Does anyone have listening experience or currently own the B&W 683s? I have a lot of experience with (someone else's, unfortunately) 804s, and looking at paper specifications, the big difference between the two is the top mounted tweeter, matrix braced cabinet, and Rohacell vs. Aluminum/Kevlar/Paper bass drivers. Oh, yeah, and a ton of cash.
Anyway, I'm really impressed with the sound of the 804s, and while I know it won't be the same, the 683s are in my price range, get good reviews from everything I'm reading, and are the sort of large speaker I'm looking for to fill a good sized, vaulted ceiling room. I have a lot of flexibility in placement, so I can get them into/away from corners, or close to/away from walls as needed. I listen to a wide variety of music, from classical to 50s/60s jazz and on to popular stuff like Radiohead, Sigur Ros, and Mogwai, if that helps with comparison to what you bought yours for. So, if anyone has owned these in the past, or listened to them in compairson with some other similarly priced options, I'd be interested to know why you did or didn't buy. I have not managed to get out to listen yet, but it's on the list in the next week or so. As an added bonus, while I'm not looking to upgrade the amp immediately,(let's not get in to what I have right now, and focus on what I intend to buy in the future) I'd love to hear what people use to drive their 683s (or whatever they purchased instead.) I'm seeing some attractive Rotel options around $1000, but there are obviously more choices I'm not considering. With luck, I'll be able to edit that signature line soon... -- androidtopp My SB3 is the most expensive part of my stereo. So I'm not going to brag about it. And my SBB as well...Is it wrong that my alarm clock is worth more than most of my stereo components? I need to work on that. http://www.last.fm/user/androidtopp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ androidtopp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19681 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57719 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
