Sonus Faber LUMINA V AMATOR

Description

Overview

The Lumina V Amator is the flagship floorstander of Sonus Faber’s Lumina range, refined with engineering and finishing drawn from the company’s more senior collections. A three-way, vented-box design, it inherits crossover thinking from the development of the new Homage collection — bringing a measure of Amati and Guarneri G5 know-how to a more attainable loudspeaker.

Design & build

The cabinet is finished in high-gloss multilayer wood paired with black leather, in the Amator tradition, and offered in Red, Wenge and Walnut. The veneer is applied to the front baffle in two 45°-cut pieces under multiple layers of high-gloss lacquer — the hand craftsmanship that distinguishes the Amator name within the Lumina line.

Sound & performance

As a three-way floorstander, the Lumina V Amator uses dedicated drivers across the range for an open midband and controlled, extended bass. Quoted frequency response is 38Hz–24kHz, with sensitivity of 89dB SPL (2.83V/1m) and a 4-ohm nominal impedance. Suggested amplification is 50–300W of undistorted power, making it comfortable with a wide range of quality electronics.

Key features

The driver array comprises a 29mm DAD high-definition tweeter, a 150mm paper-cone midrange and two 165mm sandwich-diaphragm woofers. The crossover has been raised to 260Hz and 2.85kHz — a 250Hz shift over the standard Lumina V — using the Hybrid IFF-Paracross topology with Hi-Fi-grade components.

Technology

The 29mm DAD (Damped Apex Dome) tweeter uses a visco-elastically decoupled, ferrite soft-dome design for low distortion. The revised Hybrid IFF-Paracross crossover, inherited from the Homage development programme, improves driver integration, while the sandwich-diaphragm woofers combine stiffness with damping for a clean, controlled low end.

Specifications

Type: three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, vented box. Drivers: 29mm DAD tweeter, 150mm paper-cone midrange, 2 × 165mm sandwich-diaphragm woofers. Frequency response: 38Hz–24kHz. Sensitivity: 89dB SPL (2.83V/1m). Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Suggested amplification: 50–300W. Crossover: 260Hz and 2.85kHz (Hybrid IFF-Paracross). Dimensions: 1049 × 280 × 372.6 mm (H × W × D). Weight: 22.5 kg each. Finishes: high-gloss wood (Red, Wenge, Walnut) with black leather.

Who it’s for

The Lumina V Amator suits the listener who wants a genuine Sonus Faber floorstander — scale, refinement and the hand-finished Amator aesthetic — in a medium-to-large room, at a more accessible point in the range than the Homage or Reference collections.

Why buy from Hidden Home Technology

Loudspeakers of this kind reward careful matching to the room and system. We can demonstrate the Lumina V Amator, advise on amplification, placement and finish, and arrange delivery and installation across the South. Speak to our team to hear them at our Basingstoke showroom.