First of all a big thanks to Audio Heaven for starting home demos on their entire lineup of brands in Bangalore.Had a relatively free Friday evening so we got some time to try out their offerings & managed to give a to their Pure Silver Coax cable , interconnects & speaker cables & their copper counterparts too. But wanted to create a thread for the speakers they have brought in 'Stein Audio Bobby Highline S' .
Won't comment much on the design as it's already available online.
The chain used to drive these were my melody preamp -> Cary Audio 805 AE power amps ( sources were both digital and analog)
Had a very nice time listening to these and forming my initial impressions.
The bass in itself was tight with plenty of impact & did not feel anything amiss. There was good amount of texture to the bass too for tracks with hard hitting drums.
The mids sound large and lifelike , both male and female vocals sound beautiful. Listening to Musica Nuda tracks was a treat , the vocal scale shifts sounded phenomenal. Sits right in the top percentile of speakers I have tried which do vocals well.
Coming to the highs, the details were present and felt right ,did not feel like they were overtly bright or recessed. Layering & separation was a lacking albeit slightly ( again in comparison to higher end gears I have listened to).
The speakers do the disappearing act quiet well with a wide and deep soundstage ( in literal sense they are quiet huge in size). Dynamic shifts are handled with aplomb & even when you are aware of the upcoming sequences they kind of surprise and enthrall you.
Overall felt they are very good speakers which would suit a wide genre of music inclusive of bollywood. Everything gels well together & culminates into a very musical & engaging listen.
While the options open up in the range these speakers are priced ( 11000$ odd in US market , not sure of the Indian pricing but they did mention it would be priced in the international pricing ballpark) these certainly do deserve a second look & a shortlist if you have that kind of budget.
Some pics
Won't comment much on the design as it's already available online.
The chain used to drive these were my melody preamp -> Cary Audio 805 AE power amps ( sources were both digital and analog)
Had a very nice time listening to these and forming my initial impressions.
The bass in itself was tight with plenty of impact & did not feel anything amiss. There was good amount of texture to the bass too for tracks with hard hitting drums.
The mids sound large and lifelike , both male and female vocals sound beautiful. Listening to Musica Nuda tracks was a treat , the vocal scale shifts sounded phenomenal. Sits right in the top percentile of speakers I have tried which do vocals well.
Coming to the highs, the details were present and felt right ,did not feel like they were overtly bright or recessed. Layering & separation was a lacking albeit slightly ( again in comparison to higher end gears I have listened to).
The speakers do the disappearing act quiet well with a wide and deep soundstage ( in literal sense they are quiet huge in size). Dynamic shifts are handled with aplomb & even when you are aware of the upcoming sequences they kind of surprise and enthrall you.
Overall felt they are very good speakers which would suit a wide genre of music inclusive of bollywood. Everything gels well together & culminates into a very musical & engaging listen.
While the options open up in the range these speakers are priced ( 11000$ odd in US market , not sure of the Indian pricing but they did mention it would be priced in the international pricing ballpark) these certainly do deserve a second look & a shortlist if you have that kind of budget.
Some pics
