{"id":130921,"date":"2023-10-25T16:14:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=130921"},"modified":"2023-10-26T04:54:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T03:54:48","slug":"stenheim-reference-ultime-two-flagship-speakers-priced-at-150000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/stenheim-reference-ultime-two-flagship-speakers-priced-at-150000\/","title":{"rendered":"Stenheim Reference Ultime Two: Flagship speakers priced at $150,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swiss company\u00a0<b>Stenheim has<\/b>\u00a0presented a new model of the\u00a0<b>Reference Ultime Two<\/b>\u00a0speaker systems\u00a0, based on the same solutions as the top-end Reference Ultime, but enclosed in more compact enclosures.<\/p>\n<p>The model is a three-way system in the d'Appolito configuration.\u00a0The\u00a0driver\u00a0kit includes two\u00a0<b>12 &#8220;woofers<\/b>\u00a0, two\u00a0<b>6.5&#8243;<\/b>\u00a0midrange drivers\u00a0and one\u00a0<b>&#8220;<\/b>\u00a0tweeter.<\/p>\n<p>The loudspeaker enclosures are entirely made of aluminum and are divided into six separate internal chambers.\u00a0Four of them have a closed design and are intended for a tweeter, two midrange drivers and a crossover filter, and the other two contain large woofers loaded on the bass reflex ports, brought out to the rear wall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pasted-45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-130925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pasted-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pasted-45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pasted-45-260x818.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The declared frequency range extends\u00a0<b>from 25 to 35,000 Hz<\/b>\u00a0, the sensitivity is\u00a0<b>95 dB<\/b>\u00a0, and the nominal impedance is\u00a0<b>4 Ohms<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0The dimensions of each speaker are\u00a0<b>1535 x 368 x 505 mm<\/b>\u00a0, weight &#8211;\u00a0<b>231 kilograms<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<b>Stenheim Reference Ultime Two<\/b>\u00a0pair is\u00a0<b>priced<\/b>\u00a0at\u00a0<b>$ 150,000<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stenheim.com\/reference-ultime-2\" rel=\"noopener\">stenheim.com<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- FeedbackWP Plugin --><div        class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--130921 \"        data-post-id=\"130921\">        <!-- Rating widget -->    <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"rmp-title-130921\">                    <p class=\"rmp-heading rmp-heading--title\" id=\"rmp-title-130921\">                Rate this 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