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In Reply to: B&W DM 604 S2 Speakers posted by Bombaywalla on May 28, 2003 at 10:26:19:
it's speakers sound nice and design for Home Theater system. not 2 channel audio. of course not Similar to N804 and Martin-Logan.....
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FWIW, I though this was a pretty good review. I own a pair of 602s2's and I thought the review pretty well described the characteristics of these speakers. No, these are not the Nautilus, and the reviewer acknowledged that. However, these are pretty damn good speakers for the money- good enough to discern differences in cabling, recordings, and other components. And, good enough to warrant spending a few bucks on some quality amplification. Here's where B&W cut corners on the 600 series: Cabinetry and cosmetics. The boxes are cheap. The drivers and crossover are decent. They had to cut cost somewhere. Good Review.
Cooper,Thanks for the corroborative post!
I concur that this speaker allows one to hear the upstream components & cabling. You are right again that B&W skimps on cabinetry & cosmetics in this line tho' it seems that the S3 models look much better than the S2 models in that wood finish. I understand from the "What Hi-Fi" review that the sound is improved as well. I have not heard the S3 model myself tho' so I'm going by what I read.
Oz K,It might be true that DM604S2 were designed w/ HT in mind but that doesn't mean that they cannot sound good in 2-ch setup! So, no, this is not a joke!!! In *my* system these speakers sound very good. I've had many people come over & listen & they have said the same thing - they sound very good!
I'm *not* saying that it is the best speaker & that it is the last word in neutrality or resolution. It is not! I know that so I will not be foolish to say such a thing.
However, I have very good electronics & lots of *clean* power amplification. This must be making a difference in my setup.
It is possible that you do not like the B&W sound. That's fine! Doesn't mean that the sound is bad.
The electronics in this system are no slouch by any means. This is the ONLY system I have ever heard in which I could deal with the sound of the B&W 600 series speakers.My only comment is that with all that wonderful hardware, and the analog playback system, and the nice cable, the speakers are way outclassed. I can only imagine how great that system would sound with higher caliber speakers.
And one more thing. I agree about the CDM series. I hated them too, and I listened to them in my own system. . .
Bombaywalla,My friend have B&W 604S2. he like them too.
But i not talking on the sound. i mean that 604 not similar to Nautilus and Martin Logan in nothing. it's like say that B&W 604 similar to Audio Note Kondo... ;-)
I have owned the 601's, 602's, 603's, (S2 - S3) CDM's, Nautilus's.I love the sound of B&W. Your review comes across as some high end Audiophile Speaker. Yes they are good, but not compared to the Nautilus or Logans. There is no similarity, is my point.
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