These are two entirely different speakers so the music you prefer will be important. Both can be excellent in different ways. The B&W's are "british speakers" and literally define the concept. They tend toward polite and refined. They can be strong and aggresive with enough power but it is not their strong suit. The bass is very controlled but lacks slam and bounce your balls authority. A simple visualization is that you tend to lean forward when you listen into the music. Think classical and jazz with a big smile.
Yamaha would probably claim the 2000's as one of the finest speakers they ever made. Siome have called them amoung the best rock and roll speakers of all time. Incredably accurate (beryllium domes mid and high), serious bass, and blow you back in your seat authority. They can and do do all the rest and are of the "clinical" style of speakers. I love them with tubes where they become a world class speaker that are still revered around the world. They do LOUD without stress and remain compossed till your ears bleed. Because they have the beryllium domes, they also do soft better than most speakers.
I can have more to say since I love both speakers in different ways. Both were "world class" in their day and both remain at the top of the vintage speaker world.
Denny
989-673-8493
Yamaha would probably claim the 2000's as one of the finest speakers they ever made. Siome have called them amoung the best rock and roll speakers of all time. Incredably accurate (beryllium domes mid and high), serious bass, and blow you back in your seat authority. They can and do do all the rest and are of the "clinical" style of speakers. I love them with tubes where they become a world class speaker that are still revered around the world. They do LOUD without stress and remain compossed till your ears bleed. Because they have the beryllium domes, they also do soft better than most speakers.
I can have more to say since I love both speakers in different ways. Both were "world class" in their day and both remain at the top of the vintage speaker world.
Denny
989-673-8493