High-efficiency loudspeakers from German artisan workshops have become a rare breed. The Consensus Passion, built in Stefan Fekete's manufactory, ranks among the legendary examples of this genre: a two-piece floorstanding design with separate bass and midrange/treble sections, weighing around 110 kilograms per side (85 kg plus 25 kg) at roughly 1500 mm in height. In 2014, prices started at 53,000 euros depending on the finish.
The Passion is fitted with Accuton ceramic drivers, and connection is handled by WBT silver terminals. The pair offered here comes in high-gloss Indian apple veneer with a base in genuine piano lacquer — a combination rarely seen, and one that underlines the bespoke character of these speakers.
With an efficiency of around 94 dB, the Passion opens up fully on just a few watts, making it a natural partner for fine tube amplifiers — 300B single-ended designs, for instance — but equally for first-rate transistor amplification. Its character is that of a musical reference speaker with a pronounced live feel: voices stand tangibly in the room, instruments have body, and the stage detaches completely from the cabinets. Analytical severity is not its way, and long listening sessions never fatigue.
The pair comes from its first owner, a non-smoking household, and is technically flawless. The clear coat of the high-gloss finish shows isolated, marginal stress cracks along the veneer — inherent to the material, visually inconspicuous, mentioned for completeness and already reflected in the price.
