Congrats to woots on your new purchase and I know you will enjoy them! Do be prepared for a long, long break-in but it is well worth it. Things just get better. It took 400 plus for my (now gone) Borressen-designed Scansonic MB-2.5 small floor-standers. Also kudos to mbmi, ondu, fpreix, cheche9, ronboco (I love Rockports too!) and others who own Borresen products.
Most all of the other folks merely seem to have an ax to grind, especially those who’ve never heard the product, and two one-trick-ponies who are recently complaining. A lot of hijacking and complaining and why?
Jeff Rowland used Borressen designed Raidho D1 speakers for live demos so they were good enough, and maybe not so lacking in bass, etc, etc. I heard them many years at RMAF (and in many other rooms) and was always stunned by the sound. But they are very expensive, although for many, certainly worth it.
Ultimately, hearing D1s in my home convinced me to acquire a pair of mint-condition Raidho D2 small floor-standers (in the beautiful burl finish, just lucky about that part). Tyler at Next Level gets a huge shout-out of appreciation from me. He was responsible. I could never have afforded to purchase them new, like most.
All Michael’s designs have been steps up in improvement, perhaps worth it if you are an early adopter (can afford to buy new). Borressen’s Raidho designs go back ten years and are still world classs and superb-sounding. I’ve heard the original Borressen ‘B’ series speakers of Michael’s as well. He’s not moving backwards, but you pay.
The ‘lack of bass’ yakkers obviously have never heard the speakers. The D2s in-room go down to the low 30s cleanly in our 3500 cu.ft. room without subs, and with two large openings. I do use a DSPeaker Anti-Room Mode 2.0 to remove a (built-in IMHO) bass hump circa 80-160Hz or so (but never to add bass). I do use two good REL subs passed at 30Hz with low volume for ultra-low bass (mostly unheard, except for ‘air’ effect).
The D2 sealed ribbon tweeter bested the Dynaudio Esotar 2 (in my, now gone, Sapphires) by a large margin. It is the most detailed and purest without ever ‘hurting’. With a pair of Odyssey Audio Kismet mono-blocks powering the D2s the music is in the room, with deep solid bass, clear highs, and pure detailed musical sound.
A true ‘system’ is built to be cohesive and components matter. I argue to upgrade electronics (over time) around your ‘keeper’ speaker. Building a a high-end system around Borressen speakers is a great start in my opinion. Best! And ultimately, the music is king!
(And maybe you folks who have never, ever, heard them could stop arguing only your 'opinions'; without facts, you just sound foolish.)