I nominate this company as building best speakers!

Wow Larry your friend has good taste in music. Please post when you have a chance to listen to the system. I have no doubt it will sing! 

geleary123

Many years ago I heard Thiel CS5i with all Mark Levinson set up. At that time much respect for the sound I heard. Talk about imaging. But doesn't sound like live music unfortunately.

Local dealer! I’d rather not disclose geographic location. I am not kidding when I say this speaker posseses magic. Just before listening to this speaker I heard Harbeth 40.2 XD and Magico A3 (again) I’m not buying any of these. For a moderate size living space I don’t see anything that can challenge it. I went in to store to audition amps but came out re thinking my next step. Bested also Tad, Tidal, Acapella Cellini as well. Sure some speakers maybe have more bass or better highs. I’ve heard most top brands. When I am listening to say Aaron Neville or Diana Krall it’s like I’m at the listening session or club. All expensive speakers sound nice like Rockport, Kharma, Wilson etc.. Now I know they are just hifi. Stenheim is the real deal. I want other seasoned audiophiles to have a listen to let me know if I am just blowing hot air. BTW a Sonus Faber Amati owner traded his speaker for the bigger Stenheim. I was keen on listening to Cube Audio but won’t even bother now.

I will post if I get it. Not quite there yet!😆

I own Harbeth P3ESR for my bedroom and listened to the whole line except M30.2! Harbeth is ho hum compared to Stenheim.

BTW that Absolute Sound review is spot on. Everyone has their preferences. But I seek products that push the envelope of musical reproduction in the home. I think one has to go to field coil speakers to beat Stenheim.

Faxer I have seen your system before and talked to Steven. When we can travel freely again I may come over for a listen. I can already surmise it will be dynamic lots of bass with details but all  these great parts still don't add up to the real listening experience. I also own Maggie 1.7is. Of course yours are more efficient. But I don't think it will give Stenheim much competition.

Rich my I still have my 1.7i sitting in a box ready to sell! They are ok but light on tone and life like dynamics! Not even close to Stenheim. It's like Maggie is Acura car and Stenheim is Bentley GT or Aston Martin Db9.

Ok thanks Faxer! You guys do have interesting products. But I need to hear it.

Mijo not a big fan of esl! In the past heard hybrid Sound lab and Martin Logan and of course the the famous 57 esl. I will check out your recommendation.

If someone would offer Stenheim for $15k usd I would take it!

True Fatdaddy but been at this dealer many times and that day Sonus Faber Amati was played first. Sonus sounded ok. Stenheim sounded like the room was transformed into the venue and Diana Krall was singing to me. The difference was huge.

To seriously challenge Stenheim you would need say Living voice air scout or maybe Devore Audio and then I don't even know. I have to hear it. Stenheim got to be top 5 in the world.

If any dealers of Stenheim please private message me.

Thanks for all your responses! I hope some of you will try to hear it. Stenheim was at the dealer for awhile when I looked at them he had the model Fives. At the time I was listening to JBL and Harbeth. But in my mind Stenheim speaker didn't look anything special but l like the colour scheme very artsy. In my mind overpriced stuff probably mediocre at best.

Thank you Iwin for your post. I wouldn't bother posting here if I didn't have something really great to share. Did I mention Stenheim has the dynamic freeness like a good horn as well. Just plain lifelike. One recording I wish he had was Eric Clapton's Knockin' on Heaven's Door. That is a very tough song to get right and start grooving. Of course they are not perfect. On the Threes I do notice the low end when there was drum kit the bass was a bit tight not as enveloping. They do have bigger models. But regardless this speaker has it. 

BTW Johnto I auditioned the Maggie's with the Bryston 4b3 driving it. Forgot front end stuff. Of course Maggie don't have boxy sound and has good detail but still light on tone. Play a a good recording of an acoustic guitar you will know what I mean. Also imaging is kind of flatish. Stenheim you can see for example Anne Bisson's head in three dimensions.

Mapman I don't have anyone near by who has Ohm but once we can travel freely again without being under quarantine I will have a listen. Or at an audio show in the future.

In the past I bad mouth CH Precision but listening to it more it's pretty good. 

Have a good one guys and gals!☺️

Avanti I heard an all MBL System many years ago with those big Omni directional pleats. Unless they drastically changed they can't compete with Stenheim.

Mijosyn

Yeah I would need to hear it sometime in near future. I would only be interested full range stats not hybrids. 

Keithr,

Funny thing about Stenheim is their cabinet is not as dead sounding when you tap the sides. Magico is more dead. 

Well the Fives would be a dream but unobtainable. If only I didn't sell my one bitcoin 2 years ago!😆😒

Pokey77
I thought about that for Burmeister. But same system with Sonus Faber Amati and Estelon doesn't sound as good. This time they used one amp size of a wine fridge in stereo mode. He said it's about 300 watts. I didn't check specs.

Hi Bache,

When I first saw Stenheim with their Aluminium boxes which btw are not as inert as Magico, I thought sterile colorless sound but the sound is alive with great tone and it sounded closest to live music. Before Stenheim my favorite was Acapella Cellini. The strings to can sense the rosin. Same room right beside Alumine 3 the famous Sonus Faber $20k made with solid wood sounded dark and closed in more like dead haha. My point is I want cake it doesn’t matter what you use to make it, as I know you like bamboo which is fine, but the speaker will be judged on its final sound into the room. I never heard your speakers hope they are doing well. Btw I heard QLN no beuno!☺️