Building the BC350 Loudspeaker | Burmester Factory Tour Part 2/2

In November of 2022 The Absolute Sound team had the opportunity to visit Burmester Audiosysteme in Berlin, Germany. We caught a glimpse of Burmester's factory processes, the construction of the BC350 Loudspeaker, and more. Watch Part 1 of the factory tour here: • Building the Burmester...
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[@AllboroLCD]

Can never accuse a German product of not being well thought out and thoroughly engineered.

[@redleather100]

But you sure have to pay for it .

[@Error2username]

​@@GiancarloBenzina are they not covering the hole on the backside on the woofers when they burn it in?? They like it hot i guess.

[@doylewayne3940]

👏Awesome 👀 Thanks for sharing.

[@mikeeygauthier2959]

They use the same CABLING through all products! Brilliant! And BOLTED for minimum resistance. True HIFI.

[@AlbertKel]

Oh my… so the cabling is the most important part of a speaker😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christophebraux7205]

Amazing and crazy

[@performingspecs7841]

These are huge speakers, I like the frequent use of metal in their designs. While I’ve never heard the home audio lines, I’m sure their true quality and sound isn’t reflected fully in the car audio lines. In my experience the highs and mids are loud and clear but not actually detailed or smooth as others I’ve heard but still very good.

[@frankierodriguez8661]

Probably the best Audio in the world. Just these speakers are truly unreachable in terms of pure high fidelity. the price tags too for sure. The attention to detail is just touching perfection. I would say that there is no other maker like these guys despite this is a relatively young brand but sure as hell they take no prisoners. Amazing.

[@kloss213]

The insertion loss on those complex networks would require many watts.

[@mdavisyates]

The size and types of resistors and every other component seem to show they expect many watts!

[@LuxAudio389]

I'm in Love.

[@technics-n-thuiast8346]

I wouldn’t discount them before listening. Burmester is an amazing company and never puts something in production before making it astute and up to the highest standard. So, Munich show is where they’ll be displayed?

[@kramers]

How about the fact that there is no support for customers outside Germany? PRICELESS.

[@holywells]

Is it just me or do the surrounds on those woofers look like they are "foam" instead of "rubber" ?? Holy moly !!

[@Crmsnraider]

Looks expensive for what you get, what am I saying, its too rich for my blood whether I think so or not. Interesting....*thumbsup*

[@jm_1214]

Why is it that audiophile speakers sound the least like real music ?

[@rgrost1]

Guess they never heard of the acronym "KISS". That complicated of a signal path may work to rationalize a high cost, but will never sound as good as a minimal design. Just sayin...

[@stephenscharf6293]

At the prices these speakers sell for, I’m disappointed in seeing the use of iron-core inductors in the crossover.

[@DrBroncanuus]

11 min 30 sec...so when I buy Burmester speakers the woofers are 'Used' / Pre-Owned ?

[@Crmsnraider]

Thats it. Seems many companies carry out this specific step in their manufacturing process to be certain. To them it seems there is value in it to the customer. Genuinely OEM pre-played and broken-in direct.

[@DrBroncanuus]

@@Crmsnraider i prefer my woofers to be brand new and I will break them in...

[@cjay2]

Yeah, they do you the favour of breaking them in, so you can start listening to them as they are designed to sound, without having to attempt to break them in yourself.

[@nirodha35]

@@DrBroncanuus breaking in is not a skill🙈. It is just a pain😝

[@wolfgangwundsch4662]

Why music, when a person speaks?

[@joppepeelen]

haha 20 cent aligator clips everyhwere :) from china :)

[@esaaho7057]

Hmmm...orange peel on that Maybach paint...

[@FelizTheLifeguardMinion3]

Cell phone video 👎

[@markfischer3626]

$375,000 a pair and they only claim to go down to 28 hz @ -3db. Ported design? Yucko! So you need a subwoofer too if you want to hear those organ pedal notes. They weigh about 900 pounds each. Move along, move along. Nothing to see here. 😁

[@paulb4661]

Not a fan of anything other, than sealed myself, still the claimed extension, if actual, is pretty respectable and more than likely to excite any room down to below threshold of hearing. I wouldn't even try to marry a sub, considering complicated phase relationship of vented enclosures and much higher, minimum upper roll-off frequency of most commercial subs.

[@markfischer3626]

@@paulb4661 as acoustic suspension speakers go the new KLH model 5 has rather mediocre bass. About the same as the original KLH model 6 and not the equal of the original KLH model 5, AR3 derivatives, or the Larger Advent. Teledyne Acoustic Research Model 9 is IMO the king of the deep.

[@paulb4661]

@@markfischer3626 I actually prefer multiple LF drivers, varying in terms of Qt/fc and distance from reflective surfaces, but I'm not sure it touches on the subject at hand either.

[@erikhoogantink8529]

I was surprised too. My B&W 803D3 go down to 17 Hz (-3dB) and I added a sub recently. It makes a huge positive difference in the lower regions. Really recommend adding sub(s)

[@CarlVanDoren61]

20.7s & Rel Carbon Specials w/JLA cr-1 active crossover Shunyata Research Python xlr Great match at $30k 😊

[@sevestan]

They sound oK but my JBL Flip sounds better

[@cjay2]

Sure thing.

[@christophebraux7205]

Are you sure ? Lol

[@christophebraux7205]

I have a JBL flip too... For the bathroom , it s perfect ....for hotel...perfect.... For living room, just a little skinny