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About the B&W 700 series and CDM NT series

Hi.

I love the B&W 700 series(703,704,705) and CDM NT series(9NT,7NT,1NT) very much. I feel that those are good speakers. Many people and I recommended them on the sites in my country and they become used now much than before there. They were used rarely before. I live in South Korea.

But I have searched them on the Audiogon. Although the former is better than the latter in respect of sound quality,I find out the 700 series less used than the CDM NT series.

Are there any reason for it? I'd like to know it. The ugly design of the 700 series'? The cost push of theirs? Any other reason? Thanks.
bluesky

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jungsan
38 posts
 
I second Distortion, :)
collapse of middle class anyone?
jungsan
38 posts
 
Just orderd a new pair of 703s with the new MF A5
they sounded very very good at the local dealer..
I listened to several other manufacturers- paradigm, polk, vandersteen, martin logan, and other BWs N802, N804 but nothing came close to the 703s

to my ears, this combo sounded better than Watt/puppy 7 driven by Levinson monos- reproducing classical music.

good to see another korean at the gon, I'm a korean-ameracan though.. an nyung ha sae yo?
jungsan
38 posts
 
Bluesky

250W/chan @ 8ohm, and 400W @ 4 ohms just launched here in the states in the past month
it sounded better than A308, which is more expensive but not as powerful (150W) check out www.musicalfidelity.com

I guess BWs do like lots of clean power?
anyways

I'm at Durham NC
I was born in Seoul and still visit there quite often ^^

any good CD player recommendation (around 1k) for my system?
jungsan
38 posts
 
I think it really depends on your taste of music...

WP7s are great speakers
I think WP7s do better with reproducing contemporary music- jazz, rock,pop... and even some classical vocals sounded fantastic

yet.. for reproducing chamber music and orchestral works, me, my father, mother, and my wife were all soo unimpressed (different occasions, but same gears ML436? the new monos +WP7)... sure it sounds good but I don't think it's worth of 20K..

I think the truely great speakers are ones that can closely reproduce the real instruments (unplugged)
Given my strong preferrence on classical music, WPs are not my choices

JBL K2 S9800 does mid and high much better
and for bass, Eggleston Andra II or BW N800 sounded more controlled (when these guys were hooked up with the right amps- Pass X160 for JBL, Mcintosh 501 for Andra and 800)

however, these guys are way beyond my budget -- I'm not selling my house for stereos..
and my wife thinks WP7s are plain ugly- there I lose WAF...

To me it doesn't really matter what kind of materials are used to make speakers; what matters in the end is MUSIC anyway :)

of course, all these are IMHO...

thanks for your recommendations bluesky
actually, I might stretch my budget and go for the matching CDP... looks also do matter don't they.. ^^
but I'll give my auditions to the arcams

I saw your postings at the asylum, too haha
hope to see you often around here and there :)
peace
J.
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