![]() ![]() The Liuto Monitor sounded a little dull to our jaded ears, preconditioned perhaps, by the more upfront performance of other speakers available at the time. To be frank, we were not impressed on the first hearing. ![]() Impedance is eight ohms and the Liuto is said to be capable of handling up to 150 watts, all of which seems perfectly believable. Although the 55hz bass limit given in the specifications is not that impressive, subjectively, at least, the Liuto is more fully formed than you might expect. The mid/bass unit has a 150mm thermo-set, moulded polypropylene textile cone and this is crossed-over at 3.5khz to a 25mm fabric-dome tweeter, similar to the units used on earlier Sonus faber models.īass tuning is by a rear-facing reflex port and the crossover is described as a non-resonant second-order design (12dB/octave), with phase characteristics designed for optimal space/time performance, but this echoes the claims made for virtually any crossover network.Ī skim through the numbers tells a story of a loudspeaker that is modestly sensitive – 86dB/watt at one metre is about as good as you can reasonably expect from a speaker this size with any pretensions to useful bass output. Our test subject is a two-way vertically oriented design clearly intended for stand mounting, though at a pinch it could be shelfmounted. This said, construction of the stands appears to have more to do with expedience than engineering integrity, which is disappointing considering that they cost £550 per pair. It should also be said that build quality and general fit and finish are of an undeniably high standard and this applies to the stands as much as to the speakers. ![]()
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