Sonus faber Lumina V

$4,099 (pair)

Large and powerful. A three-way floor ported design with a 29mm soft silk dome tweeter, 5” midrange, and two 6.5” woofers of cellulose pulp and natural fibre. The speaker is wrapped in real wood and leather for a touch of luxury.

Special order.
Made in Italy.

Creative Audio is Winnipeg’s authorised Sonus faber dealer.

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Angled front view of the Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker in walnut with grille.

Front view of the Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker in wenge.

Angled front view of the Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker in wenge with grille.

Front view of the Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker in piano gloss black.

Angled front view of the Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker in piano gloss black with grille.

Back view of the Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker showing speaker connectors.

“The Lumina V are thoroughly charming speakers. They have an unusual blend of abilities that puts them up with the best at this price.”

— 'What Hi-Fi?' 5-star Review of the Sonus faber Lumina V

The Creative Audio Review

The Sonus faber Lumina V floorstanding speaker shown in black against a multicolour wallpaper.

The flagship of Sonus faber’s entry-level Lumina range, the Lumina V, embodies all of the series’ strengths in a typically gorgeous design. The leather wrapped cabinet and solid wood front panel bring Italian luxury while the drivers in this 3-way design, all made by Sonus faber themselves deliver the natural sound the company is famous for.

Running through all of the tracks we used in our reviews of the other Lumina models, it is clear that the Lumina V offers the best performance of the range. The soft silk dome tweeter and paper cone midrange combine to offer vocals that are beautifully textured, smoothly extended, and full of dynamic verve.

Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, and Joan Armatrading are excellent for demonstration not only for the unique character of their voices, but for the powerful emotion with which they sing. The Sonus faber Lumina V captures this emotion even amongst a busy soundstage of instruments. Of all the models, they have the best ability to resolve fine detail in even the busiest of passages.

Being a full-sized floorstander, there is also tremendous depth and dynamic attack available, giving the Lumina V’s sound a greater sense of life and accuracy. The depths of Daft Punk are reproduced without strain. There is also a great sense of speed here, something we value very highly in any speaker’s performance. Without it, bass lands with a thud. Here, it lands full of life, and life is exactly what music is!

View of the Sonus faber Lumina series assembly line at the factory in Italy.

Handcrafted in Italy

In the Italian province of Vicenza, at the northeastern tip of the country, is where you’ll find the home of Sonus faber. For over 40 years this has been the birthplace of some of the audio industry’s most stunning and admired speaker designs. The human touch is key to their philosophy and all of their speaker models, including the entry-level Lumina series, are built by hand. Sonus faber designs and manufactures all of their own drive units. Woodwork and lacquering duties are outsourced to neighbouring specialists in Vicenza. Sonus faber speakers are the result of true artisanal craftsmanship.

Close-up detail of the Sonus faber Lumina series damped apex dome tweeter.

Silk dome tweeters

Sonus faber speakers feature soft silk dome tweeters, as they believe this design allows for a sound that is more natural, warm, and nuanced than metal or other materials. The unique Damped Apex Dome seeks to eliminate unwanted resonances and out-of-phase movement at the apex of the tweeter dome. This unique design allows the soft dome to retain its characteristic wide dispersion but without unwanted colouration of the sound.

Close-up detail of the woofer in the Sonus faber Lumina series floorstanding speakers.

Paper pulp and natural fibres

Sonus faber designs and manufactures their own drive units, giving them absolute control over the sound signature of their speakers. Their main driver cones are made from a combination of cellulose and other natural fibres which reproduce sound in a way much different from cones made from metals or other synthetic materials. With its rough and slightly irregular surface, this material works to eliminate unwanted resonances and deliver the signature sound of Sonus faber: warm, organic, and musical.

Creative Audio and Sonus faber

Our product catalogue brings an expertly curated selection of some of the world’s finest home audio brands to Winnipeg. Creative Audio is thrilled to partner with Sonus faber to bring an exceptional musical experience into your home. Whether you are shopping for your first pair of speakers or looking to upgrade your current system, we are here to help you determine if the Sonus faber Lumina V is the speaker for you.

This model is available by special order.
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Sound Advice

The Sonus faber Lumina V will sound great from the moment you start playing them, but they will sound even better after 50-75 hours of use, after the drivers are broken in.
For best results, we recommend a 12-18” distance from the back of the speaker to the back wall.
A quality speaker wire will give the Sonus faber Lumina V the opportunity to sound its best.