EVERYONE was drooling over the NEW Børresen C1 Audiophile Loudspeakers
This is an Exclusive Show Coverage at Axpona HiFi Show 2024. Michael Borresen explains why the Borresen C-series is one of the best high-end audiophile speakers with leading technology from Denmark!
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Hey Jay . . been following you since your days at Excellence and now with the great channel of your own - we crossed paths in Montreal in the Excellence room after you were doing a shoot . . . Well, here in all honesty, I am not part of everyone with regard to the C1 LOL . . . I fell in love and still AM in love with a speaker you reviewed last year sometime and I can say that to MY ears, the Dynaudio Heritage Specials have it all over the C1's in their midrange and their highs. The C1's ARE good value but perhaps should be teamed up with a good SWEET sounding tube amp to sweeten up the sound a bit to make C1's a little less analytic and cold sounding ! Keep on keeping on with your FINE videos !!!
I was at AXPONA as well. Great show! I am currently shopping for new bookshelf speakers and thought that hearing Borreson would convince me to buy either the X1 ... or possibly step up to the C1. But i have to say that the Borreson spund is not for me. While I can see how others love them - as they are an extremely fast & detailed sound. However, i found them hyper-detailed with a lack of muaicality or soul. Very impressive for 10 min ... but very clinical and eventually fatiguing for me. I found myself listening to (and for) details, instead of just sitting back and listening to music. For me, I found my sweet spot with Alta Audio. Altal Audio are also detailed and open sounding, with a magical midrange. But I found the Alta Alyssa so much much more musical, and less clinical sounding. In fact, I was so impressed with the Alyssas, I bought them from the distributor the last day of the show. So, I guess this crazy hobby is very subjective after all.
I agree if a speaker has no soul it's not about the music
Those darth vader speakers are indeed not bad - British Audiophile recently said these are the best standmounts he has heard.
@@connorduke4619 Hahaha. Yes, they do look like Darth Vader's helmet. That's why I went with the Rosewood finish - less of a reminder. 😂
As a Borresen 01 SSE user, I find your impression of them astutely accurate. However, the Borresen team deserves some credit for choosing unique music like Infected Mushroom to show off how the speakers do speed and detail- (in my opinion)- unrivaled. Because they can absolutely ooze liquidity with the right material. Also, the bass control is unparalleled. I just listened to gear for 22 hours at Axpona and when I got home to the 01’s today, I was reintroduced to how crazy good they are. I’m not a Chris Stapleton listener but I heard “Death Row” many times over the weekend so I used that track and especially the opening guitar riffs as an exercise for the 01’s, because it’s audiophile porn. The dynamics and the ability to capture the tone of the riff was as good as I had heard all weekend. I wanted to chime in because I completely agree with your assessment but also have a deeper perspective because I’ve listened to them for at least 1,000 hours. I’ve seen many Borresen demos and assume what they want you to hear is the speed. Also, they’re selling the whole Audio Group Denmark package in those demos. The amp matters for what you’re hearing.
You succumbed to the Dark Side as soon as I saw Alta audio lol
That guy just gave a master class in speaker design. Well done now I’m worried about comb filtering in my Maggies goddamnit.
As former Maggie owner and high end Borreson designed speaker owner, I’m willing to bet a properly set up Maggie speaker with true ribbon tweeter will sound more engaging and lifelike than this C1.
@@JohnLee-db9zt Interesting insight.
Don't worry your Maggies are fab and ignore this rubbish 🙂
Woohoo! The X1 was one of my “obtainable” favorites at the show. The Totem Fire V2 also sounds amazing!
Agreed. The X1 held their own at SWAF, and were expensive, but attainable endgame. Awesome to see them expanding lineups!
Both Totem and Borresen are potential endgame speakers bookshelf in market full of mediocre products.
I heard both the C1 and X1, obviously they were not in the same room, but I thought they were on par with each other with a tad more resolution going to the C1. The X series is very, very good if you don't need or want to spend more cash! I agree with you guys on monitors The Borresen C1 and X1 where very good, but what was equally as good was the Totem's and Triangle speakers, all in similar price ranges but very, very good... I own the X1 but for me the Totems and Triangle sounded more natural.. The best room at the show for me was Joseph Audio, just wish he had less expensive speakers like he used too...
@@CaptainJamesTKirk-en4kt What is Your source / cables for the X1's?
@@CaptainJamesTKirk-en4kt What Triangle model?? there is nothing on that on YT
Look forward to your take on this Jay……heard some really great rigs at Axpona. Always good to get it into ones listening environment on your electronics. Will enjoy hearing your outcome. Thanks. Keep ‘em coming.
These guys are killing it! Have a Exxess and it's glorious
Yes they are, alot of people don't realize that a company called Vast invest (SP?) bought 48% of AGD. They are a company that introduces/moves niche products in the global market. Looks like they had a good idea in giving the X series a good taste of the Boresson sound and cover every money bracket on up with the Z (now C series) O series and M series. WOW!
Thank you Jay, for sharing this very interesting video with us. The info shared by Michael Borresen (i.e. founder and chief designer of this Borresen C1 speaker) has piques my interest on the mechanism... thank you... 👍
Omg. What a gorgeous looking speaker!
These were supernatural sounding, like Dolby Atmos out of 2 speakers. I have doubts they’ll be forgiving with poor recordings but I will be trying these again at my local dealer soon.
Børresen is on my list for a future system. They truly are genius pioneering technologies.
I agree that they are great value but please do yourself a favour and keep an open mind to give a listen to Dynaudio' s Heritage Specials before you plunk down your hard earned cash :-) I did and I'll never look back. Obviously looks are a matter of opinion so if you like the pizazz looks of the C1's then I frankly don't think you'll go for the Dynaudios but if your focus is on lovely, realistic and natural sounding sound with speakers that virtually "disappear" then the Heritage Specials are VERY hard to beat - HOWEVER I have to confess that in terms of VALUE, meaning sound per dollar they kind of suck LOL But for SOUND? WHEW ! You'd have to spend at least 3 times their price to get better :-) So in THAT sense I suppose you COULD say that they are a good value :-) Just saying! Happy listening and shopping !
16.5 K - GULP
Lars was jamming out to the X1's at SWAF, while attending the room. While it does not describe the sound, the passion for the music was refreshing and fun to see! X1's sounded absolutely fantastic for the price, and more bass than you would expect for their size.
I'm curious to hear your review on the C1s Jay in comparison to the X2s. More than twice the price from towers to bookshelves and if the price jump is justified. Aside from the components (drivers, crossovers) are the C1 cabinets also made in Denmark hence the price jump?
Excellent speakers. We at HiFi Loft in NYC love all there products and have many happy customers
Heard the X series and nothing comes close in that price bracket. The X series brings 90% of the TOTL M series to the table, very curious how the C series will sound.
Correction to "noisless" 3:20. Planar tweeters and drivers have a diaphragm and in fact excactly theese kind of drivers make noise, it is called "diaphragm noise". But due to relatevely small tweeter area (in comparison to large electrostatic panels or other large area magnetostatic drivers) the noise here is probably hardly or no detected by ear. The tweeter is relatively wide so its directivity is for sure compromised in comparison to best 19-22mm domes.
Hello what brand are crossover capacitors, coils and inductors?
I love thin-film tweeters. I have the GoldenEar BRX (with AMT tweeter). If I ever upgrade, it would be to a Borresen. source=Apple Music
More the Klein tool I’m Interested into the wall covering panel behind the toilet … it looks pretty nice and I’ve been looking for that kind material for so long … can you share info about it ? Many thanks
Is there a center channel on the horizon?? In the x series
Neat company
I didn't see that model on their web site yet, but looks great.
I'm actually interested in trying out this speaker
After hearing it at the show… i’m in love and my wallet is in trouble…
Wood/fiberboard cabinet is fine, but I suggest it's more about execution. CNC'd aluminum, X resin, Carbon Fiber, 13 ply Baltic Birch ... it's all about execution. Also, he's right about tweeter compression ... it's vital to operate largely free from thermal effects in the tweeter range ... to maintain that ability to accurately track that signal voltage. In my 60's now, as a teen I clearly remember sensing HF compression, and that onset guided listening level ... because it doesn't get any better from that point upward in dBspl.
Really enjoyed them last weekend. But only listened them for 10 min. Would like to try them again.
I did and frankly . . . try them for longer . . . after a while, their analytic sound might tire you a little :-)
Wood vs. Aluminum? Interesting debate. Thanks for the video.
Cant figure out if these speakers are good and well designed or not, sadly they dont provide us any measurements freq responce,off axis,directivity? None of these high end components dont matter if the sound and response is bad.
Great unveiling, but thanks, now I want this C series. Lol.
Me too 😭
when can we expect C2 and C3 to be announced?
What was the price on these? Website doesn't say and don't have time to watch the review yet
16.5k
How do these compare with the TADs?
TADs are slower sounding, not really in the league of Borresen
Was Yamaha at Axpona? Would love ns5000 impressions
Unsurpassed area to weight? How do electrostatics compare?
He bashed those by claiming they have comb filtering issues
@@veroman007 mass to surface area tho.....
Ok Time to put Jay on the spot... Which do you prefer? These or the Mons? I mean you can't go wrong w either, right?
Feed this tweeter true pink noise (2V/Z4/1W) using your filter network and it will heavily distort! Sorry for the bad news!
16.5K$ ? That's my yearly social security.
Speakers, Cars, Guns, and what other hobbies am i missing that we fudge the numbers with our partners? Never thought i would lust after a set of speakers but here i am... 😢😂
Thanks for telling us this is paid advertising. You're keeping it real Jay....
I have always disclosed paid vs none paid content. Thanks Mikey
I’m surprised that the don’t use neodymium magnets in the X’s. There are much cheaper speakers using them these days
Does it cost as much or more than car?
Depends on the car 😁
The checkerboard drivers are kinda cool. But the rounded/molded matte cabinet looks kind of cheap and plasticky to me -- very 1980s Sharper Image. Maybe it looks better "in person."
Does this mean this is now better than your Electa Amator 3s?
Two very very different speakers. Love them both for different reasons. Please don’t make me choose 😭
@@Jayiyagi I had thought initially they may be close in price, but that’s still a $5k difference. We won’t make you choose over this pairing; but how about C1 vs X2? And you have to take price into consideration!
This or Dynaudio Confidence 20? Decisions, decisions.
Once again, the budget version ,Scansonic.
Close up view shows some poor lamination areas on the ring...
Great choice to go with a standmounts. One only has to look to see how sexy there are.
How are these guys funded? 😅
Without a box you dont have the box noise.
No matter how distortionless that driver is, a small 4.5 inch woofer will not do the bass the way 10 or 12 inch does. You need a sub.
Now zip it down and reverse it.
Listen to a floorstander from Borresen in a room with good acoustics and try again. Of course a sub dedicated to the low end can do 20Hz etc with much more ease, but for instance organ music sounds amazing on the floorstanding speakers from Borresen
No word on price? I imagine more then any of the x series....
$16,500… yeap
@@Jayiyagiincluding stands...😅
I was not drooling.
Yes you were. I saw you wipe quickly but I saw what I saw
Is this a paid advertisement for Borresen?
Please start the video from the very beginning and let me know if you still have questions.
It is an exclusive coverage at Axpona. Yes it is paid content
It's the same presentation you'd get if you visit the room. And guess what they're trying to do at audio shows? That's right. Sell audio gear :)
i dont know what he means by noice? noice dont come from speakers its from electronics. So if you want low noice speaker you want to have low efficiency so you dont hear the noice. He talk its the most important thing... but nothing about directivity and freq responce etc?
Noise coming from the electronics inside the music signal flowing through the cables and crossover parts.
@@Like_Whut and how does this speaker affect it?
@@joonas4427 because the speaker represents the music signal, you do not actually hear the music signal until it comes out of the speakers. So when the signal is cleaner and flowing more freely, then you will also hear this in the sound.
@@Like_Whut yes like with any speaker? But how this speaker affects the noice? It cant. You can hear the noice through these like with any other speaker? Unless these have very bad efficiency.
@@joonas4427 I will have to watch the video again to see what he says exactly.
Usual obscenely overpriced audiophile stuff, with terrible performances, micro woofer, no bass. My god.
Hahaha! I wonder if you'd have the same attitude if you were one of those stinking rich bastards 😁
So wise.
Not everyone is a bass junkie and not everyone has room for big speakers. Also some people have neighbours they don't want to get into a fight with. For their size, these speakers produce excellent bass. And otherwise you buy a sub 🤷🏽♂️
@@Like_Whut At low volumes a 1k pair of speakers sounds the same.
@@CapitanHarlockisback So you have heard these right next to a pair of 1k speakers? Either you didn't and you're just randomly saying stuff or you have bad hearing.
Will be way out of my price range 😅😅😅
- Everyone else can just quit ... A.G.D. have performed some kind of Acoustic Magic with their products. Truly a delight at every show ..and every room I hear them. This was soo cool. =)