Sonus Faber speakers

@samzx12 I was curious on how much an impact of the construction methods and the 'upgraded' speakers would have on performance.

I ultimately upgraded from the Sonetto V to the Olympica Nova 5 when given a trade in opportunity that was too good to pass up.  And the sound difference is significance.

The Sonetto's are a great speaker.  I had a McIntosh MC 302 driving them and they sounded very good.

I expect the Olympica IIIs to be good speakers but I'm not sure if there's going to be a significant improvement over the Sonettos. 

The Sonettos were introduced after the Olympica's were replaced with the 'nova'.  I would consider the Olympica Nova IIIs to be a significant upgrade.

Good luck in your pursuit of audio happiness!

@samzx12 are you sharing your experience of listening to them or sharing what you learned from you tube?

As I am simply sharing my experience in listening and an understanding of Sonus faber's updating the Olympica.

When taking a step back at Sonus's product line it seems as if they designed and introduced the Sonetto and revised the Olympica line to further build out the product offering. 

@samzx12 Thanks...I have a McIntosh (amp/pre) MC 302 & C2600 .  I was lucky to pick them up last year as a demo unit.  

What are you using to drive your speakers?

The MC 302 has been a significant upgrade from my NAD C375BEE. I picked up the pre-amp and then improvement triggered the the amp and then the speaker upgrade.
Regarding listening at higher levels- I’m a former field artillery guy and I tend to listen to music loud. I haven’t gone to clipping but I have heard the Sonetto Vs start to loose clarity.
@samzx12 I heard ARC VT80 SE drive the Nova 2s and I was shocked on how good that combo was...honestly it seemed to have the same dynamics of any SS amp I’ve listened too.
@OP I try not to exceed 70% volume unless the average watts are below -20 on the amp meters.
Eventually I will upgrade to another amp in a couple of years. I am not hitting clipping and the sound is very satisfying to me.
The challenge is each manufacturer advertised watts doesn’t match (McIntosh vs Audio Reseach vs Moon vs Pass Labs vs Rogue vs Boulder vs Naim and so on). It an Audio Research stereo amp or McIntosh 901s may be my dream amps at this point.