W8 SE+

The most sophisticated evolution of the Boenicke Audio W8 Standard Version incorporates additional engineering elements exclusive to the brand that allow it to make significant improvements compared to the W8 SE Version. These improvements allow it to better reflect the philosophy of its creator, Sven Boenicke, when he talks about the connection between his products and his deep passion for music: “I have probably spent more time in concert halls recording music than most speaker manufacturers. Wherever I go, the sound of real instruments is with me. In my memory, in my body, and I promise that you can hear it in our products.”

The W8 SE+ Version is, like the W8 SE Version, a sophisticated three-speaker, three-way speaker that, starting from Boenicke Audio’s characteristic natural cabinet with computer-optimized internal labyrinth, incorporates unique solutions that make it a different product. The woofer used has been designed for large displacements and, despite its modest 165 mm diameter, is tuned to 28 Hz and is unfiltered, a clear symbol of its extreme quality. The midrange speaker, equipped with a 102 mm diameter paper cone, has also been custom-made to Boenicke Audio's exacting specifications, while incorporating one of the brand's exclusive parallel electromechanical resonators. It also includes a first-order low-pass filter, but not a high-pass filter, and exclusive elements to optimize its key parameters. Added to this, in the midrange and midrange/highrange speakers (a custom-made 75 mm diameter wide-passband design), the incorporation of series electromechanical resonators, as well as the addition, in the latter, of the renowned Harmonix Tuning Bases. Also of note on the W8 SE+ Version are the highly imaginative Bybee “Quantum Purifiers” as well as a circuit specifically designed to linearise the phase response curve. Completing this exquisite column are the exclusive Steinmusic Speaker Match Signature connecting elements, which allow the cabinet-amplifier interface to be optimised.


Technical Specifications

– Reference speaker (column).
– 165 mm diameter bass driver tuned to 28 Hz.
– Midrange driver with custom-made treated paper cone.
– Midrange driver with dedicated parallel electromechanical resonator.
– Wide-bandwidth mid/high driver.
– Midrange/high driver with dedicated parallel electromechanical resonator.
– Series electromechanical resonators on midrange and mid/bass drivers
– Rear-mounted ambient tweeter.
– Internal wiring with optimized signal steering
– Bybee Quantum Purifiers
– Improved amplifier interface via Steinmusic Speaker Match Signature
– Addition of Harmonix Tuning Bases on the mid/high driver
– Dedicated circuitry to increase the linearity of the phase response curve
– Crossover filter with Duelund Silver Foil decoupling capacitor
– Enclosure constructed entirely of natural wood (4 options available)
– WBT NextGen binding posts
– Nominal impedance of 4 Ohms
– Sensitivity of 84-88 dB/W/m (depending on frequency)
– SwingBase rear feet supplied as standard.