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Model: 602 Series 3 Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $600/pr Description: 2-way bookshelf Manufacturer URL: B&W Manufacturer URL: B&W
Review by macadana ( A ) on August 30, 2004 at 06:57:26
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for the 602 Series 3
Excellent speaker for the money. I had an orignal pair of B&W 610i's that were almost ten years old but sounded exceptionally better than my Infinity Kappa floorstandards. So I chose to stick with the British sound and upgrade to a piar of the 602S3's. Very glad I did having purchased them off the internet without audition. Gorgeous looks with the grills off. I was a bit skeptical about how much speakers could have improved in the last 10 years but I was wrong. They sound a lot better than the older B&Ws and can take a lot more punishment without any strain. I am currently driving them with an Odyssey Power Amp and I could not be any happier.
Product Weakness: None. Product Strengths: Clarity (Nautilus tweeter)and transparency without being over bearing, excellent soundstage and precise imaging. Wide sweetspot. Once you get used to the British sound there is no going back!
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Odyssey Stratos (150 watts per Channel into 8 ohms) Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): AudioRefinement Pre-5 Sources (CDP/Turntable): CDP is a YBA Lecture/TT is a SOTA Comet with an RB-25- Tone Arm. Speakers: B&W602 S3 Cables/Interconnects: Audioquest Bi-wire Ruby's, DH Labs Silver series interconnects. Music Used (Genre/Selections): Mainly jazz, some blues and soft rock. Room Size (LxWxH): 11 x 10 x 8 Room Comments/Treatments: 2 stes of Echo Busters, one set behind the speakers, the other at first reflection points besides each speaker. Time Period/Length of Audition: 2 weeks Other (Power Conditioner etc.): Panamax Surge Protector Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner Your System (if other than home audition): n/a
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