Holadem
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Has this been asked a million times already?
I had my mind set on the studio 100. I auditioned the 40's I liked them a lot. I currently Paradigm Monitor 7.
Problem is, yesterday, out of boredom I went and auditioned some B&W from the 600 series to the Nautilus 802 (the great looking one ).
I litteraly fell in love with the accurate imaging and wiiiiide soundstage that the CDM 9NT's project. They were kooked to some Mcintosh gear. I would place these speakers on top of my list if it wasn't for one problem: They were excessively bright. My girlfriend complained about it after 30 secs, she she knows little about audio. I don't find myself listening to them for any significant amount of time.
My question is: Is there any chance it might be the source or the amp? These speakers, while way out of my price range, have everything I want (including looks) and I would work toward getting them if I could be somehow be sure that the excessive brightness was not normal. It is true that they were placed at less than a foot from the untreated back wall. Still, I have heard B&W described as bright...
The reason for the tile of this thread is that when I auditioned the Studio 40's (which are supposed to be as good as the 100's in the mids and highs), they certainly did not have that imaging and soundstage. Now we all know how different rooms can make a big differnece and blah blah blah but still, I don't think the 40's or 100's can project such a sounstage. I hope I am wrong, since the 100's are significantly cheaper up north...
Has anyone compared the two with the same equipement? What are were your impressions?
PS: i currently own a Denon 4802 and won't be upgrading or adding an amp for at least a year, probably more.
[EDIT] Crap! Admins, please move this thread :b
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Holadem
I had my mind set on the studio 100. I auditioned the 40's I liked them a lot. I currently Paradigm Monitor 7.
Problem is, yesterday, out of boredom I went and auditioned some B&W from the 600 series to the Nautilus 802 (the great looking one ).
I litteraly fell in love with the accurate imaging and wiiiiide soundstage that the CDM 9NT's project. They were kooked to some Mcintosh gear. I would place these speakers on top of my list if it wasn't for one problem: They were excessively bright. My girlfriend complained about it after 30 secs, she she knows little about audio. I don't find myself listening to them for any significant amount of time.
My question is: Is there any chance it might be the source or the amp? These speakers, while way out of my price range, have everything I want (including looks) and I would work toward getting them if I could be somehow be sure that the excessive brightness was not normal. It is true that they were placed at less than a foot from the untreated back wall. Still, I have heard B&W described as bright...
The reason for the tile of this thread is that when I auditioned the Studio 40's (which are supposed to be as good as the 100's in the mids and highs), they certainly did not have that imaging and soundstage. Now we all know how different rooms can make a big differnece and blah blah blah but still, I don't think the 40's or 100's can project such a sounstage. I hope I am wrong, since the 100's are significantly cheaper up north...
Has anyone compared the two with the same equipement? What are were your impressions?
PS: i currently own a Denon 4802 and won't be upgrading or adding an amp for at least a year, probably more.
[EDIT] Crap! Admins, please move this thread :b
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Holadem