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You'll notice that B&W and Paradigm among others don;t send them speakers for review - because they know that when faced with blunt honest opinions both brands could take a rather big beating. The 703 and new Paradigm Studio 100V3 IMO are atrocious speakers given the amopunt of money they want for them. Both should be 3 digit not 4 digit speakers IMO. I think that B&W takes a beating more so than they should but this new 700 line is much more expensive than the CDM series and IMO not any better - IMO worse and they even look worse. I don't get that. Two of the best speakers of recent years from B&W has been the DM 302 which I owned and had no kevlar or metal driver and is better than the 303, and the CDM 2SE. The 2SE I liked a fair bit given the money and it was easily better than the Totem Model 1 which cost 50% more money.

I just think B&W is too expensive. The 705 is $2300.00Cdn and versus the Audio Note AX Two at $700.00Cdn I would like to know what the price justification is. The AX Two is shipped in from Europe is about the same size so shipping isn;t going to be hugely different. The AX Two is made by a much smaller company uses good vifa drivers looks very well built and has nice connectors ---- oh and sounds a helluva lot better is more efficient. The B&W's LOOK better and everyone has heard of them and not so with the AX Two. BUT, this is the point. I could listen to the AX Two long term or some lesser priced Dynaudios and Gershman Acoustics but the 705 - well I don't get it. I loved the 302 and I can recommend the N805, CDM 1NT and 1SE and 2SE(despite some problems) and Matrix 805, 801 and the Model Nautilus. But some of these big companies seem to be pricing themselves for snob appeal than sonic quality.


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Topic - B&W Nautilus 804 - review posted - JerryS 12:17:32 10/30/04 ( 37)