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Sonus Faber Lumina II Amator

This charming pair of standmounters has beauty that is more than skin-deep

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If you are of a curious disposition, you may well be interested to discover that the literal translation of Amator from Italian to English is “to be loved”. This perhaps reveals Sonus Faber’s ambitions to make its customers fall head over heels for its attractive loudspeaker range. The Italian brand’s new Amator standmounters build on the design and DNA of the established Lumina II, albeit with some key technical upgrades in order to improve their overall sonic performance.

The main difference between the standard version of the Lumina II and this new version is the Amators’ improved crossover design. Your extra £300 over the standard iteration takes the lessons learned from the high-end Sonus Faber Amati and Guarneri G5 speakers in pursuit of improved sonic performance, with such changes including upgraded components and a revised layout. The crossover point is also different from the standard Lumina II – up 800Hz to 2600Hz – while sensitivity increases by 3dB to 89dB for the Amators.

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