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Borresen X3."Hi Fi" or High End as in natural realistic sound ?

Seeing much praise for the X3 spiked my interest so was able to listen very briefly and was impressed but wondering if long term their "hifiness" (?)  as described elsewhere on this forum can wear thin overtime and become too much. FWIW they were being driven with an Accuphase E5000 integrated and from what I remember Ansuz D2 cabling.Note * without optional Ansuz Darkz.

Any feedback from those who have heard them extensively over time is greatly appreciated.

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helomech
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Yeah in my audition the Axxess integrated produced some of those typical Class D traits, especially the roll-off of the lowest two octaves. Class D is leaps better than it was decades ago but I’ve still yet to encounter an amp of that topology that competes with good A/AB designs. 
 

 

helomech
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The X3s are some of the most natural sounding speakers I’ve encountered if they are setup well and driven with decent (not necessarily expensive or esoteric) equipment. Both their midrange and treble is more refined than you’ll get from any of the popular BBC-derivative brands but more detailed as well. In that sense they are true “high end” and “HiFi.”

If one determines they are “peaky” or unrefined they should revisit their sources and amplification. Many popular speakers with a rep for being non-fatiguing sound like distortion machines relative to the Borresen X series.

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