Tony L
Administrator
Especially with Boenicke, they are even not good in pair matching.
What magazine is that? It is just dumb beyond comprehension! The W8 is a tiny little floorstander that sits way below ear axis. As such the measurements are even less relevant than usual in that a 1m on axis response bears no resemblance whatsoever to actual intended usage! As is so often the case things are being measured by “experts” without even the slightest understanding of why they are the way they are or the intended usage context. The same logic would apply to these speakers as something like a Klipsch Heresy, i.e. a speaker designed to exist way below ear axis and with some wall reinforcement (ideally corners in the case of the Heresy), so a compensatory treble lift is built in to help them sound balanced despite their small stature. They strike me as a speaker designed with a normal domestic context in mind, which is a sensible way of doing things IMHO.