I noticed on the equipement thread that some people were saying they have to play their B&Ws loud for them to sound good (to be complete I should say that more powerful amps seemed to resolve this). Is the volume performance relationship a characteristic of B&W in your experience?
All things being equal, do you need to play your B&Ws at a room filling volume or do they still work magic at lower levels?
I was playing "Come in Spinner" featuring Grace Knight/Vince Jones. Sure it sounded fine at lower levels but it did not hit the spot until I turned the system up pretty loud. It was then that I got the feeling of the system evaporating and the music was just there in the room.
I think systems and even albums and tracks have volume levels where they work best, but overall are lower volumes a bit of a let down with B&Ws in your experience?
All things being equal, do you need to play your B&Ws at a room filling volume or do they still work magic at lower levels?
I was playing "Come in Spinner" featuring Grace Knight/Vince Jones. Sure it sounded fine at lower levels but it did not hit the spot until I turned the system up pretty loud. It was then that I got the feeling of the system evaporating and the music was just there in the room.
I think systems and even albums and tracks have volume levels where they work best, but overall are lower volumes a bit of a let down with B&Ws in your experience?
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