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Xavian Virtuosa Anniversario
Virtuosa Anniversario – the ultimate solution in a limited edition of only 50 pairs.
“I designed these loudspeakers to make me look forward to music every time, just like I did at the beginning of my career.”
Roberto Barletta
The Virtuosa Anniversario project is the world’s first to use the latest generation of driver technology, which allows music to be revealed to a degree never before possible. The dynamics, precision and clarity of the Ellipticor range is unparalleled. With Virtuosa Anniversario, you can have the best that the world of reproduction technology currently has to offer in your home, and we are proud to be the first in the world to offer a mass-produced model fully equipped with Ellipticor transducers with such an uncompromising level of sound quality. Virtuosa Anniversario was created not only as a celebration of our iconic and popular Virtuosa model, but also as a journey into the innermost and previously hidden corners of music without technical limits.
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Driven by Scan-Speak Ellipticor drivers the Virtuosa Anniversario delivers low distortion dynamics, an intimate midrange and an expansive, detailed soundstage that reveals micro-detail. Reviewers at hi-fi+ (Eric van Spelde) noted its fast, musical transient response and 92 dB sensitivity, while hand-veneered cabinets and multi-material damping confirm its premium build.
Pros
- Very low distortion and excellent impulse response from Scan-Speak Ellipticor drivers, yielding clean, detailed dynamics.
- Wide, well-layered soundstage and imaging that presents both intimate vocals and large, atmospheric soundscapes.
- High 92 dB sensitivity and a benign impedance curve make the speakers unusually easy to drive, even with low-power amps.
- Premium build: hand-veneered cabinets, complex internal bracing and multi-material damping for controlled resonance and low noise floor.
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Cons
- Strictly limited production run (50 pairs) restricts availability for interested buyers.
- Very large and heavy (51 kg per speaker), which can be difficult to position or move in typical homes.
- May not fully reproduce the very lowest pipe-organ extremes in very large rooms, despite strong real-room bass performance.
Sound Quality
94/100
Bass
93/100
Reviewers describe the Anniversario as 'full range' to real-world rooms with quick, well-controlled bass and tonal texture, and the spec'd -3 dB point of 37 Hz supports strong low-end extension. There is a caveat that the very lowest pipe-organ tones in very large rooms may not be fully reproduced, so score is high but not at a reference ceiling.
Mid
95/100
The 180 mm Scan-Speak Ellipticor mid and low distortion design yields intimate, intelligible vocals and fine timbral detail; reviewers noted nuances being 'minutely traced' and an unusually low noise floor, indicating outstanding midrange performance.
Treble
93/100
Hand-impregnated silk dome tweeter and low moving mass deliver warm, detailed high frequencies described as clear, delicate and free of grain. Treble presentation is refined and musical rather than aggressively bright, matching reviewer impressions of smooth top-end.
Soundstage Imaging
95/100
The speaker is praised for painting wide, deep and convincingly layered soundscapes—capable of both distant, open images and close, claustrophobic effects—showing strong imaging stability and scale in listening tests.
Dynamics
95/100
Low distortion drivers and excellent impulse response produce abundant 'get-up-and-go' and fast transient control; reviewer comments cite impeccable timing and that even low-power single-ended amps could drive them with no apparent loss of dynamic range.
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Build Quality
96/100
Hand-veneered cabinets, complex internal bracing, multiple damping materials and sheep-wool-filled chambers point to top-tier engineering and resonance control. The hefty 51 kg enclosure and attention to internal construction underpin the premium build impression in the review.
Features Connectivity
80/100
Passive tower baseline applied. The Anniversario includes two pairs of gold-plated terminals for bi-wiring/bi-amping, but as a passive design the features/connectivity score is held at the passive baseline.
Value for Money
90/100
Reviewer frames the pair's price as roughly €15,000/£13,000 and comments this doesn't feel like 'serious' high-end money for this level of performance; the combination of build, sound quality and sensitivity supports a generous value score.
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