Censullo seemed most excited, however, to introduce the attractive Rosso Fiorentino Volterra loudspeaker from Italy, a compact floorstander utilizing 6.5” and 8” Nomex woofers held in place by a vibration-damping system; 1.125” soft dome tweeter; and an interesting crossover circuit housed in a isolated and damped box at the center of it all, effectively separating the cabinet in two halves. In addition, the speaker’s front panel is designed to allow the user to insert a Murata supertweerer, responsible for frequencies up to 100Hz.
Censullo explained that he had an extraordinarily easy time setting up the Volterras because their acoustically suspended woofer meant he didn’t have to worry about positioning for clean bass response. Of course, he added, the Acoustic Resonators also helped in that regard.
We listened to some sweet soul courtesy The Staple Singers and some driving rock and roll from ZZ Top—Censullo couldn’t contain his smile or his dancing feet—and I was most impressed by the system’s outstanding spatial effects—it was almost as if I was listening through headphones—and the clarity and speed of the attack. Good stuff.
