![]() With a 4.5-inch driver, bass is a bit thin, and these speakers would certainly benefit being paired with a subwoofer. ![]() Bass-shy tracks like She & Him’s “Sentimental Heart” or the acoustic version of “Shake It Out” by Florence + The Machine sounded wonderful and played to the VP48’s performance wheelhouse. The speakers deliver terrific clarity and detail, especially on things like fine brush strokes or piano. I started with the VP48s, the 4 5/8 x 8-inch cut out looking downright tiny in my wall. I installed the rectangles in a new testing wall I built (nearly 7 feet tall, with 16-inch on center studs stuffed with insulation) and put the VP66Rs in my bedroom ceiling replacing some older Sonance Symphony 623TR speakers I own. Sonance sent me three different models, two pairs from the Level 8 series, (VP48 and VP88) incorporating the line-up’s flagship ceramic dome tweeters and carbon fiber bonded to Rohacell drivers, and a pair of round Level 6s (VP66R) featuring a powder-coated aluminum dome tweeter and Kevlar and Nomex bass driver. So I was anxious to get some in my home to subject them to more lengthy listening sessions and see how they held up to a variety of material. To say the VP’s held their own would be an understatement. What really piqued my interest in the new VP series was Sonance’s demonstration at CEDIA where they directly compared their new models to similarly priced speakers from Bowers and Wilkins and Revel. Additional improvements allow for nearly three times further woofer excursion (11mm travel versus 4mm) for better bass performance, as well as bringing the woofers 50-percent further forward to reduce mid-bass coloration. The new models retain this cleaner aesthetic but have been sonically redesigned with the latest modeling and testing software to achieve ideal linearity and a consistent frequency response at all listening levels, with lower distortion at high volumes. Originally released in 2007, the VP Series introduced cosmetic design improvements, such as the micro-bezel and magnetic grilles for easy install and sleek look. That reinvention comes in the form of a total redesign of its Visual Performance (VP) Series with more than 50 new models. ![]() This year marks Sonance’s 30th anniversary in business, and they are “celebrating” by reinventing the brand according to Ari Supran, CEO of Dana Innovations, Sonance’s parent company. And like that, the architectural audio industry was born, and custom installers were given one of their primary missions in life: delivering great sound in any room in a client’s home while remaining discreet. The year was 1982 when Sonance co-founders Scott Struthers and Geoff Spencer asked a client where she wanted her speakers installed, and instead of pointing to a shelf or cabinet, she pointed to a spot in the middle of a wall. The round Level 6 (VP66R) features a powder-coated aluminum dome tweeter and Kevlar and Nomex bass driver, pictured here with an optional square grille. Sonance’s Level 8 series (VP48 and VP88) incorporate the line-up’s flagship ceramic dome tweeters and carbon fiber bonded to Rohacell drivers.
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