In Reply to: Depends on the listener... posted by Don T on April 18, 2007 at 09:44:47:
The Gold is in no way the typical "gooberized" high-end product. It is not bright nor does it hype imaging or anything else. It is, as Ozzy completely exaggerated, a little on the slower, warmer side of things. B&W is more typical of the "gooberized" bright, flashy, "listen to what I can do!!!" kind of speaker. Nor is it a typical "sip on wine" kind of speaker. It loves to play loud and rock the room. Now, the newer Platinums? Sure. They're very "in your face" and too intense. But Golds aren't. I wouldn't recommend them to *any* audiophile, whether you call them "serious" (as in anal retentive) or an "objectivist" (actually, what I really think you mean here is "pop audiophile") as the Golds aren't "objectively" an amazing speaker. They just sound smooth and warm and pleasant.
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