Buchardt est une marque danoise qui monte sur le marché des enceintes Hifi. Adepte d'une production locale et d'une distribution directe, elle séduit par son approche qui parait très pro et pragmatique. La plupart de ses réalisations s'apparentent à des enceintes de monitoring de studio. Elles sont accordées par radiateurs passifs et plusieurs se déclinent en version passive ou active.
La nouvelle Buchardt E50 a pour particularité d'être dotée d'une ébénisterie en bois massif. En théorie, ce n'est pas l'idéal pour gérer les résonnances parasites, cependant on ne peut que saluer ici le travail entrepris ici pour casser ces résonnances grâce à un baffle de 28 mm d'épaisseur et des reliefs en damiers sur la surface interne des parois.
La Buchardt E50 est une enceinte compacte deux voies. Elle utilise un boomer Purifi de 16,5 cm immédiatement reconnaissable par sa suspension périphérique faisant des vagues. Son tweeter est un modèle à dôme textile de 28 mm provenant de chez Scanspeak. Elle est accordée par deux radiateurs passifs de 15,25 cm placés à l'arrière et fabriqués par SB Acoustics.
La Buchardt E50 est commercialisée à partir de 3950 € la paire.
Ci-dessous, la présentation (en anglais), les images et spécifications fournies par les services de la marque :
Our masterpiece
A masterpiece is achieved when you create a product that excels in all areas, from build quality, sound quality to price. The E50 is uncompromised in its materials used, making it a speaker that competes with the best of the best in its size class. With the traditional Buchardt value mindset, you can be sure that, compared to its price competitors, the E50 is exceptional value. This should be obvious from the quality of its parts alone! We hope that you would feel the same, when you see, feel and listen to the E50.
Danish to the core!
A speaker made from so many Danish parts is a rare sight! Many other speakers may qualify to bear the label "Made in Denmark," but having the cabinets, woofers, tweeters, binding posts, as well as all assembly and testing done in Denmark is something few can claim. The only part of the E50 sourced outside the EU is the passive radiators, which are made by SB Acoustics—though they are specially engineered by Danish engineers specifically for this speaker.
Solid wood cabinets - Natural beauty shaped by skilled craftsmanship.
The cabinets are made in-house from 19 mm and 28 mm (front baffle) solid wood, CNC machined into perfect pieces, and then assembled by experienced and passionate woodworkers. The E50 is a handcrafted, high-quality speaker, and with its solid wood cabinets, it has an exceptional natural look and feel that even the finest veneers in the world can't match. The cabinets are designed to last a lifetime and withstand the test of time and wear. All the wood used for the E50 is FSC certified, ensuring a much lower environmental impact compared to typical MDF/HDF, and ensuring good working conditions for the logging workers.
Building upon the experience we have already gained, the E50 features Purifi woofers, as these have proven to perform exceptionally well in our A500SE and Anniversary 10 speakers. There is a good reason for this: the Purifi woofer is by far the best choice for a 2-way compact design. It holds a number of patents that enable it to achieve a level of performance never seen before in woofer designs. The use of passive radiators dates all the way back to one of our very first designs, the S200, which is now 12 years old. Over the last decade, passive radiators have been a cornerstone in most of our passive speakers. This feature is also implemented in the E50, ensuring that customers get the fullest sound possible from a compact stand-mount speaker.
Excellent crossover design with premium components is another hallmark of Buchardt Audio, and with the E50, we are once again raising the bar for the quality of parts used in speakers within its price range. Jantzen Audio crossover components, such as foil-based Cross Coils and their Superior Z-Caps, are among the high-end parts used in the E50.
Is the sound for you?
The E50 has a very mature sound. It carries a resemblance to the Buchardt house sound, which is neutral with a slight lean toward a laid-back and comfortable character. This doesn’t mean it has an intentional drop in high-frequency output, but rather that this character results from the driver’s cone material, specific crossover component choices, and its comparison to the general trend of more brightly tuned speakers. Technically, our speakers have always been tuned to be very frequency-flat, but what you see on paper doesn’t always translate to what you perceive.
Compared to our previous designs, namely the popular S400s, the E50 is significantly more transparent and detailed while being even more relaxed and easy to listen to. This is an unusual combination, as transparency and ease of listening often swing one way or the other. It also offers significantly deeper bass and more power, thanks to the extended long-stroke X variant of the Purifi woofer. This ensures incredibly low distortion from the drivers, even at high SPLs. Considering the size of the speakers, the bass they produce is absolutely incredible. They reproduce lower frequencies that most larger floorstanders can’t, while still sounding incredibly clean and maintaining a well-controlled soundstage—something 2-way speakers typically struggle with when you crank up the volume.
You still get the magical soundstage that 2-way standmounts are known for. Soundstage presentation is one area we’ve worked harder on than ever before. The crossover design, choice of exact components, and the custom-engineered waveguide are key to providing an immensely holographic presentation, with a pitch-black background and air around the instruments. It’s an incredibly realistic and enjoyable experience, especially if you have the gear and room to help them perform at their peak.
Many high-end speakers tend to be genre-specific, but we wanted the E50 to serve an all-around purpose, where any type of music would be enjoyable. Even poorly recorded material is bearable to listen to with these speakers.
Finish and price
Shipping, TAX & Import costs included.
- Stained Black : 3950 EUR / pair
- Smoked Oak : 4100 EUR / pair
- Natural Oak : 4100 EUR / pair
- Rounded Natural Oak : 4100 EUR / pair
- Rounded Smoked Oak : 4100 EUR / pair
- Rounded Charcoal : 4000 EUR / pair
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
