£9,300.00
The centre-channel speaker of Sonus faber’s third-generation Olympica Collection: a three-way design with two 165 mm woofers, a 101 mm Camelia midrange and an 18 mm DAD Arrow Point tweeter, in walnut or wenge. Priced each.
The Olympica Center is the centre-channel speaker of the Sonus Faber Olympica Collection, now in its third generation (Olympica G3), listed in the collection as the Olympica C. Sonus faber designed it to complement an existing stereo system and to carry voices in films and TV. It takes the place of both the Olympica Nova CII and CI centres.
It shares the lute-shaped cabinet and the finishes of the rest of the collection: hand-finished walnut or wenge, solid aluminium and leather. Sonus faber makes a matching centre stand in aluminium with stainless steel spikes, sold separately; the pictures show it on that stand.
An 18 mm DAD Arrow Point extended-frequency silk tweeter sits between a 101 mm Camelia paper-cone midrange in a sealed enclosure and two 165 mm paper-cone woofers in a vented box. Four binding posts are split Hi and Mid-Low.
Type: three-way centre-channel loudspeaker, midrange in a sealed enclosure, vented box. Drive units: 18 mm DAD Arrow Point extended-frequency silk tweeter; 101 mm Camelia paper-cone midrange with copper cap; 2 × 165 mm paper-cone woofers. Crossover points: 600 Hz and 2,900 Hz. Frequency response: 58 Hz to 40 kHz. Sensitivity: 90 dB SPL (2.83 V/1 m). Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Recommended amplifier power: 50 to 300 W, undistorted signal. Connections: four binding posts (Hi, Mid-Low). Dimensions, as Sonus faber gives them: 705 × 225 × 420 mm; with stand 705 × 710 × 450 mm. Weight: 21 kg; 37.9 kg with the stand. Finishes: walnut or wenge. Priced each.
The Olympica Center is for a home cinema or media room built around Olympica speakers, where the centre should match the left and right in finish and in voice. It suits a front stage of Olympica V, Olympica III or Olympica I.
Sonus faber recommends 50 to 300 watts. In a cinema we would run it from a StormAudio or Trinnov processor with amplification to match the front pair.
A centre speaker works best with its tweeter close to the height of the left and right tweeters and aimed at the seats. We plan its position with the screen in the room it will live in.
The Olympica V and Olympica III floorstanders and the Olympica I bookshelf model make the left and right; the on-wall Olympica Wall suits surrounds or a slim front stage. Read our piece on the new Olympica G3, and see the full range on our Sonus Faber page.
The Olympica Center is available to order through us. We can help you choose the right model and finish for your room, match the amplification and handle delivery, installation and set-up across the South. Speak to our team to talk it through.
