No, the answer is to buy something great and just be satisfied with it for many years and stop chasing the next shinny penny that's just around to corner. Happy listening.
"I’m sure the Borresens sound great but the whole R&D and advancements notion is mostly false. The marketing people would like us consumers to believe that’s the case but in reality there exist 30+ year old speaker models that would compete with nearly any speaker in the X3’s price range. Speaker tech has long been more mature than most audiophiles realize. The difference these days is the number of different models that compete at the top echelon, and some at a relatively lower price when adjusting for inflation.
Say What ? 30 yr. old speakers sound as good as any $11K speaker today...That’s quite a statement.....It’s too early in the day to be drinkin’......
I bought the Borresen 03's a year ago. Phenomenal speaker. I've never heard such a deep or detailed soundstage.
Now that they have two whole speaker lines slotted above the 0 line, however, I have to say I am a little less excited about my purchase. I never had that issue, especially so quickly, with Vandersteens, which I owned for many years. Kind of a bummer.
I listened to the X2, X1 and X3 at different times. I liked the X2 at first but it had poor center imaging, drove me nuts. liked the clarity and dynamics though. Listened again a few weeks later to the X3 and X1- I heard the shifted center image right away and this time they each sounded forced and unrefined compared to my speakers.
The enthusiasm for them makes me want to try them one more time.
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