The Sonus faber Amati Supreme ($78,000/pair) doesn’t bother tiptoeing into the room—it kicks the door down in brushed metal. Forget the glossy, hand-rubbed hardwoods that have long been Sonus faber’s calling card; this one ditches old-world violin-maker chic for something closer to the garage floor of Maserati or Lamborghini. The connection to their high-end auto collaborations is obvious: bold curves, sharp detailing, and finishes with names like Sabbia Oro and Terra Rossa that sound more like bespoke paint codes than speaker veneers. One thing’s clear—this isn’t your grandfather’s Sonus faber. And it sure as hell isn’t a Gaggia.
Voice of Sonus faber
The Sonus faber Amati Supreme doesn’t just borrow from the $750,000 Suprema—it straight up lifts its crown jewels. The tweeter, super tweeter, and Camelia midrange are the exact same drivers found in the flagship, complete with that delicate silk dome sparkle up top and a phase plug that keeps the mids in line with surgical precision. But here’s the twist: instead of hiding everything behind another glossy slab of wood, Sonus faber went green—literally. The tweeter and midrange sit in a chamber damped with cork. Yes, cork. Forget cheap wine stoppers; this is computer-simulated, organic, irregular, and completely sustainable, doing serious work in sculpting the acoustic volume and giving the midrange that liquid, natural presence Sonus faber lives and dies by.
Of course, no Italian masterpiece is complete without a bit of personalization. The Amati Supreme comes with a tunable mid-high and mid-bass system tucked neatly into the rear panel, letting you dial in the sound to your room without trashing the tonal purity. Think of it as suspension tuning on a supercar—subtle, but it makes all the difference whether you’re in a cramped studio or a sprawling villa.
Under the hood, the crossover isn’t just inspired by Suprema—it’s the same parts bin, refined through obsessive listening tests to ensure the drivers lock together in phase-coherent perfection. The result? A speaker that channels Suprema’s DNA into something (slightly) more attainable, with all the Italian flair and none of the clichés. This is Sonus faber proving once again that hi-fi doesn’t have to look—or sound—like your grandfather’s furniture—though let’s be honest, the late Franco Serblin’s design handiwork was untouchable.
Technology Behind the Sonus faber Amati Supreme
The Sonus faber Amati Supreme is a 4.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker that blends high-tech engineering with a very Italian sense of drama. The midrange sits in a sealed chamber, while the twin 220mm woofers breathe through the company’s “Stealth Ultraflex” vented system—a glorified way of saying you get deep, clean bass without turning your living room into a subwoofer test lab. Up top, the high frequencies are handled by a pair of silk dome drivers: a 20mm super tweeter and a 38mm tweeter, each with its own dedicated waveguide and high-power neodymium motor, designed for that extended, delicate sparkle that makes Sonus faber’s “Voice” more than just marketing poetry.
The 165mm Camelia midrange driver, built around a dual-drive motor system with a neodymium ring magnet, locks in the vocal and instrumental presence with precision, while the big woofers keep everything grounded with serious authority.
Crossover points are meticulously set at 230, 300, 1800, and 5600 Hz, using “Phase Coherent Level 3” design and top-shelf components—the same obsessive approach lifted straight from the flagship Suprema. Frequency response stretches from a floor-rumbling 28 Hz to a supersonic 40 kHz, with a healthy 91 dB sensitivity that won’t punish your amplifier but still demands quality. Speaking of amps, Sonus faber recommends anything between 50 and 600 watts of clean power—translation: you’ll need more than a budget integrated to do these justice.
Connectivity comes via four solid binding posts for bi-wiring or bi-amping—keeping the bean counters at Bose happy (that’s felice in Italian, which loosely translates to “please budget for two McIntosh power amplifiers if you’re serious about these”).
Physically, the Amati Supreme is every bit the statement piece. Standing 1176mm tall (46.3 inches), with a 411mm width and 512mm depth, it’s a presence you don’t exactly hide behind a ficus. Each cabinet tips the scales at 62 kg (136.7 lbs) before packaging, wrapped in Sonus faber’s signature lute-shaped design, here dressed not in glossy violin wood but in a matte aluminum finish that nods more to Italian supercars than Stradivari. Call it brutal elegance.
Packaging weight climbs to a back-breaking 84.5 kg (186 lbs) each, so don’t even think about unboxing these solo unless your chiropractor is on speed dial. In short: this is Sonus faber doing what it does best—luxury design, obsessive engineering, and just enough Italian snark to remind you it’s not furniture, it’s art.
Technical Specifications:
- System
- 4.5-way design
- Midrange in sealed box
- Dual woofers in vented “Stealth Ultraflex” system
- Drivers
- Super Tweeter: 20mm silk dome, neodymium motor, dedicated waveguide
- Tweeter: 38mm silk dome, neodymium motor, dedicated waveguide
- Midrange: 165mm Camelia driver, dual-drive motor, neodymium ring magnet
- Woofers: 2 × 220mm, dual-drive motor system
- Crossover
- Frequencies: 230 Hz, 300 Hz, 1800 Hz, 5600 Hz
- Phase Coherent Level 3 design with high-end components
- Performance
- Frequency Response: 28 Hz – 40 kHz
- Sensitivity: 91 dB (2.83V/1m)
- Nominal Impedance: 4 Ω
- Recommended Amplifier Power: 50W – 600W (undistorted signal)
- Connectivity
- 4 binding posts (bi-wire/bi-amp capable)
- Dimensions & Weight
- Cabinet (H × W × D): 1176 × 411 × 512 mm (46.3 × 16.2 × 20.1 in)
- Weight (per speaker): 62 kg / 136.7 lbs
- Shipping Dimensions: 1340 × 570 × 740 mm (53.8 × 22.4 × 29.1 in)
- Shipping Weight: 84.5 kg / 186.3 lbs
- Cabinet Design
- Lute-shaped
- Matte finish
- Aluminum construction
The Bottom Line
The Sonus faber Amati Supreme is a serious statement in both sound and style—far from the traditional glossy wood cabinets we expect from the brand, these matte aluminum, lute-shaped towers channel the design daring of Livio and his team at their best. To get the full measure of their 4.5-way, Phase Coherent Level 3 engineering, you’ll want an amplifier with both power and finesse—think high-end McIntosh, Pass, or similar—because these speakers don’t suffer mediocrity lightly. Every detail, from the cork-damped midrange to the silk dome tweeters, demands attention. And yes, unpacking them is a two-shot espresso challenge: intense, rewarding, and not for the faint of heart.
MSRP: $78,000/pair at Sonus faber (available September 2025)
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