B & W Speaker suggestions

[rucchi166]

Hey Guys,
I need a little advice and insight on B & W Speakers. I want to get a pair because I think overall they sound pretty incredible. My budget is around $1500-$1700. So basically I am already priced out of the nautilus range (unless i only want 1 speaker) So I'm basically looking for suggestions and opinions. I do know that I would like some full range floor standers instead of the mini monitors, but all suggestions would be really helpful...Thanks.

[SLiM BiLT]

My girlfriend has a pair of DM 602 S2's and I think they are outrageously good. They are so revealing that it is downright painful when I make test mixes and play them on her stereo since these speakers bring out all the good and ALL the bad in a mix. (I've often considered nicking them and using them for my recording monitors.)

Also, a friend of mine who does some mastering work uses a pair (same model) as his main monitors. That's gotta mean something, I s'pose.

[linus]

A pair of used Naut 805s are in your price range. I got a pair 6 months ago in perfect condition for $1275. They are fabulous. You should easily be able to get a pair of Matrix 805s, 804s, or 803s for that price range as well.

[rucchi166]

Thanks Guys. Any suggestions on where i should look for used B&W's?

[mysteriousmammal]

Here are a couple listings.

http://marketplace.consumerreview.com/c ... =retrieval

http://marketplace.consumerreview.com/c ... sifieds.pl

[Al]

Thanks Guys. Any suggestions on where i should look for used B&W's?

My friend uses B&W's in his studio, they are very nice speakers, but there no good for mixing rock music through, dont know the model number of hand...just a thought anyway.

Al

[Cellotron]

Thanks Guys. Any suggestions on where i should look for used B&W's?

http://www.audiogon.com

It's kind of like ebay for the hi-fi / audiophile crowd.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Professor]

If you were aiming for bookshelf speakers, I would also say to look for either a deal or a used set of Nautilus 805s or a shiny new set of CDM 1NT which I believe still run around $1300. The CDM 1 was always a personal favorite of mine, and the CDM 1NT is just a fabulous current model. I also really liked the CM series though they can have a bit of a bump around 1.5kHz, in particular on the bookshelf model, though the floor small floorstander had a bit of that as well.
The 600 series has always been my first call as the best sound for dollar speaker, with the 602 being the best bookshelf and the 604 being the best floorstander value of almost any speaker builder. The cost increase vs. performance increase rises quite sharply after departing from the 600 series. For a long time, I mixed on DM-602 and later DM 602-s3 speakers and really loved them, though I did secretly pine for CDM 1s and fantasize about Nautilus 802s. But, at $8k a pair they were always a little out of range, even when I could get them at cost (used to work at a dealer).
On closer looking though, it seems the CDM series ain't there anymore. I suspect the 700 series took their place, but I imagine those would be within your price range. The Naut. 805 retailed at $2000 a pair, so the 705 must be down in the 1300-1500 range and it's possible the 704 might fall within your range. I've not heard those personally as I've been gone from that dealer for a little over a year now. But I've installed every model of the 300, 600, CM, CDM, and Nautilus 800 series and can safely say that any of them would be a great investment.
For the record though, I'd suggest not gooing with something as old as a used Matrix 800 series unless you're getting a screaming deal on Matrix 801s, as the new technology in the Nautilus series just blows the old line away, in my humble opinion.

-Jeremy

[cgarges]

My friend uses B&W's in his studio, they are very nice speakers, but there no good for mixing rock music through...

Tell that to the folks at Abbey Road.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[aurelialuz]

My friend uses B&W's in his studio, they are very nice speakers, but there no good for mixing rock music through...

Tell that to the folks at Abbey Road.

and albini...and weston...

alex