Stenheim Alumine 3 vs. Sonus Faber Amati G5


Anyone able to compare these two?  My electronics are Macintosh 611’s, with a C22 pre-amp and MSB front end, streaming only.  These would be my end game speakers.  Thanks for any thoughts!

cosmic_charlie

I have not heard the Stenheim Alumine 3, but I own Amati Traditional (see my virtual systems). From reading about the Stenheim… they are as different as you can get from the Sonus Faber, both sonically and aesthetically. From the descriptions the Stenheim are a Magico wanna be. 
 

Sonus Faber’s thing is natural beauty in both sound quality and their look. They are simply the most beautiful speaker I have ever seen… or heard. 
 

If you are an older like me, I have gravitated to natural musical systems as I got older… ones that sound like real music instead of pinnacles of technological achievement that don’t really sound that good. My previous system highlighted the venue and mastering over the music… it made many recordings sound bad. My current system draws me in to the music and I forget about the system. That is what Amati does… it’s about the music… getting out of the way. So now that I am retired I listen three hours a day… and have to be dragged away from my system. 
 

I’m guessing the Stenheim are faster and a bit more detailed and will let you hear the third violinist move his foot… but not suck you into the music. 

If you are near New England  Fidelis in Nashua carry both brands.   They have a lot of Sonus Faber models on display.  

My Dad just picked up a pair of Elecra Amator III and they are an amazing speaker.  Tiny speaker that sounds huge.   The whole line up sounds amazing 

I've spent quite a bit if time with the Steinheims, and besides a small bit of 'bloom' in the mids (giving the a touch of warmth in that region), they are quite natural sounding.

They seemed to be very neutral in all areas (excepting the above noted), and simply got out of the way of the music.

I personally, had no problem forgetting about the speakers, and being sucked deeply into the music.