http://wiredstate.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=724