PrimaLuna Integrated Premium HP match Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 speakers.

juanselman
PrimaLuna Integrated Premium HP match Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 speakers.

Great speaker btw Juan, and need a great amp to do them justice.
These speakers are very loosely "spec’d" as a 4ohm speaker???

But really you need a amp that can handle their 2.1ohm load!!!! at 130hz and again at 887hz, these are power regions.
A tube amp will play them and may sound good, but! it will not get the best out of them, esspecally at those frequencies.

I suggest you look for a good solid state amp that has the reputation of giving good current down to 2ohms.
And being 87db, an amp that >100w@8ohms

https://www.sonusfaber.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/reviews/2014/Hifinews_Venere-3_01_2014.pdf

This new Cambridge seem to be a bit of a bruiser for an integrated and it has a dac inside as well, and could be a great match for your speakers.
I believe it’s a linear amp as well (yay!!), and not a Class-D (boo).

145Wpc into 8 ohms
230Wpc into 4 ohms
450W into 2 ohms one channel driven
https://www.stereophile.com/content/cambridge-audio-edge-integrated-amplifier

" Overall, the Cambridge Edge A offers superb measured performance in both the analog and digital domains. —John Atkinson"


Cheers George

Completely disagree with the previous post.  I had a Primaluna HP Integrated with Sonus faber Olympica IIIs and was a wonderful match.   Had it for years.    

I did say it would probably sound good, but it won’t get the best from these speakers.

Look what happens to the power transfer of the Prima Luna (black trace) into the "mild load" of "Kantor" speaker load, and the Sonus Faber’s are much more severe than this.

There will be a big power drain around 100hz -200hz region because of the SF’s 2.1ohm load at 135hz

https://www.stereophile.com/images/1214PLDPIfig01.jpg

Cheers George

I can’t speak for Prima Luna but I did have a client with the Venere S and he really enjoyed the MastersounD Dueventi with them. He is a member here so maybe he will chime in. 

I dont know how the demands compare between the two speakers so I’m not sure how good the comparison is. 

Merry Christmas everybody and thanks for your opinions and suggestions. The SF Venere 3.0 are a true sweet sound speakers and that's what I enjoy the must about them. Looking at he variety of comments, maybe I should schedule a listening and come back to you guys.

As it right now, I found that the Bryston after 75 hours it's getting better and better! It has a tridimensional sound that really surprise me and sound stage with authority.

Thanks

Juan