As a critical listener who does a little dabbling around with speakers and sound this one is right in league with some of the best by the best manufacturerst that one can buy at this price point. Pristine clear sound, amazing soundstaging and volume of air being pushed out from such a small package, warm and balalnced lows and midrange with the highs being crisp without being too 'trebbly'. This is surely a system for the enthusiast and the purist with true old world simplicity and solidity of design. Connectivity options are simple, varied and work like a charm The only irony is that we have such amazing product, design and quality that is designed produced and manufactured in our own country by our own talent and professionals yet they hardly manage to be recognised in the mainstream market which is full of foreign products both reputed and average but who charge us more than twice for what they offer. Try Indian once. Have faith and try Sonodyne. You wont go wrong with it.

Recently got the Alaap. Usually listen to instrumental music. I am hearing notes I haven't heard before. Really amazing. I have heard a lot of music on Bose and Marshall . Alaap is way better - has very balanced sound. Reminded me of Jamo concert series. Similar sound for an affordable price.

About 30-35 years ago, I had a sonodyne system. The sound was good. But the amplifier had lot of problems. In my city there wasn’t a soul to repair. The system used to work for a month and not work the next two. Although it sounded great, my overall experience was pathetic. So pathetic that I forgot it as I grew up. I have heard Bose, Elac, Polk Audio, Bang and Olufsen and many others and satisfied with all of them. And one fine day I saw that Sonodyne has Alaap, Bandish and Malhar. I was skeptical. But then my childhood got reminded and decided that I will buy alaap thinking it will be small in size. Although I wanted to buy Bandish, due to space constraints I bought Alaap which saved me money as well. Alaap finally arrived. To my surprise it was larger than I imagined. Now let’s get down to business than nostalgia. As far as the design is concerned, sonodyne needs to get a product designer. The top panel is very crude, the back panel is horrendous with a gazillion screws. The glaring make in India lion giving the false assumption that Indian products will be bad looking. Well the cribbing ends here. It was extremely well packed and it took me about half an hour to keep removing cover after cover and side boards to even get a sight of the speaker. Connected my phone via Bluetooth. Connected quite easily. Played 2 songs, just 2 - Fly me to the moon by Frank Sinatra and Love by Nat Cole King. I was impressed by the quality. Lows are good for 60Hz and I thought they would be non existent literally. Highs aren’t a shrill and the only problem is with a garbled or not so pronounced mid range. But then it’s still good. Sound is well balanced and rounded. Packs the punch. Well sonodyne has exceeded itself well. 17500 is a bit too on a slightly higher side. But it sounds simply superb. Hopefully, the electronics won’t go bad. Today is my first day and I shall update the after few weeks again. 5 star for the sound quality. Yes, I am proud that this is a truly make in India beauty. Updates As claimed by the company the sound is neutral. It doesn’t add any additional bass. I listened to some tracks by the weeknd and they sounded good. Revelacion by Selena Gomez couldn’t take up too lows. However the modern ballads like De una vez, save your tears and I feel it coming sound beautiful. The soundstage is slightly packed and not very open. This could be due to smaller sized speakers. Instrument sounds are pristine. May be the next variant Bandish will be able to handle these flaws better. Some more additions Use a decent lossless music source. Apple Music and Spotify premium did the work. I used some random aux cable and the sound was way too muffled and low when I connected it to my computer. I then changed to a better quality aux cable with gold plated jacks. This made it sound much better. I haven’t tried the optical out yet.

It is compact and has a decent look. Good for home listening. Good bass as well as nice string sound. Even in high volume sound doesn't Crack. Has safeguard against over voltage. BT connectivity is good.

I am blown away by the Bandish. It really sounds like a good music system!

The Bandish is an incredible handcrafted bluetooth speaker!

I like the white colour Bandish, the sound & how easy & accessible it is to enjoy an immersive listening experience!

These bluetooth speakers provide mesmerising, soulful sound for all music genres!

A classic BT speaker that sounds better than any competition at this price!

The roots of Classical Music in India are found in the Vedic literature. Indian Classical Music has 2 Major Traditions – One from North which is referred as Hindustani Classical Music and the other one is from South, which is known as Carnatic Music. Sonodyne an Indian Hi Fi Speaker company, which is very well known for its musical fidelity and 50+ years of experience in manufacturing studio sound now aims to bring that fidelity in the Indian homes with their 3 Bluetooth Speaker models, Alaap, Bandish and Malhar.

Since its inception in the early 70s, Sonodyne is a company that has been at the forefront of the innovative Indian professional audio market