Boenicke Audio W8

[wizard]

Read a review here


I've heard the bigger W20SE and W20, and they are phenomenal sounding speakers.

 

[Perfect Sense]

Many thanks. The Boenicke W5 and W8-series are revolutionary speakers that needs to be seen and experienced to be believed. Seriously.

 

[Showroom Dummies]

Having a pair of these sent to my home next week to try, and if I like them, they will be my new speakers!
Fingers crossed they work well in my room.

 

[Perfect Sense]

Having a pair of these sent to my home next week to try, and if I like them, they will be my new speakers!
Fingers crossed they work well in my room.

Good luck, and please keep us posted!

/ Marcus

 

[hifinutt]

heard the w5 and they are small looking but big sounding . not bad at all. they are fairly popular in uk

 

[Mike B.]

Is that a Jordan Driver?

 

[puroagave]

Is that a Jordan Driver?

its made by Fountek in China. there's some controversy on this since Boenicke's aren't exactly blue collar priced but the drivers are, I want to say the wideband driver is ~$15 ea.

 

[Showroom Dummies]

its made by Fountek in China. there's some controversy on this since Boenicke's aren't exactly blue collar priced but the drivers are, I want to say the wideband driver is ~$15 ea.

I don't understand what you are saying.

Sent from my Swift 2 Plus using Tapatalk

 

[VoicesInMyHead]

In the end it's not the costs of individual components, but how they work together and what sound they produce that counts, right?

 

[Perfect Sense]

In the end it's not the costs of individual components, but how they work together and what sound they produce that counts, right?

Indeed. The solid wood construction of the Boenicke speakers are also much more sophisticated (and costly) compared to most other MDF-enclosures on this level.

/ Marcus

 

[puroagave]

I don't understand what you are saying.

Sent from my Swift 2 Plus using Tapatalk

we're talking about the wideband driver (silver cone) that resembles a Jordan driver.

 

[Showroom Dummies]

I notice that this speaker does not have a ribbon tweeter.
Why do a lot of top speakers have a ribbon tweeter and others don't?

 

[hifinutt]

pro`s and cons with both i guess . i asked a similar question recently

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=205498&highlight=ribbon+tweeters

i note proac offer the d30 in silk dome and ribbon form

 

[Showroom Dummies]

pro`s and cons with both i guess . i asked a similar question recently

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=205498&highlight=ribbon+tweeters

i note proac offer the d30 in silk dome and ribbon form

Thanks for the link. I'll have a read now.

 

[Showroom Dummies]

They've arrived!

And Wow! I couldn't believe how small they were and I've read that they need a good few hours before they are at their best, but I find they are bloody good already!

I'm listening to the Best of James Taylor in 24bit and it sounds brilliant.

I was reading a review of these speakers by an Australian magazine and the reviewer mentioned that they do need a lot of power to run well.
Sven Boenicke saw the review and emailed to say to run his speakers really well you need 1000 watts into 4 ohms! That is a load of power.
The specs for my amp is 700 watts into 4 ohms so I'm not far off

 

[Showroom Dummies]

Makes me smile each time I come back into the room:
It looks like my Vienna Acoustics have shrunk. I can't get over how small the Boenicke's are

 

[blueoak]

I love that chair! Anyone know who makes it?

 

[Odyssey]

Fascinating design!

 

[Showroom Dummies]

I have my speakers turned inwards towards my listening position.

I guess it is different for all manufacturers but should the speakers be facing directly towards my head, or toed in slightly more so that they are pointing to my opposite ear?

 

[Showroom Dummies]

I have my speakers turned inwards towards my listening position.

I guess it is different for all manufacturers but should the speakers be facing directly towards my head, or toed in slightly more so that they are pointing to my opposite ear?

I find having the speakers facing directly towards my sitting position, some high notes on bad recordings are a little too direct, so I now have them crossing just in front of my sitting position and find it works really well now, with a very good stereo image.