Borresen Loudspeakers

"(IM me if you want the scoop)" Oh yeah, you really have the inside info that no one else dares to speak of. The not so glamorous truth is that there are a number of music loving members here who were smart and worked hard for their money who go to audio shows on a regular basis and have bought Borrenson speakers because they actually like the way they sound!

will i get a W2 for all this hard work ?

As an aside… i’ve heard a pair of the subject speakers… mid teen $ smallish floorstanders at Alma Audio here in paradise…. they were impressively good..

excuse me…i’ve got to check paypal…….

Most of us gearheads like music….

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.)

@musicaddict 

Nicely stated!

Having heard Borresen and Raidho’s, I think these speakers are exceptionally good. If one is concerned about ’value’ then it is probably best to not really shop high end gear these days...particularly new gear.

The market for ultra high end is either there, or it is not. The fact that the dealers and manufacturer’s are pushing prices ever higher, would seem to indicate that the market is there. Now the question I have is this....how high is too high? IOW, when we start seeing a pricing structure of gear that equivalents to the purchase of a nice home in most parts of the country, does that illicit push back from the consumers?? So far, it does not seem to be the case...BUT we haven’t seen multi million dollar price tags on numerous speakers and amps, etc,.. yet! I question why?