Audionet STERN & HEISENBERG

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After small problems German Audionet rose almost like a Phoenix from the ashes and ... back on the market. And this is a proof - state of the art power pre/power combo - STERN & HEISENBERG

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lol yes, it is!! audionet and avm, the two german brands i know for a long time but never cared too much about them….so thats why i misschanged them i guess.
Things have changed, i m on audionet fire now.

CURVA!!!
so, how are they? happy?
many have said they are the best of the best.

i love the high format design, truly cool. i heard because the us market didnt like it, they made also the flat version for the pre.
what do you think, will the do a high version of the humbolt too?
 
I am afraid these are above my budget but I just love my AMP's. The are so musical and powerful. I can only imagine how awesome these are. And they look good in black!
 
Howiebrou said:
Love the high format design. May be not rack friendly but looks great!
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The amps are cool and would look great next to your speakers.

But the preamp is just impractical for most people that have their gear not in between the speakers. It would look absolutely ridiculous on top of my rack that has all my turntables, preamp, phono etc and certainly no room for anyone with normal size shelves.
 
Guys, STERN is available in horizontal and vertical orientation, so it's just up to customer. ;-)
The sound of STERN & HEISENBERG set is marvelous and completely different than lower models. We had DNA I,WATT, SAM 20 SE, PRE I G3 + AMP I V2 and every time they tried to put into music their own dose of adrenaline and drive. STERN & HEISENBERG are different - they offer an absolute calm and relaxed sound, but with great resolution and timing. Maybe just out of the box the sound is too soft, but after 40-50h of playing You're in 7-th heaven with them ;-)

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Ritmo said:
They certainly look good. The question, how do they sound?
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Hi Mike,

I auditioned the Stern preamp and 4 Heisenberg monoblocks on the YG Acoustics Sonja Anniversary XV speakers. The Stern and Heisenberg are true reference components in performance.

Ken
 
There you go, more components that are completely un-affordable for a vast majority of audiophiles, let alone any average people what so ever.
 
Just posted this in the Humboldt thread regarding my thoughts after having the Stern / Heisenberg on demo for a while.

Take it as read they do detail etc as per other high-end amps, but a few things are standout. First and foremost is the low noise floor, which I suspect is a big driver of the other aspects that are noteworthy, namely sound-staging and jump-factor.
Soundstaging is about the best I've heard, not only in front to back and width, but in the air and defined space around each instrument / voice etc.
The jump factor is what keeps me engaged in the music and is why I prefer them to CH etc. The dynamics are incredible, and suspect the outright power available is also a factor in terms of outright grip.
Tonally these are the best SS amps I've heard, to the point where you may not pick them as SS in blind testing.
The final aspect which is noteworthy is how unstressed these amps sound. You can listen full-on for long periods with no stress, strain or fatigue, even on music and instruments you'd normally expect to, e.g. piano.

One observation - I think the Heisenbergs are the star of the show here. The Stern pre is good (arguably better than a CH L1), but think the power amps make the pairing world-class.
 
heihei said:
Just posted this in the Humboldt thread regarding my thoughts after having the Stern / Heisenberg on demo for a while.

Take it as read they do detail etc as per other high-end amps, but a few things are standout. First and foremost is the low noise floor, which I suspect is a big driver of the other aspects that are noteworthy, namely sound-staging and jump-factor.
Soundstaging is about the best I've heard, not only in front to back and width, but in the air and defined space around each instrument / voice etc.
The jump factor is what keeps me engaged in the music and is why I prefer them to CH etc. The dynamics are incredible, and suspect the outright power available is also a factor in terms of outright grip.
Tonally these are the best SS amps I've heard, to the point where you may not pick them as SS in blind testing.
The final aspect which is noteworthy is how unstressed these amps sound. You can listen full-on for long periods with no stress, strain or fatigue, even on music and instruments you'd normally expect to, e.g. piano.

One observation - I think the Heisenbergs are the star of the show here. The Stern pre is good (arguably better than a CH L1), but think the power amps make the pairing world-class.
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Wow. Ever compare them other Swiss brands? Such as Soulution? If you want , can you share other details of your system? For example; speakers and source?
 
mdp632 said:
Wow. Ever compare them other Swiss brands? Such as Soulution? If you want , can you share other details of your system? For example; speakers and source?
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Yes - I've spent quite a bit of time with CH. The L1 is stunning, both with and without the X1 - great flow alongside precision, detail etc. The Stern beats a bare L1 for me on soundstage - more around the defined spacing of voices instruments etc. Adding the X1 to the L1 eclipses the Stern as it adds that spacing.
The power amps are good, but not exceptional IMHO, especially for the price. They do not bring enough drama into the music for me.
I don't get the digital side of CH, but others do, and this is a thread on amps.
I've heard Soulution briefly in my system and liked what it did. If I'd had a dealer closer by, I would have explored it more. I tried the 5 series pre, power and DAC and thought was great - had that sense of drama.
 
heihei said:
Post 1: I think the Heisenbergs are the star of the show here. The Stern pre is good (arguably better than a CH L1), but think the power amps make the pairing world-class.

Post 2: The power amps are good, but not exceptional IMHO, especially for the price. They do not bring enough drama into the music for me.
I don't get the digital side of CH, but others do, and this is a thread on amps.
I've heard Soulution briefly in my system and liked what it did. If I'd had a dealer closer by, I would have explored it more. I tried the 5 series pre, power and DAC and thought was great - had that sense of drama.
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Heihei, could you please elaborate on those two posts of yours, they kind of state opposite things. Did you at the end like the new Audionet sound signature or not?


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