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Buchardt Audio S400 Bookshelf Speaker Review





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Intro:

A few months ago, I came across a forum post that touched on Buchardt Audio’s S400 bookshelf speaker. I took a visit to their website to read about it and was (pleasantly) surprised to find the manufacturer provides a set of objective data as well as thorough explanation regarding the design choices. For example: the discussion regarding the tweeter/waveguide assembly and the benefit of controlled directivity (which is, essentially, maintaining the same response profile as the listener moves off-axis from the intended listening axis; the output decreases but the shape varies little when compared to conventional tweeter designs). I don’t have the funds to make costly purchases for review, so I reached out to Mads at Buchardt and inquired about getting a demo pair to try out. Yes, I know to some that is bothersome as it could imply bias but that’s how it is when you’re on a budget and no owner is willing to offer their own samples for test. Mads appreciated that my review goal was objective-data oriented and arranged for me to receive a demo set.

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