•  Stanislav Arunush de Krupe - 20th March 2023</br></br>
I must say first that I am not a professional audio equipment reviewer, just a customer who enjoys music. I have been a long time fan of Rethm, until now I own two pairs of their Saadhanas, and their center speaker to match. Of course, before that I have had various speakers from Kharma to B&W and so on all more or less in the same price range. When by chance I discovered that Rethm has released a new, redesigned version of their flagship Saadhana, I immediately wrote an email to Jacob requesting to buy them. Of course as always Jacob was very responsive and easily accessible, another thing I love about Rethm is the easy way to communicate with their owner. The order was placed and about two months later I have the new and much improved Rethm Saadhana in a custom made brass finish. </br>

It has now been a little more than two months living with the new Saadhanas and I believe now is the perfect time to review and compare the new generation to the old. First I would like to start off with design.  The design of the new version versus the old is a big change and is subjective.  I myself love the new look, and I understand the need for it as the bigger enclosure allows for the front firing woofers to be installed and  produce those rich lows and midrange.  However, that is not to say that the previous design was lacking, in fact my wife prefers the older look.  Again the design is subjective; however, what both my wife and I agree on is that both new and old look amazing and are much more interesting to look at than most speakers in that same price range.  </br>

Of course as the saying goes looks aren't everything and that is very true of the new and improved Saadhanas. The old Saadhanas impressed me so much at a local dealer that I got rid of my Kharma speakers and immediately bought them. Their full range driver was just so much more than anything I have heard before.  The sound it produced was just so open, so pure that I simply could not resist.  I have enjoyed them for about 7 years now (two sets of them).  So what did the new version improve on?  Well you still get that same amazing full range driver, which produces that same clear and outstandingly pure music. I am a big fan of vocal jazz and the vocals coming from the Saadhanas are as if the artist is standing in front of me performing in private for me. However, as I have already mentioned what has improved was the lows and midrange due to two front firing woofers. I never knew that the previous Saadhana models were missing this as they were still capable of delivering very satisfying lows and midrange as they too were active speakers. However, the new version definitely shows what the old one was missing.  The ease with which it delivers the bass and the midrange is simply perfect and while I do not wish to critique the old version of the Saadhana the new version shows that yes there was still room to improve and improve it did!  As I am writing this review and listening to one of my favorite authors Leonard Cohen, the new and improved Saadhana really does him and his deep voice justice.  Once again Rethm did not disappoint and I find myself wondering what it will take for me to switch from these works of art, for just calling them speakers does them an injustice! </br>


</br>Cheers!.</br>
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