Buchardt E50

[Matias]

Just announced the E50 speakers from Buchardt Audio: "pre-order campaign will be announced, with an exclusive price of €3,950 /pair."

E50 Coming soon

Buchardt Audio - Passive & Active HiFi speakers

buchardtaudio.com

Made from solid wood with the tweeter waveguide carved into it. Purifi woofer but apparently PRs from another brand on the back?

 

[jean-benoit]

on their website it says: The E50 pre-order campaign will be announced, with an exclusive price of €3,950 /pair.

price-wise some competition for the newly announced claritys

 

[staticV3]

If only that grille sat flush with the cabinet, they'd have a killer looking bookshelf.

 

[Matias]

The finger joints on the sides are not to my liking to be honest. But the carved waveguide is very cool. Overall I like my Sointuva AWG better.

 

[VintageFlanker]

Purifi woofer but apparently PRs from another brand on the back?

Looks pretty much like SB Acoustics 16" that they already used for S400 (aluminium) or A500/700 (paper cone), to me.

 

[suttondesign]

The finger joints on the sides is not to my liking to be honest. But the carved waveguide is very cool. Overall I like my Sointuva AWG better.

Well, finger joints (aka box joints) are very strong and represent a principle of mechanical joinery in lieu of fasteners, which I personally love.

 

[boXem]

That's one nice looking speaker.

 

[komhst]

How many decades ahead of their era were the Technics SB-F3 when they chose this design!...

 

[VintageFlanker]

Pre orders start 2 days from now :

E50 Coming soon

Buchardt Audio - Passive & Active HiFi speakers

buchardtaudio.com

 

[Matias]

The black ones have no finger joints on the sides, interesting. Maybe they use veneer?

 

[Head_Unit]

If only that grille sat flush with the cabinet, they'd have a killer looking bookshelf.

Hah yeah there IS some resemblance to a car audio grille stuck on top. The whole wood look is very cool though, I like how it is different. I could go for a Purifi based thing like that, but shallower and taller to fit next to a big TV I have...the big trick is finding someone to make the cabinets! And the miserably low sensitivity of the Purifi woofers so far.

 

[F1308]

No specifications at hand ?

 

[VintageFlanker]

No specifications at hand ?

Will be available in two days.

 

[jean-benoit]

The black ones have no finger joints on the sides, interesting. Maybe they use veneer?

to me, the last two pictures look like mock-ups. the edges of the speaker are sharp and the depth of field seems unnatural.

when i saw the E50, first when it was announced, i didnt really dig the looks. somehow, i really like it now.

 

[BeeKay]

Can’t deal with the finger joints. Looks like a €3800 drawer to me. Plus, although I like Purifi their driver isn’t a real beauty …

 

[staticV3]

to me, the last two pictures look like mock-ups.

100% real photos.

Why would they add specs of dust to a mock-up?

 

[FrantzM]

How many decades ahead of their era were the Technics SB-F3 when they chose this design!...

Would like to see ASR-level review measurements of those, and other efforts by Japanese brands during the late 70's and 80's...


Peace.

 

[jean-benoit]

100% real photos.

Why would they add specs of dust to a mock-up?

the last two photos clearly look different than the previous photos of the speaker – look at the sharp edges/corners.
could be, that those finishes are not completely done yet, so they did a mock-up to show the "full" range.

if they are real, then the different finishes would also result in different cabinet shapes.

on the buchardt website it says that they will be available for pre-order on friday.

 

[flowolf]

Would like to see ASR-level review measurements of those, and other efforts by Japanese brands during the late 70's and 80's...


Peace.

Technics SB-F1 was reviewed by Amir.

 

[VintageFlanker]

Full specs online :

E50

E50 Passive Loudspeakers featuring custom made Purifi

buchardtaudio.com

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	-
Operating principle	2-way passive radiator system
Tweeter	1 x 1" Custom Scanspeak textile dome with waveguide
Mid / woofer	1 x 6.5" PURIFI Extended Stroke Driver with Ultra Low Distortion
Passive Radiator	2 x 6" Extended Stroke passive radiator
Impedance	4 ohms
Sensitivity	85 dB
Frequency response	36 - 30.000 Hz +/- 3dB (in room bass response is most likely lower)
Crossover	2000 Hz
Power recommendation	Small room: 60 watt, medium room: 100 watt, large room: 200+ watt. All into 4 ohm
Measurements (h x w x d)	395 x 190 x 284 mm (15.5” x 7.5” x 11.1”)
Weight	8.6 kg each
Speaker grilles	Black gills Included
Warranty	10 years
Cabinet	19 & 28mm (front baffle) solid European wood