Overview
With fine craftsmanship and technical innovation, respecting the ideal continuity, Ktêma embraces the past in a new way, making a further contribution to enhance the ecstasy of the musical experience.
Franco Serblin Story
In 1983, Franco Serblin founded Sonus Faber in Vicenza, Italy amidst a speaker market dominated by boxy designs. He revolutionized the industry with his artisanal approach, drawing inspiration from Italian furniture and musical instrument craftsmanship. Serblin’s curved cabinets, exotic woods, and luxurious Italian leather became iconic design elements.
He sold Sonus Faber in 2006 and launched his eponymous brand, debuting the Ktêma four years later, followed by the Accordo. Despite his passing in 2013, his legacy lives on through his son-in-law, Massimiliano Favella, who continues to honor Serblin’s vision.
Serblin’s unreleased concepts inspire new models, staying true to his spirit, philosophy, and craftsmanship. His words reflect his lifelong dedication to music and the artistry of musical instruments, shaping his pioneering speaker systems with precision and passion.
Geometry: four-way topology, five units. The two low-frequency radiators are compression-loaded and room-interfaced at the lower part of the rear of the enclosure. Above the “fusion” frequency, the mid-high cardioid radiators reproduce the significant part of the spectrum, at the top section of the front of the cabinet.
The cabinet is a rigid, triple arch-shaped structure. The two lateral front cheeks are concave, while the woofer compressor is convex.
The tweeter is a well-established and time-proven 28mm soft-dome unit, created by Ragnar Lian, one of the greatest Danish masters of transducer design.
The midrange array consists of two custom-made 4in units in a step compensated baffle, in a cardioid acoustic-resistance configuration, for the most accurate reproduction of the musical perspective.
The woofers are custom-made 9in metal cone, piston performance optimized units, in a compression-controlled and room-interfaced configuration.
The crossover is a mutational variable slope, coherent spatial radiation design.
Yter pure Silver-Palladium mono-wiring used throughout.
Specifications
Frequency Response: 26Hz – 33Khz, in room
Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm (minimum 3, 2 ohm at 70 Hz)
Sensitivity: 92 dB/W/m
Minimum power amplifier: 20W per channel
Dimensions: 42,5 cm × 46 cm × 111 cm (unpacked) 52 cm × 57 cm × 110,5 cm (packed)
Weight: 110 kg/pair (unpacked) – 127 kg/pair (packed)
Finishing: High gloss walnut, hand-polished aluminum top & bottom
