CREMONA
$9,800.00 pr

As a tribute to the city that fostered the masters of violin making, the Cremona series continues Franco Serblin’s project of building speakers that marry the latest in high technology with traditional instrument design. Presented in beautiful lute shaped cabinets of maple finished in a warm hued medium gloss cherry lacquer or graphite gray wash, Cremona is an ultra high performance range of speakers to be used in the finest music and home theater applications. The Cremona follows in the footsteps of the international award winning Amati Homage, offering many of its unique design elements and much of its technical performance at less than half its price. Each speaker comprises a cabinet crafted from two curved side panels fitted with a leather-clad front panel and a rear inertia block. 14 individual layers of European maple are laminated to create the side panels; the curve being achieved by hand steaming each layer. When a side panel is finished, each is fitted to a massive single piece rear inertia block, which has the effect of capturing the form in tension. All resonant energy is led to this block, much like the heel of the neck of a stringed instrument, and then dissipated down through the floor-spikes. Top and bottom panels are made from four solid 1.25" staves of maple, with four aniline-dyed black hardwood interstices. The finish is an ecologically sensitive medium gloss lacquer available in a choice of natural maple or graphite a matte charcoal grey finish. A unique and beautiful stretched string grille and leather covered front baffle enhances Cremona’s overall appearance.