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The criteria, with which we evaluate loudspeakers, is not as subjective as it might seem. A great speaker sounds like...music. If you can close your eyes and be transported...to symphony hall, to a rock concert...these are the hallmarks of a great speaker. I don't think that B&W have any "great" models right now. Looking objectively...they are voicing for what sells...a very flashy, hi-fi sound. Furthermore, gimmicks really sell (nautilus tweeters, kevlar cones, flowports etc.) so B&W incorporate as many as possible into their designs. This market driven emphasis is a classic sign that a company that has grown too large. A speaker company this large and sophisticated could voice for musical realism if they wanted to. B&W needs to get back to the basics and concentrate on putting out a quality product. If they spent as much time perfecting off-axis response and smooth power response as on-axis response, B&W would have a better product. I greatly respect B&W, but success can be deadly to a companies health.

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