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Sonus Faber GUARNERI MEMENTO: The Everlasting Beauty[/h] 
Stunning looks and  excellent sound. The Sonus Faber is surprisingly tight and has a deep  bass for a monitor speaker. Price might scare you off, but it’s worth  it.
 What if you were to meet the king or queen of your dreams while  looking at something completely different? What if he or she just stood  there and waited for you? An accident waiting to happen. What would you  do?
 Ubiq – Vklop chief Igor Kante lent me the Danish Gryphon audio  integrated amplifier Diabolo to test (review will follow soon) and while  taking it to my car, I spotted something that lit my led diodes (as  Bender might put it). Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento loudspeakers. In a  moment I got a quick flashback to all the raves I heard about it. I went  home but contemplation was too intense so I rang Igor and arranged to  demo the Memento’s as well.
 The Sonus Faber Guraneri Memento is a representation of the Homage  series. Normally it should go into a monitor speaker sections, but with  its original stands, it looks like a sculpture from the hands of a  master designer. It is practically the only speaker in the Sonus Faber  line that has enclosures that are completely wooden (no MDF) and made  out of 21 staves of hand selected maple blocks. The cabinet is shaped  like a lute. All the gluing is done by traditional Italian recipes from  great masters of violin building and the finish alone is done in 10  layer segments. The result is a stunning  gloss “Graphite” finish. This  must be one of the finest finishea that I have seen up to date.
 Every piece that I unpacked screamed style, prestige, and quality.  Mementos are stored in a wooden box and covered with a special textile  bag. Setting them up took quite some time. Whole speakers consist of  three separate modules. The wooden enclosure, massive body covered with  nylon string and the “stone” stand. I think that the design idea goes  back to 1994, but the final outlook is kind of timeless.
 I was not expecting the sound that came out of these beauties. It’s  one thing to read enchanted reviews of owners and audio reviewers  because reality tends to slap you in your face with a different picture  most of the time.
 I have listened to a lot of speakers. But few have really left me in  that special state of mind, that puts you in a continuous loop of  longing. It’s funny that I needed  2 days to get used to them. It’s a  completely different experience when you welcome new speakers into your  system. At first they seem a bit closed and dark, but often we mistake  airiness and resolution with real character and tone of instruments.
 Guarneri Memento proved to be the real instrument. I would say it is  one of the most musical speakers that I have ever heard. They simply  play music and let you forget about all audiophile nags we normally  incorporate into listening. Some say that they lack the bass but I  wouldn’t agree. I would say that they have plenty of well controlled and  natural bass. If you want over hyped bass you should get subwoofer.
My favorite jazz artist, John Coltrane, never sounded better and  closer to my inner jazz child when I listened to him on the Sonus Faber  Momentos. If you have the chance, grab Alice Coltrane Translinear light,  and simply float in the stratosphere of spiritual jazz. I’m still  amazed how good this album sounds. There is something that simply make  you feel closer to God.
 Is Sonus Faber the most neutral and precise speaker on the planet?  No, but it is one of the most musical and best looking for sure. Some  see them as a fashion or style statement, but I see such a product as an  exemplification for the love of music and craftsmanship. This review  might look like I am a Sonus Faber advert, but I’m rarely excited and  surprised with such a quality product; and there is ultimate proof for a  reviewer to stand behind the paper tiger stuff. I’m buying these  cuties. Yes, they are that good!
-Matej Isak