No show coverage would be complete without a preview of Børresen’s major M6 loudspeaker ($550,000/pair) world premiere. Joining forces with products from the three other companies that comprise Audio Group Denmark, Børresen’s M6 dominated an exceedingly large room in the extremely attractive exhibit mounted by US Distributor/Dealer Next Level HiFi.
At the heart of the M6 lies a “topology-optimized 3D-printed basket made of zirconium” designed to ensure maximum rigidity and minimum vibration and resonance. There’s a lot more original thought and technology behind the speaker, of course, all of which is detailed on Audio Group Denmark’s website. You don’t need me to regurgitate what you can read for yourself. But it is important to note that as much as the speaker is bi-ampable—it is part of Michael Børresen’s first line of bi-ampable speakers— Next Level HiFi couldn’t obtain two Aavik 250W amps in time for the show. Hence, the speaker was at a bit of a disadvantage from the get-go.
It’s rare that I encourage people to take my show reports with a grain of salt, but in this case, a dip in the Great Salt Lake, imperiled as it may be, seems in order. The reason is simple. Because the pair of M6s on display had just arrived from Denmark via the Chicago area—this huge speaker requires up to 500 hours of break-in before it sounds its best—they only had 100–150 hours on them. Having already discovered how some of the hotel’s huge rooms tended to overemphasize the lower midrange and upper bass, I have no idea if the over-emphasis and extra resonance I heard in that region reflected the speaker’s true character, the speaker’s character in the early stages of break-in, room interactions, or a combination of all three. (I expect the latter.) But beyond that, the soundstage was huge, depth was impressive, and low bass lines were as fleshed out as can be.
The speaker’s companions included four not exactly inexpensive Aavik electronic components: the Aavik C-880 ($70,000), P-880 ($70,000), D-580 ($25,200), and S-580 ($25,200). The Ansuz cabling and related products were often more expensive and included the Ansuz Gold Signature Mainz8 Power Distributor ($64,000) and Gold Signature speaker cables ($162,000/5m pair). The system’s retail price was well over a million dollars. Don’t even begin to think about the shipping cost.
Alas, I only heard one of the two systems in the room. Hence, I missed my first opportunity to hear the far lower-priced AXXESS Forte III ($11,000), the top model in a new line of three all-in-one integrated amplifiers that include a built-in streamer, DAC and headphone amp. Here’s to my next encounter with Audio Group Denmark and the opportunity to hear the M6 in its full glory.
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