Are Bowers and Wilkins speakers overpriced?


I see a lot of negative commentary on B&W. Why? Are they overpriced? Do they not sound as amazing as they look? Are they too “main stream”? - I love my 805 d3’s but curious why they get such a bad rep. 
paulgardner

Showing 1 response by richardselectronics

I was a long time B&W fan however the new Diamond starting with the D2 are too much in your face and I could never make the speakers disappear as I can with the D1's. Also I would not recommend the purchase of any B&W speaker at this time. I have had a Diamond D1 tweeter on parts order for over a year now. They sent me one a month ago that had a 6 month old date on it and the rubber surround was not attached to the dome all the way. Very poor quality. I sent it back as I refuse to pay almost $1000 for a tweeter that was manufactured like a 2 year old made it.