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Old 04-06-2019, 08:46 AM
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Default Sonus Faber Venere 1.5 Good Low Budget Option?

I am looking for a modest pair of bookshelf speakers for my work office. Sonus Faber has interested me for a while. Does anyone have any experience with the 1.5, or even 2.5 floorstanders. I’m looking for something more musical as opposed to going after every last bit of detail.
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Old 04-06-2019, 09:16 AM
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Hi Lars,
I'd consider the Elac UbiFi B5, or F5 as well. $389 a pair for the box speaker.

Don't let the price be misleading; these were designed by Andrew Jones.
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I have heard that the Elac punch well above their weight class. I will have to consider them. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Old 04-06-2019, 09:04 PM
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Used Nola Boxer.
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Old 04-07-2019, 01:12 PM
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B&W 606 S6, $800 for a pair.
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Old 04-08-2019, 11:06 AM
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I'm going to have a pair of 2.0s being posted in the For Sale Forums in about a week, keep an eye out.
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I have heard that the Elac punch well above their weight class. I will have to consider them. Thanks for the suggestion.
Yes, they definitely do. And designed by one the best loudspeaker designers in the world.

If you're going to have to buy electronics for this setup as well, I'd recommend considering the new powered ELAC Navis bookshelf speakers. Andrew Jones says by being able to use separate, tuned optimized amplifiers for each driver, he has not been able to obtain passive speaker performance with separate preamps and amps with that matches them for audio performance. $2000 a pair and will work with a DAC with a volume control.

Sounds perfect for a small den/office setup.
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Old 04-08-2019, 07:24 PM
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Sounds like I have lots of choices. I thought I had sworn off powered speakers, but I will give the ELAC a look. I am also curious about the Venere 2.0. One of life’s good decisions.
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The venere 3.0 sounds pretty good.
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