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In Reply to: Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... posted by theaudiohobby on December 6, 2004 at 05:30:48:
Also, the very best overall B&W speaker I've ever heard, weighted slightly for age, was the Matrix 3 II. Smooth, integrated, great bass, excellent cabinetry. When I heard them, I was expecting a blah, dead, wooly 80s speaker. Well, it was a *little* soft, but it was VERY good. For the times, it would have been stellar. Is it a coincidence that it had a poly midrange and acoustic suspension design? I think not.Interestingly, when I sold B&W, I gravitated towards the DM 630s. At the time, my ear wasn't that educated, but I knew what I liked. It was better than the 640s for reasons I couldn't grasp way back then. Then I traded in DM630s and DM640s within a week of each other. I had a chance to listen to them with a far more educated ear. The 630s had pitiful bass (sloppy, indistinct) whereas the 640's bass was much better. BUT, the polypropylene mid on the 630s was WAY better, smoother, more natural, more detailed than the kevlar unit on the 640s. It also explained why I never really got into the 800 series and never really was excited enough to sell them.
So, if you think I'm biased, I'm not. Well, I'm biased towards good design.
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Topic - Why are the B&W 700 series less used than the CDM NT series? - bluesky 20:03:00 11/30/04 ( 34)
- B&W excellent marketing-you pay for that ! - Blue Bull 20:34:34 12/3/04 ( 0)
The B & W 705 is a very fine speaker! - Pat D 14:33:15 12/3/04 ( 0)
well the CDM 1NT sounded better and cost less... - RGA 19:17:22 12/2/04 ( 17)
- From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - RGA 19:36:33 12/2/04 ( 16)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - theaudiohobby 02:11:24 12/3/04 ( 15)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - John Ashman 11:03:14 12/3/04 ( 14)
- You understood my comments perfectly - layman 15:52:42 12/5/04 ( 1)
- Re: You understood my comments perfectly - John Ashman 14:30:16 12/6/04 ( 1)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - theaudiohobby 15:35:34 12/3/04 ( 11)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - morricab 09:20:35 12/4/04 ( 0)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - John Ashman 18:54:06 12/3/04 ( 7)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - theaudiohobby 14:50:02 12/4/04 ( 6)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - John Ashman 16:00:56 12/4/04 ( 5)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - theaudiohobby 15:15:48 12/5/04 ( 4)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - John Ashman 20:27:27 12/5/04 ( 3)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - theaudiohobby 05:30:48 12/6/04 ( 2)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - John Ashman 12/6/04 11:13:09 12/6/04 ( 0)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - John Ashman 09:28:17 12/6/04 ( 0)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - RGA 18:47:36 12/3/04 ( 1)
- Re: From another posterabout the B&W 700 series design flaws... - theaudiohobby 14:05:36 12/4/04 ( 0)
Re: Why are the B&W 700 series less used than the CDM NT series? - Oskar25 10:19:07 12/1/04 ( 1)
- Re: Oskar,thanks for input. - bluesky 21:39:55 12/1/04 ( 0)
Re: Why are the B&W 700 series less used than the CDM NT series? - Bombaywalla 08:40:42 12/1/04 ( 1)
- Re: Bombaywalla,thanks for input. - bluesky 21:38:32 12/1/04 ( 0)
Re: Why are the B&W 700 series less used than the CDM NT series? - Bandit 06:25:22 12/1/04 ( 2)
- off topic - theaudiohobby 07:24:28 12/1/04 ( 0)
Re: Bandit,thanks for input. - bluesky 06:37:27 12/1/04 ( 0)
Re: Why are the B&W 700 series less used than the CDM NT series? - Toddd 06:04:16 12/1/04 ( 2)
- Re: Why are the B&W 700 series less used than the CDM NT series? - RGA 19:19:50 12/2/04 ( 0)
Re: I guess that the B&W 703's would be not matched well with the amps. - bluesky 06:19:39 12/1/04 ( 0)
Beats me....I've always like the CDM line myself - doodlebug 22:48:36 11/30/04 ( 3)
- Re: doodlebug,thanks for input. - bluesky 06:22:50 12/1/04 ( 0)
Does not it strike you as odd that - theaudiohobby 01:09:47 12/1/04 ( 1)
- Re: theaudiohobby,thanks for input. - bluesky 07:07:18 12/1/04 ( 0)