Taking horns far beyond their Alpine context, Stein Music’s Bob XL speakers and subwoofers ($290,000 total) were reproducing Shelby Lynne’s “Just a Little Lovin'” with warmth, solidity, and gratifying musicality. Company founder/designer Holger Stein attributed part of the system’s success to the new Stein Music Matrix cable series. These silver cables are assembled on the company’s own braiding machine, which allows them to control all parameters. Stein told me that they use special metrics to change the vector of the cable’s magnetic fields so that their sum is zero.
I also heard Ella and Louis singing “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” and a snippet of Ansermet’s recording of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Suite, all on vinyl. In all cases, the sound was exceptionally warm, smooth, and inviting. Also heard: Stein Music HighLine Amp 2 ($14,800), HighLine Music Player ($14,800), Aventurin 6 cartridge ($6500), and Stein MusicPower bars 6 and 10 and H2 Plus Signature Stand ($3158). The source was a Tone Tool Trapezium turntable.
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