Hi,
I was thinking of buying a pair of B&W 685, but when I went to the store the other day I saw that they had the CM1s on offer (down to 575 euros from 800), which makes them even a little bit cheaper then the 685.
My first thought was to grab the CM1s, being more beautiful and presumably better, but when I had a listen I started to doubt. The 685s sounded better to my ear, more open, more crisp, more fun. The CM1s in comparison sounded pale and tired, without the "sparkle" of the 685s.
What are your impressions? Could it be that the CM1s will improve as you use them, or could it be that they were combined with an amplifier that was too weak (I noticed I had to turn up the volume when switching to the CM1s)?
In short, which one would you buy?
Cheers
/bruno
I was thinking of buying a pair of B&W 685, but when I went to the store the other day I saw that they had the CM1s on offer (down to 575 euros from 800), which makes them even a little bit cheaper then the 685.
My first thought was to grab the CM1s, being more beautiful and presumably better, but when I had a listen I started to doubt. The 685s sounded better to my ear, more open, more crisp, more fun. The CM1s in comparison sounded pale and tired, without the "sparkle" of the 685s.
What are your impressions? Could it be that the CM1s will improve as you use them, or could it be that they were combined with an amplifier that was too weak (I noticed I had to turn up the volume when switching to the CM1s)?
In short, which one would you buy?
Cheers
/bruno
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