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

@rost As I mentioned before, I’m a bit biased. I own the O3 SSE and I do pair them with Aavik products. I absolutely love the X series. If I didn’t invest in the O series I’d be very content with a pair of the X3s and a Forte 3. Every time I listen (and it’s been a few years) I always find content that makes me smile. For me music is a way of life. Alows me to forget reality and enjoy what makes me happy. 

If you’re going to be at Axpona 2024 next month stop by and say hello. Tyler or Josh with Next Level HiFi will answer any questions. It’s an amazing product. There is a reason why the press and reviews are giving it awards. Price to performance is insane. Enjoy the ride brother. It’s totally worth it. 
 

jeff 

I heard both the X3 and the X6 at Capital Audiofest with the intention of buying either one. They sounded wow for the first 2 min, but I could not relax and listen long term. Different with Joseph Audio or Gershman or Schweikert. 
For me nice, but not for long listening sessions. I ended up with Rockport in the end.

@tom2015 Tom. All good. That’s the beauty of this hobby. There’s not one shoe size fits all. I’m glad you’re happy with your Rockport’s. Nice looking speakers. Never heard then though. There’s just something that Michael is doing with his knowledge of inductance and such it’s hard to imagine anything better (for me). Enjoy the sounds bro. 

@networkguy2010 It’s not my intent to be negative about Borresen. I thought I mentioned in my post above that I have a lot of respect for the 0 and M series, but noted their price points make those models inaccessible to many. I probably should have been more clear to say the Borresen X specifically sounds more hifi and less natural sounding, not that the whole line is like that. If that gets perceived as a miscommunication, then I apologize for misconstruing. 

I was a die hard Borresen fan, and in many ways still am, but at the end of the day, after living with two pairs, I wasn’t able to get what I wanted out of them, and I found other speakers that did. As a dealer, I get a number of speakers to try out, both for brands that I deal and through those that give me theirs in trade. I’ve also heard a lot of other speakers since owning Borresen in my customers’ homes when I am installing new gear for them. The Borresen M1 and M6 again were amongst this weekend’s best of show at the Southwest Audio Fest  

My inquiry to be a Borresen dealer was simply that - an inquiry. I inquired when I was just starting out and had no expectation that I would be a dealer. I was not disappointed in the response, as I knew I wouldn’t even be able to afford a buy in with Audio Group Denmark. I was just starting out and had very little budget for anything at the time. I have no resentment on this. Tyler has been a fantastic dealer to me, and he has even provided me with some good advice and guidance when I first started my business. I wish him all the success, and as you’ve seen, I started a thread about his service a last year, and this was already at a time when I had started my business and was already a dealer myself. In fact, that visit to him was when I had that conversation.

The only time I may seem to speak less than glowing remarks about Borresen is with the X line, and that’s just based off personal experience at the shows. There is something brash about the presentation of the speaker, and it seems I’m not the only one on this thread that feels that way. Maybe it’s not even the speakers, and instead the lower line of Aavik electronics they are typically paired with, or both. It’s a personal taste and opinion, and I’m not stating it as fact. But the OP asked for opinions, so I gave one.

I would appreciate if you don’t try to overcomplicate this into something it is not. I have no hidden agenda against Borresen or Tyler and wish them both all the success in the world. 

@networkguy2010 I should also mention that I had just launched Bliss Hifi at AXPONA 2022 with the intent to sign on my first three brands - T+A, Aurender and DH Labs. Borresen was not on the list at that time, so there is no way that I would have talked to Tyler then about a Borresen dealership. I would never have had the capital to pick up on it, and I still don’t. Perhaps he might have told you at AXPONA 2023, as it was in that Jan 2023 visit that I linked to above that I asked him out of curiosity.