After literally decades of searching for the perfect speakers it finally occurred to me that there is no such thing. As such, I let logic play a role in my speaker selection and decided that what I would pursue would be the same speakers that were used to master some of my favorite recordings.
With my budget at the time, I couldn't jump right into the Nautilus 800s so I started on a lower rung and moved my way up through the entire product catalog over the years.
Although I'm very fortunate to have finally achieved my ultimate goal, there were two particular Bowers and Wilkins models over the progression that truly amazed me with what they were able to convey for so little money- And if I ever find myself in a situation that I need to downsize for financial reasons (knock on wood) I'd pursue these again:
DM604
Nautilus 703
Shockingly good for the money and literally put the smaller 800s to shame (803, 804, etc.)
So yeah - in a pinch? Definitely without hesitation.
Greg
With my budget at the time, I couldn't jump right into the Nautilus 800s so I started on a lower rung and moved my way up through the entire product catalog over the years.
Although I'm very fortunate to have finally achieved my ultimate goal, there were two particular Bowers and Wilkins models over the progression that truly amazed me with what they were able to convey for so little money- And if I ever find myself in a situation that I need to downsize for financial reasons (knock on wood) I'd pursue these again:
DM604
Nautilus 703
Shockingly good for the money and literally put the smaller 800s to shame (803, 804, etc.)
So yeah - in a pinch? Definitely without hesitation.
Greg