Borresen Loudspeakers


Had the opportunity to attend the launch event of the Borresen X1 loudspeakers last night in Chicago @nextlevelhifi ​​​​​with @jays_audio_lab. From their M6 at $550k per pair all the way down to the newly launched X1 speakers last night at $5500 your ears will smile. Amazing what a 4.5” driver can do. If you are in the market for any price range speaker about $5,000 and up you have to hear these. Imaging is 3 dimensional, larger than life soundstage and just absolutely stunning performance with a look that will fit any room. This manufacturer out of Denmark really gets it and I don’t care what price point you are looking at these speakers will out perform speakers double the price.  If you are buying speakers up to $25k you have to hear their $11k option.  The rep for Borresen is hitting all the shows/events over the next several months in the US. Oh, and by the way, I loved the X1 so much I bought the first pair that will ship to me in early March!

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I've had the X2s for over a week now and they have hardly broken in yet but they are the best speakers I've had to date.  I'm limited in the space I have in my dedicated listening room (~15x20), so mostly had stand mounts or smaller footprint towers such as the Totem Tribe Towers in the past. 

Up until now I've always wanted a speaker that can reproduce percussions well. 

I consider myself a bass head and the Borresens are quite incredible in how much bass they can fill a room.  Even with my sub turned off it still produces bass with authority.  The best part is the bass such as the kick drums are a punch to the chest which is exactly the sensation I'm looking for.  The quality of the bass is fast, articulate, and amazingly deep. 

Can't wait for them to open up even more with time and additional placement/positioning to fully lock them in.

Congrats on the X1s gents!  Loving my X2s.  Originally wanted white X2s but they we're on back order until end of March and couldn't wait and got the piano black instead.  Turns out actually now glad I got the black ones as these speakers just disappear.  Look forward to hearing what you think about the X1s.  Did you get the stands as well?   

@gandalf usually I would guess the mid model is the sweet spot.  Look forward to hearing what you think after you've had some time with burn in.

gandalf: Congrats! Mine also sounded bright and compressed at first but they will improve considerably upon settling in. At least my X2s in my room had to toe them in quite a bit to get imaging locked in. Spent a bit of time with positioning but nothing too difficult with them at all. Enjoy!

avanti1960: Glad you like the X2s. Really enjoying them and I’m not even halfway through burning them in. One of the tracks I use for getting the center image is from a Nora Jones song called "Little Room". This song was recorded with her voice dead center. If you have your speakers where her voice is sharply down the middle you likely have them set up correctly.