Sounds like a "passive brag"! The guy probably just accepted a Golden Parachute deal from his employer and now jet sets around the world listening to overprice audiophile gear. 🤑✈️🍾
RMAF 2016................Boenicke W5
I spent quite awhile in the Boenicke/Sotm room at the show and was quite taken aback on how musically engaging the W5's were. They ooze a musical timbre that was simply stunning. Considering how diminutive they are (no bigger than PC speakers) they produce a big sound stage. To my ears they are a true Hi-Fi bargain at a paltry $3600 a pair when they are compared to some speakers that cost many times more and are not in the same league as these miniature mighty marvels. There were a few speakers at the show that nearly made my ears bleed and my wallet to hide........
Anything float your boat at this years show?
Anything float your boat at this years show?
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They look like very nice speakers for the size. But perhaps the most expensive that size I know of. Certainly not paltry. Sounds like marketing. I’d have to have a very small room to consider anything that size. Maybe with subs. Or for low level listening only. But lots of competition at that price. Can't find any frequency response specs. In in general the trend is for most vendors to offer smaller speakers for higher price than in past. It’s easy for speakers to sound good when they simply punt on the low end. That is where the work is involved to reproduce well and costs are expected to be greater accordingly. |
The list below is a list of speakers who I think (to my ears) the W5 sounded better on the day at RMAF.......... Classic Audio Speakers not sure of the price around $16000? The Sony speakers $27,000 a pair. Vos Loudspeakers $135,000 Oh lordy.......... JBL's $90000 (ear bleed)......... Austin Acoustic SP-3R $348,000 OMG!!! Happy Mr Gator? Mapman- I don't know why you could not find the specs, just google 'Boenicke'.................The standard version is tuned to 65Hz, and the SE version to 50hz, although you would not have thought so by the depth of sound they play. Check out the youtube clip with headphones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9owcgCitemA Paltry price? Indeed, compared to the above in purely Hi Fi sound v price terms. I was glad to see this year rooms with complete systems, starting at $250/$500'$1000/$2500. |
I too thought the Nagra/Avalon room sounded great. The Vandersteen/ARC room sounded killer as did the MQA room using the Vandersteen 5A Carbon speakers. Vandersteens sound very good to great every show I've been to. The Magico/Synergistic Research room was a stand-out as well. I was also a lucky recipient to a private/dealer only demo of the new Magico M3 mated with 2 Q-sub 18's over at the Hyatt Regency. Utterly speechless was the response for most in attendance. The Sony Magic Bus was a downright ethereal experience. This mobile system has to be experienced to be believed not just for the sound but the man hours, passion and technology that went into building it. The Zu Audio room was a stand-out demo sounding extremely clean, no bass bloat and musical. The Von Schweikert room was also sounding very good with no bass bloat, ultra deep bass and great dynamic range. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few... |
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