The Italians have created a beautiful "Guarneri musical instrument" at $16,900 US. The Guarneri has the looks, engineering, build quality and superb packaging. Thanks Adrian for your passion, enthusiasm and presentation of this gorgeous speaker!
Italians love the beautiful things. That’s why they are so good at making them. Greetings from Cologne, Germany. Love your vids and your store. Would like to visit it some day.
Have bought a pre-owned original Guarneri. No regrets.. the thing that struck me was like Adrian said... the sound connects to you emotionally. Phenomenal when paired with tubes like EL34s.. Played many ballads and instrumental pieces, always ended up having that Yo Yo Ma emotional face... lol. But not a fan of the newer ones. Felt that something was sacrificed to get more low end.
I agree, Wilson Audio needs to seriously look into how they package theirs.. I saw one unboxing and thought to myself how a brand can think so little of that aspect of their product.
Class 👌👌👌 I first heard these in 1996 and was floored. I think then it had marble stands and was a piece of art. Correct me but I believe the Guarneri was actually placed in an Italian museum so I heard. The polish is done by violin polish men, and measured in microns Now please tell me if the Guarneri’s are worth the price at $17K
I kept thinking someone was going to accidentally knock the speaker off it’s stand before securing it. Beautiful speakers though and I’m sure they sound as beautiful as they look. Speakers on stands make me nervous. I live in earthquake country. Good reveal guys.
love your channel, can you do a comparison between Serafino Tradition and Olympica Nova V, from the outside they are very much alike , difficult to decide which one to buy leaving price aside.
I was watching you un box and I know they are going to be expensive, but as they come out of the box they take my breath away and I am thinking to my self these are worth like 2500 or maybe 3000 so I'm guessing they cost maybe 5000 or 6000 and I go if they sound really good I could maybe go 8000 maybe stretch to ten then Adrian goes there 16000 and I think I just dont know anything about hifi and I am never going to be able to afford that and its a shame. People who can afford these are very fortunate. Thanks for showing these Maybe when there 10 years old I could buy some used they are just a work of art, thanks
The Memento (2nd generation Guarneri) is still the best looking one, by far, followed by the original. Not crazy about the latest model. Looks cheap in comparison, like a glorified Olympica with fancier wood work. The stands do not match the rest, either. Still beautiful, though. Just less so than before. The Strad is the most gorgeous model that ever carried the SF name.
Adorable. BUT can somebody tell me what is the AURAL difference between a €4000 speaker with better drivers, than a €12000 with same drivers and an excellently polished enclosure? I’m all ears!
I used to have an older version of these speakers. My preferred way to drive them was with a good tube pre and a solid state power amp. You can spend a lot of money on the amplification of these guys and they will keep showing the difference of the amps. Macintosh is a good pairing.
No deep bass, no high end, yet they are amazing? Pay the 16,000 for a book case speaker and convince yourself these are amazing, because of the cost? No reviews uphold the bang for the buck. Also, heralding the packaging is only interesting. If that is what it takes to make someone go ga-ga over a product, the packaging is cheaper to make than the product. I've received wine with better packaging. You guys lose credibility with me.
those speakers stands of Sonus faber are joke what hole together is not the screw on the base of the speakers is the glue is where metallic is in the end of the stands if you force you will hear crack sound end goo luck with that
The Italians have created a beautiful "Guarneri musical instrument" at $16,900 US. The Guarneri has the looks, engineering, build quality and superb packaging. Thanks Adrian for your passion, enthusiasm and presentation of this gorgeous speaker!
Italians love the beautiful things. That’s why they are so good at making them. Greetings from Cologne, Germany. Love your vids and your store. Would like to visit it some day.
It always puts a smile on my face to hear Adrian's reactions when he sees a beautiful piece of equipment.
I have the Extrema for years and it sounds so good with Mark Levinson still
Thank You for this unboxing, Most of us cannot afford functional art like a Ferrari or a Sonus Faber, but at least we can enjoy the reveal.
Absolutely gorgeous. Now for the sound....
I also have a Sonus Faber speakers they are amazing!
To hell w the speakers, I need that SF rug for my listening room!
😂 Dude come on! The speakers are only $16990🤷🏻♂️
They won't sound good without rug
Have bought a pre-owned original Guarneri. No regrets.. the thing that struck me was like Adrian said... the sound connects to you emotionally. Phenomenal when paired with tubes like EL34s.. Played many ballads and instrumental pieces, always ended up having that Yo Yo Ma emotional face... lol. But not a fan of the newer ones. Felt that something was sacrificed to get more low end.
Be great to see a review on this speaker Adrian/Vilip especially if you can compare it with the Electa Amator 3. Cheers guys keep up the great work👍
Can you please! Please, do a review on these speakers. So curious how you guys feel about them. Pretty please...
absolutely LOVE the colour
Stunning speakers..
How about doing a comparison Nova III or Serafino vs Sabrina X
I agree, Wilson Audio needs to seriously look into how they package theirs.. I saw one unboxing and thought to myself how a brand can think so little of that aspect of their product.
Absolutely beautiful, would love to upgrade my Olympica 1s - one day..
Lesson learned: Never take a plain wooded box for granted ever again! 👍👍💓
The wood crate top shaped like that would prevent the sides from caving in under heavy handling.
Class 👌👌👌
I first heard these in 1996 and was floored.
I think then it had marble stands and was a piece of art.
Correct me but I believe the Guarneri was actually placed in an Italian museum so I heard.
The polish is done by violin polish men, and measured in microns
Now please tell me if the Guarneri’s are worth the price at $17K
I kept thinking someone was going to accidentally knock the speaker off it’s stand before securing it. Beautiful speakers though and I’m sure they sound as beautiful as they look. Speakers on stands make me nervous. I live in earthquake country. Good reveal guys.
Same here. That’s why I always go for floor standers. Pets and kids could get hurt in this kind’ o situation.
Please do a video demonstrating them 🙏🙏🙏
The ash tray matches the one on the new McIntosh stuff.
love your channel, can you do a comparison between Serafino Tradition and Olympica Nova V, from the outside they are very much alike , difficult to decide which one to buy leaving price aside.
We deserve to see a video on how these sound please
The original looks more striking even now. Higher wow factor aesthetically....
Wow, it even looks sexier then audio note speakers!!!!!
test them with the new Mac. beautiful speakers...
I was watching you un box and I know they are going to be expensive, but as they come out of the box they take my breath away and I am thinking to my self these are worth like 2500 or maybe 3000 so I'm guessing they cost maybe 5000 or 6000 and I go if they sound really good I could maybe go 8000 maybe stretch to ten then Adrian goes there 16000 and I think I just dont know anything about hifi and I am never going to be able to afford that and its a shame. People who can afford these are very fortunate. Thanks for showing these Maybe when there 10 years old I could buy some used they are just a work of art, thanks
IKR I have the mere 6K Olympica book shelvers.
Simply put, they’re Bbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaauuuuuuttttttiiiifffffffuuuuuuulllllllll !.
To this very date.........., these are the ones I regret having not bought.
Can you make a vid commenting on the sound, please
Best ever made bookshell speakers are by sonus faber and paradigm not focal or bowers
I see that there are two sets of connecting posts. Are these speakers bi-amp able?
Hi, where is the review of the speakers ? thanks!
So you had to slam Golden Ear packaging again - still looking forward to the reviews of the Triton 1 Rs.
are they good? would you buy them? I am in the market and was considering yamaha NS 5000 but these are the same price... wondering how they sound...
Cellulose-pulp cone huh SF? - Sounds like “paper” to me. But can’t say “paper” on the specs paper w a 16k bookshelf
lol seriously. I would rather have the carbon fiber in the speaker cone than in the stands. I'm sure it still sounds awesome regardless.
@@LoganNolag Carbon fibre for the speaker cone would be awesome!
Or papyrus.
The wood work is almost equal to Pagani's carbon fiber work on there cars!
The Memento (2nd generation Guarneri) is still the best looking one, by far, followed by the original. Not crazy about the latest model. Looks cheap in comparison, like a glorified Olympica with fancier wood work. The stands do not match the rest, either. Still beautiful, though. Just less so than before. The Strad is the most gorgeous model that ever carried the SF name.
I still prefer this speaker over the gen.2 Guarneri.
"Since we're audiophiles, we're not going to bother reading it" :-)
Adorable. BUT can somebody tell me what is the AURAL difference between a €4000 speaker with better drivers, than a €12000 with same drivers and an excellently polished enclosure? I’m all ears!
I think you pay for the craftsmanship more than anything else.
The intro-tune volume a bit too high compared to the presenter.🙉 Otherwise beautiful looking speakers.👍🏼 The price tag though.😢
Shes a beaut Clark. What would be a good amp/pre or integrated match for these speakers?
I used to have an older version of these speakers. My preferred way to drive them was with a good tube pre and a solid state power amp. You can spend a lot of money on the amplification of these guys and they will keep showing the difference of the amps. Macintosh is a good pairing.
No bags with handles vilip. Those handles break and you'll be making a call to warranty. Not something the company would take a risk on
👏👏👏
Now compare it to the B&W805D3 diamond. A speaker for 6000$ that probably matches this one...
These make other book shelf speakers look so mundane.
This chap should do all there vids, leave that other riff-raff to do cleaning.
17k wtf
These are for guys like me. You sit this one out boys.😎...
Where’s my wallet?💰
They better sound good because they look like jewelry
No deep bass, no high end, yet they are amazing? Pay the 16,000 for a book case speaker and convince yourself these are amazing, because of the cost? No reviews uphold the bang for the buck. Also, heralding the packaging is only interesting. If that is what it takes to make someone go ga-ga over a product, the packaging is cheaper to make than the product. I've received wine with better packaging. You guys lose credibility with me.
those speakers stands of Sonus faber are joke what hole together is not the screw on the base of the speakers is the glue is where metallic is in the end of the stands if you force you will hear crack sound end goo luck with that
To be honest, they don't pay $ 17,000. And those stupid bi-wiring terminals. Sonus Faber game over.
You're in Canada and you don't speak millimetres? Tsk, tsk, shame on you. :)