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== Top 250 หนังโปรดตลอดกาลของข้าพเจ้า ==

หลายคนอาจยังไม่เคยรู้ว่าที่มาของเพจคือมาจากการตั้งกระทู้ Top 250 หนังโปรดในพันทิป แล้วค่อยมาสร้างเพจไว้เก็บโพสต์ถึงหนัง แต่ช่วงหลัง ๆ ไม่ได้อัพเดทอันดับหนังในดวงใจ วันนี้เลยถือโอกาสอัพเดทสักเล็กน้อย ซึ่งอันดับต้น ๆ จะเรียงลำดับอยู่ แต่อันดับหลังกลางถึงหลังไม่ได้เรียงลำดับแบบมีนัยยะมากนัก ลองไล่ดูกันได้เลยครับ อาจมีตกหล่นไว้อัพเดทใหม่อีกรอบครับ

1 | The Dark Knight (2008)
2 | The Godfather (1972)
3 | Schindler's List (1993)
4 | Vertigo (1958)
5 | 12 Angry Men (1957)
6 | L.A. Confidential (1997)
7 | Casablanca (1942)
8 | Seven Samurai (1954)
9 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10 | Chinatown (1974)
11 | Rebecca (1940)
12 | M (1931)
13 | Rear Window (1954)
14 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
15 | The Sting (1973)
16 | Sunset Blvd. (1950)
17 | Les diaboliques (1955)
18 | The Cameraman (1928)
19 | On the Waterfront (1954)
20 | Casino Royale (2006)

21 | Harakiri (1962)
22 | Rashomon (1950)
23 | Ace in the Hole (1951)
24 | A Separation (2011)
25 | The Apartment (1960)
26 | Rififi (1955)
27 | In the Mood for Love (2000)
28 | The General (1926)
29 | High and Low (1963)
30 | Paths of Glory (1957)
31 | North by Northwest (1959)
32 | Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
33 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
34 | All About Eve (1950)
35 | Amadeus (1984)
36 | Double Indemnity (1944)
37 | The Godfather: Part II (1974)
38 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
39 | The Social Network (2010)
40 | Metropolis (1927)

41 | Laura (1944)
42 | The Lost Weekend (1945)
43 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
44 | Das Boot (1981)
45 | Some Like It Hot (1959)
46 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
47 | Dial M for Murder (1954)
48 | Psycho (1960)
49 | High Noon (1952)
50 | Blade Runner (1982)
51 | Heat (1995)
52 | The Matrix (1999)
53 | Tokyo Story (1953)
54 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
55 | Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
56 | The Lives of Others (2006)
57 | Patton (1970)
58 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
60 | The Battle of Algiers (1966)

61 | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
62 | Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
63 | Night Train to Munich (1940)
64 | The French Connection (1971)
65 | Chicago (2002)
66 | The Departed (2006)
67 | Spione (1928)
68 | Touch of Evil (1958)
69 | Jaws (1975)
70 | Parasite (2019)
71 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
72 | King Kong (1933)
73 | La La Land (2016)
74 | The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
75 | One Cut of the Dead (2017)
76 | Inside Out (2015)
77 | Singin' in the Rain (1952)
78 | The Killing (1956)
79 | Steve Jobs (2015)
80 | Rio Bravo (1959)

81 | Perfect Blue (1997)
82 | Million Dollar Baby (2004)
83 | White Heat (1949)
84 | West Side Story (1961)
85 | Amy (2015)
86 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
87 | Red River (1948)
88 | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
89 | The Great Escape (1963)
90 | The Maltese Falcon (1941)
91 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
92 | Ben-Hur (1959)
93 | Gladiator (2000)
94 | The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
95 | Birdman (2014)
96 | The Hustler (1961)
97 | Mother (2009)
98 | Munich (2005)
99 | Mildred Pierce (1945)
100 | Frost/Nixon (2008)

101 | Papurika (2006)
102 | Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
103 | Predator (1987)
104 | Stalag 17 (1953)
105 | Drive (2011)
106 | The Hurt Locker (2008)
107 | Bicycle Thieves (1948)
108 | Se7en (1995)
109 | The Sixth Sense (1999)
110 | The Big Heat (1953)
111 | Two Days, One Night (2014)
112 | American Beauty (1999)
113 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
114 | Arrival (2016)
115 | In Cold Blood (1967)
116 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
117 | The Third Man (1949)
118 | The Prestige (2006)
119 | Twelve Monkeys (1995)
120 | Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday's You (2016)

121 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
122 | Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
123 | It Happened One Night (1934)
124 | Planet of the Apes (1968)
125 | Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
126 | Shane (1953)
127 | Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
128 | Brute Force (1947)
129 | The Usual Suspects (1995)
130 | Unforgiven (1992)
131 | Nightcrawler (2014)
132 | Jurassic Park (1993)
133 | Goodfellas (1990)
134 | The Player (1992)
135 | From Russia with Love (1963)
136 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
137 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
138 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
139 | Clueless (1995)
140 | Blue Valentine (2010)

141 | Shakespeare in Love (1998)
142 | Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
143 | House of Flying Daggers (2004)
144 | City of Life and Death (2009)
145 | And Then There Were None (1945)
146 | Blancanieves (2012)
147 | Take Shelter (2011)
148 | The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
149 | Her (2013)
150 | Inception (2010)
151 | The Spiral Staircase (1946)
152 | Godzilla (1954)
153 | Children of Men (2006)
154 | The Artist (2011)
155 | Watchmen (2009)
156 | Charade (1963)
157 | The Fall (2006)
158 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
159 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
160 | Saving Private Ryan (1998)

161 | The Fugitive (1993)
162 | Memento (2000)
163 | Up in the Air (2009)
164 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
165 | United 93 (2006)
166 | Foreign Correspondent (1940)
167 | The Queen (2006)
168 | Out of the Past (1947)
169 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
170 | The Ides of March (2011)
171 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
172 | Avengers: Endgame (2019)
173 | X-Men: First Class (2011)
174 | Captain America: Civil War (2016)
175 | Match Point (2005)
176 | Inglourious Basterds (2009)
177 | City of God (2002)
178 | Atonement (2007)
179 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
180 | The Wages of Fear (1953)
181 | JFK (1991)
182 | Paper Moon (1973)
183 | Ikiru (1952)
184 | There Will Be Blood (2007)
185 | The Descendants (2011)
186 | Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
187 | Taxi Driver (1976)
188 | Capote (2005)
189 | The Hidden Fortress (1958)
190 | Wait Until Dark (1967)

191 | Superman (1978)
192 | Midnight in Paris (2011)
193 | Full Metal Jacket (1987)
194 | Gone with the Wind (1939)
195 | The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
196 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
197 | Night and the City (1950)
198 | The Remains of the Day (1993)
199 | Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
200 | Uncut Gems (2019)
201 | Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
202 | Apocalypse Now (1979)
203 | The Conversation (1974)
204 | Le Trou (1960)
205 | 1917 (2019)
206 | The Handmaiden (2016)
207 | The Twilight Samurai (2002)
208 | Black Swan (2010)
209 | Phoenix (2014)
210 | Strange Days (1995)
211 | The Incredibles (2004)
212 | WALL-E (2008)
213 | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
214 | Toy Story (1995)
215 | Ex Machina (2014)
216 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
217 | Solaris (1972)
218 | City Lights (1931)
219 | Andhadhun (2018)
220 | The Window (1949)

221 | Russian Ark (2002)
222 | Gaslight (1944)
223 | Eyes Without a Face (1960)
224 | The Favourite (2018)
225 | Shutter Island (2010)
226 | The Truman Show (1998)
227 | Before Sunrise (1995)
228 | Architecture 101 (2012)
229 | Minority Report (2002)
230 | Scream (1996)
231 | A Hard Day (2014)
232 | What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
233 | Melancholia (2011)
234 | The Birds (1963)
235 | 300 (2006)
236 | Cabaret (1972)
237 | Shadow (2018)
238 | The Hunt (2012)
239 | Safety Last! (1923)
240 | The Stranger (1946)
241 | Memories of Murder (2003)
242 | The Day of the Jackal (1973)
243 | The Princess Bride (1987)
244 | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
245 | Roman Holiday (1953)
246 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
247 | A Fantastic Woman (2017)
248 | The Rocketeer (1991)
249 | The Constant Gardener (2005)
250 | My Sassy Girl (2001)

#หนังโปรดของข้าพเจ้า

[153701] 20501. Icewear Vezzo - Exclusive (2020)★★
[153702] 20502. Isa - Up All Night (2020)★★
[153703] 20503. iyla - Tattoo Tears (2020)★★__Embryo
[153704] 20504. Jackboy & TEC - For That (2020)★★
[153705] 20505. JAYLIEN - Paradise (2020)★★
[153706] 20506. Jessie Reyez - No Sweat (2020)★★
[153707] 20507. Jimmy - Somehow (2020)★★
[153708] 20508. Joey Bada$$ - Rap$ (2020)★★__Levi Turner
[153709] 20509. John Anderson - Years (2020)★★
[153710] 20510. John Legend - Conversations In The Dark (2020)★★

[153711] 20511. John Wayne - Don't Get Got (2020)★★
[153712] 20512. Johnny Goth - The Better Place (2020)★★
[153713] 20513. Josh Alias - Was It Worth It (2020)★★
[153714] 20514. Josiah Johnson - World's Not Gonna End (2020)★★
[153715] 20515. JPDREAMTHUG - Carousel (2020)★★
[153716] 20516. Justin Bieber - Changes (2020)★★__Michael D. Ratner
[153717] 20517. K1 - Designer Drip (2020)★★
[153718] 20518. Keev - You Got Me Owned (2020)★★
[153719] 20519. Kevin Krauter - Opportunity (2020)★★__Josh Smukal
[153720] 20520. Key Glock - 1997 (2020)★★

[153721] 20521. Key Glock - I'm Just Sayin (2020)★★
[153722] 20522. Khakii - LAZY (2020)★★
[153723] 20523. Kiana Ledé - Mad At Me. (2020)★★__Kat Webber
[153724] 20524. Kid Tana - Paranoid (2020)★★
[153725] 20525. Kliicks - Pain (2020)★★
[153726] 20526. KOTA the Friend - Open On Sunday (2020)★★
[153727] 20527. KOTA the Friend - She (2020)★★
[153728] 20528. Krewella - Greenlights (2020)★★
[153729] 20529. Ksav - Composed (2020)★★
[153730] 20530. Ksav - Lessons Learned (2020)★★

[153731] 20531. K-Trap - Paid The Cost (2020)★★
[153732] 20532. L'A Tone - On Dat Corner (2020)★★
[153733] 20533. languid.oceans - dap (2020)★★
[153734] 20534. languid.oceans - sway in the morn (2020)★★
[153735] 20535. Last Island - It's a Game (2020)★★
[153736] 20536. Lil Baby - Catch the Sun (2020)★★
[153737] 20537. Lil Eto & The Alchemist - The Pot (2020)★★
[153738] 20538. Lil Pino - Mya Mills (2020)★★
[153739] 20539. Lil Sleep the Sandman - Sticks (2020)★★
[153740] 20540. LilCJ Kasino - Dry Fit (2020)★★

[153741] 20541. Lily Rayne - How Could You (2020)★★
[153742] 20542. LiZZi - Try (2020)★★
[153743] 20543. Locx - Treesha (2020)★★
[153744] 20544. Lofty - Gossip (2020)★★
[153745] 20545. Lord Gasp - Fluorescent (2020)★★
[153746] 20546. LR - Don't Ride Back (2020)★★
[153747] 20547. M Dot R - Bike (2020)★★
[153748] 20548. Madge - Headshot (2020)★★
[153749] 20549. M20 & N9 - Bitch (2020)★★
[153750] 20550. Mac Miller - Woods (2020)★★__Anthony Gaddis, Eric Tilford

[153751] 20551. Man Man - Cloud Nein (2020)★★
[153752] 20552. Mariah & Guaynaa - Taxi (2020)★★
[153753] 20553. Marlo - Heartless (2020)★★
[153754] 20554. Marlo, Future & Lil Baby - 1st N 3rd (2020)★★
[153755] 20555. Marxie - Shopping Spree (2020)★★
[153756] 20556. Matt Helfer - Highs and Lows (2020)★★‒
[153757] 20557. Max ThaDemon & Ciggy Black - Knoccers (2020)★★
[153758] 20558. Maxxkii - Trump 2020 (2019)★★
[153759] 20559. MAZIWITHAPUSHSTART - Dust (2020)★★
[153760] 20560. Meek Mill & Justin Timberlake - Believe (2020)★★

[153761] 20561. Meghan Trainor & Nicki Minaj - Nice to Meet Ya (2020)★★__Mathew Cullen
[153762] 20562. Mental K - Mona Lisa (2020)★★
[153763] 20563. Miss LaFamilia - Big Smoke (2020)★★
[153764] 20564. Mitch - Couldn't Give It Up (2020)★★
[153765] 20565. Mk.gee - Dime: Quarterback (2020)★★
[153766] 20566. Nez & ScHoolboy Q - Wild Youngster (2020)★★
[153767] 20567. Nilez - Progression (2020)★★
[153768] 20568. NitoNB - Lightwork Freestyle 2 (2020)★★
[153769] 20569. Octavian - Death Of A Traitor Freestyle (2020)★★
[153770] 20570. Odie - Slowly (2020)★★

[153771] 20571. Oh Wonder - Happy (2020)★★
[153772] 20572. Oh Wonder - In and Out of Love (2020)★★
[153773] 20573. Osh - Suck It Up (2020)★★
[153774] 20574. Palehound - See A Light (2020)★★
[153775] 20575. Parisalexa - Chocolate (2020)★★
[153776] 20576. Patoranking - Feelings (2020)★★
[153777] 20577. Paul Wall, Statik Selektah & Benny - Overcame (2020)★★
[153778] 20578. Payroll Giovanni - Ex Dealer Flow (2020)★★
[153779] 20579. Peso Peso - Enchilada (2020)★★
[153780] 20580. Peso Peso & Maxo Kream - I Was Trapping (2020)★★

[153781] 20581. Phony Ppl & Megan Thee Stallion - Fkn Around (2020)★★
[153782] 20582. Plies & Jack Boy - Christian Lou Lou (2020)★★
[153783] 20583. Pop Smoke - Christopher Walking (2020)★★
[153784] 20584. PREP & Anna of the North - Over (2020)★★
[153785] 20585. Pressa - O.T.M (Out The Mud) (2020)★★
[153786] 20586. Princess Nokia - Green Eggs & Ham (2020)★★
[153787] 20587. Psychool TW: Stanford畢業的他竟然曾是職業賭徒？Jnco專訪特輯（上） (2020)★★
[153798] 20588. Psychool TW：老師他做Beat!——8 Ball神曲"塑膠"，HowZ最喜歡的Remix版本是？ (2020)★★
[153789] 20589. Psychool TW：老師他做Beat!——他以前做電音，現在做Lofi HipHop?! (2020)★★
[153790] 20590. Psychool TW：老師他做Beat!——冷靜地做出很兇的Beat / 幹話才是本體 (2020)★★

[153791] 20591. TOBi & The Game - City Blues (Remix) (2020)★★
[153792] 20592. R.A & Ard Adz - Country (2020)★★
[153793] 20593. R4ID - Underground (2020)★★
[153794] 20594. Ramz - Belong To The Streets (2020)★★
[153795] 20595. Ratlin - Intro (2020)★★
[153796] 20596. Real Estate - Paper Cup (2020)★★
[153797] 20597. Reason - Show Stop (2020)★★
[153798] 20598. Rekky - Anti Social (2020)★★
[153799] 20599. RICH - Turbo (2020)★★
[153800] 20600. Richi - Blocka (2020)★★

[153801] 20601. Rico Nasty - IDGAF (2020)★★
[153802] 20602. Riz 1ne - Trapstar (2020)★★
[153803] 20603. Rockness Monsta & Ron Browz - Pay Me (2020)★★
[153804] 20604. Ronn - 他／她 (2020)★★
[153805] 20605. R-Truth - Set It Off (2020)★★
[153806] 20606. Russ & Buni - Unruly (2020)★★
[153807] 20607. Ruste Juxx - One Day Baby (2020)★★
[153808] 20608. RY X & Ólafur Arnalds - Oceans (2020)★★
[153809] 20609. Rzo Munna & Soze - Me (2020)★★
[153810] 20610. S Dog - TeamIsmailKhan (2020)★★

[153811] 20611. S Loud & Carns Hill - Nobody (2020)★★
[153812] 20612. Sada Baby - Say Whoop (2020)★★
[153813] 20613. Sam Smith - To Die For (2020)★★__Grant Singer
[153814] 20614. SASI & Rich Nomadic - Mud (2020)★★
[153815] 20615. Sauce Twinz - Moon (2020)★★
[153816] 20616. Savvy Student - James Brown (2020)★★
[153817] 20617. Saweetie & GALXARA - Sway With Me (2020)★★
[153818] 20618. Sébastien Tellier - A Ballet (2020)★★
[153819] 20619. Sega Bodega - Salv Goes To Hollywood (2020)★★__Jade Jackman
[153820] 20620. senses - i don't wanna change (2020)★★

[153821] 20621. ShooterGang Kony - A Sinner's Story (2020)★★
[153822] 20622. ShooterGang Kony - Jungle (2020)★★
[153823] 20623. Shotta Spence - Arriba (2020)★★
[153824] 20624. SI - Street Hearted (2020)★★
[153825] 20625. SK - End Up Dead (2020)★★
[153826] 20626. Ske7ch, Baseman & CB - Bando (2020)★★
[153827] 20627. Skengdo - Badness (2020)★★
[153828] 20628. Skengdo - Lightwork Freestyle (2020)★★
[153829] 20629. Skore Beezy - Big Upti (2020)★★
[153830] 20630. Skrxllaa - No Threats (2020)★★

[153831] 20631. SKT - Gelato (2020)★★
[153832] 20632. Smooky MarGielaa - Bounce Out (2020)★★
[153833] 20633. Snak the Ripper - Blah (2020)★★
[153834] 20634. Snap Capone, Stardom & Omo Frenchie - Style Pattern (2020)★★
[153835] 20635. Snubbs - Bandit Freestyle (2020)★★
[153836] 20636. Snubbs - The Box (2020)★★
[153837] 20637. Sofie - Truth of the Matter (2020)★★
[153838] 20638. Son Little - bbbaby (2020)★★
[153839] 20639. Sparkz, Blackz, Yamz & Lil Rass - Hells Kitchen (2020)★★
[153840] 20640. Statty - Acting (2020)★★

[153841] 20641. Stormzy - Disappointed (2020)★★
[153842] 20642. Str3tch - The Box Freestyle (2020)★★
[153843] 20643. Sukihana - Pretty and Ratchet (2020)★★
[153844] 20644. Sunny Jain - Wild Wild East (2020)★★
[153845] 20645. Super Junior - 2YA2YAO! (2020)★★
[153846] 20646. SuperMariho - Boi Freestyle (2020)★★
[153847] 20647. Suspect - Reload (2020)★★
[153848] 20648. Swaghollywood - Fluent (2020)★★
[153849] 20649. Swaghollywood - Swoo Season (2020)★★
[153850] 20650. SwerveLordd - No Such Thing (2020)★★

[153851] 20651. Sylent - Gang To Trappy (2020)★★
[153852] 20652. SZ - In The Mud (2020)★★
[153853] 20653. T Mulla - Insane (2020)★★
[153854] 20654. T1 - T's Up (2020)★★
[153855] 20655. Tabby - Kelly Green (2020)★★
[153856] 20656. Teewon, J Sina & Kruegar - No Manners (2020)★★
[153857] 20657. Termanology - Travel The World (2020)★★
[153858] 20658. Terrace Martin - Lies (2020)★★
[153859] 20659. Terry - Take the Cellphone (2020)★★
[153860] 20660. The Four Owls - Honour Codes (2020)★★

[153861] 20661. The Twilite Tone - Space Invader (2020)★★
[153862] 20662. Tiny Desk Concert: Maria Taylor (2020)★★
[153863] 20663. TiZ East - Long Way (2020)★★
[153864] 20664. TJA - See Me On Top (2020)★★
[153865] 20665. Tkay Madmax - Big Drip (2020)★★
[153866] 20666. TMG - Broke Bitch (2020)★★
[153867] 20667. Piper: Summer Breeze (1983)★★★
[153868] 20668. Jim Steinman & Karla DeVito - Dance in My Pants (1981)★★★
[153869] 20669. Jim Steinman - Bad for Good (1981)★★★
[153870] 20670. T-Bone Walker - Goin' to Chicago (1966)★★★

Alumine Five of Stenheim

Stenheim is a relatively late entrant to the high-end speaker field. It was founded in 2010 by a collective of mainly ex-Goldmund engineers, and its products have inherited an unmistakable aesthetic and, to a lesser extent, sonic DNA, although it was a significantly evolved character that was to emerge in the shape of the debut model, the compact, two-way Alumine Two. It’s a developmental divergence that has continued and, if anything, accelerated with the emergence of each subsequent product. The latest Stenheim speakers, developed under the auspices of new owner Jean-Pascal Panchard, definitely have their own, unambiguous identity, both visually and musically.

I’ve been seriously looking forward to the arrival of the Alumine Five. Previous experience with the brand has included impressive exposure to the various versions of the enormous and enormously impressive Ultime Reference models, as well as a brief but highly rewarding flirtation with the stand-mounted Alumine Two in my own system. The possibility of combining the sense of musical articulation, enthusiasm and communication I experienced from the Alumine Two, with more than a hint of the clarity, scale and authority so effortlessly delivered by the Reference models, all in a package that, if not exactly affordable, at least isn’t completely out of the question, makes the Alumine Five a distinctly interesting proposition.

Yet, confronted with the Alumine Five in the flesh, there’s little to hint at the extraordinary promise lurking within. Resolutely rectangular in true Stenheim style, the Five’s aluminum cabinet, with its plate-to-plate construction, stands just 48" tall, 15" deep and presents a broad 11" face to the world, dimensions based on golden-ratio numbers. The front baffle is split by a physical break between the upper midrange-treble enclosure and the lower bass cabinet, independently ported by the laminated full-width slots above and below, a physical separation that is mirrored by the contrasting inlaid strips that help visually break up the one-piece side panels. The regular lines, smooth surfaces, flawless matte finish and lack of visible fixings could easily result in a bland, almost featureless appearance. But those trim strips and the offset midrange and treble drivers do just enough to give the Five a subtle hint of individual style without resorting to the sort of gauche and ostentatious flourishes that so often pass as design.

The result is a refreshingly clean, classical appearance that will blend seamlessly with a range of different decors. Despite the lack of grilles (although they are available as an option, does anybody really spend this kind of money on a speaker and then compromise the performance by fitting covers?), the beautifully profiled baffle and absence of visible fixings makes for a genuinely neat, finished appearance that matches the superb surface finish on the cabinet. The end result just looks right, in a way that makes you wonder why you’d want grilles anyway.

The first hint of its potent sonic capabilities comes when you try to pick it up. Each comparatively compact cabinet tips the scales at 220 pounds. That’s a grunt-inducing, two-man lift. Now, take a look at the figures for bandwidth and sensitivity, and an in-room response that digs down as far as 28Hz combined with 94dB efficiency should raise your eyebrows, especially given the compact cabinet dimensions. Which brings us to the first experiential disconnect: boxes this size shouldn’t produce this much bass or do it so easily. Nor should they weigh so much -- although therein lies the clue to this particular conundrum. When it comes to bass extension, it’s not the external dimensions of the box that matter, but its internal volume. Just like the Crystal Cable Minissimo, a thin-wall cabinet makes for a much larger internal volume than the external dimensions might suggest -- especially if we apply the expectations of more conventional wood-based construction. Throw in the sheer weight of the aluminum panels and the combination of mass and physical dimensions would subconsciously suggest massively thick walls -- and a correspondingly limited internal volume. Instead, what we have here is a deceptively large volume, which, combined with the inertia of the heavy cabinet and the mechanical stability provided by the material, makes for an effective mechanical reference for driver movement, meaning that more of the energy your amplifier sticks into the speaker comes out as sound and (at least in theory) it will be more precisely rendered.

So far, not very much that’s new. It’s not like Stenheim (or Magico, or YG Acoustics) has exclusivity when it comes to aluminum cabinets. But what does make Stenheim different is the unique material they use in damping their cabinet panels. Of course, the separate enclosures and the internal baffles they demand make for an inherently heavily braced structure, but look inside a dismantled Alumine Five and you’ll find strategically placed pads stuck to the cabinet walls. These three-layer, self-adhesive pads combine a heavy damping layer (adjacent to the cabinet wall itself) with added foam and impervious layers, allowing the low-volume pads to influence both the mechanical behavior of the cabinet itself and the enclosed volume. It’s an interesting solution because it manages to overcome the weakness so often audible in simple, braced aluminum cabinets (the all-too-recognizable resonant signature of the material itself) while maximizing the benefits (large volume and rigidity) by obviating the need to stuff the internal space full of wadding or long-haired wool. In fact, if the Stenheims were stood behind a sonically transparent curtain, you’d be hard-pressed to recognize the music as emanating from an aluminum cabinet at all. The absence of the bleached, grainy or lean colorations, the lack of sterile, mechanistic reproduction, is one big half of the Stenheim story, living, breathing proof that it’s not what you use but how you use it that counts.

The other half is down to the drive units, and after the cabinets, those come as quite a surprise, both the lineup and the chosen materials. In stark contrast to the use of the latest, precision CNC techniques, complex damping pads and finishing options, the Alumine Five's drivers are as traditional as they come, with a coated silk-dome tweeter and pulp or laminated paper midrange and bass drivers. The cone drivers use textile double-roll surrounds and massive magnets more normally found in pro-audio applications, and while Stenheim doesn’t build its own drivers, the company works closely with its chosen supplier (PHL, definitely not one of the usual suspects) to specify the electrical parameters, mechanical characteristics and precise details of the surface coating.

The use of such lightweight cone materials and large motors aids the system efficiency, while a hybrid second-order/Linkwitz-Riley crossover, the result of extended listening and evolution, ensures phase coherence and excellent out-of-band attenuation and makes for easy non-reactive load characteristics, despite the three-way topology. The other aspect of the driver lineup that might be considered slightly unusual is the use of a large-diameter (6 1/2") midrange unit -- although less so since Vandersteen’s patent on the approach lapsed some years ago, resulting in a rash of companies suddenly exploring the possibilities of the topology.

Perhaps more important, in the case of the Alumine Five, it means that you are getting the tweeter and midrange drivers from the Ultime Reference series speakers, teamed here with a pair of 10" woofers but without the benefit of a super tweeter. Even so, Stenheim quotes bandwidth out to 35kHz, which should suffice for most purposes. The review speakers arrived with the optional second set of terminals installed, allowing for biwiring or, more significantly, biamping, an upgrade opportunity that makes this an option you should take. If, in the meantime, you are single-wiring the speakers, make sure you factor in a set of jumpers that match your speaker cables: the Alumine Five's overall sense of musical coherence makes the benefits especially obvious. Likewise, good wiring practice is essential, both in terms of cable dressing and diagonal connection (red to midrange/treble, black to bass, with jumpers arranged accordingly).

Aside from the speaker's substantial weight, the parallel sides and flat surfaces of the four-square cabinet make setting up the Fives an absolute joy. Precise, repeatable, angular adjustments are easily achieved, while changes in attitude are just as straightforward, helped by the beautifully profiled stainless-steel spiked feet and deeply cupped footers. Both the cones and their locking rings have nice, large ports to take the supplied pry bars, but it’s worth greasing the threads before installation. One other thing to watch out for: the spikes are seriously (refreshingly) sharp -- sharp enough to penetrate a thick rug and score the floor below, so be careful where you stand the speakers once the feet are installed. Final positioning disposed the speakers on a broad front with minimal toe-in. When it came to dialing in their considerable musical energy, the most critical factor proved to be height off the ground, with tiny adjustments of the spikes making profound differences to the weight and pace of the presentation. Likewise, equal weighting of the four spikes was crucial to a proper sense of grounded weight and dynamic authority.
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Price: $60,000 per pair.
Warranty: Five years parts and labor.

(Source: The Audio Beat)