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Buying Bookshelves, I love B&W but....

my experience is that the mids are a bit compressed, less open and detailed. I really like the imaging, highs, lows, fullness, stage pres etc. As well as design and build. Is this a common problem in bookshelves, obvious size limitations? Seems to be an issue with the old S3 series, new 600 and CM1. Should I demo floor standing models or consider 700 or 800 series bookshelves? Or is this simply one of the characteristics of B&W?
Demo'd with Rotel, NAD, MacIntsosh integrateds.
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shadorne
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You seem to like warm speakers. Harbeth or Silverline speakers.
newbie13
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Emphasizing the highs and lows over the mid-range is what I consider the classic British sound.
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oddiofyl
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The 705s are really nice.
jkuc
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I owned B&W , Dynaudio, Focal. Both Dynaudio and Focal are definitely better then B&W.
jamesw20
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If you like mids then try Merlin TSM series. Very revealing. My Sig. 805 wasn't in the same ballpark as my TSM's.
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