Borresen does it again @nextlevelhifi with @jaysaudiolab on new game changing subs

We may have to agree to disagree: We DO believe that Michael Borresen knows what he is doing regarding speaker design 🤗 

We are super blessed in that we “handle” (deal, setup, trade-in) loudspeakers that measure quite linear (YG Acoustics, Magico, Wilson, KEF, etc.) and OUR clients almost always prefer the sound of the Borresen when compared head to head.

This continual process has led  us to a couple of conclusions:

-Folks have different sonic preferences regardless of specifications and graphs.

-A linear speaker doesn’t always sound very good and sometimes found to be non-engaging.

-Speakers are a bit like flavors of ice cream: choices and differences are a good thing - there is no “right” choice.

Having owned many brands/flavors of speakers I think the lab grown, KEF, Revel type speakers are a safe, smart purchase for newcomers beginning their journey into home music, once we get a confidence in what we hear and what we like there's nothing wrong with buying what suits our taste. 

I'll likely never own Borrensen or Raidho and am familiar with thenextlevel only from Axpona demos and a single visit to the shop in Wayne, but I have to support buying what I like, not what an internet forum tells people to like. 

@steve59 appreciate the comments.  The beauty of commentary from an internet forum is that you get the reach of many users you would never have access to who have used or demoed the product.  There are many brands I would have never been exposed to if it were not for the internet forums.  As it goes for "lab grown" I hear you; however, many times those products don't sound good in your home environment so you start dabbling in acoustic treatments. Based on several launches that I have attended from @nextlevelhifi with Borresen their products have knocked it out of the park and you don't need room treatments.  They just sound great in nearly every space.  I couldn't find a great speaker for my office until I demoed and heard the X1 and it is an amazing product for the money.  

Hi Steve (steve59) - We do truly appreciate your commentary in that you buy what you like.  We still remember your one visit to our store where we had a full house event launching Borresen Loudspeakers and you were unfortunately  "forced" to stand in the back corner with all of chairs filled for your brief visit - very sorry about that.  You are always welcome at our store, even if you are not in the market, and we would be happy to treat you to a demo and a refreshment 

Sure taste is taste and people should buy whatever they like.  I don’t always purchase perfectly neutral speakers.

But , my goodness, take a look at these measurements for the Borresen C1 speakers:

https://www.hifinews.com/content/børresen-c1-standmount-loudspeaker-lab-report

That’s one of the most atrocious set of measurements I’ve seen.

That huge gulf in the upper mids would be highly audible and I would hate to be robbed of that much Sonic information in the frequency response.  

I’ve listened to loudspeakers before with that type of frequency deviation - among them Raidho, not surprising they share a similar house curve to Borresen.

And I found those speakers extremely frustrating to listen to, because I was so aware of the recessed upper midrange lower treble that robbed the immediacy and clarity and impact of all sorts of instruments.  

I guess I just don’t want the speaker designer to be making that much editorializing on the sound of recordings.

And again, for a company that both so much about reducing distortion and driver distortion, the X series as measured by Erin showed serious audible ringing/resonances in the upper bass.  Which doesn’t give me confidence in the technical claims made by the company either.  

YMMV of course.