W5
“To say that the W5 blew our minds would be putting it criminally mild…”
Srajan Ebaen, 6moons.com
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“Is dit’s werelds beste mini?”
hifi.nl, nederlands testrapport
“Ist das der beste Minimonitor der Welt?” (mit google übersetzte website)
“Is this the world’s best mini monitor”? (google – translated website)
“…It’s a mini miracle.”
HI-FI Choice Grouptest, by David Vivian
“There are some other great sounding speakers in this price range, but none I can think of that combine understated style and outsized sound in such a diminutive package…”
Oliver Masciarotte, Audio Key Reviews (page 70)
“…Was ihn von vielen anderen mir bekannten Entwicklern unterscheidet, ist seine Bereitschaft, unkonventionelle Wege zu beschreiten, wobei er in Kauf nimmt, mit einigen Details bei “traditionell” denkenden Ingenieuren, Chemikern oder Physikern anzuecken und dementsprechend zu polarisieren. Ich habe eine ausserordentliche Wertschätzung für diesen Mut und halte ihn für den grössten Innovator im Lautsprecherbau der letzen Jahre…”
Amré Ibrahim, image hifi
“In my office, the Boenicke W5 look fantastic and sound even better than that.”
Scot Hull, Part-Time Audiophile
“Long story short, the unique W5s are the best monitors I’ve had the pleasure of familiarizing myself with thus far…”
David Grzyb, hifiknights.com
“…A pair of enclosures each no bigger than a family box of cornflakes, mounted on what looks like a spindly stand but sounding this good, was one of the biggest surprises of my long involvement with the hi-fi hobby…”
Chris Kelly, HIFI CRITIC
“…I wasn’t paying too much attention when I wandered into the CAD room. I snapped off a few photos and slipped into a seat in the second row and immediately began to enjoy the music. The last few seconds of the unfamiliar jazz track faded away and Leonard Cohen’s familiar voice filled the room, and I mean FILLED the room. But where was it coming from? It couldn’t possibly be from those tiny Boenicke speakers on their spindly stands. It couldn’t be, but it was. I actually laughed out loud; my notes simply say “Boenicke- Bloody Hell”. The soundstage was phenomenal, the depth and clarity unbelievable. How much of this was the CAD electronics, how much was the Boenickes, how much the Quadraspire rack system? I couldn’t say and I didn’t care but I came back to this room five times to make sure I hadn’t imagined it. I did say I wouldn’t rate the rooms but – don’t tell anyone – this one was my favourite.”
John Scott, HiFi Pig.com
“Pero creo que aportarán un cierto placer intangible a sus futuros propietarios.”
Manuel Segarra, amigoshifi.com
…the W5 have already many hours playing and I just want to really congratulate you on a superb set of speakers. Listening to Swiss Radio thru Tidal an a Devialet 200 (nothing super duper) is such a pleasant experience. Bass is there in such a level that you wonder where the subwoofer is. Those little things cannot be making all that sound. Mids and highs are clean and precise. In short a tremendous sound from your little pretty wood boxes!
Many larger speakers cannot compete with these W5. Thanks for selling them to me!!
G.C.
“…If your budget is generous and you have listening space constraints, I highly recommend the Boenicke Audio W5… these are the most impressive small speakers I’ve heard in a long, long while.”
Sujesh Pavithran, audiofi.net
“Sometimes you hear a speaker that redefines what you believed possible: A paradigm shift. How good are the W5SE+? Well, I purchased a pair…”
David Graham, Sales Manager @ Elite Audio UK
“…Really fabulous imaging is what I am getting with loads of detail and texture to the instruments…”
Stuart and Linette Smith, HiFi Pig.com
“…Dabei scheint sich der Lautsprecher vollkommen aus der Wiedergabe zu verabschieden, denn ausser Piano und Keith Jarret ist da einfach nichts…”
Olaf Sturm, hifi & records
“…Was die kleine W5 zeigte, schien wieder einmal die Grenzen von Physik und allgemeinem Verständnis zu sprengen…”
Christian Bayer, image hifi show report Westdeutsche HiFi – Tage 2017
”…With a suitable amplifier and room placement, a pair of W5 SEs do the ”disappearing act” in a way I’ve probably never experienced before…
…The laws of physics can not be bypassed, even with as clever solutions like the W5s have built-in, but if the room is not a hall, the amp is not a flea powered one, the music not for the head banging and the thickness of the wallet not an issue, then here you have a pair of small loudspeakers sounding more than good and big enough to be taken seriously even as a part of first rank systems…”
Jaakko Eräpuu,
Review in Finnish
“Quite simply the most stunning pair of bookshelf speakers we have heard – be prepared to be amazed.”
John Roberts, Midland Audio Exchange
“…Kein Lautsprecher erinnerte uns mehran ein edles Instrument als an ein Industrieprodukt als die supereleganten Konstruktionen von Sven Boenicke…”
Ingo Schulz, Fidelity-Magazin
“There might be quite few people out there being reserved and sceptical about the actual potency of W5 based on their size. Yet, upon first few notes strike things change dramatically…”
Matej Isak, monoandstereo.com
“Oh my God… The W5SE is magic! They produce more, wider, deeper than speakers 10 times bigger and 3 times as expensive. The deep powerful and realistic bass should be physically impossible. Charlie Haden was in my living room today, the same happened with Gene Ammonds. I have just experienced Swiss happiness in a box, and i’m emotionally shaken and just moved to tears…
Thomas Helleland Homme, Norway
“Die W5SE bringen für mich den Klanghimmel auf Erden.
Gänsehaut überkommt mich und Tränen des Berührtseins kullern über meine Wangen, wenn ich mich dem Klang hingebe, den diese Boenicke-Lautsprecher verschenken. Unglaublich. So einen klaren, lichtvollen Klang hatte ich zuvor noch nie gehört.
Ich kann es nicht anders beschreiben: eine neue Dimension der Wahrnehmung hat sich für mich dadurch geöffnet. Dieser Klang berührt alle Sinne. Er schmeckt sogar, nährt und sättigt. Auf genussvolle Weise. Danke für diese Bereicherung.”
Verena Kusstatscher, Wien
“Hence my ode to joy opener…”
Srajan Ebaen on the W5SE, 6moons.com
Fullrange passion Audio community
…Und nach 15 Minuten sitzt maneinfach nur noch ergriffen und mit geschlossenen Augen vor diesen Wunderwerken und will nie, nie wieder aufhören, Musik zu hören… Was mich immer wieder zum Schwärmen und Schliessen meiner Augen verleitet, ist die unglaubliche Räumlichkeit dieser Lautsprecher und die damit einhergehende Transparenz und Durchhörbarkeit, die insbesondere akustische Instrumente in einer Präsent auf die Bühne zaubert, die ihresgleichen sucht – fast unabhängig vom Preis…
Michael Bruss, HiFi Lautsprecher Test Jahrbuch 2016
“…was ich besonders faszinierend finde: Wie sich Stimmen im Raum materialisieren.
Oft fügt der Eigenklang der Gehäuse den Stimmen ein Volumen zu, das sie nie hatten.
Der Mann wird zum Godzilla, die Frau zur Überamazone.
Hier stehen die Leute fast schon magisch im Raum. Sehr faszinierend.”
Christian Bayer, image hifi
“The W5 is a small wonder… it is a product far beyond typical audiophile phrases and is all about real music playing in your home, therefore it is a life changing product and definitely a big brand giant’s killer!
I wish every music lover had a pair!”
Primoz Hocevar, ART TRADE d.o.o.
Teste 1 Audio
Enthusiastic Review in Portugese
“Started writing a short message to you, turned into a novel: Will send out on the internet as I am so excited by your speakers. As a diehard vinyl enthusiast and hater of digital I am blown away by the speakers ability to play digital. No going back to vinyl.