CRYSTAL HARP LISTENING EXPERIENCE

Tucked away in an unassuming bylane of central Mumbai, Crystal Harp Technologies and Nu Ears aim to reset your expectations from modest hi-fi.

- Nishant Padhiar

Most people outside the realm of audiophilia have a notion that it’s an indulgent hobby, afforded only by single-malt and cigar-toting aficionados. But the truth is that great music reproduction at home doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive or a bucket list item. Nu Ears, which is a spin-off by the now established Crystal Harp Technologies from Mumbai, is a new kind of concept listening space that allows seekers of audio nirvana to disconnect the correlation between musicality and budget. Divided into three zones, of which two are functional already, Nu Ears has done all the hard work of choosing specific hi-fi components that work in synergy with each other, rather than fighting against each other or the room.

Moving up the ladder