Børresen Acoustics 05 SSE – the Interview

The state-of-the-art Børresen Acoustics 05 speakers and their cables have meanwhile become perfectly acclimatized in my listening room: The system plays even more beguilingly than when I wrote the review. But more interesting than any kind of effusiveness may be the reasons for so much euphony, and Michael Børresen gives them in the following interview.

Just as a reminder: Roland Dietl and I conducted the interview on the day when Lars Kristensen and Michael Børresen had set up the 05 SSEs very close to the side walls of my listening room, as is usual for them, and precisely aligned them with the listening position. This positioning had both bewildered and fascinated me, which is why it came up again and again in our conversations. Roland Dietl hadn’t heard the speakers at that time, but has made up for this later. He experienced them in the set-up described in the review, which allows two people to enjoy the immense capabilities of the 05 SSE, and was just as enthusiastic as I was. The Børresens once again confront me with a question of conscience: Should I enjoy them as long as possible, or should I rather quickly return to my own speakers before I get used to the 05 SSEs, which will make the separation all the more painful?

Let me say a few words about the recording situation during the interview: Lars Kristensen actually wanted to leave the work to his colleague and made himself comfortable on the sofa, while Michael Børresen, Roland Dietl and I grouped ourselves around the dining table and the small Nagra dictaphone. In between, Lars Kristensen, however, couldn't resist making one or two remarks - unfortunately, they weren't recorded acoustically quite adequately. Furthermore, passing trains and my wife, respectively her camera, are to be heard. She also used it to take the pictures of the various drivers, which were not yet available in the photo studio during the photo session of the speakers. You can very much look forward to hearing impressions that not only talk about B&O, but also about the Mosad and F16s.