"The low-frequency control is excellent, and the cleanliness is unimaginable. The overall experience of listening to the Stenheim Reference Ultime Two was invaluable.
“The Alumine Three is a musical launchpad that explodes with life.”
“… a 2-way monitor with extraordinary balance and precision while still forging emotional bonds with the listener. And it’s high-efficiency, too! An Editor’s Choice winner”
"As expressive as possible, very dynamic, capable of an ultra-realistic soundstage, they are suitable for a music festival of all times. Well done."
“Simply an excellent balance of all criteria, and excellent sound.”
The Absolute Sound, US, April 2019, Jonathan Valin
“They capture all of the qualities I’ve pursued over the last 40 years, and I highly recommend them.”
The Part-Time Audiophile, July 2020, Marc Phillips
“At, or near the top of the finest compact loudspeakers available today.”
“(…) when I listen attentively , I find that the analytical power of the ALUMINE THREE is absolutely superior among the speakers of the same price.”
"You always can discover more from this pair of speakers"
“While the Alumine Three is a modern speaker design in every way, it also has the relaxing sound of many vintage speakers with rich tonal colors, beautiful vocals and well-controlled bass.”
Alumine FIVE SE review from renowned review Audiotechnique (in Chinese).
“The Stenheim Reference Ultime (…) is quite capable of shocking, surprising, beguiling or just plain seducing . . ."
“The real magic of this speaker is in the focusing, layering and vocal presentation.“
" The Alumine Five sets itself apart by offering traditional high-end audio strengths, very wide bandwidth, excellent spatial performance, and freedom from gross colorations, with the drivability and consequent good levels of touch, force, and musical momentum that are seldom associated with loudspeakers of contemporary design and manufacture.”
Stereophile, US, March 2018, Art Dudley
"As expected, the Alumine Five is extremely detailed and distinguishes itself as an accurate full-range monitor that I was happy to rely on when editing recordings. With its gripping dynamics, the rousing joy of playing and the perfectly contoured, rich and immense The lively low-frequency range first surprised me and then inspired me. At Stenheim, having fun listening to music comes first!”
Hifi Statement, Germany, 2017 ,Dirk Sommer
” … but under the overall play, the high frequency of that kind of transparent, calm, delicate, crystal clear and flowing feeling actually made me feel like listening to a diamond tweeter. The design skills of the party's development team are unfathomable… ”
Audiotechnique, Hong Kong, July 2017, Patrick Lee
“With enough bandwidth to deliver scale and impact, yet agile enough to respond to the most delicate musical input, the Five promises to be -- just like the perfect middleweight -- one of the best pound-for-pound musical transducers I’ve heard.”
The Audio Beat, US, April 2017, Roy Gregory
"If you need a compact speaker that allows your music to breathe, that’s big on expression, big on intimacy and communication but isn’t phased by big or loud, then the Alumine 2 could be just what you’re looking for. Other brands might make more noise about (and with) their aluminium boxes, but for me, right now it’s the Stenheims that are the ones delivering the musical goods."
The Audio Beat, UK, March 2017, Roy Gregory
"Stenheim showed its €50k Alumine Five four-driver three-way with Audio Consulting turntable, preamp, phono amp, and amp, Nagra digital, and Brandt cable from Geneva. This was quite a remarkable setup as I heard things through it that I hadn't heard as clearly on anything else, such as Paul's fingering of Sebastian (his twelve-string casket-style guitar) on my PP&M LP. A Best of Show contender, for sure."
TAS, US, Highend Munich, May 2016, Jonathan Valin
“Autant le système fait preuve de tempérance et de rigueur sur le classique autant sur de la musique pop il devient assez jubilatoire. Le live de Hotel California des Eagles a fait bouger des pieds dans la salle, c’est sur. Cette façon de proposer un son juste en avant des enceintes rapproche l’auditeur de la musique, c’est palpable, vivant et joyeux. Bravo.”
Audiophile Magazine, France , June 2015 // Jean-Marc Villafranca