List of products by brand Stenheim
Founded in 2010, Stenheim quickly became a leader among Swiss audio brands.
The canton of Valais (pronounced “valley”) in Switzerland consists of the Rhône valley and the steep Alps that rear up on either side of it. These mountains contain world famous ski resorts such as Zermatt, the home of the Matterhorn, Verbier, Crans-Montana or Saas Fee.
The people of the Valais are famously independent, uncompromising, straight-talking and even a little forbidding on a first encounter. But once you have got to know them, they are warm-hearted, amusing and intensely loyal. They also possess the resourcefulness and seriousness that typifies mountain people, because in a harsh environment you need to be self-reliant and precise – it can make the difference between life and death.
Stenheim speakers are every inch a product of the Valais. They may seem outwardly austere in their hard aluminium enclosures but listen to them and their generous nature is immediately apparent as the music pours out of them, precise, detailed, as clear as a mountain torrent.
They eschew trends because mountain people have no time for the transient and follow nobody.
Founded in 2010, Stenheim quickly became a leader among Swiss audio brands. In 2011, and after two years of research and development, Stenheim launched its first product, the Alumine Two. These compact, all-aluminium, bookshelf speakers were created to be proof that aluminium enclosures coupled with high-efficiency drivers would deliver truly remarkable musical performance. It is a design philosophy from which all Stenheim speakers are derived.
A passionate believer in the Alumine concept from the very beginning, Jean-Pascal Panchard took over the running of the company in 2013 to develop the idea into a coherent line of aluminium speakers. He was a music aficionado and engineer by training who brought with him extensive experience in the High End audio market, having worked with some of the leading Swiss names.
What would happen, the company now wondered, if you took the Alumine concept and scaled it up massively, with no regard to cost, to produce a speaker that would provide the deepest bass and fill the largest rooms with crystalline music? Stenheim developed its first Reference speaker as a result in 2014.
Over the years, the Alumine line would expand into the Alumine Five, which took all sorts of learnings from the Reference, and then a scaled down and less costly version of this, the Alumine Three. In parallel, the Reference line also expanded to include the mighty Reference Statement, an ensemble of two main towers and two sub-towers, created for the largest and most demanding systems. Then in 2021, the Reference Ultime Two was launched, a sort of compact Reference but still an imposing speaker.
The company had moved premises in the meantime to an all-new facility just a few miles down the road in Vétroz. Here, still in the heart of the Alps, Stenheim speakers continue to be put together by hand in the shadow of the mountains that surround them.
Stenheim Alumine Five Floorstanding Speakers
Following the critical and commercial success of the Alumine Two was no easy task. Building a bigger, more ambitious speaker that still maintained the Two’s sense of musical articulation, coherence and communication? That’s a serious challenge. But it’s a challenge that the Alumine Five took up and mastered in spectacular fashion.
Stenheim Alumine Five LE Edition Floorstanding Speakers
Following the critical and commercial success of the Alumine Two was no easy task. Building a bigger, more ambitious speaker that still maintained the Two’s sense of musical articulation, coherence and communication? That’s a serious challenge. But it’s a challenge that the Alumine Five took up and mastered in spectacular fashion.
Stenheim Alumine Five Special Edition Floorstanding Speakers
Following the critical and commercial success of the Alumine Two was no easy task. Building a bigger, more ambitious speaker that still maintained the Two’s sense of musical articulation, coherence and communication? That’s a serious challenge. But it’s a challenge that the Alumine Five took up and mastered in spectacular fashion.
Stenheim Alumine Five SX Edition Floorstanding Speakers
Following the critical and commercial success of the Alumine Two was no easy task. Building a bigger, more ambitious speaker that still maintained the Two’s sense of musical articulation, coherence and communication? That’s a serious challenge. But it’s a challenge that the Alumine Five took up and mastered in spectacular fashion.
Stenheim Alumine Three Floorstanding Speakers
With the Alumine Three, Stenheim has distilled the exceptional quality of its world-renowned Alumine Five speaker into a compact housing, creating an even more accessible music experience for audiophiles and music lovers. Made in Switzerland, the new Alumine Three speaker is the product of many years of research and unparalleled knowledge of audiophile technology.
Stenheim Alumine Three Special Edition Floorstanding Speakers
With the Alumine Three, Stenheim has distilled the exceptional quality of its world-renowned Alumine Five speaker into a compact housing, creating an even more accessible music experience for audiophiles and music lovers. Made in Switzerland, the new Alumine Three speaker is the product of many years of research and unparalleled knowledge of audiophile technology.
Stenheim Alumine Two Bookshelf Speakers
Your first listen will tell you that the Alumine Two is no ordinary compact, two-way loudspeaker – but your first glance won’t reveal why that is. You need to look a lot deeper – the same way Stenheim looked at loudspeaker design.
Stenheim Alumine Two Speaker Stands
Two stands are available as optional extras for the Alumine Two. The Classic Stand features a steel round-section tube whilst the Premium Stand replaces this with box-section aluminium alloy.
Stenheim Alumine Two Special Edition Bookshelf Speakers
Your first listen will tell you that the Alumine Two is no ordinary compact, two-way loudspeaker – but your first glance won’t reveal why that is. You need to look a lot deeper – the same way Stenheim looked at loudspeaker design.
Stenheim Alumine Two.Five Floorstanding Speakers
The all-new Alumine Two.Five is the exciting latest addition to the Alumine range. It is the first floorstander in the line-up and slots between the bookshelf Alumine Two and the floorstanding Alumine Three.
Stenheim Ultime Reference Statement Floorstanding Speaker System
This speaker system was created in pure and well-studied lines to create not only a superb look, but unparalleled sound rendition, based on the concept behind the already well-reputed Reference. It will enthral future owners with its exceptional dynamics and musicality, its three-dimensional space and vibrantly alive, natural soundstage.
Stenheim Ultime Reference Three Floorstanding Speakers
Invite a full symphony orchestra into your listening room, transform your house into a reverberating, organ-filled cathedral, or immerse yourself in the smoky atmosphere of a club with your favourite jazz singer just feet away. The Reference Ultime Three supplies a musical experience of unrivalled power, clarity and intimacy.
Stenheim Ultime Reference Two Floorstanding Speakers
The Reference Ultime Two is the most compact speaker in the Reference line, but it is still considerably bigger than the Alumine Five and built to a different scale. It is designed for larger spaces and to front more powerful systems, to fill big rooms with dynamic, captivating sound that covers the full bandwidth, providing deeper bass than is possible with a smaller cabinet design.
Stenheim Ultime Reference Two Platform U2 in Dark Grey Finish
Reference Platforms are designed to extract the very best from your Reference speakers, be they the Reference Ultime Two or the Reference Ultime Three. The platform provides additional height, adjustment and stability to Stenheim Reference speakers, with the end result being even better sound rendition.