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Few loudspeakers are as recognizable as those crafted by Sonus faber. For more than three decades, the Italian-based manufacturer has designed award-winning speakers whose exacting details, exotic lines, high-performance abilities, and architecture mirror that of famed Italian sports cars. Combining artisan woodcraft, modern metalwork, and electroacoustic technology, these lavish instruments play music with vibrant energy, dynamics, and authority. A “The Model 1.5 was so irresistible on a multitude of levels—concept, design, cost, and sound.” “A true highperformance specialist that raises the ante in the sub-$3k floorstanding sweeps.” SONUS FABER Venere 1.5 Bookshelf Loudspeakers Fast, involving, invigorating. Balanced, graceful, and yet powerful enough to convey low-end weight and midrange oomph with conviction. Performance that will convince you that you’re listening to a larger, multi-driver loudspeaker. Timbral detail, expansive front-toback soundstaging, remarkable ambience. Excellent cohesion between the Curv-coned woofer and German-made silk-dome tweeter. Impedance and efficiency levels that make it a cinch to drive. Bewitching looks, sterling build quality, and amazingly modest cost. These are among the many reasons why Venere 1.5, winner of The Absolute Sound’s Product of the Year Award, ranks as one of the best values in audio. Your little Italian goddess awaits. –The Absolute Sound, Product of the Year Award A A A First impressions are crucial in every kind of relationship— particularly those involving intimate reproductions of favorite musical performances. With tempered glass at its base and top, double-curved cabinets, and a trademarked seven-inch mid and woofer, Venere 2.5 announces its presence with unforgettable gusto. The visually striking twoand-a-half-way floorstander invites you to place it in almost any environment, as the inclined position of its time-aligned baffle provides superb tonal balance and rigidity. Distinguished by classleading liveliness, drive, and might