{"id":1485,"date":"2010-12-03T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T06:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T08:02:07","slug":"audiomanufacture-sls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/?p=1485","title":{"rendered":"Boenicke Audiomanufacture SLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2248\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2248\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2248  \" title=\"SLS_boenicke-1\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-280x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-280x215.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-1024x789.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boenicke Audiomanufacture SLS speakers<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Audiomanufacture SLS by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boenicke-audio.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boenicke Audio<\/a> of Switzerland.\u00a0These fantastic sounding and yet ultra slim speakers are the result of Sven Boenicke&#8217;s brilliant and original thinking. Carved out of solid wood with an intricate 2.5m transmission line within its svelte body, incorporating 5 drivers firing in 3 different directions, the SLS project an amazingly open soundstage that envelops you and energise the entire room.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This loudspeaker is an instrument. It&#8217;s made for connoisseurs for which music is part of their lives&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; Marco Kolks, H\u00d6RERLEBNIS High Fidelity Magazine<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I enjoyed my time with the SLS so much &#8211; and how it stimulated thoughts about what is realistic sound &#8211; that I&#8217;ve acquired the review pair.&#8221; &#8211; Srajan Ebaen, 6moons<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Design Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Audiomanufacture SLS is carved out of solid wood, because only solid wood can achieve the ultimate richness, naturalness and\u00a0rightness of tone colours.<\/li>\n<li>Hidden within the svelte cabinet is a complex 2.5 meter long transmission line. Even more remarkable is that it is achieved with absolutely no damping material, which makes it\u00a0extremely efficient, tight and fast.<\/li>\n<li>Depending on the room and the\u00a0speaker&#8217;s placement therein, you can\u00a0expect an astonishing, fullrange performance down to 30 Hz &#8211; yes, from a 10-cm wide speaker.<\/li>\n<li>The new, flat midrange-tweeters are a true break-through in linearity &#8211; they can reproduce more than\u00a06 octaves within +\/- 2 dB with outstanding phase linearity.<\/li>\n<li>The midrange-tweeters&#8217; surface area of 60 cm2 is 6\u00a0times larger than the one of conventional tweeters, resulting\u00a0in stress-free high power handling capabilities at a truly\u00a0wide-band operation.<\/li>\n<li>The treble&#8217;s off axis response is\u00a0excellent &#8211; walk around and there is virtually no loss of detail.<\/li>\n<li>Integration of the tweeters and the side-mounted wide-range driver is extremely well.The tweeters are purely 1st\u00a0order filtered by an extremely high quality capacitor.<\/li>\n<li>No high mass, high gloss, gold plated\u00a0binding posts that might please the eye but\u00a0surely hurt the sound.\u00a0Instead you will find the Eichmann Cable Pods,\u00a0the best-sounding of their genre, due to quite\u00a0consistent low conducting mass technology\u00a0and no unnecessary material transitions.<\/li>\n<li>The SLS is designed to be bi-amped.\u00a0The Audiomanufacture DSP Amp is a state-of-the-art\u00a0powerhouse with an incredibly powerful DSP and excellent sound, all in a stylish package. Available with either 2 or 4 channels.<\/li>\n<li>There are 4 factory-preset filter algorithms; pick\u00a0the one that fits your needs best.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Gallery<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1485 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-150x115.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-280x215.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_boenicke-1-1024x789.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2248'>\n\t\t\t\tBoenicke Audiomanufacture SLS speakers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_internal_folded_horn.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_internal_folded_horn-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_internal_folded_horn-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_internal_folded_horn-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_internal_folded_horn.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1488'>\n\t\t\t\tA 2.5m transmission line is carved out of solid wood\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_TransmissionLine.jpg'><img width=\"106\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_TransmissionLine-106x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_TransmissionLine-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_TransmissionLine-198x280.jpg 198w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_TransmissionLine-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_TransmissionLine.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2337'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother view of the internal transmission line\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_1.jpg'><img width=\"106\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_1-106x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_1-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_1-198x280.jpg 198w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SLS_1.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2336'>\n\t\t\t\tBoenicke Audiomanufacture SLS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_terminals.jpg'><img width=\"74\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_terminals-74x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_terminals-74x150.jpg 74w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_terminals-138x280.jpg 138w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_terminals-506x1024.jpg 506w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_terminals.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 74px) 100vw, 74px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1489'>\n\t\t\t\tConnecting terminals on the Audiomanufacture SLS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_blue_image.jpg'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_blue_image-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_blue_image-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_blue_image-187x280.jpg 187w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Boenicke_Audiomanufacture_SLS_blue_image.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1486'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Audiomanufacture SLS loudspeaker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-DSC00536.jpg'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-DSC00536-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-DSC00536-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-DSC00536-186x280.jpg 186w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-DSC00536-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-DSC00536.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2116'>\n\t\t\t\tA closer look at 4 of the 5 drivers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-IMG_0589.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-IMG_0589-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-IMG_0589-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-IMG_0589-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-IMG_0589-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Audiomanufacture-SLS-IMG_0589.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2117'>\n\t\t\t\tA closer look at the wide-band tweeters. Ayon Triton in the background.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0515.jpg'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0515-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0515-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0515-210x280.jpg 210w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0515-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0515.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1490'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Audiomanufacture SLS at ISSE 2010\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0567.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0567-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0567-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0567-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0567-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0567.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1491'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Audiomanufacture SLS at ISSE 2010\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/amp.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/amp-150x96.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/amp-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/amp-280x179.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/amp.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2338'>\n\t\t\t\tBoenicke Audiomanufacture DSP Amp\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Audiomanufacture SLS by Boenicke Audio of Switzerland.\u00a0These fantastic sounding and yet ultra slim speakers are the result of Sven Boenicke&#8217;s brilliant and original thinking. Carved out of solid wood with an intricate 2.5m transmission line within its svelte body, incorporating 5 drivers firing in 3 different directions, the SLS project an amazingly open soundstage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[18],"tags":[45],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phHKK-nX","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1485"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4013,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions\/4013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}