Borresen Loudspeakers

at AXPONA i stopped into the borresen room on the main level and the gentleman was talking.  popped in several minutes later and still talking.  kind of like going to a movie and hearing a description of it instead of seeing it.  

the X1 room was good but i noticed a bit of image wander and shift.  i wanted to hear the X2 in the hall but the room steward was rigid in his time table.  

the x3 room was overly loud and ear peircing.  the room runner was not flexible about music and the sound was harsh.  he was playing the role of rave DJ.  

these speakers seemed to deserve better representation.  

Currently Borresen is the flavor of the month/year etc. Listened to the X3 3 different times last year at Axpona 2023 with mixed but generally positive results. Have they made subtle changes? Was the Axpona 2023 X3 a prototype? Were the X1/X2 production models at Axpona 2024? I do believe the X3 is now $13k X2 $8.8k and the X1 $5.5k without stands. Have NOT heard the X1 or X2 but all 3 models appear to offer value but my point is the X3 at $13k is NOT the "end all be all" loudspeaker near its price point.

Avanti1960  good set up and speakers but bad demo guy will operating the system will ruin everything.Sad but true.

avanti1960

the X1 room was good but i noticed a bit of image wander and shift.  i wanted to hear the X2 in the hall but the room steward was rigid in his time table.  

the x3 room was overly loud and ear piercing.  the room runner was not flexible about music and the sound was harsh. 

You can hear them all in this video. They all are great. 

And my system for fun. Please enjoy.  Alex/WTA

Zeno3: Similar results at the show, good sound but once the rooms got overly crowded it was hard to tell, as people were talking etc.. My X1 tweeters have some edginess in the Tweeter realm but that was over come by using my BAT Tube Int. Amp which seems to make everything sound better. When I put that combo together it was like a ah ha moment very good pairing, even better than what they were using at the show. I have 3 monitors and I am selling off one or two pairs, need to make a decision on one of these.. Borresen X1, Audio Physic Sparks are so close in sound with a slight edge going to the Sparks. The real winner for me was the Triangle Duetto 40th Anniversary speaker, that sounded the best to my ears.  Dynamics the win goes to X1... the Triangle and Tubes, match made in heaven..