B&W speakers are an ok speaker, not anywhere near the bestWhat are the best? And why arent Abbey Road studios using them instead of B&W?
Why hasn’t B&W ever entered the ultra hi-end for speakers?
Being one of the biggest speaker manufacturers in the world and arguably some of best sounding, they have never gone past their 800 series and produced anything beyond that point. Don’t get me wrong, $30k ( 800 D3 ) is expensive and most people wouldn’t be able to afford to pay that much for a pr of speakers even if they wanted to, but in today’s market that really isn’t considered ultra hi-end considering some speakers now days cost close to a million and many in the $50-200k range. You would think with the knowledge they have and for the years they have been around they would go the distance and build
beyond the 800 series?
beyond the 800 series?
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"p0512971 posts B&W speakers are an ok speaker, not anywhere near the best, way overpriced for what you get. They have always been too analytical for most and that’s why you see them teamed up with amps from Classe and McIntosh, your warmer sounding amps. They were noted for their midrange drivers not their tweeters. " You obviously have not heard each incarnation at each relevant time period. They hit far above their price point and currently the d3s beat in my opinion £150k Wilsons which I heard in comparison. Also Classe and McIntosh are far too weak (not sure regarding your comment on warm sounding - certainly not up to scratch when I have demoed) - so I disagree pretty well all round with what you have written. I am listening next week to the new Avalon Pm2's. Should be interesting. |
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