Here is another great speaker from the highly successful 600 series of speakers from B&W. The design is a four driver, 3-way design that comprises of one 1″ aluminum dome tweeter, one 6″ Continuum cone FST midrange and two 6.5″ Paper Bass units. This gave the speakers a frequency range of 48 Hz to 28 kHz and a nominal impedance of 8 ohm and a sensitivity of 88.5 dB. Each speaker stands about 39″ tall (42″ with the plinth), 7.5″ wide (12.5″ at the plinth) and 13.4″ deep (14.6″ with the plinth). Speakers are rear ported so we would recommend giving them about 18″ of space off the rear and side wall. Once you have them placed strategically in your room, just like how they were in our listening room, you would immediately start relishing the musicality of these speakers. Soundstage was grand with great depth and detail. Vocals in our opinion are their strong points. The imaging was truly outstanding. At $2,300 MSRP, they are quite the bargain. Of course some cuts have to be made to price them this affordably and that is their finish. They may lack the glossy finish of their more expensive models but if you are on a tight budget and want one of the best sounding speakers for under $1,400 now, they are it. These are the Anniversary Editions so it has a special tweeter trim ring and upgraded and optimized crossover design.
They look good overall with just minor scuff marks here and there and a small spot on one of the plinth where the paint was scraped off but repainted over. Speakers are shipped in two boxes, so factor times two on the shipping. Local pickup from our preferred.
