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Borresen C3 Loudspeaker Review: Best Speakers $20k-$50k Series

Borresen C3 Loudspeaker Review: Best Speakers $20k-$50k Series

Update: 2025-09-12
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Over time, we are investigating several of the interesting speakers in the $20,000 to $50,000 per pair range. We’ve done the Magico A5 and the Perlisten S7t and the Wilson Watt/Puppy and the Sound Lab G7-7C to name a few. And there are more on the schedule, including today’s subject the Borresen C3, which is priced at $40,000 per pair.





This video is sponsored by: https://fidelityimports.com/pages/introducing-perlisten





00:00 Borresen C3 Loudspeaker


00:55 Overview


02:22 Design


04:50 Sound Quality


14:01 Subjective Coda


16:07 Summary





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Tom's reference system:





Aurender N20 Streamer/Server


Roon Nucleus server


Mac Mini (M2) server





Wiim Pro server/DAC


Bluesound Node server/DAC





Topping D70 Pro DAC


dCS Lina DAC/Master clock


Berkeley Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 with Alpha USB Series 2 input module


MSB Premier DAC





J Sikora Initial Max turntable


Technics SL-1210G turntable





Kuzma 4Point 9” arm


J Sikora KV12 tone arm





DS Audio 003 cartridge


Benz Gullwing SLR cartridge


Hana Umami Blue cartridge





Hegel V10 phono preamp


Musical Surroundings Phonomena III phono preamp


DS Audio 003 optical cartridge energizer








PS Audio BHK 600 mono power amps


MBL N51 integrated amp


Audio Research 160S power amp


Magico A5 speakers


Perlisten S7t speakers


Wireworld Platinum Electra speaker and line cables


Shunyata Omega digital cables


Shunyata Venom power cables and director


Audioquest Niagara 3000 power conditioner (for analog)


Audioquest Niagra 7000 power conditioning


Rediacoustic diffusers and absorbers


Rediacoustic bass traps


PSI Audio AVAA active traps


Salamander racks


Solidsteel Turntable rack





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Borresen C3 Loudspeaker Review: Best Speakers $20k-$50k Series

Borresen C3 Loudspeaker Review: Best Speakers $20k-$50k Series

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