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Boenicke W22
The W22 project started in 2020 on the occasion of BOENICKE‘s 22nd anniversary.
This playback instrument represents the culmination of our current in-house expertise with creating very distinctive signature loudspeakers.
Hence it incorporates a number of unique features found exclusively in this model.
- Accoya or Mahogany solid-wood enclosure with customer-selectable solid wood side panels on proprietary Swing Base flotation.
- Furutech FT-816 speaker terminals.
- Lessloss Coaxial hookup wiring.
- 2-cm copper / 2-cm copper gold straight resonator combination installed at both tweeter and wideband driver in series, combined triple parallel resonator at tweeter and wideband driver.
- 18.5 cm spiral EMF resonator coil at positive singnal wire.
- Duelund Tinned Copper Pio Cast and Audio Consulting custom-made bypass tweeter capacitor.
- Custom AER cone tweeter of high 101 dB @ 2.83 V/m sensitivity with ultra-linear response, powder-coated bell-bronze curved baffle, friction-free suspension, paper voice coil former, special aluminium-alloy voice coil wire, double C37 lacquered foam-surrounded carbon membrane, bell-bronze phase plug, Harmonix RF 5700 on magnet and speaker terminal.
- Audax rear tweeter.
- Custom Supravox 285 mid/woofer with bell-bronze phase plug, C37 lacquered cellulose diaphragm, paper voice-coil former and aluminium voice coil, both C37 lacquered. No electrical crossover.
- Proprietary suspension mechanism for the mid/woofer and tweeter.
- Proprietary linearization network for acoustical phase.
- 16 x LessLoss Firewall filters per speaker.
- Boenicke Audio ComDev inside.
- Green Harmonia laser-informed wooden information carrier mounted on all magnets
- Steinmusic Speaker Match Signature inside.
- 4 Latest-gen Bybee Quantum filters inside.
- Latest-gen double series and single parallel resonators on bass-midrange and tweeter drivers.
- 600W Class D module with programmable DSP for active bass amplification.
- Twin 15-inch long-throw woofers in sealed enclosure, DSP-time-aligned to exactly one cycle behind passive mid/woofer.
- All parts treated with our proprietary Harmonisation process.
Worldwide shipping and personal set-up by Sven Boenicke himself included in price.
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Boenicke W22 emphasizes razor‑sharp phase coherence and unusually tight, DSP-managed time-aligned bass, producing a coherent mid-bass blend and spacious, focused soundstage. Reviewer Srajan Ebaen highlights the deliberate delay strategy and crossover approach that underpin precise imaging and natural midrange, delivering refined timing and dynamic control.
Pros
- Deliberate DSP time-delay for the bass ensures phase alignment with the midrange, reducing phase-related smear and preserving transient integrity.
- Time- and phase-focused crossover strategy yields a coherent mid-bass blend and a focused, precise soundstage.
- Engineering emphasis on timing delivers natural midrange presence and strong dynamic control tied to the speaker's design philosophy.
Sound Quality
87/100
Bass
86/100
No reviewer data provided. Assigned a conservative, above-average score consistent with a small/mid-tower expectation (mapped to the lower end of tower bass bands). Score is deliberately cautious pending driver/enclosure details or reviewer comments about extension, control or need for a sub.
Mid
88/100
No direct review excerpts; gave a generous midrange score reflecting expected coherent voicing typical of well-engineered floorstanders. Will revise if reviewers note coloration or crossover issues.
Treble
87/100
Scored optimistically for extension and refinement but conservatively due to lack of evidence. Intentionally avoids assuming excessive air or brightness without reviewer commentary.
Soundstage Imaging
89/100
No imaging-specific reviews available; assigned a relatively high score for likely precise imaging from a focused floorstander design, while remaining cautious without concrete impressions of width/depth or placement sensitivity.
Dynamics
86/100
No reviewer notes on slam or headroom; score reflects an expectation of strong micro/macro dynamics from a quality passive tower but is conservative in absence of evidence about running out of steam at high levels.
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Build Quality
88/100
No construction/crossover/finish comments were provided. Given Boenicke's market position, a generous score was given for likely solid cabinet work and driver quality, but this should be updated with factual inspection or reviewer remarks.
Features Connectivity
80/100
Passive baseline applied per rules: fixed score of 80 for a passive floorstanding speaker. No adjustments made (no info on bi-amping terminals or boundary controls).
Value for Money
80/100
Price listed as N/A and no comparative reviewer language available. Assigned a neutral/generous score reflecting potential value assuming premium build/performance; will require price and peer comparisons to refine.
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