Sonus Faber Chameleon Speaker Collection Preview

[gene]

Sonus Faber has announced their newest Chameleon Speaker Collection Series. This new series has been designed for both stereo and multi-channel applications and consists of three models: Chameleon T (floorstanding), standmount speaker Chameleon B (bookshelf), and the Chameleon C (center). The Chameleon speakers place themselves at the bottom of Sonus Faber's price segment and will be a direct competitor to price ratio most affordable Venere models in their respective categories despite the Chameleon series are handcrafted in Vicenza, unlike the Venere.

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[TheWarrior]

Leather!?

"Sorry Bill, can't go out tonight. Gotta stay home and moisturize my speakers!"

That said, that is a very aggressive price point for them! I hope the use of leather is enabling them to save in production costs over woodworking and endless days of clear coating. Having worked with leather, I hope its thick enough and that they padded the edges where they hide the seams so that over time, and a careless owner, won't see those edges start to discolor or crack!

I'd offer a sample of Dax Lanolin to go with it! Best leather moisturizer period!

 

[Dennis Murphy]

Sonus Faber has announced their newest Chameleon Speaker Collection Series. This new series has been designed for both stereo and multi-channel applications and consists of three models: Chameleon T (floorstanding), standmount speaker Chameleon B (bookshelf), and the Chameleon C (center). The Chameleon speakers place themselves at the bottom of Sonus Faber's price segment and will be a direct competitor to price ratio most affordable Venere models in their respective categories despite the Chameleon series are handcrafted in Vicenza, unlike the Venere.

Read: Sonus Faber Chameleon Speaker Collection Preview

They certainly look elegant. But I didn't follow the comment about the 2-way needing a higher crossover point because it lacked the dual bass units. All else equal, I would expect the crossover point on the 3-way to be higher than on the 2-way, since you generally need a fairly wide pass band on the midrange to achieve a flat response in a 3-way. I checked the specs on the 2-way, but the listed crossover point is 50 Hz, which is some kind of typo. The crossover frequency on the center is, as expected, lower than on the 3-way (2000 Hz vs. 2500 Hz).

 

[gene]

They certainly look elegant. But I didn't follow the comment about the 2-way needing a higher crossover point because it lacked the dual bass units. All else equal, I would expect the crossover point on the 3-way to be higher than on the 2-way, since you generally need a fairly wide pass band on the midrange to achieve a flat response in a 3-way. I checked the specs on the 2-way, but the listed crossover point is 50 Hz, which is some kind of typo. The crossover frequency on the center is, as expected, lower than on the 3-way (2000 Hz vs. 2500 Hz).

Sloppy peer reviewing on my part. Thanks Dennis. It appears the xover pt for the bookshelf and tower is the same (2500Hz).