Anyone tried Sonneteer??

[rich51080]

Hi I am looking at getting a new hifi setup.

One brand I have heard good things about is Sonneteer as they are known to be high end at "low prices"

Has anyone had any experience with Sonneteer - mainly the Byron and Alabaster setup.

This will be taking over from a Naim setup.

 

[Macspur]

No haven't heard them for myself, but was talking to a cable dealer recently who was on a visit to Doug Brady HiFi and they had one of those amps with some Harbeth speakers on demo... sounded superb apparently.

Mac

 

[simonlewis]

Doug brady hifi stocks sonneteer.

 

[margetti]

Hi, yes I have both the Byron and Alabaster, plus the Sedley phono amp. Lovely kit from a small British manufacturer. I have had the Byron for about 12 years now, and managed to nab a secondhand Alabaster about 3 years ago (they don't come up on the secondhand market very often - a testimony in itself).

The Alabaster has a lovely "musical" sound if that makes any sense! Quite a rich sound without being overly warm... I've read more than once it being described as a cross between Naim and a Sugden but as I've not heard a Sugden myself that may mean more to you than me.

The Byron is about as close a sound to vinyl that I think you'll get out of a CDP at this price level. Very organic and quite smooth, it never fails to put a smile on my face

Yep, love my Sonneteer setup, as you can probably tell. Can't see me ever replacing either component unless I win the lottery one day, and even then I'm not so sure I would! (I would love to give the Orton a listen though).

There's quite a few threads over on PFM regarding the Alabaster, in particular from Naim owners which might give you more insight into how it compares specifically with the Naim stuff.

 

[DIB]

Be quick though, on the latest Doug Brady mailout they mention that there is a sizeable price rise coming on Sonneteer products in April ( same as for Naim).

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[Ketan Bharadia]

I've heard a number of Sonneteer products over the years including the two you mention. They've invariably sounded good, and are well worth a listen.

 

[haider]

Good morning chaps,

Thanks for all the kind words. I will obviously have a biased view, however, please feel free to google us as there is much said in the known hifi forums about us(Sonneteer) including this one. Also we have an article or two which are more or less written by users on our own site Magazine.

http://sonneteer.co.uk/home/magazine/2012/12/20/the-evangelists/

Then please contact your local dealer for a listen. We are also always happy to help with any questions. Feel free to contact us.

Haider