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  • Mikael
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2007
    • 379

    2½-way speaker

    Is it just me who is missing a 2½-way speaker a step up from the 600 series. I have come to this conclusion after hearing 804s,CM9 and 683 that I don't like the way the FST midrange sounds, i like the Mid/bass driver better,I just seen that they have added a 12" sub to the CM line, so maybe we will se a 2½-way speaker in the CM line at CEDIA,well that's just my wish anyway.
  • wgriel
    Senior Member
    • May 2006
    • 241

    #2
    Maybe find yourself a 704? That's a nice 2 1/2 way speaker.

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    • emig5m
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2008
      • 646

      #3
      Interesting. I love the FST driver. Clearer, more open, and more detailed. I've compared back to back with non FST driven B&W's and liked the added detail and openness that the FST seems to have. What is it that you don't like about them and like about the bass/mid driver (although I personally have to admit they all sound very good and being a owner of the 804S, I could live life happily with just a pair of 685's and a good sub - they're all very good sounding when setup properly).

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      • Mikael
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2007
        • 379

        #4
        Hi emig5m

        I don't like the sound that you like in the FST, I like that the mid/bass driver has a bit more body and soul to it's way of presenting voices.Maybe I will give the 685 with a sub a listen,but I would prefer a 2½-way so you could hear music without the sub and still get some bass to the mix.

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        • sunshdw
          Member
          • Sep 2008
          • 92

          #5
          684s?
          Magnepan,ARC,VTL,Transparent Audio ;x(

          "The term "audiophile" means essentially nothing -- it's a self-anointed status that entails no credentials, qualifications or certifications. It means "hobbyist," nothing more, and anyone can lay claim to it. Ironically, I've come to recognize that "audiophiles" represent a group that will believe almost anything"

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          • Briz vegas
            Super Senior Member
            • Mar 2005
            • 1199

            #6
            Originally posted by Mikael
            Hi emig5m

            I don't like the sound that you like in the FST, I like that the mid/bass driver has a bit more body and soul to it's way of presenting voices.Maybe I will give the 685 with a sub a listen,but I would prefer a 2½-way so you could hear music without the sub and still get some bass to the mix.
            I suggest that that lack of body and soul is a characteristic of the particular system you were listening to - not the FST driver as such. My 804s is significantly more capable of reproducing a full bodied sound and the inner detail of instruments and voices that give them their soul when compared to my non FST 705 in the same system (my own - which includes room treatment). Partnering equipment, room and isolation/vibration control (or lack of) are all factors contributing to the sound that you heard from the FST.
            Mac 8gb SSD Audirvana ->Weiss INT202 firewire interface ->Naim DAC & XPS2 DR->Conrad Johnson CT5 & LP70S-> Vivid B1s. Nordost Valhalla cables & resonance management. (Still waiting for Paul Hynes PS:M)
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