Okay, that cross-over is SERIOUS.

Thanks for another year of full on info and entertainment... Happiness, health, prosperity and music throughout 2022 to all from London.

Thanks for the video reviews. Happy Holidays.

Great review Steve and a great year of audio! Awesome

On one of your videos you mentioned the 'Buena Vista Social Club', I listened to it first on the internet and then bought the cd, absolutely love it, can't stop listening to it, many thanks, Paul.

Great review! I consider this as my next speaker👍🏼

Excellent, Steve. One of the best features of your videos is your genuine enthusiasm without the need to shout, as many others do. You summon the nerd in me to really appreciate all the details you cover. Many thanks for these videos. Peace

It was good to see you hi-lighting the importance of the crossover in this speaker. I really appreciate you showing us that photo of it and all the high quality parts that goes into that unit. I am sure the Buchardt engineers took a great deal of time in design to produce a speaker with such great sound. It’s also reassuring to know that when a company like Buchardt sells a speaker at this price point they provide a quality crossover that is inline with that cost. As a happy owner of a pair of Klipsch RP600M’s thanks in part to your glowing review of it and naming it “speaker if the year”. I have also watched GR Research’s review of the RP600M and his Criticism of the crossover design and quality of it’s components. I am to say the least, extremely skeptical of redesigning the 600m’s crossover as I am sure the Klipsch engineer’s we’re trying achieve a certain sound signature and to my my ears they were very successful in doing so. However, after seeing this Buchardt design I could definitely understand the potential benefit of upgrading the crossover components in the 600m’s. Realizing the Klipsch’s come in at a much lower price point than the Buchardt’s it’s kind of interesting to me to see how far up the ladder that change would take the 600M’s. As a DIYer I may in the future be making those upgrades. Thanks again for this review and all your great reviews!

Hi Steve, thanks for all your insight and thoughts for another year. And thanks for showing my system for the viewers system of the day. ( made me jump up and punch the air with excitement). Happy new year, Giles, English.

Merry Christmas to you and Mrs Audiophiliac 🎅 I have a pair of OG s400 paired with Buchardt own i150 Receiver, very happy customer

Steve - thanks for this great review. I love the Buchardt bookshelves. Looking forward to your review of Vivid Audio Kaya S12.

Hi Steve, greetings from Rotterdam Netherlands. Thanks a million for all great content of last year and I wish you and mrs Audiophiliac a great 2022!

Thanks Steve. Happy Holidays. I never miss an episode.

Another great review!

Thank you. I really enjoyed your videos

Hi from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I love this channel.

Hiya Steve. I quite agree the BUCHARDT S400 MK II is a splendid speaker it sent my GET Triton 2+ reeling as to soundstage. Took my system to my friends BUCH´s, serious stuff there(had a minor mishap sent the full boost through the speakers: 1000 w 4 Ohm, just for a few sec and yet they survived, incredible), given some help in the low freq they excelled with some of the best sounds in my experience), lent an ear to the Mk I when they arrived and weren't really impressed, but Mk II NICE, I have been tweaking ever since, my room is not perfect, but trying to get that letting go on the outside of the speakers, makes me long for my old Maggies(even doubt they would beat the Buch´s). Tnx for a superb site. All the best from Denmark. Oz

Great review 👍

Happy new year from Denmark

Now I’m excited to get mine,pre ordered in oak.

I'm watching from Poland :) thank you for impressive content! 🍻

Really like when you shoot close to the window, brings a smooth light to the image. Happy new year Steve, and keep on entertaining us and sharing your passion in 2022!

Always thought about buying these! I love basssy speakers!

Great video 👍

Sounds like a great speaker. I love Moroder' s music too. Good test music.

Steve I thought you were more into bright lively dynamic speakers. Glad to hear you were able to appreciate a little of the dark side too with these.

I just received them, pair’d em with some Schiit & a 350W power amp from the early 90’s; streamed em with your Pink Floyd recommendation and some new vinyl and wow. These little beasts were worth the 2.5 month wait.

Excellent review! Motivates acquiring this design! Special! The description might motivate exploring a special Class D amplifier with these (from Bang & Olufsen)?

Love the audiophile system of the day! Tannoy Dual Concentrics! Wow!

I've always loved the look of this speaker. It looks mean, like it'd just pick you up and slam you back down with music. Then, it'd just dive back into the shadows. Wish I had a reason to buy a pair, I just know I'd enjoy them. Great review as always Steve! Happy New Year.

love the crossover!

I've been testing out a pair of S400 mkII for a few weeks now and Steve's description 100% mirrors my own. My own speakers are Meridian DSP5200.2 (~€10,000RRP) and the Buchardts absolutely destroy them for midrange tonality, realism, soundstage layering and 3-dimensionality and most importantly, expressiveness and musicality. The S400 mkII is the type of speaker which reminds you that mid-range is absolutely everything. I also really like the technical back story to these, particularly the attention to matching woofer and tweeter directivity at the crossover point, and paying particular attention to maintaining accuracy of response off-axis. The fact that the bass is really deep, textured and quite fast is just a bonus. In my opinion these are a very special speaker.

Looked as Mr Katz was gifted bespoke apparel from Mrs Audiophiliac ... Either way, a killer image indeed! Think of the total encyclopedic knowledge and experience of that duo, ... hmmm, certainly worthy of another long-form interview. Happy New Year

These speakers shall be hence forth know as the "Buck-Art-400."

Everyone is lovin' this Buchardts!!! 😁

As usual, great review Steve! Always informative and entertaining. I would also, like others have mentioned, love to hear your thoughts on this speaker compared to the Elac Uni Fi Reference. With the Elac at almost half the cost it would be a very informative comparison. It seems like they share some characteristics in certain areas. My personal interest would be in how the midrange / vocals compare. Keep up the wonderful work Steve and have a safe, healthy prosperous 2022!!

Greetings from Japan. I'm getting more interested in this pair of loudspeakers, thanks to you, though sadly the Japanese yen has been devalued against other hard currencies in the recent weeks.

Streaming the Stridemonster! album right now on Amazon Music HD. Thanks for this little gem!

Mine is arriving tomorrow!

Will be getting my pair tomorrow (hopefully); I have the mk1’s and they took a while to sound their best.

Love ya Steve! Really enjoy your laid back yet obviously knowledgeable reviews

Awesome review Steve all the best for the new year

Ordered mine two months ago, I’m glad to hear you liked them, Steve. I can’t wait till they arrive!!

I like the looks of this speakers. And I like smooth. So maybe I give it a try.

Wish you & ma'am a very happy 2022. Best wishes from Kolkata, India.

Have a Happy New Year! May 2022 be kind to you. With 5 days left in the year, there's still no Spotify Hi-Fi in sight. Ugh. Yo La Tengo? Great choice....

I have never heard these and likely never will, but knowing their existence some how and for some reason make me smile. Its not exactly that they have a stratospheric $ cost frim my view point, but I simply do not have, nor will l, the space. Sadly... I will likely build my own. I'm going to see if its possible to convert a pair of Danny Richie's Mini Monitor's or his X-LS Bravo's to Open Baffle and the issues I forsee are what amplification and crossover changes may be necessary. Thanks once Again for a Warm Expansive and Tonally Great Review.

Kickass shirt.

Thanks for the Cat People soundtrack recommendation, killer. 👍

All the best to you and your good lady , would these be a nice upgrade from the rp600ms I know there is a big price difference so would expect them to be a huge improvement , I like the sound of the rpms and would not totally want to lose the dynamics and vocal clarity, cheers Manchester UK

Id like to see a direct head to head conparison with these against the css criton or xls encore (maxxed upgrades version), that would be awesome.

Well Mads you’re hit the big time - Steve G. has given you a glowing review.

Excellent choice of a review today, was wondering about them before I opted for my Fynes, but no place to listen to them limits opting for the Buchharts, plus I wanted to keep my local dealer busy these days

I like your shirt. It is the best one yet. Not kidding.

bought the se version. amazing speakers great company ,just make sure to pair with a warm lively amp. loves tubes or class a ,a/b not class d not sterile amps.

Seen the video picture still of becks album, morning phase. That is definitely an audiophile recording, the first track with orchestra is the biggest boldest chamber ensemble ive ever heard.

That vivid speaker looks like a 90s 30$ desktop Logitec speaker 😱

Steve I can't believe you carried out some listening at mid 90dB...!! I have reference floorstanders & mid 70dB is very loud. Your listening room must be like the 80s Maxell commercial...!

I ordered mine last night, hopefully will get here 1st of Jan! Have you had a chance to get your hands on Benchmark products, the AHB2 amp is a nice piece & was wondering what you thought about it.. Benchmark is made in your part of the country. Happy New Year!

Steve, before seeing this video I was aware of this cross-over and the fact that Buchardt had hired a competent electrical engineer to design them. If the average audiophile knew that even "certain" so called high-end speaker manufacturers really cheap out on this very important speaker component, well, they'd be shocked - I was. So, if Buchardt has gone to such great lengths with the C-O then I suspect they have done no less with the construction and design of everything else that makes this speaker what it is. Steve, it is so good to hear your take on what many others have reviewed as ... a truly well designed "everyman" audiophile speaker. I wish you and the team at Buchardt, the best for 2022.🇨🇦

I have an Amp (Rega Brio) that gives a wattage at 8 ohm and a wattage at 4 ohm, and specifies that long play at 4 ohm can cause the amp to get hot. That 4 ohm is what is holding me back from Buchardt (S300 MKII or S400 MKII). The various demos on here make the Buchardts sound really good!

Greetings from Pittsburgh 🍺. Thanks for your work Steve. And the fantastic shirts! Wishing you good health in the New year. Greg

Interesting that Buchardt lists the cabinet spec as only .59" MDF. That is a thin wall no matter how much internal bracing is used.

Steve, any chance we could convince you to string a few reviews together into a longer video? In addition to solid reviews, these vids make for solid Asmr!

It would be great to have your view on the KLH Model 5 Steve.

hey steve writing from istanbul. we love you man. tale good care. god bless.

I had the mk1. That was good especially the bass department. However, I sold them to fund for other stuff. Got this MK2 3 mths back as I was curious especially that xcover parts and the change of the woofer materials and enforced body. This speakers blew my mind and to me honestly they sound much different than the mk1. The mk2 has better midrange and sounds more 3 dimensional to me. This is way better than the mk1 imo. I have the dynaudio contour 20 and I AB them and honestly I find this MK2 better to my taste. Abit more warm but the details retrieval is better. Of course the contour 20 has the upper hand especially the highs. I agree with your review 100% Steve. Great speakers to me.

They designed the speaker upside down. The tweeter should be above the bass driver because you want the tweeter to be at ear level. Now one has to use a taller stand to get it at ear level. Great review Steve.

Thanks for the review! How do you think these compare to Amphion 3LS speakers?

Merry Guttenbergmas Steve! May you live to be a hundred years and a day!

Thanks for the video. What height stands are most suitable for Buchardt S400 MKII?

I wish Steve would review the ascend acoustic sierra 2ex.

Steve, you should have compared the Buchard against the KEF R3 not the LS50.

Hi Steve. First time commenter, long time watcher. I currently have a Hegel H120 running to a pair of CM6 S2’s and a small ML Dynamo sub. I’ve had the itch to upgrade a while and have always loved what I have heard about the s400. It finally feels like a no brainer upgrade and ideally I’d like to drop the sub out of the system. Gut reaction there? My primary reason to drop the sub is to clean up a smaller living room, making the stereo less imposing. I do miss the sub when it isn’t on with the B&W’s but I always set it to subtly fill out the bottom end and it sounds like the S400 might fill that out in its own.

The LS50s need the KEF sub to sound their best

The way you described the LS50 meta almost made me nauseous...lean, forward, and less bass is exactly the opposite of what I want in my loudspeakers. I tried the Focal Chora 826 and had to return them...for those reasons.

I really wonder how these compare to the Kef R3 there are very identical in size and cost. That said I do hear often that these take a while to break in and have a dark warm sound vs the KEF has more reference flat clarity

I can remember in one ☝️ of your videos you weren’t very fond of Butchard and KHL Model 5.

Hi Steve. Thanks for this. How do these speakers compare to the B&W 607 Anniversary Edition?

Question, Steve: since these speakers are a bit on the smooth side, would they be a good match with a higher power tube amp, or are they moresuited for solid state? Thanks for another great video!

Better then the kef ls50meta? Wow u raved about those being a revolution some time ago 😮

How would you compare it with the dynaudio special forty? Should I switch? I would like a bit bigger sound

I am interested in both the KEF R3 Meta and the Buchardt S400 Mark2 for upgrading my dedicated listening only station in my living room. I listen to jazz but mostly classical and opera in particular. I like accurate but not too analytical and a bit of warmth with a great soundstage. I don’t like cold. The only speakers I have listened to at home since 1988 are the Yamaha NS-1s which are now connected to my AV system in my den and I am having a hard time since the Yamahas are (for me) so good. I have heard the R3 Metas at Best Buy and liked them for the price compared to the others they had. However I have heard them described as airy and spatial which makes me think thin? I love what you said about the imaging which is important to me but am wondering if the Buchardt S400 Mark2s have more richness? If the Buchardts are thicker, does that make them muddy or less accurate? I need for the bass, midrange and treble to be equally good and balanced. Are the KEFs more accurate? More refined? After watching a lot of reviews I am wondering if I will like Buchardt better than the KEFs? After listening to the NS-1s for so long will I like ANY other speakers?

These would be my next speakers but the 4ohm thing isn't good for me

Regarding viewer system of the day, Denon 9310 or 3910?

Is this a better speaker than the Golden ear brx? Yes or no would be great!

Which would you choose Buchardt S400 MKII vs Kef LS50 Meta + SUB?

I have the original S400 and I can never see myself selling them. It's truly an enjoyable listening experience. But they like louder levels, lower volumes leave a bit to be desired. But a 5 ⭐ speaker Oh and on movies they are fantastic as well

Can you recommend a proper center channel speaker to compliment this beast cheers

Excellent. Brazil.........

Steve, does this speaker trump the Triangle Comete 40th you reviewed?? Would LOVE to know yes or no, please.. 🙏🏼

Hi. Sir. Dynaudio special 40/b&w 705 s2 Which of these is the best for music

I liked the first gen but didn't find it very "emotive", not enough to buy it at the time. Does the MK2 improve upon this? I went for the Totem Signature One instead....

Hi Steve! Excellent review! Would you say the Gato Amp 150 would be a good match for the Buchardt s400 mkII?

Steve, have you considered checking out The GR Research speakers. im particularly curious about their XLS-Encore and NX-Otica.

Bass definition has to be “very good” for me. Not as analytically-good as KEF LS50, but I need to hear the grip, attack, and texture.

I always have Tidal open on the side just in case I like the music...lol

Will a Marantz 40n be a good pair for this speakers?

Hello Steve. Greetings from Spain! You have some fans here! I am torn between these and the Graham Audio LS6. Which one you think fits better to a smaller rooms or closer to a rear wall, and less prone to boomy bass?

Any comparison thoughts on the S400MKII compared to the Wharfedale Linton 85th?