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Description :
The Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home speakers can make up part of a complete home theatre package or still perform superbly as a stereo pair. The Grand Piano's cabinet is a little unusual. Most speaker manufacturers go to great efforts to reduce resonance in their cabinets. In contrast, Sonus Faber claims to use resonance to create a better sounding speaker, giving as an example the way great violin makers use resonance. For example, the side panels are decoupled from the rest of the cabinet for "resonance control". If the listener regularly attends live classical music, he will immediately recognise the superb tonal balance and timbre of these speakers. Play some chamber music and the sound is immediately "right". The rich tonal balance and easy to listen to nature of the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home speakers makes this truly a loudspeaker for the music lover. The Grand Piano speakers demands space. The speakers need to be used well away from room boundaries for the sound to properly breathe. If the speakers are too close to the rear wall or towards the corners, the sound veers from rich to overblown. If the speakers are well away from the walls, the sound blossoms. Getting the speakers well away from the walls also helps in the development of the soundstage. The Grand Piano conjures up solid, three-dimensional imaging from recordings containing this information. The solidity of central images extends across the soundstage. The Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home speakers have a specification of a sensitivity of 90dB and a 6 ohm nominal impedance. Most good audiophile amplifiers should drive them without problems. One aspect worth commenting on is just how articulate the Grand Piano’s are with vocals. Some speakers can be hard to make out the words but with the Grand Piano, it’s vocals are consistently articulate. The speakers go surprisingly deep without getting sloppy in the midbass. Its bass is also rhythmically agile and textureally satisfying.

Specifications :
Type..................................................30 litre two-way with ABR front vented design, magnetically shielded
Tweeter:.............................................26mm silk dome ferrofluid cooled
Mid & Bass Driver...............................180mm fibre glass multi-coated cone
Frequency Response...........................35Hz - 20kHz
Sensitivity...........................................90dB/2.83V at 1 meter
Nominal Impedance..............................6 ohms
Crossover Frequencies.........................200Hz, 3kHz
Power Handling....................................30 - 250 watts
Cabinet Finishes..................................Baffle, top and rear, sides solid walnut
Dimensions(w x d x h)..........................32 x 31 x 107 cm
Weight................................................25kg per side

Miscellaneous :
Matching.............................................Sonus Faber Concertino Home Speakers
             .............................................Sonus Faber Concerto Home Speakers
             .............................................Sonus Faber Solo Center Speaker
             .............................................Sonus Faber Wall Home Speakers
             .............................................Sonus Faber Gravis Subwoofer
Made in...............................................Italy
Condition.............................................8/10 (A scratch at the side)

Reviews :
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/1001/sonusfaber.htm
http://www.audioenz.co.nz/2002/sonusfaber_grandpiano.html
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/sonus-faber/grand-piano-home/prd_125560_1594crx.aspx
http://bjorn.tornroth.net/Archive/Sonus_Faber_Solo_review_by_Ultimate_AV.pdf
http://www.technologyfactory.com/reviews/SonusFaber/gpianohome_hifinews.pdf
http://www.hometheater.com/content/sonus-faber-grand-piano-home-surround-speaker-system