For those who went from 600s to 800s

[monk_d_syple]

Hi there lucky ones. I was just wondering. A lot of people here went from 6s to 8s. Though, they claimed to have loved their 6s. Therefore why the change? Is it like any drug, you start off small and hit the bigger stuff. Is it a natural consumer action: always go bigger? Finally, and true honesty would be appreciated, is it 'cause the sound is really that much better and consequently deserving an extra 5ks or more in investments? I personally like the compactness of the 805s. They look sweet. Never heard them yet. I will be receiving 604s next week.

Cheers and have a good one

[Gump]

I've had 604's for several years and enjoyed them. They're great sounding speakers at a great price. I still have them in my upstairs bonus room and plan on them being the centerpieces of my HT system that I'm going to install there. However, they are among B&W's entry level floorstanders and do have their limitations. For me that limitation was 2-channel music, especially at moderate volume levels. They just didn't fill the room enough with sound unless you really cranked them up. Maybe it was the room they were in which had very high ceilings.
At any rate, they're darn good speakers. I didn't plan on buying 803D speakers when I started looking around for an upgrade, but (to me) they had a sound that was substantially better than anything else I demo-ed. As to whether they're worth the extra money or not, well that's up to the individual and his/her bank account. 802D's were out of my price range. And lets face facts---money has a lot to do with it. If not, we'd all have 800D's and be driving Porsches and Lamborgini's....
Addiction/obsession? Maybe, but it's fun whatever you want to call it!
And the natural progression of any hobby or interest is to start with entry level basics and move up to something more elite or sophisticated.
As a golfer you're going to probably start out with an inexpensive set of convenience store clubs, but if you stick with it long enough and really want to improve sooner or later you'll be testing out those Pings or Callaway's.
A mustang is a car you can have fun with and be very satisfied owning but how bout that new Shelby CS6? Same thing with the 6's vs. the 8's.
Relax and enjoy your 604's!!!

[audioqueso]

2D sound vs 3D sound.

[Wizard-of-Odd]

Personally, I am trying to work my way up to 4D sound. D-D-D-Damn! That sounds incredible!!!!!!! :B

Peace,

[audioqueso]

4D sound... moving 3D???? lol

[dan87951]

I went from B&W 602's ->CDM -> Nautilus 803's and I beleive the Nautilus line is a good improvement over the 600 line depending on what your tastes are and what you listen to.

[weijst]

I went from DM602 (S1 and S3) => 705 => N804 => DM603 S3...

Best performance / euro : DM602 S3

[RebelMan]

I went from DM602 (S1 and S3) => 705 => N804 => DM603 S3...

Best performance / euro : DM602 S3

weijst, you went from the N804 to the DM603 S3??? Could you elaborate?

[bigburner]

weijst, you went from the N804 to the DM603 S3??? Could you elaborate?

I'd like to know too.

[weijst]

That step was because of financial reasons...