Stylish, absolutely delightful, this compact tabletop monitor is one of the most musical speakers of its kind ever created. A brilliant materialization of the philosophy of its designer, the Swiss Sven Boenicke, which he himself summarizes with these words: “He may have spent more time in concert halls recording music than most loudspeaker manufacturers. Wherever I go, the sound of real instruments is with me. In my memory, in my body, and I promise you can hear it in our products.” The W5 Standard is, as its creators claim, a small beast whose side bass speaker is capable of making maximum displacements of 16 mm and thus offering a reproduction of the low frequencies of the spectrum that is difficult to believe for a 2.8 room. liters of volume. With an enclosure constructed entirely of natural wood with the help of the most advanced computer-aided design techniques available, the W5 Standard also includes a custom-made spring suspension that allows it to be effectively isolated from the surface on which it rests, improving the clarity of the media and the overall aeration and also reducing the distortion rate. Thanks to this, the small Boenicke exhibits an excellent polar radiation pattern – essential when creating convincing sound scenes – that defies its very compact dimensions.
Characteristics:
- Compact reference monitor.
- Enclosure with custom-made spring suspension system.
- 133 mm diameter woofer tuned to 65 Hz.
- Wide passband mid/treble speaker.
- Mid/Treble speaker with dedicated parallel electromechanical resonator.
- Rear panel mounted ambient tweeter.
- First order low pass filter.
- Internal wiring with optimized signal orientation.
- Enclosure built entirely of natural wood (4 options available).
- WBT NextGen connection terminals.
- Nominal impedance 4 ohms.
- Sensitivity of 83-86 dB/W/m (depending on frequency).
- Weight: 3.5kg.
Price per pair.
Check availability.
Option with stands (48 cm high) for €380; further.
