B&W 685 wins Product Of The Year in What Hifi Sound & Vision

[jack667]

Unfortunately don't have a copy of the review though, anyone read it?

[Joey_V]

I dont have HiFi SV, but I do have TAS and the 685 was named a Top Value product. Seems like this little guy is turning some folks on their ears.

[jack667]

Personally, I was blown away by my pair. For the money, I've never heard anything better.

[ciprian_tarnu]

Need help for a complete set-up with 685

hello guys,

We are building a new house and we intend to buy a the 685s for our living-room. But I have no background with hifi so I need some support:
- what amplifier should I use with 685s - what do u recommend?
- what wires

Can you help us

Thanks

[jack667]

Rotels fantastic RA-06 integrated would do the job nicely.

Also, it's worth a look at Qed's budget bi-wire cable!

[Shyamalan]

Do you think that the B&W 685 could work as rears for a couple of B&W 804?
Thank you for your oppinions.

[jack667]

IMO, I truly think they would work well. Can't you audition?

[Shyamalan]

IMO, I truly think they would work well. Can't you audition?

The specifications of the 685 says that the recommended power amp is 25w-100W but I think that a pair of 804 need much more power.

[ciprian_tarnu]

Thank you for advice
So the configuration should look like
Speackers - B&W 685s
Amplifier - Rotel RA-06
Wires - QED Silver Anniversary Bi-Wire 4 x 2,50 mm²

And is missing a CD or DVD player. Any proposals? I saw the DVD player RDV 1093 from Rotel but it cost about 1600Euro. Can I get something cheaper with a acceptable quality.

Thanks for your support

[tonych31]

When I added the 685 as rear supporting the Sonus Domus Grand Piano as main. It really added a new dimension listening to multichannel especially with SACD and music.

It is fantastic for the price. I am really looking forward for 802D sometime in the future.

[ciprian_tarnu]

So, any advice for a good DVD player below 1000Euro ?

Thank you

[george_k]

ciprian_tarnu,

If you havent already bought the rotel you may want to look into the arcam solo movie 5.1. It's a dvd/cd player + 5x50w integrated that packs a lot of features for it's small size. Knowing Arcam's reputation it should sound good too.

[angelface]

Thank you for advice
So the configuration should look like
Speackers - B&W 685s
Amplifier - Rotel RA-06
Wires - QED Silver Anniversary Bi-Wire 4 x 2,50 mm²

And is missing a CD or DVD player. Any proposals? I saw the DVD player RDV 1093 from Rotel but it cost about 1600Euro. Can I get something cheaper with a acceptable quality.

Thanks for your support

I would get a NAD 542 CD player and then a cheap Toshiba DVD player. They both worked well with my B&W 602 S3 speakers. DVD players are rarely
good for stereo sound unless you pay silly money.