KIM

Defining a new model for a relatively new company in the marketplace is always challenging. With Borg, we made our second model a success by combining innovation and more of the same.

For our third model, KIM, we asked our dealers and distributors, and they asked for either a more expensive model or a lower-priced model, but there was no clear trend.

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Description

So, we did what we are good at – we made it our way again – a mixture of innovation and more of the same. KIM had to be a speaker that we would use ourselves, something fun. We designed another speaker for us.

Borg is and always was a statement speaker. Bold and visible, never trying to hide and with as little compromise as possible. So how could a new model be different? Importantly, could it include Borg innovations? How could we reach a retail price which makes the speaker available for more people without losing quality?

A few basic design principles stayed the same. A reflex system with a paper coned woofer with a massive magnet, Two-way construction with AMT HF unit, again based on a Mundorf core. A cabinet with everything needed to avoid unwanted radiation from the box and a highly optimized crossover with high-quality parts.

We wanted an enclosure large enough to deliver realistic low frequencies and scale but was small enough to be relatively discreet. It had to be low enough to sit below windows and work well close to walls.

Frequency Response: 35Hz-25kHz -10dB, 45Hz-23kHz -10dB
Average Impedance: > 8 Ohm
Minimum Impedance: 5,9 Ohm @ 160 Hz
Sensitivity: 86 dB @ 2.83 V / 1 m
Distortion: 0.2 % THD @1W
Crossover Frequency: 2200 Hz
Bass Unit: High-Power 8“, 38 mm voice coil diameter
HF Unit: 110 mm AMT
Dimensions: 854 x 300 x 310 mm (HWD) Depth 412 mm with stand
Weight: 25,1 kg
Finish: Choice of several standard finishes
Cabinet: Reflex with multiple Strunk Absorbers and damped double layer Sandwich panels with one dimensional bracing and CleanPort resonator. Integrated Stand
Option Switches: 3 Positions Tweeter level, 3 positions Woofer damping
Terminal: High Current Single Wiring pure Copper