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 [1], although, as of September 2008, this had been increased to $188,000. [2]
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.[3] 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. [4]
Steinway Lyngdorf are the world's first systems with digital audio fully integrated.[5] 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.[5] 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.[6] Each loudspeaker weighs 174 kg.[7] The systems are handmade and it takes more than 170 hours to assemble a system.[7]
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