i sold my 602 ser.1's that i had for like 7 years when i bought my CDM1-NTs. i LOVE those speakers, they were what got me into hi-fi i the first place, i was wowed that for the same price as some monsterous Cerwin Vegas from Sears or whatever, I could have clean, detailed highs, impressive bass, all in a small, sexy package (although they ARE huge for monitors).
anyway, i found that i had outgrown them sonically, but the friend i sold them to LOVES them for his HT / music hybrid setup. the thing that amazed me the most is how little power it took to get quality sound (a 30W rotel 2ch amp was all i needed) but how much they reward you when used w/ better cables and more amplification.
an ABSOLUTE best-buy for entry level systems, some complain they are too 'bright' but frankly, it's a B&W trait, some call it bright, some, detailed. i am actually slowly moving away from B&W toward Totem Acoustic for that reason, but that's because i'm starting to prefer musicality / feeling over acuracy / detail.
anyway, i found that i had outgrown them sonically, but the friend i sold them to LOVES them for his HT / music hybrid setup. the thing that amazed me the most is how little power it took to get quality sound (a 30W rotel 2ch amp was all i needed) but how much they reward you when used w/ better cables and more amplification.
an ABSOLUTE best-buy for entry level systems, some complain they are too 'bright' but frankly, it's a B&W trait, some call it bright, some, detailed. i am actually slowly moving away from B&W toward Totem Acoustic for that reason, but that's because i'm starting to prefer musicality / feeling over acuracy / detail.