Awarded 2012 red dot award for product design
The S - Series won over the international expert jury of the "red dot award: product design 2012" after an evaluation process lasting several days, securing thereby one of the most coveted awards. Creative heads and manufacturers from all over the world had submitted 4,515 designs altogether to the renowned product competition. Steinway Lyngdorf's S - Series inspired the experts, receiving the globally sought-after red dot for its refined design language in the entertainment technology and cameras product group.
The S - Series achieves its own unique identity while remaining true to the Steinway Lyngdorf heritage of refinement and craftsmanship. It delivers stunning, true-to-life sound despite its surprisingly compact size, making it a winning solution and the perfect partner for all modern living spaces.
The Absolute Sound (January 2013 issue)
Highlights from the review include the following quotes:
"The Steinway Lyngdorf S-Series System is a revolutionary audio product. It sets a new standard for what is possible in a compact and rationally priced system. But the true revolution is that the S-Series System redefines not just what a stereo system can do but what it ought to do. In effect, the S-Series System produces in an ordinary room without acoustic treatment the kind of sound that was formerly only available in RFZ (reflection-free zone) systems in purpose-built rooms."
Highlights from the summary:
"I found that going back to almost any other speaker system seemed to be a return to hearing speaker sound that was more or less artificial in a way that I was not hearing with the S-Series System. The S-Series System sounds more like music, less like sound from speakers, no ifs, ands, or buts about it."
"Two things do especially strike me and did throughout. First, the S-Series System really does do what it sets out to do."
"Second, while the system is hardly a budget item, it reaches a level of performance that is startling for the price. Not to put to fine a point on it, the S-Series System sounds to me more musically accurate and truthful to the material than many, in fact most, of the ultrahigh priced systems I have encountered, and does this at a far lower price."
"You have never heard anything quite like it, and you may not be able to settle for anything else."
AudioFile/The Star (October 2011)
"What was impressive was how the 5.2 system – yes, two boundaries subs are used in multi-channel configuration, each with two 10-inch woofers – filled up a large room without losing control of detail or dynamics, ....... Was it as good as the real experience – well, if you stretched the imagination a bit, you could be in the moment!"
"Even with a 2.2 set-up, the S-Series system sounded spectacularly punchy and detailed, capturing kick drums and low bass with finesse, while allowing the midrange to breath easily. One was impressed by how natural the whole presentation sounded, no matter the seating position". Read review
Audiovideo2day (October 2011)
Music
Voices are suspended loosely in the air, and are displayed with much detail. Michael Bublé, Peter Cetera, Josh Groben, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli... They are simply inside the room singing live. The lows have such dimension and dynamics that you're automatically in the atmosphere of a live performance.
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Film
It's party time! We immediately choose for a scene from 2012 in which a family has to use a big black limousine to reach an airfield. In the mean time, the Armageddon is literally happening. This is a great scene! It is completely packed with surround sounds, explosions, dynamic contrast, specific sounds and lows. You're not watching the film. With the Steinway-Lyngdorf S Series you experience it. The placement of the surround sounds is so accurate it's unbelievably impressive.
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Conclusion
Peter Lyngdorf is still way ahead of his time. He generates trends and sets the pace in the industry. With the Steinway-Lyngdorf S Series you can build a multiple channel system with which you can rise your music experience to unknown levels. Read review.
Designare Homme (August 2011)
Listening with your eyes shut or wide open, the quality of sound is apparent with the S – Series. It’s succinct, clear, and very realistic. Every nuance and note – from the vocal ranges in an opera piece to the guitar strings of a folk melody – is audible and feels as though you’re sitting in front of a live performance.
If replicating life-like sound consistently is the brand’s mission, then it has done well. Superbly well. Download review.
S — Series wins EXC!TE award at 2011 CEDIA EXPO
This annual award honors the best products in the electronics industry for being innovative, high performing and solutions-oriented for custom installation professionals. Read more.
Sound+Vision (July 6, 2011)
"The system is designed for the person who wants the performance of the world’s largest and most exotic systems in a form factor no larger than an entry-level mid-fi rig – and it delivers." Read review.
The Wall Street Journal (July 2, 2011)
"Not to typecast, but it’s a momentous day for audiophiles and their wives everywhere. The new S – Series from Steinway Lyngdorf looks sleek and discreet enough to please the more design-conscious members of the household, yet has an articulate, lush sound that will win over even the most hard-to-please music lover." Read review.
