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A Boenicke day at Gent, May '19.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Gent (or Ghent, if you want), to see and hear the speakers of Sven Boenicke.
Lieu: Wide Screen Audio. I had heard the little W5s last year, during the X-Fi show in the Netherlands, and Jacques and I walked away highly impressed. The soundstage and bass these gorgeous Lilliputians produced was amazing. Another reason I specifically wanted to attend the Boenicke show was the presence of the Swiss creator himself. So, on that Sunday morning I made sure I was on time, because I wanted to be one of the first visitors. This would give me the opportunity to hear some of my favourite test tracks. It worked out well, I arrived before any other attendees. I talked a bit with Sven. He started as a one man company, now there are three persons working at Boenicke Audio. He is also a sound engineer, which of course helps him to voice his speakers. There 4 models in the lineup: the W5, W8, W11 and W13. Each model has 3 levels: the basic version, the SE, and the SE+ version. The owners of the shop said they were surprised that the better components used in the SE and SE+ versions upped the already good performance of the basic model in such a drastic way. All 4 models were represented in the store. 3 were installed in a system. We started with the W8 SE+. As my wife Meta couldn't join me, you'll have to do without her photographical skills, and bear with my iPhone 7+ pics. Source: a dCS Bartok: Amplifier: a SPEC class D integrated amplifier: You'll notice that you probably don't know the brand of cables. You're right, more about that later. The 2 youngsters who came also quite early proved to be real music lovers and connoisseurs! Yippee, young blood in our hobby! .
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