There are often two types of posts, the fans and the haters. I'm trying to be informative and objective here, as much as that is possible when you are an Audio Group Denmark flagship dealership.
First, BØRRESEN speakers are designed by Michael Børresen, who was then the lead designer for Raidho, is now the lead designer for Børresen and involved in nearly every product Audio Group Denmark manufactures. Michael is not just a "designer", but worked with Lars Kristensen as a highly creative team for many years, and both are among the most forward thinking people I have met, constantly challenging themselves and the tried and true formulas. This spirit is now to be found throughout the company and has become part of the DNA of AGD. This philosophy and willingness to test designs has led to products that simply astonish, should not do what they do and lead even cynical audio reviewers with mouths open wide.
Having started with Wilson Benesch, Audionet and Nordost, Blink High End began as a Raidho dealer after having received the recommendation from dealer friends that Raidho speakers stand out, in Boston in 2011 and we spent hundreds of hours with Lars and Michael, heard consistently from clients who auditioned many other brands that they appreciated Michael's speakers, then Raidho and now Børresen, for their higher resolution, ultra low noise floor, stunning technical and visual design and overall very life-like quality. The best compliment you can give a speaker is that it plays like the performer(s) appear in the room. Why pay for less than magic?
As classically trained audio engineers we appreciate this dedication to realism, as so many speakers fall short of this. We are lucky to also be a leading dealership for other amazing brands, many simply among the world's finest and most musical, delivering headphone like resolution without ever sounding dry, dead or clinical, but what matters is what you hear for yourself. Please try to not discourage others to audition these fantastic products, let everyone come to their own conclusions. Peter Hansen built up a reputable dealer network that should allow a thorough audition of most products, us focussing more on the high end but all of them treating their customers with care and respect.
Now about Lars, Lars has been the co designer, initiator, and architect for many of the great inventions. If he plays loud or too loud for your taste, this too shall pass, and ask for your own track to be played softer. His contributions are and have been immensely important. Lars likes to play mostly electronic and contemporary music, true, but we have heard him, at Blink, at the factory more so than at shows, also play also classical, and at very modest levels, too.
Bear in mind that at hifi shows you are competing against a relatively high backdrop in noise. During visits with our clients to the excellent factory of Audio Group Denmark in Aalborg we found Lars, his son Emil, Frits and everyone else extremely accommodating and helpful. In fact, I would challenge you if you find a more genuinely passionate, competent factory in Denmark that is driven by the love for music, constantly innovates and has accomplished more in 10 years than most other companies in 50.
Thus, an open minded, positive approach allows the full exploration of products that are unique, often unmatched, and allow even greater enjoyment and exploration of all styles of music. 😉🍀🏌️⛳
