Ethereal Music

Hollywood’s evergreen diva Marilyn Monroe once said that music is the strongest form of magic. It is an art form that transcends linguistic and socio-economic barriers to touch the lives of people. Be it after a tiring day at work or a peaceful evening at home, everyone finds solace in music. That magic becomes even more potent when the tunes waft through perfectly chiselled sound panels of luxurious stereo sets, creating paradise on earth for an audiophile.

For sound aficionados who require an integrated speaker set and are unwilling to compromise on sonic performance, Wisdom Audio ’s LS4 speakers from its Wisdom Series is a match made in heaven. Priced at Rs.1.51 crore, the speakers have the Wisdoms’ series flagship thin-film technology which yields low distortion, dynamic range and sound details with the maximum output, giving the user a magnificent listening experience. The highlight, however, is its SC-1 system controller says Rajdeep Singh, CEO, AV Nirvana India, which is the official distributor for Wisdom Audio in India. “Even loudspeakers of this quality, once placed in your room may not be able to deliver the best performance due to walls, furniture and other objects that reflect and absorb sound. To rectify that, the SC-1 system controller has a professional level Audyssey room correction. Moreover, every authorised Wisdom Audio dealer is trained on the proper setup and calibration of their systems within your home to provide the best experience possible,” he says.

If you don’t need an integrated stereo set but are looking to heat the dance floor up by ramping up bass, then KEF’s Muon loudspeakers is for you. Each of these is cut from a single block of aluminum, employing a KEF patented technology called ACE whereby active carbon inside the speakers reduces internal cabinet air density to give greater sound output and added bass. “The Muon can reach bass levels of 20 Hz which is the deepest the human ear can hear. It also employs a tangerine waveguide tweeter for the widest dispersion of high-frequency sounds for a truly electrifying experience,” says Manmohan Ganesh, CEO, ProFX, which is the official distributor for KEF in India. Such luxury will, however, only set you back by Rs.1.5 crore for a pair of speakers.

Another such brand which promises to transport you to a different universe with its sound quality is JBL. Just a pair of JBL’s most exclusive speakers in India, JBL Synthesis DD67000 costs around Rs.90 lakh. Yusuf Haider, sales- head, Harman Luxury Audio - India and Sri Lanka, the official maker of JBL Synthesis, says the speakers are a notch above.

“The three- way speaker features dual 15-inch sandwich cone that has pure pulp layers over and under a foam-injection core. It also has one-inch pure beryllium ultra high-frequency driver that delivers sounds up to 60kHz far above the range of human hearing,” he says. The acoustic experience these speakers provide are in a league of its own.

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