Sonus Faber Omnia: Premium sound at its best?

[@sleepyf1]

I'm an existing Sonus Faber customer, with a dedicated listening room. I'll be buying this product because I love the Sonus Faber sound want this device in the family room so everyone can enjoy the quality sound in a casual environment.

[@smarthomesounds]

The whole family will certainly enjoy the Omnia.

[@jsong21]

I listened to the LSX2, MuSo2, and Omnia.. the Sonus Faber Omnia stood out of the class. It is the BEST wireless speaker on the market.

[@jonathanbarnes7641]

Sounds better even than the Formation by Bowers and Wilkins?

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

These all-in-ones are hot air balloons. Manufacturers got these concepts all wrong; the design ideas and protocols they rely on are unsound, which makes all-in-ones dated in a few years. Just look at all-in-ones from 7 years ago? Nearly unusable, when broken, can't be fixed. External connectivity is bad to nonexistent. And yet, they are at least 2-3x more expensive and audibly severely inferior even to the entry level integrated amp A/B class + DAC + bookshelf speakers, with the same total footprint.

[@deyh5664]

​​@@jonathanbarnes7641yes, much better.

[@deyh5664]

​@@zvonimirtosic6171have you tried the speaker? No you haven't. I know for a fact you haven't. The speaker is better than many complete systems double or triple the price.

[@garywatkins8823]

I’ve ordered mine, roll on the 25th of March… can’t wait!!!😉

[@MrLancy44]

Ordering mine on Monday. Cannot wait. Plus a discount of 5%. Great start to the world of Sonus Faber

[@MrLancy44]

Snap :)

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

Sonus always make great quality products

[@FocalAria]

Wow.. what a piece of art ! Nice review, as usual! How the Muso Gen 2 would compare to the Omnia?

[@lukabosnjak3829]

Why bother, just get the Vifa Stockholm 2.0...

[@stedye]

Enjoyed your review and humor , needed in these times . A new subscriber from USA / Atlanta.

[@smarthomesounds]

Thanks for the sub and great to have you as part of the SHS community.

[@lajososvath718]

Hi, thanx for the review, I am already ordering it ;)

[@paulhinds8868]

Personally I like the look. If I wasn’t already heavily invested in the Sonos ecosystem I would definitely consider looking into this further.

[@bobbulgi880]

Dumb. And there's better audio out there than Sonos

[@paulhinds8868]

@@bobbulgi880 it’s all down to personal preference. I used to like Bose until I heard the Sonos playing at John Lewis, from that point on I was converted.

[@bobbulgi880]

I guess bose is a thin in comparison and maybe bloated bass, sonos much less fussy

[@paulhinds8868]

@@bobbulgi880 obviously sound is very important and we all hear this differently but another big part for why I like Sonos is the customer support. I bought a Beam from Very and it was faulty, Very were not easy to deal with and in the end Sonos took charge and sorted it all out for me. For me it’s a great company with products that I find pleasing to listen to. Ultimately other peoples milage may vary.

[@DAVIDVAGNETTIPE]

​@@bobbulgi880, I bought the BOSE 900 soundbar with the 700 sub and 700 satellites after listening to the SONOS ARC and Sennheiser AMBEO. In a fully controlled environment with measured distances, bouncing walls, roofs, bass traps, and panels, the Sennheiser has no equal, it has 6 subs, 5 tweeters, and 2 mids. But you need a dedicated room for that to reach its potential. The SONOS ARC is extremely crisp and great for music. As it usually does, the BOSE has the best "true to itself" surround. It is that classic, balanced sound that audiophiles hate and cannot tolerate because they cannot tweak the sound to their liking. Because BOSE will not give you the opportunity to EQ almost anything. I was surprised that they gave us some control over treble and bass in this iteration. I still have not heard a Football game that sounds better than on BOSE. There is a reason why pilots and football coaches all use BOSE communication equipment. Yes, I understand it might be boring for some, but that is how life sounds.

[@philipangellwp]

Great review as always. In terms of sound quality Naim Musi 2 or the Faber or the KEF lSX 2 ?

[@jsong21]

I listened to all 3 extensively... i bought the Sonus Faber after that long listening sessiob

[@ydid687]

does this compare to Klipsch heritage Soundbar? if so, which one would be better?

[@vincenthusvh]

Loved the video! How would you compare the Omnia to the Wedge?

[@smarthomesounds]

Omnia is much more expressive and powerful than the Wedge. The Wedge was one of my favourite wireless speakers to date but this may well have overtaken it now. However, they are of course in much different price points.

[@manishmehta9741]

Loved the presentation. Would you rate this over the Zeppelin? Sound wise, clarity?

[@BB-wf3ef]

Zepllin? Faber?

[@deyh5664]

Zeppelin is nothing compared to this

[@darrionfernandes7822]

Now that's called a true Bluetooth speaker 🥳🥳🥳

[@wotyadoing]

Sounds like a great bit of kit BUT I would liked to have known how this acts when connected to a TV as a soundbar and a comparison with the Naim Mu So musically, and which can also act as a soundbar (as shown in other reviews)

[@morespinach9832]

Naim is a disappear in the room speaker. This doesn’t quite catch-up. For those on tighter budget the Marshall Stanmore III is a spectacular full range option.

[@deyh5664]

​@@morespinach9832it's just not... It's average to bad at best. Even the harman kardon go+play 2 is better which is half price.

[@michaelgatti3811]

Very helpful review. Have you had a chance to audition the ifi aurora all in one box for comparison?

[@smarthomesounds]

Thank you, and unfortunately, we haven't tested ifi aurora but we will add this to our feedback.

[@archie9505]

What‘s the title of the second track please?

[@kdm313]

Great review. Lol I can’t believe you asked can you put anything on top of that beautiful surface.

[@MrLancy44]

You can on top of to Sonos sub gen 3 and you won't get a ripple

[@danb821]

Thank you for the review. After a lot of research I’m down to the Omnia and the ifi Aurora. I’m curious if you or anyone has heard the Aurora and can say how it stacks up against the Omnia? Thank you!

[@kencur9690]

Which one did you get?

[@danb821]

@@kencur9690 I actually ended up going a different route with the KEF lsx ii. I read some good reviews about the KEF, liked the looks and figured physically separating the speakers would give me a better soundstage experience than I could get in a one speaker setup. I really like the KEF and I’m happy with the decision but hard to say if it was the right decision because I never hear the Sonus Faber.

[@kencur9690]

@@danb821 yup, always better to go with real physical separation. Still, the convenience and neatness of an all-in-one is very tempting and can be very useful. What about the aurora? I’m guessing you didn’t get to hear that either... even more since it’s so uncommon to find it in stock. Thanks for the reply by the way, and I’m happy you are happy with the KEF. Thinking about those too...

[@danb821]

@@kencur9690 unfortunately didn’t get a chance to listen to the Omnia either. Neither speaker seems to be easy to find available in a showroom near by. I’ve always been impressed by Crutchfield’s customer service, you could order one or both and return it. My guess is that they will sound similar and it will come down to appearance and which one has the inputs/interface which best matches how you will use it. The KEF LSX ii Soundwave finish that I got looks really classy IMO….

[@davidhunternyc1]

For some reason, the sound was muffled on my headphones. Maybe recording in binaural would be better? How does the Omnia compare to the Naim Muso 2 and a pair of Devilet Phantoms?

[@scottbecker3485]

Excellent look at this - and thanks for the very helpful sound samples! Want one to replace both my HiFi system and my old Sonos system.

[@waterlover]

I heard it before and to be honest my friends pair of Jamo 809 S with a small amp blew that big speAker out of the water

[@HyperTrendz]

Would you recommend this over beoplay edge?

[@deyh5664]

Yes beoplay is terrible

[@st3serrot]

How would you compare this to the formation duos

[@smarthomesounds]

The Duos give much better stereo separation as they are a dedicated stereo pair and are also much more powerful due to the components used. Having said that, they are very different price brackets!

[@likeris2]

How it compare with naim muso 2?

[@terencelee8306]

How is it compared to Devialet?

[@MrLancy44]

Hi. Just had a thought. What turntable would be suitable for the Omnia? Any chance of a review on this?

[@Totalplonker]

When I want to impress my friends, I bring out my KEF ls50 s but when I wanna listen for long periods... that's when I turn to the beautiful subtle soft top end of my sonus Faber sonetto's!

[@HabitualFixation]

So best for 2022 possibly? Even better than the NAIM MUSO 2nd Generation?

[@MrLancy44]

It is better

[@HabitualFixation]

@@MrLancy44 do you have both. I have the Naim

[@MrLancy44]

@@HabitualFixation I have the Sonos Arc. Gen3 sub and 2 x sl1s. They are great for TV but not as great for HiFi. I have pre ordered the Sonus Faber Omnia which hopefully will be here later this week.

[@HabitualFixation]

@@MrLancy44 ok thanks. I thought you had experience with the Muso also

[@hypnotoads]

I’m curious as to how this would compare against my LSX/sub combo? It’s up for a refresh so it might be a contender providing it performs well in a normal averagely damped living room 😊

[@lukabosnjak3829]

Vifa Stockholm 2.0 blows the Kef Lsx away or any speaker system for that price so I would suggest you to just get that. There's no way that Omnia sounds better, maby nice but Vifa is soo amazing sounding...

[@hypnotoads]

@@lukabosnjak3829 Interesting - I’ve just watched Oluv’s review and it seems an impressive choice.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

@@hypnotoads You need to listen to his comparison with Naim with neutral pair of headphones, you can really hear the detailed, open and extremely precise sound of the Vifa. I own the Copenhagen 2.0 and can't imagine how great does the Stockholm sound since Copenhagen sounds better than Dali Opticon 5 stereo in mids and treable, just that bass can't quite keep up in power...

[@hypnotoads]

@@lukabosnjak3829 I thought you may have owned one 😉

[@lukabosnjak3829]

@@hypnotoads Copenhagen is enough for the estimation and you get around 95% of Oluv's recording when listening through something like an Etymotic...

[@JB-vc6xj]

Buy the Cabasse Pearl Keshi 2.1 system, soundwise you will be much happier 💪☺️

[@Frankfoldetta]

Is it better than b&wpanarama3

[@smarthomesounds]

We will be doing a review of the Panorama 3 as soon as we can get our hands on it! Watch this space.

[@skydancerforever]

Yes i would spend the money on it, but how loud can it go? what size room is it good in? Can you connect a subwoofer to it if needed? The biggest question i have is how would a movie sound on it connected to a new e-arc TV?? i know it will not be multu channel but that would be OK if it had great full sound with good detail? I am about to buy a Sono's system but would love this all in one set up. What do you think?

[@smarthomesounds]

Hi there, some great questions there. Sonus Faber claim it can go as loud as 108 decibels but in practical terms, that is too loud for any room. I don't think you'll take any issue with how loud it can go. I would recommend the Omnia for a larger room say more than 20sqm but having said that, it doesn't sound bad in rooms smaller than that. You wouldn't be able to connect a subwoofer with it but in all honesty, I don't think you're going to need more bass. For TV, due to the build quality of the drivers, it sounds better than an average soundbar and the sideways drivers really help but it cannot compare with a dedicated soundbar system with added sub and rear speakers such as Sonos. The TV would take a back seat to the music. I would maybe ask yourself which is more important to you, TV or music? If music, go for the Omnia. If TV, go for the Sonos home cinema. But you can technically have both on both options. Hope that helps a bit!

[@skydancerforever]

@@smarthomesounds Good information, thanks. As for what is more important, tv or music the answer is both. 50/50. Very hard decision for sure now.

[@deyh5664]

​@@skydancerforeverthen you have to buy both systems lol

[@radeknazwisko9180]

Try Nubert XS 7500 this is from another World.

[@aneeshkarthika7819]

👍👍👏❤

[@Erispedia]

That name sounds like something from Final Fantasy

[@jsong21]

TURN OFF Crescendo if you use the HDMI ARC for TV.. the speaker phase is not optimal for TV audio.

[@smarthomesounds]

Thanks for sharing.

[@alexbakuta7375]

This sonus Faber sounds way better than naim muso 2

[@diosubescu]

All that information and nothing about if this soundbar is STEREO .... is it ?

[@smarthomesounds]

Hi Dan, yes it is a stereo speaker in its own right. Hope that helps :)

[@richardlellisjr]

Is this made by Sonos or some company copying the name? I just bought a complete Sonos ARC setup and would love to extend it to a sitting room.

[@William_CD]

These companies aren’t related other than their name sounding a bit the same. And actually Sonus Faber was founded in 1983 while Sonos was found in 2002.

[@richardlellisjr]

@@William_CD I see that now, thank you. I guess neither company engaged a Trademark lawyer or did a proper search before picking a name.

[@MrLancy44]

I have the complete sonos arc setup but when playing audio it doesn't quite do it for me. Hence the reason for buying the Omnia

[@sleepyf1]

Sonos make sound bars costing a couple thousand. Sonus Faber are a fabled speaker manufacturer making speakers up to a few hundred grand.

[@davidvivian4061]

MM phono not that rare - JBL L75ms all-in-one has it, too.

[@alexprince2469]

Newer bang Olufsen te best )

[@T17-r6i]

the remote control looks very cheap :(

[@ChrisRR-bq2jn]

Best? I think naim mu su is the best

[@smarthomesounds]

The naim Mu su is great product but we would say the Omnia pips it.

[@morespinach9832]

Mu-So2 is more musical. Both these systems are 2500 bucks. Meanwhile Marshall Stanmore is < 500 bucks.

[@jonathanbarnes7641]

What do you mean by more musical I have the Mu-So2 already and was thinking of upgrading to this speaker 🔊 🔈. Does this sound better or worse especially for bass heavy genres like hiphop and reggae music in your opinion?

[@morespinach9832]

@@jonathanbarnes7641 hardly an upgrade. An upgrade would be two speakers. That makes a clear difference in how sound stage is created in the room and for your ears.

[@deyh5664]

Marshall stanmore is a garbage speaker.

[@jimgeelan5949]

Loving your lippy 😜

[@andrewkuhne2586]

Designed in Italy....made in China...

[@mmdusa]

Exactly. We know speakers...not electronics or bluetooth.

[@fgabrieltomas]

So that's where you been hanging out Andrew tate

[@ddk_ut]

Got ours, it’s very boomy nothing like what you claim this unit sounds like. No more than a glorified boombox with leds. Total BS!

[@majicogarcia8417]

Is the Cameraman drunk?

[@notdefined8289]

I would rather raise my budget a bit and buy conventional stereo audio with an amplifier, network music streamer and stand mount speakers. The cheapest new sonus faber speakers cost around £ 500 and with the right equipment they will certainly sound better, fuller and more detailed than this BT speaker. The price should be lower in my opinion , but great review and rhetoric anyway.

[@mickrileybcn]

Great specs, ugly design.

[@Trebor-u4q]

Sounds like a another bluetooth speaker.... sorry.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

These all-in-ones are hot air balloons. Manufacturers got these concepts all wrong; the design ideas and protocols they rely on are unsound, which makes all-in-ones dated in a few years. Just look at all-in-ones from 7 years ago? Nearly unusable; when broken, can't be fixed. A dictionary definition of overpriced commodities. External connectivity is bad, uneven, unsorted, to nonexistent. And yet, they are at least 2-3x more expensive and audibly severely inferior even to the entry level integrated amp A/B class + DAC + bookshelf speakers, with the same total footprint. Combo systems have proven themselves over decades, but all-in-ones have not.