I decided to play
this is a picture of the bottom woofer removed. there was white foam covering this peice. i think its part of the crossover. There was also something on the bottem of the speaker that felt like a crossover but i could not see it. I didnt want to totally rip apart the speaker so i just took out the bottom woofer and the FST.
next we have the fst midrange with the cover removed
next is the inside of the top cabinet behind the FST midrange. it is separated from the rest of the cabinet. I was told there was no separation in the 600 series. looks to me there is?
the next 5 are the FST midrange. this is the 683 midrange. lets not confuse this with the 800 series midrange.
this next picture is the little wee tube loaded tweeter
next is another picture of the midrange cabinet. that's a piece of wood under all that foam. a strong piece of wood i might add.
the next two are the crossover. 1 of 2 of these things are in the speaker.
this one is the flow port. and yes it does have dimples on the end inside the speaker. i always wondered that?
and the following 5 is the bass driver. as you can see there is a paper/kevlar coating on the back. apparently for damning. read something about that in a review.
this one is behind the bottom driver. the crossover is behind this but B&W even has foam covering this up to.
one thing i noticed is EVERYTHING in this speaker is B&W made. down to the last wire. if you can see the wire says B&W on it. this was a hard picture to get.
another great thing i noticed is they even put gaskets around the drivers.
So all in all for the price I think this speaker is DAMN WELL MADE. After opening this baby up i had much more appreciation for this speaker. I did not know that it had this much engineering behind it. Didnt know it had the bracing or the separate chamber for the midrange. B&W really outdid themselves on this speaker. It is worth every penny.
this is a picture of the bottom woofer removed. there was white foam covering this peice. i think its part of the crossover. There was also something on the bottem of the speaker that felt like a crossover but i could not see it. I didnt want to totally rip apart the speaker so i just took out the bottom woofer and the FST.
next we have the fst midrange with the cover removed
next is the inside of the top cabinet behind the FST midrange. it is separated from the rest of the cabinet. I was told there was no separation in the 600 series. looks to me there is?
the next 5 are the FST midrange. this is the 683 midrange. lets not confuse this with the 800 series midrange.
this next picture is the little wee tube loaded tweeter
next is another picture of the midrange cabinet. that's a piece of wood under all that foam. a strong piece of wood i might add.
the next two are the crossover. 1 of 2 of these things are in the speaker.
this one is the flow port. and yes it does have dimples on the end inside the speaker. i always wondered that?
and the following 5 is the bass driver. as you can see there is a paper/kevlar coating on the back. apparently for damning. read something about that in a review.
this one is behind the bottom driver. the crossover is behind this but B&W even has foam covering this up to.
one thing i noticed is EVERYTHING in this speaker is B&W made. down to the last wire. if you can see the wire says B&W on it. this was a hard picture to get.
another great thing i noticed is they even put gaskets around the drivers.
So all in all for the price I think this speaker is DAMN WELL MADE. After opening this baby up i had much more appreciation for this speaker. I did not know that it had this much engineering behind it. Didnt know it had the bracing or the separate chamber for the midrange. B&W really outdid themselves on this speaker. It is worth every penny.
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