Steinway Lyngdorf
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Steinway & Sons
and the Danish professional audio system company Lyngdorf
have closely worked together to develop the "perfect audio system". The partnership has resulted in music systems and home theater sound systems. In 2007 the first music system was created: "Steinway Lyngdorf Model D" with the price US$150,000 , although, as of September 2008, this had been increased to $188,000.
The mission was that the systems should be able to reproduce the sound of a Steinway grand piano so precisely that pianists can not tell whether they are listening to a real piano or a recording, and furthermore, that the sound could be compared with the experience of a live symphony or rock concert. The exterior is inspired by the look of Steinway grand pianos and their traditional lacquered satin-black colour, although it is now possible to select a custom finish.
Steinway Lyngdorf are the world's first systems with digital audio fully integrated. The systems include an advanced version of Lyngdorf's technological invention "RoomPerfect", which, the company claims, enables the systems to adapt to the acoustic
characteristics of any listening environment. The systems are composed of expensive materials, including large quantities of gold
, brass
and aluminum; e.g. there is more aluminum in one loudspeaker
than in an Audi A8
. Each loudspeaker weighs 174 kg. The systems are handmade and it takes more than 170 hours to assemble a system.
Steinway & Sons
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway , is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos, founded 1853 in Manhattan in New York City by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg...
and the Danish professional audio system company Lyngdorf
Lyngdorf
__notoc__Lyngdorf Audio is a Danish professional audio system company. Founded in Denmark in 2005 by Peter Lyngdorf and current managing director Jes Mosgaard, it produces complete high end audio systems such as loudspeakers and amplifiers aimed at high quality and high performance audio...
have closely worked together to develop the "perfect audio system". The partnership has resulted in music systems and home theater sound systems. In 2007 the first music system was created: "Steinway Lyngdorf Model D" with the price US$150,000 , although, as of September 2008, this had been increased to $188,000.
The mission was that the systems should be able to reproduce the sound of a Steinway grand piano so precisely that pianists can not tell whether they are listening to a real piano or a recording, and furthermore, that the sound could be compared with the experience of a live symphony or rock concert. The exterior is inspired by the look of Steinway grand pianos and their traditional lacquered satin-black colour, although it is now possible to select a custom finish.
Steinway Lyngdorf are the world's first systems with digital audio fully integrated. The systems include an advanced version of Lyngdorf's technological invention "RoomPerfect", which, the company claims, enables the systems to adapt to the acoustic
Acoustics
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
characteristics of any listening environment. The systems are composed of expensive materials, including large quantities of gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
, brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
and aluminum; e.g. there is more aluminum in one loudspeaker
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful...
than in an Audi A8
Audi A8
The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Succeeding the Audi V8, the A8 has been offered with front wheel drive or permanent four-wheel drive, with multitronic or tiptronic automatic transmissions — and in short- and...
. Each loudspeaker weighs 174 kg. The systems are handmade and it takes more than 170 hours to assemble a system.