I'm not someone who has a long history with B&W, but I did have a pair of 602 S3's and didn't like them. I think the problem with the midrange is related to dispersion - I had to lock my head within a 1-inch window to really hear the midrange do what it was supposed to do. Having to wiggle my head to hear the speakers perform got annoying after a while, and made placement tricky. Outside of the sweet spot, the music really suffered and sounded "squished".
Bad Experience with B&W's: Anyone else?
I have just sold a pair of B&W DM 602 S3. I have recently moved to the US and my idea was to have a neat but not too expensive sound equipment. I bought a Consonance CD120 (which is excellent), an Arcam A80, and finally, I decided to buy the B&W's. Five years ago, I had a pair of DM602's Series 1, and they were very good with a Sansui amplifier that I had. The midrange was excellent, the upper end was reasonable and the bass was a bit boomy...but I really enjoyed those speakers and was satisfied by their performance.
My experience with the 602's Series 3 was COMPLETELY different. In my opinion, these speakers are too laid back, with distant, timid, shut-in midrange. They have far superior bass than their previous version, but there must have been some trade-off here: they sacrificed the midrange for a more controlled bass.
Do you guys share my views? Or are you owners of the 602 S3 offended by my remarks?
Paulo
P.S. I use good Kimber cables in my system. My room is the average size, with wall to wall carpet. The conditions are similar to those I had in Brazil 5 years ago, with the 602 S1.
My experience with the 602's Series 3 was COMPLETELY different. In my opinion, these speakers are too laid back, with distant, timid, shut-in midrange. They have far superior bass than their previous version, but there must have been some trade-off here: they sacrificed the midrange for a more controlled bass.
Do you guys share my views? Or are you owners of the 602 S3 offended by my remarks?
Paulo
P.S. I use good Kimber cables in my system. My room is the average size, with wall to wall carpet. The conditions are similar to those I had in Brazil 5 years ago, with the 602 S1.
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