Sonus Faber Olympica Nova V
Big, impressive, high-end floor stander
Olympica Nova V is the largest of the Nova series speakers and is quite a thing to marvel at. Standing at just under 1.2 meters in height, weighing in at 44kg, this is by no means a small speaker. But thanks to its beautiful, organic design and furniture-grade woodwork, it belongs in the living room, as a piece to enjoy - with your ears as well as your eyes.
Three-way design
The Olypica Nova V is a three-way speaker with a 28mm Neodymium soft dome tweeter and a 150mm mid-range driver in shared, leather-clad baffle. The tweeter employs Sonus Faber’s DAD technology – Damped Apex Dome – that helps to extend the reach, while at the same enhancing its overall smoothness, preventing listener fatigue. Immediately below the tweeter, you’ll find the 150mm large mid-range driver. Its cone is comprised of air-dried, non-pressed cellulose pulp (aka. paper), kapok, kenaf and other natural fibers. The organic material results in a cone with a slightly rough surface with varying density. It helps strengthening the cone, which in turn is able to work at a higher speed, with improved detail, transparency and authenticity.
Three dedicated woofers
With three dedicated woofers the Olympica Nova V is capable of reaching all the way down to 32Hz. The 180mm bass drivers are a sandwich construction with two outer layers of paper pulp, with a synthetic foam in between. The low-mass, high-rigidity design is light, incredibly fast and produces a powerful, precise sound.
Beautiful, artisanal design
As the rest of the Olympica Nova line, the Nova III also comes in a beautiful, furniture-grade design, that completes the luxurious feeling Sonus Faber wants to convey. The cabinets come with hand-finished walnut or wengé veneer. Being a ported design, Sonus Faber had to ensure that any and all noise resulting from the rear mounted port, would be eliminated. To do that, they turned to the Homage Tradition series to get inspiration. Enter the Stealth Ultraflex, an advanced, low-turbulence porting system inspired by the waves of the sea. This design facilitates airflow from the cabinet, but controls its speed to reduce turbulence, and thereby also reduce distortion.
| Measurements | 117,5 x 42,4 x 53 cm |
| Weight (net) | 44 kg |
| Design | Three way |
| Reflex port | Rear |
| Bi-wiring | Yes |
| Frequency range | 32 Hz – 35.000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 90 dB SPL (2.83V/1 m) |
| Impedance | 4Ω |
| Tweeter | 25mm soft-dome with DAD |
| Mid | 150mm paper pulp, organic material |
| Woofer | 3 x 180mm paper pulp and synthetic material |
| Spikes included | Yes |
| Front grill included | Yes |
| In the box | Users guide |