“…Sven Boenicke hatte ein analoges Set-up mit der W11SE und ein digitales mit der kleinen W5SE aufgebaut. Entgegen meiner sonstigen Vorlieben gefiel mir der digitale Zweig mit der grossen kleinen Box diesmal etwas besser und faszinierte nicht nur mich mit seiner Raumanmutung und vokalen Präsenz.”

Christian Bayer, image hifi

Seine W13SE+ mit eigenem Vollverstärker und CAD Digitalelektronik rührte mich zu Tränen und zwar jedes Mal, wenn ich da war. Diese flirrende, wunderzarte Wiedergabe vereint sowohl Modernität und Humanität. Ich habe das Gefühl, Sven Boenicke hat einen Deal mit den Göttern; ich hoffe, er hält noch lange.”

Christian Bayer, image hifi

“…this kind of performance is something I’ll probably never have enough of…”

Hifi knights.com show report by Dawid Grzyb
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“Sven Boenicke is a tall smart-looking man with hair the color of sawdust and look of a dedicated woodworker. His catalog tagline says, “Boenicke—the honest company” and when I walked in the room my thoughts turned entirely to wood, its color, its texture, and its home & hearth effect on my subconscious. The bass-mid driver on the 35,971 Euro W13 loudspeakers has a wooden cone and a bottle cap-shaped wooden phase plug. The W13’s slender floor-standing cabinet features a rear-mounted brushed metal stabilizer, but underneath its rectangular base is a viscous platform that allows the W13 to move easily right to left and front to back; which actually lets the cabinet float—just slightly above the floor. The Boenicke Audio W13 is a three-way design with active bass and built-in amplifier with programmable DSP, adjustable volume, and four customer selectable presets.

Herb Reichert, Stereophile

Pursuit Perfect System youtube

“…The system threw a huge soundstage in all three dimensions…”

serious-music.com

“BOENICKE… SWISS BRILLIANCE! Boenicke alongside a demonstration system had these gems sitting in the corner, showing how much work and effort has gone into the internal design of their loudspeakers. Its great to see in a world of technology, some clever thinking and planning. What a truly remarkable product!”

kronosav.com
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“…My perceptions were shattered the moment I heard the sound, which was truly excellent…”

hiddenwires.co.uk
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“…His W13SE+ loudspeakers have always been a highlight of the show for me, however, this year they provided an even greater disappearing act…”

Clement Perry, stereophile.com
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“…einfach zum Niederknien schön…”

haberfellner.net
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“I’ve heard what people had to say about your room, and I guess it comes to you as no surprise that most of them were blown away. Mainly because of the small form factor (of W8). 

Today I looked at what users wrote on forums and so on. The conclusion is that it was the most unexpected thing many of them heard this year. Things like „Sound of the AudioShow 2014” appeared as well. Additional and similar stuff should afloat in the following days…”

Dawid Grzyb, HiFi i Muzyka / Audio-Video

Reddit.com show coverage

“Boenicke – Probably the biggest positive surprise of the show. Absolutely mind-blowing performance for such tiny speakers. One of my favorite rooms. If vocals that touch your very heart and soul are your thing, you would love these…”

highfidelity.pl show coverage

“Some rooms in Golden Tulip are enormously big. It’s a rarity to hear really good sound there. But some little things from Switzerland surprised almost everyone. It was powerful, excellently driven sound, with high dynamics and lack of any colorations. I know that man from Boenicke was wandering all day in the room, in search of the best spot for his speakers. And he found it. Everything from that system performed in a way so rarely heard on audio shows.”

Wojtek Pacuła, highfidelity.pl