Olympica G3 is Sonus faber’s latest expression of how traditional craftsmanship and modern acoustic engineering can work together in real homes. Rather than chasing spectacle, the series leans into natural tone, controlled dynamics and wide, easy‑to‑live‑with dispersion, using shared technologies that give each model a recognisable family sound even as their roles and sizes differ.
The Candela midrange and cork damping
A central thread in the Olympica G3 story is the Candela midrange concept used in the floorstanding designs. Candela is a dedicated midrange driver developed to carry vocals and core instrumental detail through the most sensitive part of the spectrum, with a cone and motor system tuned for low distortion, clarity and natural texture.
Critically, Sonus faber pays close attention to how this driver interacts with the cabinet. A cork backing is placed at the driver–cabinet interface as a targeted damping layer, chosen to absorb and control resonances right where the midrange is working hardest. By controlling mechanical energy at the source, the series reduces colouration and helps voices and acoustic instruments present with a more believable, stable tone.
The crossover networks that integrate Candela with the tweeter and bass drivers are laid out to preserve phase integrity and keep noise low, helping Olympica G3 maintain a consistent tonal balance as sound moves between drivers and across the front of the room.
High frequencies: smooth extension and wide dispersion
Treble performance across Olympica G3 is built around a silk‑dome tweeter whose apex is carefully damped and controlled. This yields smooth, extended high frequencies with fine detail and air, but without glare at realistic listening levels.
Equally important is the way the tweeter is integrated into the front baffle. The surrounding geometry is shaped to support broad, even dispersion, helping high‑frequency information stay consistent across a realistic seating area rather than collapsing into a narrow sweet spot. That makes the speakers easier to position and share, whether you’re listening alone or with others in a typical living‑room layout.
Cabinets as acoustic instruments
Olympica G3 carries forward Sonus faber’s sculpted, asymmetric cabinet language—lute‑inspired forms with real wood, metal and carefully chosen materials—but the shape is more than aesthetic. Non‑parallel internal surfaces help break up standing waves, while substantial bracing and selective damping manage resonances and internal reflections.
The mix of materials is chosen deliberately: wood for its mechanical behaviour and warmth, metal for rigidity and visual contrast, and cork around the midrange for targeted absorption. Rather than trying to eliminate the cabinet’s role, Sonus faber treats it as an acoustic instrument, tuned to support the drivers and the overall voicing of the series.
Olympica G3 I: compact two‑way
Olympica G3 I is the stand‑mount, two‑way member of the family, created for rooms and systems where a more compact footprint suits both performance and aesthetics. High frequencies are handled by the refined tweeter approach described above, integrated for a naturally open, smooth top end with wide dispersion.
Below that, a carefully developed mid‑woofer carries both midrange and bass. Its cone, suspension and motor system are tuned to give Sonus faber Olympica G3 I enough low‑frequency reach for smaller to medium spaces, while preserving clarity and timing through the vocal band. Crossover design focuses on a seamless hand‑off between mid‑woofer and tweeter, so voices and instruments feel like a single, coherent source rather than two drivers stitched together. On its dedicated stand, this compact model becomes a visually refined, acoustically confident option for design‑conscious listeners.
Olympica G3 III: versatile floor stander
Olympica G3 III is the floorstanding model drawn as the series’ all‑rounder, offering genuine full‑range performance and the full Candela midrange treatment in a size that suits mixed music‑and‑cinema systems. Here, the tweeter, Candela midrange and a woofer system tailored to the cabinet volume work together to deliver scale and authority without demanding the footprint of the flagship.
The Candela midrange focuses on clarity, texture and timing through the heart of the spectrum, while the cork layer at its mounting point reduces resonances that can mask detail or add edge. Below it, the woofers are specified and tuned for balance rather than sheer output: enough depth and weight to underpin music and film soundtracks convincingly, with the control and agility needed to behave well near boundaries and in typical domestic spaces. For many systems, Sonus faber Olympica G3 III will feel like the series’ “sweet spot”, combining expressive midrange, confident bass and a manageable physical presence.
Olympica G3 V: flagship statement
Olympica G3 V sits at the top of the range. It extends the same design language and technologies—controlled silk‑dome tweeter architecture, Candela midrange with cork damping, carefully managed cabinet geometry—but scales them for larger rooms and higher output demands.
The tweeter is voiced to maintain composure and openness at elevated levels. The Candela midrange anchors vocals and instruments, keeping them intelligible and solid as dynamics rise. The multiple woofers are developed specifically for this model, engineered for substantial, controlled excursion with low distortion, giving Sonus faber Olympica G3 V the depth and punch expected of a true full‑range flagship while keeping the low end tight enough to support rather than dominate. In the right space, it feels like a complete system in itself, able to move from intimate acoustic material to demanding film soundtracks without losing its essential musical character.
Taken together, the Candela midrange concept, controlled tweeter architecture and carefully tuned cabinets give the Olympica G3 series a recognisable, family‑wide voice. Choosing between G3 I, G3 III and G3 V becomes less about “better or worse” and more about matching scale and capability to your room and listening priorities, with each model built on the same underlying engineering ideas.